<s>
ClamTk	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
graphical	O
interface	O
for	O
the	O
ClamAV	B-Application
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
antivirus	B-Application
software	I-Application
program	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
desktop	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClamTk	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
written	O
using	O
the	O
Tk	B-Application
widget	I-Application
toolkit	I-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
named	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
re-written	O
in	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
using	O
the	O
GTK	B-Application
toolkit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
dual-licensed	B-License
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
version	O
1	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Artistic	B-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ClamTk	B-Application
interface	O
allows	O
scanning	O
of	O
single	O
files	O
or	O
directories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
for	O
recursive	O
scans	O
,	O
scanning	O
all	O
sub-directories	O
,	O
for	O
whitelists	O
,	O
to	O
scan	O
for	O
potentially	B-Application
unwanted	I-Application
applications	I-Application
(	O
PUAs	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
exclude	O
hidden	O
files	O
,	O
or	O
large	O
files	O
over	O
20	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClamTk	B-Application
allows	O
manual	O
or	O
automatic	O
updates	O
to	O
be	O
configured	O
for	O
ClamAV	B-Application
's	O
virus	O
definitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
interfaces	O
with	O
thunar-sendto-clamtk	O
,	O
nemo-sendto-clamtk	O
,	O
clamtk-gnome	O
and	O
clamtk-kde	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
provide	O
context	O
menu	O
functionality	O
for	O
the	O
associated	O
file	O
managers	O
,	O
Thunar	B-Language
,	O
Nemo	B-Language
,	O
GNOME	B-Language
Files	I-Language
and	O
Dolphin	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
directly	O
send	O
files	O
to	O
ClamTk	B-Application
for	O
scanning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClamTk	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
run	O
from	O
the	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
that	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
access	O
exists	O
is	O
for	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
various	O
file	O
managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClamTk	B-Application
has	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
repositories	B-Application
of	O
many	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
,	O
including	O
ALT	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
CentOS	O
,	O
Debian	O
,	O
Fedora	O
,	O
Gentoo	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
Mint	I-Application
,	O
Mandriva	O
,	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
,	O
PCLinuxOS	O
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
users	O
install	O
ClamTk	B-Application
from	O
the	O
repositories	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
that	O
they	O
are	O
using	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
application	O
's	O
website	O
also	O
provides	O
downloads	O
for	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
versions	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
.rpm	B-Application
and	O
.deb	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2014	O
review	O
of	O
ClamTk	B-Application
5.0.7	O
by	O
Silviu	O
Stahie	O
of	O
Softpedia	O
recommended	O
the	O
application	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
getting	O
ClamAV	B-Application
functionality	O
in	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
graphical	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
basically	O
,	O
all	O
functions	O
of	O
ClamTK	B-Application
can	O
be	O
performed	O
in	O
a	O
terminal	O
with	O
ClamAV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2015	O
review	O
by	O
Bill	O
Toulas	O
on	O
the	O
How	O
To	O
Forge	O
noted	O
that	O
ClamTk	B-Application
seemed	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
comparable	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
to	O
scan	O
as	O
ClamAV	B-Application
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
slowing	O
the	O
scanning	O
engine	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2017	O
review	O
in	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
said	O
,	O
"	O
ClamTK	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
GUI	O
that	O
allows	O
beginners	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
most	O
comfortable	O
to	O
use	O
CLI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launching	O
ClamTk	B-Application
,	O
you	O
will	O
be	O
presented	O
with	O
a	O
clean	O
GUI	O
with	O
4	O
main	O
sections.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Pit	O
's	O
listing	O
of	O
the	O
Best	O
Linux	B-Application
Antivirus	B-Application
:	O
Top	O
10	O
Reviewed	O
and	O
Compared	O
,	O
ClamTk	B-Application
was	O
recommended	O
for	O
average	O
users	O
and	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
lightweight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2019	O
review	O
in	O
Make	O
Tech	O
Easier	O
included	O
ClamTk	B-Application
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
The	O
Best	O
Antivirus	B-Application
Programs	I-Application
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reported	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
need	O
a	O
good	O
virus	B-Application
scanner	I-Application
,	O
and	O
you	O
’re	O
not	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
command	B-Application
line	I-Application
,	O
ClamTk	B-Application
is	O
the	O
best	O
choice.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Derrik	O
Diener	O
of	O
Additive	O
Tips	O
in	O
2019	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
if	O
...	O
you	O
like	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
ClamAV	B-Application
tool	O
,	O
but	O
dislike	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
command-line	B-Application
,	O
you	O
’ll	O
get	O
the	O
same	O
useful	O
features	O
in	O
a	O
nice	O
,	O
easy-to-use	O
interface	O
...	O
ClamTK	B-Application
takes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
advanced	O
ClamAV	B-Application
features	O
from	O
the	O
command-line	B-Application
and	O
wraps	O
it	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
incredibly	O
simple	O
user	O
interface	O
that	O
the	O
average	O
Linux	B-Application
user	O
can	O
use.	O
"	O
</s>
