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ClamAV is an OK antivirus, if you use it to scan annex files on a mail server or cloud storage.
Is now suitable for real time scan.
Virus detection is very poor, it let pass many virus
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/how-good-is-clamav-at-detecting-commodity-malware.html
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3652690/using-clamav-to-detect-and-remove-viruses-on-linux.html
None of that justifies calling I bloatware or spyware. It serves a purpose nonetheless.
I didn't call ClamAV bloatware or spyware, I was responding to the previous post.