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On the recordRead 11 Oct 202618 facts
AetherAV
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Free
No paid tier · no upsells
Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com
On the record
- API
- The site lists an HTTP/JSON API served by the AetherAV engine.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Detection
- The site says AetherAV uses ten independent detection engines, including hash matching, YARA-X rules, static machine learning, on-device AI, sandboxing and threat-intelligence matching.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The site lists Windows, macOS and Linux installers, with Intel and ARM support across the listed platforms.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site describes firewall rules applied through the operating system's firewall and optional reputation lookups through CIRCL.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- AetherAV is released under the Apache License 2.0, according to the site.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The site says Linux kernel-level real-time protection ships today, while Windows and macOS kernel-level protection are planned.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- On-device AI
- Its Aegis-50M model runs on the user's CPU and does not require internet or a GPU.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Parental controls
- Noaether.aswss.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Password manager
- Noaether.aswss.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- AetherAV is offline by default, and sample sharing is opt-in, anonymous and send-only.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- AetherAV is an open-source antivirus engine written in Rust.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Protection scope
- complete securityaether.aswss.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Ransomware protection
- Yesaether.aswss.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Real-time protection
- The site describes on-access scanning, process and memory monitoring, ransomware rollback, firewall protection and web or phishing blocking.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxaether.aswss.com · read 23 Sep 2026
- Support status
- The site describes AetherAV as active development and early beta, and says it is not a finished product or a drop-in Microsoft Defender replacement.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Update security
- The site says feeds, models and releases are Ed25519-signed with a key kept offline, and clients reject updates they cannot verify.aether.aswss.com · read 11 Oct 2026
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