How to remove ClamXav

Once upon a time I had Clam Anti Virus. I decided I didn't want it and removed it. I also used Spotlight to remove any files used by it. Now, every Sunday morning, it tries to run and I have to manually quit the process. It seems to get stuck in a loop and drives both CPUs to 100%. Does anyone know where I might find the last remaining files? Thanks!

Download the ClamXAV disk image. Mount the image on your Desktop. Use the REMOVE clamxav.engine command.
If this doesn't work then there are still vestiges of the installation you haven't found. Spotlight does not search a lot of areas on the hard drive by default. I'd recommend downloading Easy Find (www.versiontracker.com) and use it to search. You should also check your Login Items for any ClamXAV component that may have been installed in the list and remove it. Check /Library/StartupItems/ for a ClamXAV startup item.

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