A Linux process that exhausts physical memory may cause problems, depending on how the kernel is configured. Look up "linux oom" with your favorite search engine.
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 21:59:46 +0000 "Rovan, Jim (IMS)" <rov...@imsweb.com> wrote: > Hello, everyone. > > I understand how I can increase the max file size for command line or > clamd scanning. But I also see many references to possible severe > system damage that could occur by scanning large files. The > clamd.conf file explicitly warns against setting several limits too > high. I have searched the FAQ, the documentation PDF, the list > archive files, and have spent significant time on general internet > searching; however, I can find no reference anywhere to what that > damage could be other than increased risk of DDoS attacks being > successful if email is being automatically scanned. > > I have another solution for email scanning, so clamav would only be > used for scanning individual files on the command line or via clamd > with Python and Perl scripts. So what damage could occur other than > resource consumption by the individual scans on larger files? I've > scanned files as large at 2GB with no issues whatsoever and I am just > curious as to what the issues would be. > > Regards, > > Jay _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
