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Open source antivirus program gets commercial support

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Open source antivirus program gets commercial twist

Ellen Messmer By Ellen Messmer
Open-source antivirus ClamAV is now offered under a commercial customer-support subscription model by Sourcefire. Read full story

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. Contact her at emessmer@nww.com.

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