Checks |
The number
of times that the SNORT engine checks
for rule options after the SNORT engine completes an initial analysis
to group and pre-screen traffic. |
Matches |
The number of times that the SNORT engine finds
traffic matching all rule options. |
No Matches |
The number
of times that the SNORT engine finds
no traffic matching all rule options. |
Average Ticks (Avg/Check) |
The
average time that the SNORT engine takes
to check each packet against the listed rule. |
Average Ticks Per Match (Avg/Match) |
The average time that the SNORT engine takes
to check each packet that matches all rule options. |
Average Ticks Per No Match (Avg/Nonmatch) |
The average time that the SNORT engine takes
to check each packet that did not generate an event. Note: This statistic
represents wasted time spent checking clean traffic.
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Total Ticks |
The rules that are responsible for consuming
the most processing time. |