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It also looks inside files complimenting my FreeBSD desktop.

PDF's for example can embed JavaScript.

Clam alerts to those with malicious payload.

I am sure there are false positives but I don't want anything embedded in my PDF's.

I use xPDF reader and feel relatively safe. It does only the bare basic.

Nevertheless I like knowing whats lurking inside my PDF's on my disk.

Deleting any PDF with embedded JS is fine with me.

For that I salute you ClamAV.




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