Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-27 Thread Erez Epstein
i'm running clamscan not the memory resident clamd, as the scan is run only at night. On 11/26/06, Bill Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily (

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-27 Thread Erez Epstein
well, i'm not sure if thats the right solution, as smart virus or old file with new virus definiton will not be found. also i know all other virus scanners do scan all files. On 11/26/06, Dennis Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erez Epstein wrote: and how can i shorten it while still

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-27 Thread Jim Maul
Erez Epstein wrote: well, i'm not sure if thats the right solution, as smart virus or old file with new virus definiton will not be found. also i know all other virus scanners do scan all files. Then perhaps you should be using other virus scanners. Use the tool that best fits the job. If

Re: FW: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-27 Thread Jim Maul
, -- Arthur Sherman +972-52-4878851 CPTeam -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Maul Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 3:18 PM To: ClamAV users ML Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped Erez Epstein wrote: well, i'm not sure if thats

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-27 Thread Jeffrey F. Bloss
Erez Epstein wrote: First of all I'd like to mirror the sentiment that ClamAV obviously isn't designed as a general purpose scanner. If that's your primary usage it may be advisable to find something more in line with your goals. That said, ClamAV does a smashing job when it's in its element. I

[Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Erez Epstein
Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily ( /usr/local/bin/clamscan -r -i --exclude-dir=/sys --no-summary / ) the scan is taking too long conisdered to other virus scanners (about 6 hours) why does it taking so much? and how can i shorten it while

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Shawn
Here is a little script that will cover most of the bases. Play around with it. I've only ever run it on my system so maybe it wont work for you. Takes about an hour on my system to run both. #!/bin/sh ## #

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Dennis Peterson
Erez Epstein wrote: and how can i shorten it while still scaning all files every night. Don't scan all of them every night. There is no need to scan a file that has not been modified since the last scan. There is probably no need to scan your logs, /var, /usr, /opt, /proc, /dev, /bin,

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Bill Landry
Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily ( /usr/local/bin/clamscan -r -i --exclude-dir=/sys --no-summary / ) the scan is taking too long conisdered to other virus scanners (about 6

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Dennis Peterson
Bill Landry wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily ( /usr/local/bin/clamscan -r -i --exclude-dir=/sys --no-summary / ) the scan is taking too long conisdered to other virus

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Bill Landry
Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:11 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily ( /usr/local/bin/clamscan -r -i --exclude-dir=/sys

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Dennis Peterson
Bill Landry wrote: Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:11 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the server using cron daily ( /usr/local/bin/clamscan -r -i

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Bill Landry
Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:34 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:11 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up clamscan to scan all of the

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Dennis Peterson
Bill Landry wrote: Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:34 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Dennis Peterson wrote the following on 11/26/2006 12:11 PM -0800: Bill Landry wrote: Erez Epstein wrote the following on 11/26/2006 1:24 AM -0800: Hello everybody, i have set up

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Török Edvin
On 11/26/06, Dennis Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Root isn't feeding files to clamd - it is feeding paths to files to clamd. At least that is what happens here. To have root feed files to clamd, try: $ cat file | clamdscan - You'll need the clamdscan from 0.90rc2, (or cvs) for

Re: [Clamav-users] clamscan sped

2006-11-26 Thread Dennis Peterson
Török Edvin wrote: On 11/26/06, Dennis Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Root isn't feeding files to clamd - it is feeding paths to files to clamd. At least that is what happens here. To have root feed files to clamd, try: $ cat file | clamdscan - This adds complexity and defeats any