diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3d955e9..dc98a34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ if (CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
 else()
 	set(SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_STANDALONE OFF)
 endif()
+message("II SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_STANDALONE " ${SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_STANDALONE})
+
+option(SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_BUILD_PLUGINS "Build the clamav plugins" ${SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_STANDALONE})
 
 if (SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_STANDALONE)
 	set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
@@ -61,5 +64,8 @@ endif()
 # cmake setup end
 
 add_subdirectory(./src)
-#add_subdirectory(./plugins)
+
+if (SOLANACEAE_CLAMAV_BUILD_PLUGINS)
+	add_subdirectory(./plugins)
+endif()
 
diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
index bc28eaf..d9270b6 100644
--- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 
-
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_util)
 #add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_plugin)
 
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ add_subdirectory(./entt)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_contact)
 add_subdirectory(./solanaceae_message3)
 
+include(FetchContent)
+
 # TODO: move to clamav.cmake
 find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
 if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if (NOT TARGET EXT_SOL::libclamav)
-	include(FetchContent)
 	set(ENABLE_LIBCLAMAV_ONLY ON)
 	set(ENABLE_APP OFF)
 	set(ENABLE_TESTS OFF)
@@ -38,3 +38,12 @@ if (NOT TARGET EXT_SOL::libclamav)
 	add_library(EXT_SOL::libclamav ALIAS clamav)
 endif()
 
+# TODO: rename when plugin lib is split
+if (NOT TARGET solanaceae_plugin)
+	FetchContent_Declare(solanaceae_plugin
+		GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/Green-Sky/solanaceae_plugin.git
+		GIT_TAG master
+	)
+	FetchContent_MakeAvailable(solanaceae_plugin)
+endif()
+
diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c7aba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
+
+add_library(plugin_clamav SHARED
+	./plugin_clamav_module.cpp
+)
+target_compile_features(plugin_clamav PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
+target_link_libraries(plugin_clamav PUBLIC
+	solanaceae_clamav
+	solanaceae_plugin
+)
+
diff --git a/plugins/plugin_clamav_module.cpp b/plugins/plugin_clamav_module.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..604085b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/plugin_clamav_module.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include <solanaceae/plugin/solana_plugin_v1.h>
+
+#include <solanaceae/clamav/clamav_module.hpp>
+#include <solanaceae/util/config_model.hpp>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define RESOLVE_INSTANCE(x) static_cast<x*>(solana_api->resolveInstance(#x))
+#define PROVIDE_INSTANCE(x, p, v) solana_api->provideInstance(#x, p, static_cast<x*>(v))
+
+static std::unique_ptr<ClamAVModule> g_cavm = nullptr;
+
+extern "C" {
+
+SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT const char* solana_plugin_get_name(void) {
+	return "ClamAVModule";
+}
+
+SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT uint32_t solana_plugin_get_version(void) {
+	return SOLANA_PLUGIN_VERSION;
+}
+
+SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT uint32_t solana_plugin_start(struct SolanaAPI* solana_api) {
+	std::cout << "PLUGIN CAVM START()\n";
+
+	if (solana_api == nullptr) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	ConfigModelI* conf = nullptr;
+
+	{ // make sure required types are loaded
+		conf = RESOLVE_INSTANCE(ConfigModelI);
+
+		if (conf == nullptr) {
+			std::cerr << "PLUGIN CAVM missing ConfigModelI\n";
+			return 2;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// static store, could be anywhere tho
+	// construct with fetched dependencies
+	g_cavm = std::make_unique<ClamAVModule>(*conf);
+
+	// register types
+	PROVIDE_INSTANCE(ClamAVModule, "ClamAVModule", g_cavm.get());
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void solana_plugin_stop(void) {
+	std::cout << "PLUGIN CAVM STOP()\n";
+
+	g_cavm.reset();
+}
+
+SOLANA_PLUGIN_EXPORT void solana_plugin_tick(float delta) {
+	(void)delta;
+	//std::cout << "PLUGIN CAVM TICK()\n";
+	//g_cavm->iterate();
+}
+
+} // extern C
+
diff --git a/src/solanaceae/clamav/clamav_module_async_wrapper.cpp b/src/solanaceae/clamav/clamav_module_async_wrapper.cpp
index 7fd9e3f..6c0de02 100644
--- a/src/solanaceae/clamav/clamav_module_async_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/solanaceae/clamav/clamav_module_async_wrapper.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "./clamav_module_async_wrapper.hpp"
 
+#include <cstdlib>
+
 ClamAVModuleAsyncWrapper::ClamAVModuleAsyncWrapper(ClamAVModuleInterface& cavmi) : _cavmi(cavmi) {
 }
 
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ std::future<ClamAVModuleAsyncWrapper::ScanResult> ClamAVModuleAsyncWrapper::scan
 	return std::async(
 		std::launch::async,
 		[this](std::string inner_path) {
+			std::srand(5693);
 			// TODO: optimize, clamav supports multi threading
 			std::lock_guard lock_guard{_cavmi_mutex};
 			return _cavmi.scanFilePath(inner_path);