# ClamAV

ClamAV® is an open source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses,
 malware & other malicious threats.

## Documentation & FAQ

The ClamAV documentation can be found in locally in `docs/clamdoc.pdf` with
 additional information online in
[our FAQ](https://www.clamav.net/documents).

## ClamAV Signatures

Anyone can learn to read and write ClamAV signatures.  Take a look
 at `docs/signatures.pdf` and `docs/phishsigs_howto.pdf` to get started!

## Installation Instructions

### Build from Source

For basic compile and install instructions, check out `INSTALL.md`.  For more
 detail please investigate the docs in `docs/clamdoc.pdf`.

### Install from a binary package

For binary package distribution insallation instructions, head over to
[our website](https://www.clamav.net/documents/installing-clamav).

### Upgrading from a previous version

Some tips on [how to upgrade](https://www.clamav.net/documents/upgrading-clamav)
 from a previous version of ClamAV.

## ClamAV News

For information about the features in this and prior releases, see `NEWS.md`.

Catch up on the latest about ClamAV by reading our
 [blog](http://blog.clamav.net) and follow us on Twitter @clamav.

## Join the ClamAV Community

The best way to get in touch with the ClamAV community is to join our
 [our mailing lists](https://www.clamav.net/documents/mailing-lists-faq), and
 tune to #clamav on [IRC](irc.freenode.net).

## Want to make a contribution?

The ClamAV development team welcomes
 [code contributions](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel),
 improvements to [our FAQ](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-faq), and also
 [bug reports](https://bugzilla.clamav.net/). Thanks for joining us!

## Credits

[The ClamAV Team](https://www.clamav.net/about.html#credits)