Clam Sentinel Portable

Finding a program that can keep the system protected against all sorts of digital intrusions is not a difficult job as there are plenty of reliable solutions even in the freeware land. However, not all alternatives provide real-time protection, as is the case of ClamWin.

Fortunately in this case, third party developers came up with a solution, Clam Sentinel, that uses the antivirus’ detection capabilities in order to turn it into a resident scanner for all data that is copied or modified on the system.

This is the portable version of Clam Sentinel, which does not require installation; just run the executable file and the application automatically asks for the drives it should keep an eye on and then take its place in the system tray area.

Having ClamWin present on the system is an absolute requirement. The purpose of Clam Sentinel is to monitor the activity on the computer and detect any changes that occur. There is no interface available and all the configuration is done from the system tray icon.

Users have the possibility to select the type of extensions that should be scanned as well as define a maximum number of active scans. Creating an exclusion list with files or paths that should not be verified is also supported.

Moreover, the application provides the means to initiate a specific action automatically when infected files are detected. Also, it can be configured to detect suspicious items and issue a warning about system changes.

Clam Sentinel is just a system monitoring tool and it cannot function properly in lack of the antivirus counterpart. It sits in the system tray area and intervenes only when new files are detected or modifications appear. It is non-intrusive and the impact on system performance is negligible.