ClamMac

The idea

A Mac interface for ClamAV.

ClamMac is an antivirus app for macOS, powered by the ClamAV scanning engine. Choose a file or folder, follow the scan, inspect a detection and review the history. It is an independent, open-source project with its own Mac interface.

The useful part

Scanning, monitoring and history.

Quick scans, full scans and drag-and-drop scanning share the same history. Folder monitoring waits for incoming files to stop changing before scanning them. Scheduled scans run through a LaunchAgent, even when the window is closed.

A second view

Read-only network auditing.

The current release also includes a read-only network audit: listening ports, sharing services and configuration checks. Findings explain what was observed and which setting to inspect. An audit score is not a guarantee of security.

Under the surface

Extracting the scanning engine.

First-run setup downloads the official ClamAV package, checks it against a pinned SHA-256 digest and extracts the engine into the user’s Application Support folder. If a compatible engine is already installed, ClamMac can use it.

Boundaries

Release requirements.

The community release is not Developer ID signed. Detection depends on the ClamAV engine and its signatures; this is not a claim of behavioural protection or detection of every new threat. The published download targets Apple silicon. See the repository for current build requirements. GPL-3.0-or-later.