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This release of ClamAV introduces new malware detection mechanisms and other
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significant improvements to the scan engine. The key features include:
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- The Bytecode Interpreter: the interpreter built into LibClamAV allows
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the signature writers to create and distribute very complex detection
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routines and remotely enhance the scanner's functionality
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- Heuristic improvements: improve the PE heuristics detection engine by
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adding support of bogus icons and fake PE header information. In a
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nutshell, ClamAV can now detect malware that tries to disguise itself
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as a harmless application by using the most common Windows program icons.
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- Signature Improvements: logical signature improvements to allow more
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detailed matching and referencing groups of signatures. Additionally,
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improvements to wildcard matching on word boundaries and newlines.
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- Support for new archives: 7zip, InstallShield and CPIO. LibClamAV
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can now transparently unpack and inspect their contents.
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- Support for new executable file formats: 64-bit ELF files and OS X
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Universal Binaries with Mach-O files. Additionally, the PE module
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can now decompress and inspect executables packed with UPX 3.0.
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- Performance improvements: overall performance improvements and memory
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optimizations for a better overall resource utilization experience.
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- Native Windows Support: ClamAV will now build natively under Visual
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Studio. This will allow 3rd Party application developers on Windows
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to easily integrate LibClamAV into their applications.
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The complete list of changes is available in the ChangeLog file. For upgrade
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notes and tips please see: https://wiki.clamav.net/Main/UpgradeNotes096
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The ClamAV team (http://www.clamav.net/team)