{"slug": "hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents", "title": "HOL Guard: Open-source antivirus for AI agents", "summary": "HOL Guard, a free open-source tool, acts as an antivirus for AI agents by pausing risky actions and asking for user approval, with checks under 50 milliseconds and no internet required. It installs in about a minute and runs locally, protecting users of Claude Code and other AI assistants without uploading files.", "body_md": "HOL Guard is a free, open-source tool that sits between an AI assistant and the computer it runs on. When the assistant tries something risky, the tool pauses it and asks you first. It installs in about a minute, runs on your own machine, and a typical check takes under 50 milliseconds. Your files are never uploaded, and the whole thing works with no internet connection. The people exposed here are anyone using Claude Code, … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-ai-agents/)\n\nThe post [HOL Guard: Open-source antivirus for AI agents](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-ai-agents/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-ai-agents/", "published_at": "2026-08-25 05:30:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 05:43:48.085708+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-agents", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["HOL Guard", "Claude Code", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hol-guard-open-source-antivirus-for-ai-agents.jsonld"}}