ClamTk

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The ClamTk interface allows scanning of single files or directories. It can be configured for recursive scans, scanning all sub-directories, for whitelists, to scan for potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), to exclude hidden files, or large files over 20 MB. In 2017 GHacks reviewer Mike Turcotte-McCusker noted the high rate of false positives that the PUA-inclusive scans return.{{cite web|url=http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/clamav-antivirus-scanner-for-linux-review-installation-usage/|title=ClamAV Antivirus Scanner For Linux (Review + Installation + Usage)|last=Sandy|date=29 January 2017|website=linuxandubuntu.com|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210117021759/http://www.linuxandubuntu.com/home/clamav-antivirus-scanner-for-linux-review-installation-usage|archive-date= 17 January 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/ClamTk-Review-452966.shtml|title=ClamTK 5.0.7 Review – An Anti-Virus for Linux|first=Silviu|last=Stahie|website=softpedia|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190813000531/https://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/ClamTk-Review-452966.shtml|archive-date= 13 August 2019|url-status= live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/02/how-to-install-clamav-with-clamtk-ui-in-gnulinux/|title=How to install ClamAV with Clamtk UI in GNU/Linux - gHacks Tech News|newspaper=Ghacks Technology News|date=2 May 2017 |access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201128230341/https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/02/how-to-install-clamav-with-clamtk-ui-in-gnulinux/|archive-date= 28 November 2020|url-status= live}}

The history selection allows reviewing the results of previous scans and quarantined files. ClamTk allows manual or automatic updates to be configured for ClamAV's virus definitions.{{cite web|url=http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/help/install-clamtk.html|title=Installing ClamTk|website=clamtk.sourceforge.net|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190509071603/http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/help/install-clamtk.html|archive-date= 9 May 2019|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://clamtk.en.uptodown.com/ubuntu|title=ClamTk 4.38 for Ubuntu - Download|first=Uptodown Technologies|last=SL|website=clamtk.en.uptodown.com|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171213115434/https://clamtk.en.uptodown.com/ubuntu|archive-date= 13 December 2017|url-status= live}}

The application interfaces with thunar-sendto-clamtk, nemo-sendto-clamtk, clamtk-gnome and clamtk-kde, each of which provide context menu functionality for the associated file managers, Thunar, Nemo, GNOME Files and Dolphin, allowing users to directly send files to ClamTk for scanning.

ClamTk can also be run from the command-line interface, although the main reason that command line access exists was for interface with the various file managers.{{cite web|url = https://gitlab.com/dave_m/clamtk|title = Commandline|access-date = 26 June 2019|last = Mauroni|first = Dave|work = gitlab.com|date = February 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190522081911/https://gitlab.com/dave_m/clamtk|archive-date= 22 May 2019|url-status= live}}

ClamTk is included in the repositories of many Linux distributions, including ALT Linux, Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Linux Mint, Mandriva, openSUSE, PCLinuxOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, as well as FreeBSD.{{cite web|url=https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/clamtk|title=Linux Mint - Community|website=community.linuxmint.com|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200814091109/https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/clamtk|archive-date= 14 August 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ClamAV|title=ClamAV - Community Help Wiki|website=help.ubuntu.com|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227093235/https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ClamAV|archive-date= 27 December 2020|url-status= live}}

Most users install ClamTk from the repositories of the Linux distribution that they are using, but the application's website, also provided downloads for the latest release versions, in the form of .rpm and .deb files.{{cite web|url=https://linuxtechlab.com/install-clamav-clamtk-linux/|title=How to install ClamAV (Antivirus) & ClamTK on Linux|last=Shusain|date=12 September 2018|website=LinuxTechLab|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201111190802/https://linuxtechlab.com/install-clamav-clamtk-linux/|archive-date= 11 November 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://gitlab.com/dave_m/clamtk/wikis/Downloads|title = Downloads|access-date = 26 June 2019|last =Mauroni |first =Dave |work = gitlab.com|date = April 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190601160333/https://gitlab.com/dave_m/clamtk/wikis/Downloads|archive-date= 1 June 2019|url-status= live}}

A 2014 review of ClamTk 5.0.7 by Silviu Stahie of Softpedia recommended the application as a means of getting ClamAV functionality in an easy-to-use graphical interface. He wrote, "basically, all functions of ClamTK can be performed in a terminal with ClamAV. That would be fine if you had no desktop environment, like on a server, but there is no reason to use the terminal in a regular Linux distribution."

A 2015 review by Bill Toulas on the How To Forge noted that ClamTk seemed to take a comparable amount of time to scan compared to ClamAV, indicating that it wasn't slowing the scanning engine down.{{cite web|url=https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/clamav-ubuntu/|title=How to scan for viruses with ClamAV on Ubuntu|website=HowtoForge|access-date=25 June 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201121142731/https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/clamav-ubuntu/|archive-date= 21 November 2020|url-status= live}}

A 2017 review in Linux and Ubuntu said, "ClamTK provides a very simple GUI that allows beginners who are not most comfortable to use CLI. Upon launching ClamTk, you will be presented with a clean GUI with 4 main sections."

In Ubuntu Pit's listing of the Best Linux Antivirus: Top 10 Reviewed and Compared, ClamTk was recommended for average users and described as "lightweight".

A 2019 review in Make Tech Easier included ClamTk in its review of The Best Antivirus Programs for Ubuntu. They reported, "If you need a good virus scanner, and you’re not a fan of the command line, ClamTk is the best choice."{{cite web|url = https://www.maketecheasier.com/ubuntu-antivirus-programs/|title = The Best Antivirus Programs for Ubuntu|access-date = 25 June 2019|author=MTE Staff |work = Make Tech Easier|date = 5 April 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210308190122/https://www.maketecheasier.com/ubuntu-antivirus-programs/|archive-date= 8 March 2021|url-status= live}}

A review by Derrik Diener of Additive Tips in 2019 stated, "... if you like the features of the ClamAV tool, but dislike dealing with the command-line, you’ll get the same useful features in a nice, easy-to-use interface ... ClamTK takes all of the advanced ClamAV features from the command-line and wraps it up in an incredibly simple user interface that the average Linux user can use."{{clear}}

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