Re: Using linux command "find" to get modified files list for scan

Masaru Nomiya via clamav-users <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.virus.clamav.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hello,

Sorry for late reply.

In the Message; 

  Subject    : Re: [clamav-users] Using linux command "find" to get modified files list for scan
  Message-ID : <1733801811.S.30439.autosave.drafts.1733802148.16449@webmail.rediffmail.com>
  Date & Time: 10 Dec 2024 03:42:28 -0000

[NR] == "neel roy" <[email protected]> has written:

NR>  [1  <text/plain; UTF-8 (7bit)>]
NR>  Hello Masaru,

MN>> I think Neel's intention is to reduce the system load.

NR>  Thanks! Yes, and it's all over internet - discussions about
NR>  ClamAV CPU usage. I did face the same problem with McAfee but
NR>  that was 15 years back. So, I think it goes to show that is
NR>  possible. Is it not possible for clamav dev to do something about
NR>  it?

NR>  On 8 CPU machine, clamav takes about 40% overall CPU with -m
NR>  option. That's HUGE. On 4 vCPU VM, it takes ALL with -m
NR>  option.

NR>  People seem to come up with lot of strategies - incremental scan,
NR>  cpulimit, cPanel to name few.

Have you tried using CGroup to limit resources or changing the clamd
configuration file (adding MemoryLimit=768M, CPUQuota=30% lines)?

Best Regards.

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   Masaru Nomiya                      mail-to: nomiya @ lake.dti.ne.jp

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