AetherAV

Spec sheet

Product

AetherAV is an open-source antivirus engine written in Rust.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

API

The site lists an HTTP/JSON API served by the AetherAV engine.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Integrations

The site describes firewall rules applied through the operating system's firewall and optional reputation lookups through CIRCL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Privacy

AetherAV is offline by default, and sample sharing is opt-in, anonymous and send-only.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

License

AetherAV is released under the Apache License 2.0, according to the site.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

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.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Downloads

The site lists Windows, macOS and Linux installers, with Intel and ARM support across the listed platforms.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Notable limits

The site says Linux kernel-level real-time protection ships today, while Windows and macOS kernel-level protection are planned.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

On-device AI

Its Aegis-50M model runs on the user's CPU and does not require internet or a GPU.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Parental controls

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Password manager

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Protection scope

complete securityRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Ransomware protection

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Real-time protection

The site describes on-access scanning, process and memory monitoring, ransomware rollback, firewall protection and web or phishing blocking.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

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.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,LinuxRead 23 Sep 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Update security

The site says feeds, models and releases are Ed25519-signed with a key kept offline, and clients reject updates they cannot verify.Read 11 Oct 2026 · aether.aswss.com

Plans and prices

Every AetherAV plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Antivirus software#41 of 1208.1