Per the docs: "clamscan is a command line tool which uses libclamav to scan files and/or directories for viruses. Unlike clamdscan, clamscan does not require a running clamd instance to function. Instead, clamscan will create a new engine and load in the virus database each time it is run. It will then scan the files and/or directories specified at the command line, create a scan report, and exit."
https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Usage/Scanning.html#clamscan On Dec 6, 2024, 10:08 PM -0500, neel roy via clamav-users <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>, wrote: > Hello, > > I passed 10,000 files listed in the file to clamscan and clamdscan. I see > very big difference on 4 cpu bare metal machine. Why is it? > I am using clamav 1.0.7. > > clamscan -f large_files.txt - 3 mins 5 seconds > clamdscan --fdpass -f large_files.txt - 9 seconds > > Notes > - For clamdscan, I am *not* using -m option. > - For clamdscan, without "--fdpass" it would give "permission denied" errors. > > I understand that first 20-30 seconds or so I see clamscan is loading virus > definitions. Even without that, the difference is difference is very big. > What accounts for it? > > Thanks in advance, > -Neel. > _______________________________________________ > > Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: > https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: > https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation > > https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat
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