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   ClamXav 2.3

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Mark Allen has released [1]ClamXav 2.3, which updates the free
   virus-checking software to the current 0.97.5 release of the
   open-source ClamAV anti-virus engine. It's also been updated with a
   signed developer ID that's used by OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper
   security feature. While it's not implemented in this version, the new
   release does bring support for future sandboxing. Additionally, ClamXav
   2.3 brings select all and copy functions to the Infected List, reworks
   ClamXav Sentry to keep its RAM usage at a lower and more constant
   level, adds support for system-wide preferences, adds Italian
   localization, and makes modifications to the French localization.

   A few days after the release of version 2.3, ClamXav was updated to
   version 2.3.1 with a fix for a bug that prevented the operation of
   scheduled scans as well as a temporary fix for a ClamXav Sentry bug
   that scanned folders in their entirety (and not just new files added to
   a watched folder). Allen notes that ClamXav users still running 10.4
   Tiger should not download this update, but instead download version
   2.2.1 and turn off the application update checking preference. (Free
   from [2]Allan's Web site or from the [3]Mac App Store, 16.5 MB

References

   1. http://www.clamxav.com/index.php
   2. http://www.clamxav.com/download.php
   3. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clamxav/id430207028?mt=12

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