Keep the installer from being deleted. Like all recent versions of OS X, Yosemite is distributed through the Mac App Store. As with the Mavericks installer, if you leave the Yosemite beta. Oct 24, 2019 Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later Xserve models introduced in early 2009. To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu. If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X Yosemite, the installer will let.
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What's new in this version:
ClamXAV 3.0.15 Build 8328
- Improved scan times on macOS 10.15 Catalina
- Improved reliability of Full Disk Access check
- Improved removal of configuration profiles
- Fixed intermittent issue where Sentry wouldn't honour exclude/ignore settings
- Fixed intermittent issue where Sentry would attempt to scan external/network disks incorrectly
- Improved efficiency
- Reverts a previous change by excluding the community malware database by default. This may be re-enable via Advanced Preferences
- Fixed typo in French localisation
- Resolved issue with networked volumes unexpectedly being scanned on macOS 10.15 Catalina
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
ClamXAV 3.0.14 Build 8208
- Qualified for use on macOS 10.15 Catalina
- Improvements in Full Disk Access
- Improvements to speed of malware database download and verification
- ClamXAV Menu item now updates properly when subscription is renewed
- Improved efficiency for removing some particularly stubborn malware
- Resolved various issues with mail scanning script
- Fixed issue where the email scanning script wasn't being updated properly
- Resolved an issue with scheduling
- Fix for Time Machine volume still getting scanned despite being excluded
- Fix for excessive CPU usage caused by already-heavy load on the computer
- Resolved issues with preferences override for enterprise customers
- Resolved an issue with mounting remote volumes during a Quick Scan
- ClamXAV Menu Item no longer jumps up and down during scanning/updating
ClamXAV 3.0.12 Build 8001
- Added the ability to deactivate your Mac so you can move your licence to another Mac
- Added ability (via expert global pref SentryQuarantineDisabled ) to turn off Sentry auto-quarantining
- Added log rotation for ClamXAV-helper.log file
- Improved installation of the email scanning script
- Resolved various bugs with the email scanning script
- Improved handling of corrupt files
- Improved reliability of built-in uninstaller
- Removed some more unnecessary log output
- Updated non-English translations
ClamXAV 3.0.11 Build 7899
- Improved support for home folders which have been moved onto different volumes
- Improvements to malware database download process
- Improved handling of situation when Apple Mail failed to download an email's attachments
- Improvements in subscription handling
- Fixed issue which could cause ClamXAV to be unresponsive with an empty Source List
- Fixed issue which prevented ClamXAV checking its own app updates properly
- Removed some unnecessary log output
- Updated date in the copyright strings
ClamXAV 3.0.10 Build 7854
- ClamXAV is now notarized via the Apple Notarization Service
- Improved visibility of the 'Advanced Ignore Settings' button
- Improved support for scanning email via Apple Mail *
- Included command line interface to update malware database†
- Improved the ability to delete hard-to-remove malware
- Prevent continuous alert sounds during database update if app his hidden or minimized to Dock
- Fixed issue where ClamXAV might crash when a disk is connected
- Fixed issue where Sentry doesn't disable properly
- Fixed an intermittent issue where the Source List wouldn't populate
- Fixed an intermittent issue downloading malware database updates
ClamXAV 3.0.9 Build 7713
- Fix for issue with scheduled scans
ClamXAV 3.0.8 Build 7687
- Improvements in malware database updates
- Performance enhancements
- No longer automatically scans connected hard disks at startup
- Fixes for German localisation issues
- Fix for intermittent issue which left source list empty
- Fix for high cpu usage under certain conditions
ClamXAV 3.0.7 Build 7641
- Performance improvements
ClamXAV 3.0.6 Build 7609
- Support for macOS 10.14 Mojave and Dark Mode
- Added Brazilian Portugese localisation
- Improved Sentry handling of external volumes
- Improved drag and drop support for excluding files and folders
- ClamXAV will now wait for an internet connection before attempting to update its malware database
- Fixed hang which could occur at launch if one of the database files was missing
- Fixed erroneous reports of Malware database update failed (32767) in the Reports window
ClamXAV 3.0.5 Build 7410
- Speed and stability improvements
- Improvements to engine installation & repair
- Fixed issue of constantly repairing the scanning engine
- Fixed issue with ClamXAV Menu Item crashing upon first installation
- Improved handling of network volumes
- Sentry now properly recognises and completely ignores Time Machine backup disks
- Resolved issue where database update stayed at 0% despite the update actually taking place in the background
- The Reports Window no longer allows you to select 'Reveal in Finder' for a file that's been deleted
- Improved wording for incomplete scans in the Reports Window
ClamXAV 3.0.4 Build 7302
- Stability improvements
- Reduced CPU usage during scan
- Fix for Sentry not honouring the 'scan inserted volumes' setting
- Improved handling of Time Machine and Time Capsule disks
- Improved handling of app updates via the ClamXAV Menu Item
- Fixed issue where scan settings may not be saved when changing selected source list item
- Fixed issue that caused Little Snitch to block ClamXAV's internet access
ClamXAV 3.0.3 Build 7238
New:
- First up, we’ve improved the installation method to make it easier for you get going, we’ve transformed the interface making it quicker and more intuitive to use, introduced Quick Scan options, ensured that ClamXAV is still working even after you’ve closed the app, simplified the menus and options, and decreased the app’s usage of your computer processing unit.
- All the main component parts – ClamXAV, Sentry, Log Viewer, Schedules, Database Updates – are now seamlessly integrated making keeping your Mac safe, a much more enjoyable experience.
- As ever, all of the developments have been made with two things in mind; improving the ease of use for our customers and ensuring the best possible protection available for macOS.
Annual subscription:
- This new improved version of ClamXAV will be available on an annual subscription, and with your subscription comes our reliable customer support, all software updates, and of course 365 days of world class antivirus and malware protection.
- If you’re one of our existing customers, we have a number of launch offers for you. If you purchased ClamXAV 2 since 1st February 2018, you will receive a full year’s subscription free of charge when you upgrade. If you purchased between 1st July 2017 and 31st January 2018, we would like to offer you your first 6 months free. We’d also like to thank all of our loyal customers with 50% off the lifetime of their subscription.
ClamXav 2.19
- General fixes and improvements
- Improved registration key installation
- Added ability to change installed licence/registration key
- Updated scanning engine
ClamXav 2.18.1
- Fix for Sentry crashing bug on 10.6
- General fixes
- Updated scanning engine
ClamXav 2.18
- Improvements and fixes
- Updated scanning engine
ClamXav 2.17
- Improvements and fixes
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.4
ClamXav 2.16
- Improved support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- Fixes issue at launch on macOS 10.6.8
- Improvements to RecoveryHD recognition
- Recognises APFS Preboot on macOS 10.13
- Fixed an obscure intermittent crash during scanning
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.3
ClamXav 2.15.4
- Stability improvements on macOS 10.13
- This build is only available for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
ClamXav 2.15.3
- Improved support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- Fix for 'error 13' on macOS 10.13 High Sierra with APFS drives
- Fixed crashing issue at startup
- More accurate progress bar during scan
- Improved handling of AppTranslocation during installation
ClamXav 2.15.2
- Fixed crashing issue in Sentry
ClamXav 2.15.1
- Fixed issue installing app updates
ClamXav 2.15
- Interim support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- Fixed issues on 32-bit OS X 10.6
- Fixed intermittent issue preventing clamd (and hence Sentry) from working on OS X 10.6.8
- Fixed issues on hard drives formatted as HFS+ case sensitive
- Code-signed the scanning engine (this also fixes errors reported by Little Snitch)
- Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
- Updated all non-English languages
- Added Brazilian Portuguese localization
ClamXav 2.14
- Fixed various issues for 32 bit Macs
- Improved stability
- Updated French localisation
- Miscellaneous UI updates
Updated branding:
- new icon
- tweaked the name - it's now ClamXAV
- new website
ClamXav 2.12.1
- Improved support for users who have moved their home folder to a different disk
ClamXav 2.12
- New notification system if we need to notify you of important information
- disable with expert pref 'PreventMessageChecking' (boolean)
- Improved handling of errors in Regular Expression syntax
- Distributing official ClamXav definitions over https
- Improved handling of the global (override) preferences file
New expert pref to prevent users from stopping watching in Sentry:
- PreventSentryStopWatching (boolean)
- Added button in main window title bar showing how many days remain in free trial
- displays just below the toolbar for users on OS X 10.10
- Improved handling of malware that needs a restart for removal
- Improved ability to delete some stubborn files
- Improved handling of remote installation on macOS 10.12
- Improved handling of GMail mailboxes in Apple Mail
- Improved handling of virus definition updates when Internet connection is unavailable
- Improved overall reliability
- Fixed issue where an older 3rd party scanning engine might be used instead of the official one
- Fixed issue where The All My Files item didn't work in some older versions of OS X
- Fixed issue where Sentry (running on OS X 10.6) sometimes scanned items on external volumes when it shouldn't
- Fixed issue where the scan log may not catch the very first system scan, the very first time you ever run ClamXav
- Fixed issues installing the registration key
- Updated Danish localisation
- Updated copyright strings
ClamXav 2.11
- Faster engine installation
- Improved speed of virus definition updates
- Improved feedback during virus definition updates
- Fixed issue where ClamXav was sometimes unable to remove Firefox extensions
- Fixed issue that caused confusion when an infected item shows up twice in the Infection List
- Fixed some more memory leaks
- Improved appearance of today widget on macOS 10.12
- Improved support for users who have moved their home directory to a different volume
- Plugged some memory leaks in the privileged helper
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
ClamXav 2.10.0
- Improved support for macOS 10.12 Sierra
- Fix for the intermittent error 56 whilst updating virus definitions
- More intelligent file uploader
- Updated Italian localisation
- Fixed intermittent issues with the quarantine folder
- Fixed some English error messages
- Fixed minor incompatibility with DiskWarrior
- Fixed inability to enter registration key after 30 day trial expired
- Fixed uninstaller for 10.6
- Added ability to check for ClamXav updates directly from the Sentry menu item (hold the option/alt key)
- Added ability to lock preferences and prevent Sentry from being terminated
ClamXav 2.9.2
- Added ability to ignore certain types of system infections
- Improved speed and reliability of scanning certain types of disk images
- Fixed issue causing scheduled scans to log ALL files rather than just infected ones
- Removed the need to run the installer fix for users on 10.8
- Fixed various localisation issues
- Fixed issue where Sentry wouldn't remember your 'never scan' options for certain disks
- Fixed issue where removing an infected email doesn't always remove the associated attachment
- System quick scan now logs the date and time in your preferred locale
- Improved reliability
ClamXav 2.9.1
- New engine install and uninstall mechanism
- Engine installer now retains any user-defined local/private mirrors and proxy settings
- Significantly improved ability to remove installed system infections
- Improved scanning of disk images
- Added the ability to quarantine/delete emails directly from within ClamXav (Apple Mail.app only)
- Improvements to registration key handling for volume licences
- Improved speed and reliability of initial virus definition download
- Better feedback during virus definitions update
- Added the ability to cancel a definitions update in progress
- New Colour-coded infection list helping you to know the severity of an infection as it relates to your Mac
-> blue: low concern (consider quarantining the file to avoid the risk of passing it onto others)
-> orange: medium concern (advise quarantine)
-> red: high concern (advise delete)
-> green: neutralised threat
- Added startup hard disk and 'All my Files' to default sidebar
- Added 'delete file' to default toolbar
- Added 'quarantine file' to default toolbar
- Status area now displays the update date/time of the official ClamXav updates rather than ClamAV
- Fixed issue preventing the Dock icon progress bar displaying properly
- Fixed issue causing scheduled scans not to obey exclude file preferences
- Reworked ClamXav Sentry menu to be more intuitive
- Improvements to ClamXav Sentry running under multiple users
- Sentry menu's About Box now shows ClamXav's version number
- Auto-configured Sentry watch list as well as adding it as a login item if you haven't already done this
- Fixed issue where user could choose both 'quarantine' and 'delete' for Sentry settings
- Fixed issue where Sentry may relaunch prematurely during an application update or not relaunch at all after a ClamXav update
- Fixed issue where Sentry may become unresponsive and stop scanning files
- Fixed issue where Sentry might display multiple notifications for the same malware infection
- Clicking virus definitions update notification (from Notification Center) opens the update log
- Added ability to upload suspicious files for inspection - you will be asked for permission before uploading anything
- New expert pref to disable offering to submit suspicious files: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav 'Offer to Submit Suspicious Files' -boolean false
- New expert pref to disable Sentry menu item animation: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav 'Animate Sentry Menubar Item' -boolean false
- Security improvements
- Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and improvements
- Changed frequency of update checks to every 3 days instead of weekly
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.2
ClamXav 2.9
- New engine install and uninstall mechanism
- Engine installer now retains any user-defined local/private mirrors and proxy settings
- Significantly improved ability to remove installed system infections
- Improved scanning of disk images
- Added the ability to quarantine/delete emails directly from within ClamXav (Apple Mail.app only)
- Improvements to registration key handling for volume licences
- Improved speed and reliability of initial virus definition download
- Better feedback during virus definitions update
- Added the ability to cancel a definitions update in progress
- New Colour-coded infection list helping you to know the severity of an infection as it relates to your Mac: blue: low concern (consider quarantining the file to avoid the risk of passing it onto others), orange: medium concern (advise quarantine), red: high concern (advise delete), green: neutralised threat
- Added startup hard disk and 'All my Files' to default sidebar
- Added 'delete file' to default toolbar
- Added 'quarantine file' to default toolbar
- Status area now displays the update date/time of the official ClamXav updates rather than ClamAV
- Fixed issue preventing the Dock icon progress bar displaying properly
- Fixed issue causing scheduled scans not to obey exclude file preferences
- Reworked ClamXav Sentry menu to be more intuitive
- Improvements to ClamXav Sentry running under multiple users
- Sentry menu's About Box now shows ClamXav's version number
- Auto-configured Sentry watch list as well as adding it as a login item if you haven't already done this
- Fixed issue where user could choose both 'quarantine' and 'delete' for Sentry settings
- Fixed issue where Sentry may relaunch prematurely during an application update or not relaunch at all after a ClamXav update
- Fixed issue where Sentry may become unresponsive and stop scanning files
- Fixed issue where Sentry might display multiple notifications for the same malware infection
- Clicking virus definitions update notification (from Notification Center) opens the update log
- Added ability to upload suspicious files for inspection - you will be asked for permission before uploading anything
- New expert pref to disable offering to submit suspicious files: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav 'Offer to Submit Suspicious Files' -boolean false
- New expert pref to disable Sentry menu item animation: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav 'Animate Sentry Menubar Item' -boolean false
- Security improvements
- Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and improvements
- Changed frequency of update checks to every 3 days instead of weekly
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.2
ClamXav 2.8.9.4
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.2
ClamXav 2.8.9.3
- Improved scanning of disk images
- Improvements to registration key handling for volume licences
- Miscellaneous minor bug fixes and improvements
ClamXav 2.8.9.2
- Bug fixes and improvements
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99.1
ClamXav 2.8.9.1
- Further improved reliability of virus definition updates
- Improved progress bar while downloading virus definitions
- Fixed issues upgrading ClamXav while Sentry is running
- Added expert preference to re-enable logging clean files: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav LogCleanFiles -bool YES; killall cfprefsd
ClamXav 2.8.9
- Improved reliability of virus definition updates
- Checking proxy settings every time we check for definition updates
- Added Quarantine toolbar button to default toolbar for convenience
- Command-delete now deletes selected file rather than simply removing it from the infection list
- Improved reliability of scanning from the Finder Services/Contextual menu item
- Fixed an issue where items added to the source list didn't always get selected properly
- Fixed an issue where Sentry would hang forever if the scanning engine needed to be updated
- Reduced clutter in the scan log by no longer listing clean items - only infected files will be listed
ClamXav 2.8.8
- Updated scanning engine to 0.99
- Tweaks to Italian Localisation
- Tweaks to German Localisation
- Improved speed and reliability of virus definition updates
- Fixed intermittent crash on OS X 10.6 when using Sentry
- Fixed issue where a ClamXav update sometimes doesn't complete fully (owing to the particulars of this issue, you may still experience it during this update)
- Fixed issue where ClamXav Sentry sometimes wouldn't quit and restart after an update
- Fixed issue where the 'Start Scan' menu item and toolbar item were active even with nothing selected in the Source List
- Fixed issue where virus defs sometimes wouldn't update after waking the computer from sleep
ClamXav 2.8.7
- Fix for certain false positives
- Improved recognition of Time Capsule data volume
- Improved recognition of Recovery HD
- Added ability to reorder the items in the source list
- Fixed ClamXav Sentry crash on OS X 10.6 when using Screenshot Plus dashboard widget
- Temporary fix for today plugin on OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Fixed incompatibility with using shift key to reset preferences and cmd-shift-S to start scan from Finder
- Fixed bug where you could add the same item to the source list multiple times
ClamXav 2.8.6
- Improved recognition of Time Capsule data volume
- Improved recognition of Recovery HD
- Added ability to reorder the items in the source list
- Fixed ClamXav Sentry crash on OS X 10.6 when using Screenshot Plus dashboard widget
- Temporary fix for today plugin on OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Fixed incompatibility with using shift key to reset preferences and cmd-shift-S to start scan from Finder
- Fixed bug where you could add the same item to the source list multiple times
ClamXav 2.8.5
- ClamXav now also available in Dutch and Turkish
- On startup, ClamXav now shows the result of the previous scan. This allows you to quarantine or 'put back' even after you quit ClamXav
- ClamXav now gives more useful information after performing database updates
- Added option for Sentry to ignore any network volume
- Added advanced preference option to change the threshold for the large volume prompt
- Added option for Sentry not to show the large volume prompt at all
- Fixed issue where 'delete file' option is always available - even if the file is already in the trash
- Fixed inability to monitor external drives for changes
- Advanced preferences are back by popular demand! They can be hidden with the following expert preference setting: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav ShowAdvancedPrefs -boolean false; killall cfprefsd
ClamXav 2.8.4
- Fixed issue where Really Scan dialog box shows up multiple times for same disk
- Fixed issue where Sentry may scan inserted volumes even if told not to
- Fixed excess memory usage issue with ClamXav and Sentry
- Improved integration with Apple's Time Capsule
- Tweaks to Danish, French and Czech localisation
- Reduced the number of false positives reported in phishing emails
- No longer opens the Infected Items window in ClamXav Sentry if clicking on a notification for updating virus defs
- Improved handling of defs updates on OS X Server
- Remove duplicate entries for Sentry in Login Items
- Fixed issue with quarantine folder which prevented some files from being scanned
- Fixed a rare situation where trashed files would jump straight back into quarantine
- Fixed a rare issue where pressing the Quarantine button sometimes wouldn't work
- Fixed issue where Scan log timestamp sometimes shows UK time rather than local time
- Fixed issue where Sentry's icon looked like it was still watching even when user had stopped watching
- Fixed issue where Sentry's display list of items being watched is sometimes blank
- Fixed various registration issues
ClamXav 2.8.2
- Updated translations for Czech, Danish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish
- Fixed issue where some users were unable to download virus definitions
ClamXav 2.8.1
- All new Yosemite-inspired retina toolbar icons
- Improved Accessibility support
- Improved stability in Sentry
- Sentry now deletes and quarantines files properly
- ClamXav and Sentry correctly exclude the quarantine folder from scanning
- Fixed installation bug in Sentry running under OS X 10.6
- Disabled the 'Stop' button during definitions update to prevent database corruption
- Removed unnecessary 'Restart Watching' menu item from Sentry
- Corrections to foreign language localisations
Updated Engine to 0.98.7:
- New expert preference setting to enable the Advanced panel in ClamXav's preferences: defaults write uk.co.canimaansoftware.clamxav ShowAdvancedPrefs -boolean true; killall cfprefsd
ClamXav 2.7.5
- Fix for prompts to scan /home and /net all the time
- Stability improvements
New expert preferences:
- defaults write uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamxav-sentry PromptForZeroSizedVolumes -bool YES; killall cfprefsd
- defaults write uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamxav-sentry IgnoreSystemVolumes -bool YES; killall cfprefsd
- defaults write uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamxav-sentry LargeVolumePromptSizeInMBs XX; killall cfprefsd
- The first one is a fix for FUSE filesystems reporting their size as 0MB, this switch will cause Sentry to prompt rather than scan immediately
- The second setting will only be needed if you use the first one - it disables prompts for /home and /net
- The last one takes a number in MB; you'll be prompted for anything larger than that. Default is 100 MB
ClamXav 2.7.4
- Updated Engine to 0.98.6
ClamXav Sentry specific updates:
- Fix for incorrect 'Sentry not allowed to check for ClamXav updates'
- Stability improvements
ClamXav 2.7.3
- Hidden pref to prevent Sentry controlling clamd if you already have your own clamd monitoring setup
- If you enable this hidden preference setting, ClamXav Sentry will NOT monitor clamd at all; it will assume clamd is always running. To enable it, run the following in Terminal: defaults write uk.co.markallan.clamxav clamdControlledExternally -bool YES; killall cfprefsd
ClamXav 2.7.2
- Change log not available for this version
ClamXav 2.7.1
- Can now stop Sentry from the ClamXav menu as well as starting it
- Fixed crash in scheduler for OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8
- Fixed issue with animated Dock icon using inordinate amounts of CPU usage
- Scan log now shows the date/time correct for your own timezone
- Fixed links from ClamXav to the online documentation
ClamXav Sentry-specific updates:
- Support for Fast User Switching (finally!)
- Scan log now shows the date/time correct for your own timezone
- Checks clamd periodically and restarts it if necessary
- Stops clamd on quit to fix slow shutdown issue on OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
- Improved stability particularly on 10.6
- Fixed intermittent crash when user selects 'Never Scan' in the large volume prompt
- Menu now animates regardless of how quickly the scan completes
- Stopped unimportant log messages from filling up system.log
ClamXav 2.7
- Updated Engine to ClamAV 0.98.5
- New Today Extension for OS X 10.10 Yosemite showing scan/update results at a glance
- Can now close the main ClamXav window and scanning continues
- Added ability to deal with false positives
ClamXav Sentry now at v3.0:
- Completely rewritten with new user interface
- No need to provide admin username/password on 10.7+
- New window to list any infected items which are found
- Quarantine/Delete/Move Back items directly within ClamXav Sentry
- Supports Notification Center on OS X 10.8+
- No more screens littered with Growl popups (10.8+)
- If watching for new disks, a prompt appears before scanning large disks
- Option to say 'never scan this large volume'
- New menu bar icon for missed notifications
- New clearer menu bar icons
- Retina menu bar icons (finally!)
- Support for Dark Mode/Themes in OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- All dialog boxes now appear in front of all other windows (finally!)
- Sentry can now check for ClamXav updates (only if ClamXav itself is permitted)
- Command-key shortcuts now work in both ClamXav and Sentry
ClamXav 2.6.4
- ClamAV engine updated 0.98.4
- ClamXav now supports going full screen on OS X 10.7+
- Fixed issue where ClamXav might incorrectly report a file being moved to quarantine
- Fixed issue where ClamXav would crash if the RunFreshclam tool was missing
- Fixed issue where clamdscan gets stuck in a loop using 100% CPU
- Improvements for OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- If you have edited freshclam.conf and clamd.conf by hand, you can find your old files inside /tmp
ClamXav 2.6.3
- ClamAV engine updated 0.98.3
- Fixed initial location of prefs window
- Fixed issue where log file wouldn't get rotated properly
- Fixed issue where ClamXav might not always correctly report 'definitions updated'
- If you have edited freshclam.conf and clamd.conf by hand, you can find your old files inside /tmp
- PLEASE compare the files as clamd.conf is different
- If you compile your own ClamAV, you'll need to copy the RunFreshclam tool again
ClamXav 2.6.2
- ClamAV engine updated 0.98.1
- Added ability to force engine re-installation by holding option/alt key at launch
- Added ability to download additional signatures from ClamXav.com for greater protection
ClamXav 2.6.1
- Fix for 32 bit machines running OS X 10.6 only
ClamXav 2.6
- Minimum requirements now OS X 10.6+ and an Intel processor
- ClamAV engine updated 0.98
- ClamAV engine now 32/64 bit
- ClamXav and Sentry now 32/64 bit
- ClamXav (not Sentry yet) uses Notification Centre on 10.8+
- Implemented select-all/copy for Exclude and Sentry preference panels
- Added timestamp to logs of scheduled scans
- Fixed issue where ClamXav always reported 'defs updated'
- Fixed issue where ClamXav would warn about a quarantine folder unnecessarily
- Fixed positioning of OK/Cancel buttons in Preferences (French)
- Updated Italian localisation
- Change folder name for Czech localisation so it works again on OS X 10.8+
- Removed plugin (and instructions) from Disk Image as not required for 10.6+
ClamXav 2.5.1
- Fixed missing icons for users of Mac OS X 10.5
ClamXav 2.5
- Rewrote substantial portions to add new features and bring better stability
- Can now move itself to applications folder upon first launch if not already there
- Option to animate dock icon while scanning
- Added 'Reveal in Finder' to source list
- Added ability to 'put back' something which has been trashed/quarantined
- Added ability to pause/resume scans
- Scanning email with the quarantine setting ON should not move any files automatically
- More useful summary text
- Summary text now translated
- Support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)
- Corrections to French language localisation
- Schedules will no longer crash if ClamAV engine not found
ClamXav 2.3.6
- Updated engine to ClamAV 0.97.8
ClamXav 2.3.5
- Updated engine to ClamAV 0.97.7
ClamXav 2.3.4
- Fix for ClamXav Sentry crashes
- Fix for Sentry not logging to the right place
ClamXav 2.3.3
- Updated engine to ClamAV 0.97.6 *
- Fix for crashes on launch with OS X 10.8.1
- Fix for numerous Sentry crashes
- Added Czech localisation
- OS X 10.4 users should NOT download this update
ClamXav 2.3.2
- Fix for ClamXav Sentry not starting at log in on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Added ability to open Sentry log from within ClamXav and vice versa (hold option key)
- Fixed issue where Sentry was unable to communicate with clamd
- Fixed duplicate tooltip in ClamXav's preferences
- Many crashing bugs fixed
- Fixed Engine Uninstaller issues with Gatekeeper on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
ClamXav 2.3.1
- Fix for bug which prevented scheduled scans from taking place
- Temporary fix for Sentry bug which caused folders to be scanned in their entirety
ClamXav 2.2.2
- Updated ClamAV engine to 0.97.2*
- Fixed an issue with virus definition files having wrong permissions after a defs update
- Fixed window placement bug on 10.7 Lion
- Fixed Spanish translation error in the scheduling preference pane
- Updated engine remover for LaunchAgents
- Added Danish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish to AppStore version
ClamXav 2.2.1
- This is the final version which will work on OS X 10.4
- Launching ClamXav Sentry automatically when saving preferences if appropriate
- Fixes a few scheduling bugs in 10.4 introduced in the last release
ClamXav 2.2
- Scanning engine updated to ClamAV 0.97.1*
- Added the ability to scan your entire hard drive
- ClamXav help menu linked to online documentation
- Miscellaneous bug fixes
- Sentry: Hold command key and click 'Ignore warning' to hide multiple warnings
- Support for 10.7 Lion
ClamXav 2.1.1
- Maintenance release to update engine to ClamAV 0.97
ClamXav 2.1
- Full release from Beta phase
- Fixed bug preventing the use of a custom ClamAV installation path
- Improved stability
- Updated the included version of Sparkle to fix various issues
ClamXav 2.0.9
- Scanning engine updated to ClamAV 0.96.5 *
- Improved stability during scan
- Fixed issue with Sentry incorrectly reporting certain files as infected
ClamXav 2.0.8
- Scanning engine updated to ClamAV 0.96.4 *
- Improved stability during scan
- Fixed the issue giving 'Error creating tmp directory' on scan after installation
- Fixed issue with Sentry scanning files with similar names to folders being watched
ClamXav 2.0.6
- Scanning engine updated to ClamAV 0.96.1 *
- Added ability to download just the differences to virus definition files rather than dowloading the whole file each time
- Fixed a bug caused if an exclude setting is left empty but enabled
- Fixed issues preventing ClamXav Sentry from launching at log in
- Improved stability in ClamXav during scans
ClamXav 2.0.5
- Added German localisation
- Added option to play a sound at the end of each scan
- Fixed an intermittent bug causing text to appear in ClamXav's console log unexpectedly
- Fixed a bug which prevented pasting text into ClamXav's exclusion settings
- Fixed bug in Sentry causing delays going to sleep in 10.6
- Stability improvements in Sentry particularly under 10.6
- Fixed crash in Sentry which would occur if changing prefs in ClamXav whilst Sentry was running but not actively watching
ClamXav 2.0.4
- Scanning engine updated to ClamAV 0.95.3
- Printing out an extra message at the end of a scan stating clearly whether any infected files were found and what was done with them
- Fixed an issue with Quarantine settings when updating from ClamXav 1.x to 2.0
- Fixed the notorious 'something unexpected happened' bug in Sentry
- Improved stability in ClamXav Sentry during scans and after waking from sleep
ClamXav 2.0.3
- Fixed an infinite loop caused by having the quarantine folder within the folder you're scanning
- Fixed a problem which could occur if scanning via the Contextual Menu or Services menu in 10.6.1
- Correctly clearing out the progress bar after a scan/update
- Changed a default setting to help avoid false positives
ClamXav 2.0.2
- Added a 'Scan with ClamXav' item in the Services menu. You must log out and back in again to make this work
- Finder contextual menu 'Scan with ClamXav' now available for (10.6) Snow Leopard users
- You must log out and back in again to make this work. Now preventing drag and drop if a scan/update is running.
- Added French localisation
- Much better memory usage when scanning large folders
- Ensuring the full summary appears at the end of a scan
- Fixed a crash which could occur during startup
- Fixed a crash which could occur during scans
- Fixed a crash which could occur whilst saving preferences
ClamXav 2.0.1
- Fixed a bug preventing the installation of the ClamAV engine
- No sparkle release this time around as the engine install logic is the only change
ClamXav 2.0
- Change log not available for this version
ClamXav 1.1.1
- Includes engine 0.93.3
- Main window and preferences windows remember their positions between launches
- Fixed the 'there was an error saving preferences' warning
- Fixed the dreaded 'Where is ClamXav Sentry' bug
- Fixed bug which prevented Sentry from starting clamd
- Added 'NotifyClamd' to freshclam.conf
- Under 10.5, the number of infected files found now appears as a badge on the Dock icon
- Removed the 'Archive Max Ratio' setting in preferences as the ClamAV engine no longer supports it
- Increased stability
- New Polish localization
- Update to Japanese localization
- Increased stability
- The 'move to trash' button now operates correctly, moving files to the volume-specific trash folder
- Still uses Growl on 10.4 and 10.5 but doesn't offer to install it if a user doesn't already have it
- No longer using as many processor cores as ClamAV can grab
- Fixed a bug causing lots of threads to start up and consume lots of CPU
- Fixed the dreaded 'Sentry can't communicate via /tmp/clamd' error
- Recognising if clamd dies and restarting it as required
- Fixed a crash when writing to the scan log
- Fixed the 'too many arguments' crash
- Fixed a memory leak
ClamXav 1.1
- New 512x512px icons which look great in coverflow in Leopard
- ClamXav and ClamXav Sentry are now both using ~ in place of the path to the user's home directory to facilitate having a default settings file for all users
- Better support for diacritics and international characters in ClamXav display
- ClamXav now reports its own version and the engine's version number along with definition update date at end of each scan
- Main window's report text may be copied and pasted into other applications
- New menu item to check for ClamXav updates in the Application menu
- 'Launch ClamXav Sentry' menu item moved from the File menu to the Application menu
- Preferences and other extraneous dialogs and windows have shed their sheets and brushed metal look
- Fixed 'no user named 'xc' bug in OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Fixed issue where 'Scan removable volumes' preference wouldn't stick
- Admin password no longer required to modify schedules - means all users can set one for themselves (blame Apple if you think this is a security risk)
- Addressed a bug where attempting to write a schedule would fail without warning
- Re-reading schedule settings now resets the 'day' checkboxes properly
- Configuration files for freshclam and clamd are being read in their entirety so as not to overwrite any user defined settings
- All new ClamXav Sentry built from the ground up
- Can optionally monitor all subdirectories of whichever folders you tell it to watch (requires 10.4 or greater)
- Scans are now logged with the time
- Support for Growl
- 'Save Sentry Preferences' button in ClamXav preferences panel now tells Sentry to restart watching
- Sentry menu now waits for all watched folders to become ready before changing the icon to show that it's watching
ClamXav 1.0.8
- Change log not available for this version
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SubscribeIf OS X Yosemite came preinstalled on your new Mac, you’ll probably never need this article. In this article, you discover all you need to know to install or reinstall OS X, if you should have to.
If you’re thinking about reinstalling because something has gone wrong with your Mac, know that an OS X reinstallation should be your last resort. If nothing else fixes your Mac, reinstalling OS X could well be your final option before invasive surgery (that is, trundling your Mac to a repair shop).
You don’t want to reinstall OS X if something easier can correct the problem. So if you have to do a reinstallation, realize that this is more or less your last hope (this side of the dreaded screwdriver, anyway).
Reinstalling is a hassle because although you won’t lose the contents of your Home folder, applications you’ve installed, or the stuff in your Documents folder (unless something goes horribly wrong or you have to reformat your hard drive), you might lose the settings for some System Preferences, which means you’ll have to manually reconfigure those panes after you reinstall. And you might have to reinstall drivers for third-party hardware such as mice, keyboards, printers, tablets, and the like. Finally, you might have to reregister or reinstall some of your software.
It’s not the end of the world, but it’s almost always inconvenient. That said, reinstalling OS X almost always corrects all but the most horrifying and malignant of problems. The process in Yosemite is (compared with root-canal work, income taxes, or previous versions of OS X) relatively painless.
How to install (or reinstall) OS X
In theory, you should have to install Yosemite only once, or never if your Mac came with Yosemite preinstalled. And in a perfect world, that would be the case. But you might find occasion to install, reinstall, or use it to upgrade, such as
If your Mac is currently running any version of OS X except Yosemite
If you have a catastrophic hard-drive crash that requires you to initialize (format) or replace your boot drive
If you buy an external hard drive and want it to be capable of being your Mac’s startup disk (that is, a bootable disk)
If you replace your internal hard drive with a larger, faster, or solid state drive
If any essential OS X files become damaged or corrupted or are deleted or renamed
The following instructions do triple duty: Of course they’re what you do to install OS X for the first time on a Mac or a freshly formatted hard or solid-state disk. But they’re also what you do if something really bad happens to the copy of OS X that you boot your Mac from, or if the version of OS X on your Mac is earlier than 10.10 Yosemite. In other words, these instructions describe the process for installing, reinstalling, or upgrading OS X Yosemite.
If you’ve never had Yosemite on this Mac, the first thing to do is visit the Mac App Store, download Yosemite, and install it. Once you’ve done that, here’s how to install, reinstall, or upgrade Yosemite, step by step:
Boot from your Recovery HD partition by restarting your Mac while holding down the Command+R keys.
The OS X Utilities window appears. Select Reinstall OS X, and click Continue. The OS X Yosemite splash screen appears. Click Continue.
A sheet appears informing you that your computer’s eligibility needs to be verified by Apple. Click Continue to begin the process of installing or reinstalling OS X.
If you’re not connected to the Internet, you’ll be asked to choose a Wi-Fi network from the AirPort menu in the top-right corner.
The Yosemite software license agreement screen appears. Read it and click Agree.
A sheet drops down, asking whether you agree to the terms of the license agreement. Yes, you did just click Agree; this time you’re being asked to confirm that you indeed clicked the Agree button.
If you don’t click Agree, you can’t go any farther.
Choose the disk on which you want to reinstall OS X by clicking its icon once in the pane where you select a disk.
If only one suitable disk is available, you won’t have to choose; it will be selected for you automatically.
Click the Install button.
A sheet asks for your Apple ID and password. Type them in the appropriate fields; click Sign In, and your Yosemite installation (or reinstallation) begins.
The operating system takes 30 to 60 minutes to install, so now might be a good time to take a coffee break. When the install is finished, your Mac restarts itself.
If you were reinstalling Yosemite on the hard disk that it was originally installed on, or upgrading from Mavericks, you’re done now. Your Mac will reboot, and in a few moments you can begin using your new, freshly installed (and ideally trouble-free) copy of OS X Yosemite.
If, on the other hand, you’re installing Yosemite on a hard disk for the first time, you still have one last step to complete. After your Mac reboots, the Setup Assistant window appears. You need to work your way through the Setup Assistant’s screens as described below.
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Getting set up with the Setup Assistant
Assuming that your installation process goes well and your Mac restarts itself, the next thing you should see (and hear) is a short, colorful movie that ends by transforming into the first Setup Assistant screen (Apple Assistants such as this are like wizards in Windows, only smarter), fetchingly named Welcome.
To tiptoe through the Setup Assistant, follow these steps:
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When the Welcome screen appears, choose your country from the list by clicking it once, and then click the Continue button.
If your country doesn’t appear in the list, select the Show All check box, which causes a bunch of additional countries to appear.
After you click Continue, the Select Your Keyboard screen appears.
Choose a keyboard layout from the list by clicking it once; then click Continue.
If you want to use a U.S. keyboard setup, click the U.S. listing. If you prefer a different country’s keyboard layout, select the Show All check box, and a bunch of additional countries’ keyboards (as well as a pair of Dvorak keyboard layouts) appear in the list. Choose the one you prefer by clicking it — and then click Continue.
The Select Your Wi-Fi Network screen appears.
Click the name of the wireless network you use to connect to the Internet, type in its password, and then click Continue.
If you don’t see the network you want to use, click Rescan. If you don’t use a wireless network, click Other Network Setup, and then choose one of the available options, or choose My Computer Does Not Connect to the Internet. Click Continue.
The Migration Assistant (also known as the Transfer Information to This Mac) screen appears.
Choose to transfer data, then click Continue, or choose not to transfer data, then click Continue.
If this is a brand-new Mac or you’re installing OS X Yosemite on a Mac and have another Mac or Time Machine backup disk nearby, you can transfer all of your important files and settings by following the onscreen instructions and connecting the new and old Macs via FireWire or Ethernet cable.
Transferring data can take hours — that’s the bad news.
The good news is that once the data transfer finishes, you’re finished, too. In other words, you can ignore the steps that follow (which are only for brand new installations with no data to transfer).
Goodbye and good luck.
Assuming you chose not to transfer data, the Sign In With Your Apple ID screen appears.
If you want to use your Apple ID with this Mac, type it (such as tcook@me.com) and your password in the appropriate fields, and then click Continue. Or, if you don’t have an Apple ID or prefer not to use one with this Mac, click Don’t Sign In, and then click Continue.
To learn more about getting an Apple ID, click the blue “Learn More” link. In a nutshell, it lets you make one-click purchases at the iTunes Store, iPhoto, or the Apple Store, and includes free iCloud membership.
The Allow iCloud to Use the Location of This Mac for Find My Mac sheet appears.
Click Allow or Not Now.
The Terms and Conditions screen appears.
Read the Terms and Conditions and click Agree. A dialog confirms your agreement. Click Agree again.
The Create A Computer Account screen appears.
Fill in the Full Name, Account Name (sometimes called Short Name), Password, Verify Password, and Hint fields, and then click Continue. Or, check the Use my iCloud Account to Log In checkbox. Then fill in the Account Name (sometimes called Short Name), and click Continue.
This first account that you create will automatically have administrator privileges for this Mac. You can’t easily delete or change the name you choose for this account, so think it through before you click Continue.
You can’t click the Continue button until you’ve filled in the first two fields. Because a password is optional, you can choose to leave both password fields blank if you like. If you do, your Mac warns you that without a password, your Mac won’t be secure. If that’s okay, click OK. If you change your mind and want to have a password, click Cancel.
Click on the little picture to the right of your name (it’s labeled “edit”) if you want to choose a different picture or take a picture of yourself with your Mac’s built-in camera.
If you choose to take a picture, click the Take Photo Snapshot button. When the picture appears, you can change its size by using the slider control directly below the image and/or move it around in the frame by clicking your face and dragging. If you’re not happy with this snapshot, click Retake a Video Snapshot. When you’re happy with it, click Continue.
If you choose to select a picture from the Picture library, click the picture you want to represent you — the butterfly, dog, parrot, flower, or whatever — and then click Continue.
The iCloud Keychain screen appears.
Click Set Up iCloud Keychain or Set Up Later.
If you choose Set Up iCloud Keychain, a screen requesting your passcode appears. Type your four digit passcode, and click Continue.
If you’ve forgotten your passcode or don’t have one, click Forgot Code to reset iCloud Keychain.
In either case, a verification code is sent to your iPhone or other Apple device; type it in, and click Continue.
The OS X Finder’s Desktop appears.
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And that’s all there is to it. You’re done.