<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yes. Like all other virus scanners, they maintain a database of virus signatures which they use to detect viruses. </div><div><br></div><div>Assuming the virus is in the Clam db, it will be detected. </div><div><br>On Feb 8, 2014, at 18:26, paul g <<a href="mailto:pj.world@hotmail.com">pj.world@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div dir="ltr">I would like to ask about the ClamAV antivirus scanner. Is the ClamAV really capable of detecting a trojan etc within an .exe file? Thank you for links and any help.<br> </div>
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