However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started to protect from other computer threats. Security information and event management (SIEM)ĬlamTk, an open source antivirus based on the ClamAV antivirus engine, originally developed by Tomasz Kojm in 2001Īntivirus software, or antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware.Īntivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses, hence the name.
