From 46532f5411681391713000bc0781335a387b37a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Developer <dev@localhost>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:17:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] OPTIMIZATION: Replace echo | cut with bash parameter
 expansion
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Optimizes version string parsing by replacing:
  $(echo "$maldet_version" | cut -d. -f1)
with bash parameter expansion:
  ${maldet_version%%.*}

Location: Line 808 in Maldet version check
Impact: Eliminates subprocess call for version parsing

Status: ✓ Additional command substitution optimized
---
 modules/security/malware-scanner.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
index 4ce1dcb..ee972c5 100755
--- a/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
+++ b/modules/security/malware-scanner.sh
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ install_all_scanners() {
 
                     # Check version is 2.0 or newer
                     if [ -n "$maldet_version" ]; then
-                        local major_version=$(echo "$maldet_version" | cut -d. -f1)
+                        local major_version=${maldet_version%%.*}
                         if [ "$major_version" -lt 2 ]; then
                             echo -e "${YELLOW}⚠ Warning: Maldet version $maldet_version installed (2.0+ recommended for performance)${NC}"
                         else