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Glossary: Endpoint, Application and Email Security

ClamAV

A free, open-source antivirus scanner that checks files against signatures, including custom ones such as a one-line hash signature. For example, it can flag the harmless EICAR test file even when it is disguised as `invoice.pdf.exe`.

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