Thanks for your interest in trying out our latest and greatest version of ClamXAV prior to release.
NB: This is pre-release software to address the issues listed below. It may contain other issues that we haven’t identified yet. New features may be subject to removal prior to release.
ClamXAV v3.11.1 (11930) - What’s new?
- Fix an issue installing the scanning engine on older computers
- Security update details:
- Description: A local privilege escalation vulnerability was corrected with improved file validation and preventing a race condition.
- Affected components: Privileged Helper Tool
- Affected versions: ClamXAV 3.3 - 3.11
- Impact: A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
- Thanks to Xusheng Li for reporting this to us.
How to get it
You can get the beta by either downloading the installer or via in-app update.
To opt in/out of receiving beta updates via in-app update, go to:
ClamXAV -> Settings -> Advanced, and select/deselect “Enable Beta Updates”
Report bugs!
Please remember to report ANY issues with this build to support@clamxav.com
How to revert to the non-beta version
- Uninstall ClamXAV using the partial uninstaller
- Re-install ClamXAV using the main installer pkg
New Documentation
New documentation is still being written.