End of life (EOL) policy change, 0.103 one year extension, 0.105 past end of life

End of life (EOL) policy change 

ClamAV is making a minor change to our EOL policy. 

The original EOL policy stated that Long Term Support (LTS) versions will lose access to signature updates on the same date that we end support for additional patch versions. 

We are changing the policy to allow signature updates for at least one year after we stop supporting the release with patch versions. 

0.103 support extension 

We are also announcing a one-year extension of support for ClamAV 0.103 LTS. 

We decided to extend the life of the 0.103 LTS release because of the significant changes to the build system in 0.104 and the change in 0.105 requiring the Rust programming language toolchain to compile ClamAV. 

The one-year support extension does not apply to future LTS releases. 

ClamAV 0.103.0 was initially released on Sept. 14, 2020. With the additional year of support, and considering the change in the EOL Policy that allows one additional year of access for signature updates, this means that EOL dates for ClamAV 0.103 LTS are as follows: 

• Expected End of Life (EOL): Sept. 14, 2024 
• Patch versions continue until: Sept. 14, 2024 
• Internal signature load testing until: Sept. 14, 2024 
• Database downloads allowed until: Sept. 14, 2025 

0.105 EOL 

Finally, we would like to remind everyone that as per the EOL Policy, the release of ClamAV 1.1 heralds the end of patch versions supporting ClamAV 0.105. There will no more patch versions for ClamAV 0.105.

ClamAV 0.105 will continue to have access to signature updates for an additional four months after the 1.1 release, which was on May 1, 2023. This means that we may block 0.105 from further updates after Sept. 1, 2023. 

ClamAV EOL of 0.104.x versions

Effective March 28, 2023, ClamAV 0.104.0 (and all patch versions) will no longer be supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy. 

End of life (EOL) for ClamAV means: 

• We will no longer be testing against that version when we write signatures. 
• That version may no longer be working as part of future updates. 
• Signature updates for that version will be blocked when attempting to download from the mirror update system. 

Please upgrade to a supported version of ClamAV, currently at 0.103.8, 0.105.2, and 1.0.1, available for download now.

ClamAV 0.103.5 and 0.104.2 security patch release; 0.102 past EOL

ClamAV versions 0.103.5 and 0.104.2 are now available for download on the clamav.net Downloads page. 

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind users that versions 0.102 and 0.101 have reached their end-of-life period. These versions exceeded our EOL dates on Jan. 3, 2022 and will soon be actively blocked from downloading signature database updates.

For additional details about ClamAV's end-of-life policy, please see our online documentation.

Reminder: ClamAV 0.100 End of Life is October 29, 2021

As a reminder, the ClamAV 0.100 release will reach its end of life (EOL) in one month's time on Oct. 29, 2021. After this date, ClamAV 0.100 and all patch versions will be blocked from downloading new signatures from database.clamav.net. 

For information about the EOL policy, visit the ClamAV online documentation.

Changes to ClamAV end-of-life policy and a new Long Term Support policy

Today, we're announcing changes to the ClamAV End-of-Life (EOL) policy to include a new Long Term Support program.

ClamAV EOL of 0.100.x versions

Effective Oct. 29, 2021, ClamAV 0.100.0 (and all patch versions) will no longer be supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy. 

End of life (EOL) for ClamAV means:

• We will no longer be testing against that version when we write signatures.
• We may break that version with something with a future release.
• Signature updates for that version will be blocked when attempting to download from the mirror update system.

Please upgrade to the newest version of ClamAV, currently at 0.103.3, available for download now!

As always, thank you for using ClamAV.

ClamAV EOL versions prior to 0.100

ClamAV community, we want to inform you that, effective March 1, ClamAV 0.99.0 (and all minor versions) will no longer be supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy.  For clarification, anything prior to 0.100.0.

End of life (EOL) for ClamAV essentially means that we will no longer be testing against that version when we write signatures, and we may break something with a future release. So, while signatures may work past March 1, we are no longer testing that configuration. 

Please upgrade to the newest version of ClamAV, currently at 0.103.1, available for download now!

As always, thank you for using ClamAV.

Reminder: EOL for ClamAV 0.97 is tomorrow! (June 1st)

As a reminder from our post back on May 20th, EOL for ClamAV 0.97 is tomorrow (June 1st).  We'll be removing this version from our test bed and will no longer ensure that signatures work on that version.

If you are on a 0.97 version, please make sure you upgrade as soon as possible.  The current version is available on ClamAV.net.

Thanks.

ClamAV 0.97 Engine End of Life Announcement

ClamAV Community,

This notice is to inform you that effective June 1, 2016, ClamAV 0.97 (and all minor versions) is no longer supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy which can be found here:

http://www.clamav.net/documents/end-of-life-policy-eol

EOL for ClamAV essentially means that we will no longer be testing against that version when we write signatures, and we may break something with a future release.  So, while signatures may work past June 1st, we are no longer testing that configuration, so you are on your own.

Please upgrade to the newest version of ClamAV, currently at 0.99.2, available for download.

Thank you for using ClamAV!

ClamAV 0.96 Engine End of Life Announcement

ClamAV Community,

This notice is to inform you that effective immediately ClamAV 0.96 (and all minor versions) is no longer supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy which can be found here:

http://www.clamav.net/documents/end-of-life-policy-eol

While the current CVD's being distributed will still work on ClamAV 0.96, we are enabling the functionality to actually make those versions no longer be able to update.  There is detection that we have written that cannot be shipped to the 0.96 branch.

Thank you for using ClamAV!

ClamAV 0.95 Engine End of Life Announcement

ClamAV Community,

This notice is to inform you that effective immediately ClamAV 0.95 (and all minor versions) is no longer supported in accordance with ClamAV's EOL policy which can be found here:

http://www.clamav.net/documents/end-of-life-policy-eol

While the current CVD's being distributed will still work on ClamAV 0.95, and we are not enabling the functionality to actually make those versions be able to update, this does serve as notice that we are no longer going to be testing against that version in our regression tests.

We will also be EOL'ing 0.96 in coming months, so if either of those versions is currently in use, it is highly suggested that you upgrade to the most current version.

Thank you for using ClamAV!