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Added recommended system requirements to the user manual in the introduction.

Micah Snyder authored on 2018/11/03 10:23:41
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 ### License
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-ClamAV is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2
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+ClamAV is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2.
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 ### Supported platforms
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 - GNU/Linux
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   - Ubuntu
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+## Recommended System Requirements
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+The following minimum recommended system requirements are for using `clamscan` or `clamd` and `clamdscan` binaries with the standard ClamAV signature database provided by Cisco.
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+Minimum recommended RAM:
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+- FreeBSD and Linux server edition: 1 GiB+
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+- Linux non-server edition: 2 GiB+
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+- Windows 7 & 10 32-bit: 2 GiB+
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+- Windows 7 & 10 64-bit: 3 GiB+
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+- macOS: 3 GiB+
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+Minimum recommended CPU:
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+- FreeBSD and Linux systems: 1 CPU 2.0 Ghz+
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+- Windows 7 & 10: 1 CPU 2.0 Ghz+
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+- OSX: 2 CPUs at 2.0 Ghz+
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+Minimum available hard disk space required:
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+For the ClamAV application we recommend having 5 GB of free space available. This recommendation is in addition to the recommended disk space for each OS.
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+_Please note_: The tests to determine these minimum requirements were performed on systems that were not running other applications. If other applications are being run on the system, additional resources will be required in addition to our recommended minimums.
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 ## Mailing lists and IRC channel
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 If you have a trouble installing or using ClamAV try asking on our mailing lists. There are four lists available:
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-- **clamav-announce\*lists.clamav.net** - info about new versions, moderated\[1\].
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+- **clamav-announce\*lists.clamav.net** - info about new versions, moderated
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 - **clamav-users\*lists.clamav.net** - user questions
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 - **clamav-devel\*lists.clamav.net** - technical discussions
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 - **clamav-virusdb\*lists.clamav.net** - database update announcements, moderated
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 ## Submitting New or Otherwise Undetected Malware
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-If you've got a virus which is not detected by the current version of ClamAV using the latest signature databases, please submit the sample at our website:
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+If you've got a virus which is not detected by the current version of ClamAV using the latest signature databases, please submit the sample for review at our website:
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 <https://www.clamav.net/reports/malware>
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-Likewise, if you have a benign file that is flagging as a virus and you wish to report a False Positive, please submit the sample for reive at our website:
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+Likewise, if you have a benign file that is flagging as a virus and you wish to report a False Positive, please submit the sample for review at our website:
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-<https://www.clamav.net/reports/fp>
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