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Review on YARA by Christopher Wiggins

Revainrating 4 out of 5

One of better tools used mostly during scanning PDF document

The best thing about this tool is that it can detect different patterns in files, which help you identify malware effectively. It gives me confidence when I have doubts or uncertainties regarding my work with antivirus software. Sometimes the detection results are not very reliable; therefore, we need to check them several times before taking action against our PC system. This has nothing specific as such but rather something related to its UI design and interface. It's quite easy-to-learn for anyone who knows how computers function internally. If you're newbie at computer science then don't be so scared because once learned by heart everything becomes easier! We use it mainly for detecting malicious code within eBooks/PDF documents uploaded online. The best part is that it's free for open source projects, so you don't have any financial burden if you're working with such software in an educational context or as hobbyist project (as I do). It has some limitations when dealing with more complex cases but overall this tool can be very useful especially from security point view where we try hard not having false positives because they may cause damage/losses due to their nature being quite specific.

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Pros
  • Very effective way performing static analysis
  • Intuitive GUI making learning curve short.
  • Free no cost involved while using without purchasing license key
  • Support Open Source Projects via FSF licenses available through GPLv3 framework
Cons
  • A bit slow sometimes depending upon hardware &/or network speed
  • Not much customizable options compared other commercial tools out there