> I've done some analysis of ClamAV with just this signature set, and the > loading is simply slowing down as it runs through the list. This is mainly > because of the significant amounts of overlap at the beginnings of these > strings and the length thereafter.
Hi David, Thanks for the info.. and looking into the issue. Here's a few tests using the bofhland_cracked_URL.ndb but using various combos: Sig: (B)77????2E db.log:Time: 6.281 sec (0 m 6 s) db.tmp:LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 29.425 MB Start Sig: (B)777777{1} Time: 6.281 sec (0 m 6 s) LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 39.624 MB Start Sig: (B)777777?? Time: 70.875 sec (1 m 10 s) LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 29.413 MB Start Sig: (B)77??772E Time: 9.578 sec (0 m 9 s) LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 29.417 MB Start Sig: (B)7777{2} Time: 6.234 sec (0 m 6 s) LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 39.304 MB Start Sig: (B)7777??2E Time: 6.328 sec (0 m 6 s) LibClamAV debug: pool memory used: 29.425 MB Seems for me anyway, that (B)7777??2E is the best for speed/memory... Cheers, Steve Sanesecurity _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml