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  1. CVE-2024-20506: ClamAV Log File Symlink Flaw and Patch Guide

    ClamAV’s core daemon contains a deceptively simple bug that, when chained with local access and the ability to restart services, can let an attacker overwrite critical system files by abusing log handling — a privilege-handling flaw tracked as CVE-2024-20506 that was patched by the ClamAV...

  2. ClamAV CVE-2024-20505 DoS Risk: Patch PDF Parser Now

    ClamAV users and defenders should treat the latest PDF-parsing weakness, tracked as CVE-2024-20505, as a production risk: a crafted PDF can trigger an out‑of‑bounds read in the ClamAV PDF parser that reliably crashes the scanner process and produces a denial‑of‑service (DoS) condition unless...
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  3. ClamAV in 2025: The Open-Source Antivirus Powerhouse for Windows and Beyond

    Few topics in technology stir as much debate among Windows enthusiasts as the true necessity—and efficacy—of antivirus software in a modern computing environment. For years, IT professionals and average users alike have grappled with the question: is it still important to run an antivirus suite...
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  4. Free Security Tools for Linux

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed Free, open source package designed to detect Trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats. Included in the software, which now comes preinstalled in several Linux distributions, are a multithreaded scanning daemon, command line utilities for...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 error0xc000007b

    I boooted up Windows 7 today when I wanted to play a game...I had been using LinuxMint for a week now. When I log in, atbroker and explorer.exe terminate and give error 0xc000007b...nothing starts, and I get a black desktop. Safe mode does not work. I have a home server, but restoring would wipe...