Install
Single binary, no dependencies
Drop malwatch anywhere on your server. No packages to install, no agents to babysit. Signatures are included.
Install guide
⚡ Fast and lightweight open source malware scanner. Designed for Linux web server environments.
Battle proven and in production with some of the hosting industry's largest deployments.
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Scan
Check every byte
Point it at a path or let malwatch monitor in real time.
Actions
Audit and defend
You decide the outcome of every detection. Choose from built in actions from alert to exile or easily create your own.
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Capabilities
feature packed
High performance
Scan for malware at any scale. We care about every metric.
View benchmarksFeatherweight footprint
Tiny ~25 MiB memory and low cpu profile even under full load. Built for the busiest servers.
Realtime monitoring
Monitor without added resource demand from large file counts or busy i/o. Network storage compatible.
Alerting everywhere
PagerDuty, email and custom JSON out of the box. Wire in your own via the simple and powerful API.
Integrates anywhere
Structured JSON logs, an ACID-compliant record store and cPanel drop-in support. Standalone or fleet-wide.
Devops first
Structured logging, unattended operation and auto remediation. Easy to integrate anywhere.
Complete privacy
Update signatures over git. No forced automatic updates and zero telemetry.