Beta Testing

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 v3.8b10918 - What’s new?

Here’s a run-down of what’s in the works for ClamXAV v3.8

• Added options for power management:
      -Prevent sleep during scans
      -Allow Mac to wake for scheduled scans ¹
      -Put back to sleep after scheduled scan completes
      -Prevent schedules from running on battery power
• Preference items that require authentication now permit multiple changes within a short time without requiring the password again
      -requires a re-install using the full v3.8+ installer pkg (see below)
• Fix for Last Scan Date not updating properly
• It’s no longer possible to make the ClamXAV window too small
• The “drag & drop” Source List item is now automatically selected when ClamXAV is launched via drag & drop or the contextual menu
• Improved support for air-gapped Macs
• Improvements in licence handling to more accurately show changes to subscription renewal dates
• Macs managed by Xenia will now notify the server when their hostname changes
• It’s no longer necessary to re-deploy ClamXAV to bring a Mac under Xenia’s management (see documentation)
• Finally fixed the issue where my name (Mark Allan) would show in login items
      1. Uninstall ClamXAV by dragging the app to the trash and letting the uninstaller run
      2. Open System Settings -> General -> Login Items
      3. Wait until “Mark Allan” disappears. It should only take a couple of seconds.
      4. Finally re-install ClamXAV using the full v3.8+ installer pkg (see below)

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

1. Uninstall ClamXAV by dragging the app to the trash and letting the uninstaller run
2. Re-install ClamXAV using the main installer pkg

New Documentation

How to bring a Mac under management by Xenia

If it’s not convenient to redeploy ClamXAV to your Macs, as of this beta version there is now a new way to make a Mac with an existing active licence come under management with Xenia.

Please note that you need to have an active Xenia subscription, if not, attempting to register a Mac with Xenia will not work.

Please pick one of the following two options:

1. Remotely issue the command:
   /Applications/ClamXAV.app/Contents/MacOS/XAV --install-satellite
2. Distribute the following link and tell all your users to click on it:
   clamxav.com/install-xenia-satellite