diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
index bf32d182829..ec7d14e2a85 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/cataloger_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -18,15 +20,199 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
 )
 
-func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_DynamicCases(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
 		fixtureDir string
 		expected   pkg.Package
 	}{
 		{
-			name:       "positive-postgresql-15beta4",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/postgresql-15beta4",
+			name:       "positive-helm-3.11.1",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.11.1",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "helm",
+				Version:   "3.11.1",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm@3.11.1",
+				Locations: locations("helm"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("helm"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-helm-3.10.3",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.10.3",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "helm",
+				Version:   "3.10.3",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm@3.10.3",
+				Locations: locations("helm"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("helm"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-python-3.11.2-from-shared-lib",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-shared-lib-3.11",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "python",
+				Version:   "3.11.2",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.11.2",
+				Locations: locations("python3", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("python-binary", "python3"),
+						match("python-binary", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
+						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-python-3.9-from-shared-redhat-lib",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-shared-lib-redhat-3.9",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "python",
+				Version:   "3.9.13",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.9.13",
+				Locations: locations("python3.9", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("python-binary", "python3.9"),
+						match("python-binary", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
+						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-python-binary-with-version-3.9",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-with-version-3.9",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "python",
+				Version:   "3.9.2",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.9.2",
+				Locations: locations("python3.9"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("python-binary", "python3.9"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-python-binary-3.4-alpine",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-3.4-alpine",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "python",
+				Version:   "3.4.10",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.4.10",
+				Locations: locations("python3.4", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("python-binary", "python3.4"),
+						match("python-binary", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
+						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-ruby-3.2.1",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-3.2.1",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "ruby",
+				Version:   "3.2.1",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@3.2.1",
+				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.3.2.1"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
+						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.3.2.1"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-ruby-2.7.7",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.7.7",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "ruby",
+				Version:   "2.7.7p221",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@2.7.7p221",
+				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.2.7.7"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
+						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.2.7.7"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-ruby-2.6.10",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.6.10",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "ruby",
+				Version:   "2.6.10p210",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@2.6.10p210",
+				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.2.6.10"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
+						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.2.6.10"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "positive-consul-1.15.2",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/consul-1.15.2",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "consul",
+				Version:   "1.15.2",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul@1.15.2",
+				Locations: locations("consul"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("consul-binary"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := NewCataloger()
+
+			src, err := source.NewFromDirectoryPath(test.fixtureDir)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			resolver, err := src.FileResolver(source.SquashedScope)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			packages, _, err := c.Catalog(resolver)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			require.Len(t, packages, 1)
+
+			assertPackagesAreEqual(t, test.expected, packages[0])
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCaseContents(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		fixtureDir string
+		contents   []byte
+		fileGlob   string
+		expected   pkg.Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "positive-postgresql-15beta4",
+			// note [NUL] prefix is important for the EvidenceMatcher in this case
+			contents: []byte("\u0000PostgreSQL 15beta4\n"),
+			fileGlob: "postgres",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "postgresql",
 				Version:   "15beta4",
@@ -37,8 +223,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-postgresql-15.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/postgresql-15.1",
+			name:     "positive-postgresql-15.1",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000PostgreSQL 15.1\n"),
+			fileGlob: "postgres",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "postgresql",
 				Version:   "15.1",
@@ -49,8 +236,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-postgresql-9.6.24",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/postgresql-9.6.24",
+			name:     "positive-postgresql-9.6.24",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000PostgreSQL 9.6.24\n"),
+			fileGlob: "postgres",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "postgresql",
 				Version:   "9.6.24",
@@ -61,8 +249,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-postgresql-9.5alpha1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/postgresql-9.5alpha1",
+			name:     "positive-postgresql-9.5alpha1",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000PostgreSQL 9.5alpha1\n"),
+			fileGlob: "postgres",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "postgresql",
 				Version:   "9.5alpha1",
@@ -73,8 +262,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-mysql-8.0.34",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34",
+			name:     "positive-mysql-8.0.34",
+			contents: []byte(" is already loaded\u0000../../mysql-8.0.34/sql-common/client_plugin.cc"),
+			fileGlob: "mysql",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "mysql",
 				Version:   "8.0.34",
@@ -85,8 +275,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-mysql-5.6.51",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51",
+			name:     "positive-mysql-5.6.51",
+			contents: []byte("-backup-restorer-mysql-5.6/mysql-5.6.51/client/completion_hash.cc\u0000/var/vcap/data/compile/database-ba\n"),
+			fileGlob: "mysql",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "mysql",
 				Version:   "5.6.51",
@@ -97,8 +288,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-mariadb-10.6.15",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15",
+			name:     "positive-mariadb-10.6.15",
+			contents: []byte(")\u0000Linux\u000010.6.15-MariaDB\u0000readline\u0000x86_64\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "mariadb",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "mariadb",
 				Version:   "10.6.15",
@@ -109,8 +301,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-traefik-2.9.6",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/traefik-2.9.6",
+			name:     "positive-traefik-2.9.6",
+			contents: []byte("\u00002.9.6\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "traefik",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "traefik",
 				Version:   "2.9.6",
@@ -121,8 +314,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-traefik-1.7.34",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/traefik-1.7.34",
+			name:     "positive-traefik-1.7.34",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000v1.7.34\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "traefik",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "traefik",
 				Version:   "1.7.34",
@@ -133,8 +327,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-memcached-1.6.18",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/memcached-1.6.18",
+			name:     "positive-memcached-1.6.18",
+			contents: []byte("memcached 1.6.18\nudp-port\nmemcached 1.6.18\nFailed to allocate memory\nVERSION 1.6.18\nquit\n"),
+			fileGlob: "memcached",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "memcached",
 				Version:   "1.6.18",
@@ -145,8 +340,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-httpd-2.4.54",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/httpd-2.4.54",
+			name:     "positive-httpd-2.4.54",
+			contents: []byte("<Directory \"\nmailto:\nApache/2.4.54\n Server at \nApache/2.4.54 (Unix)\nApache\nApache/2.4\nApache/2\n<VirtualHost\n<Limit\n"),
+			fileGlob: "httpd",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "httpd",
 				Version:   "2.4.54",
@@ -157,8 +353,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-php-cli-8.2.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/php-cli-8.2.1",
+			name:     "positive-php-cli-8.2.1",
+			contents: []byte("[null]  X-Powered-By: PHP/8.2.1\nindex pointer\nPHP_VERSION\n"),
+			fileGlob: "php",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "php-cli",
 				Version:   "8.2.1",
@@ -169,8 +366,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-php-fpm-8.2.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/php-fpm-8.2.1",
+			name:     "positive-php-fpm-8.2.1",
+			contents: []byte("[null]  Script:  X-Powered-By: PHP/8.2.1\nindex pointer\nPHP_VERSION\n"),
+			fileGlob: "php-fpm",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "php-fpm",
 				Version:   "8.2.1",
@@ -181,8 +379,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-php-apache-8.2.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/php-apache-8.2.1",
+			name:     "positive-php-apache-8.2.1",
+			contents: []byte("[null]  X-Powered-By: PHP/8.2.1\nindex pointer\nPHP_VERSION\n"),
+			fileGlob: "libphp.so",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "libphp",
 				Version:   "8.2.1",
@@ -193,8 +392,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-perl-5.12.5",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/perl-5.12.5",
+			name:     "positive-perl-5.12.5",
+			contents: []byte(`/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.12.5-e/dev/fd/Can't open)`),
+			fileGlob: "perl",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "perl",
 				Version:   "5.12.5",
@@ -205,8 +405,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-perl-5.20.0",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/perl-5.20.0",
+			name:     "positive-perl-5.20.0",
+			contents: []byte(`/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.20.0 /dev/null:`),
+			fileGlob: "perl",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "perl",
 				Version:   "5.20.0",
@@ -217,8 +418,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-perl-5.37.8",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/perl-5.37.8",
+			name:     "positive-perl-5.37.8",
+			contents: []byte(`/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.37.8 /dev/null:`),
+			fileGlob: "perl",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "perl",
 				Version:   "5.37.8",
@@ -229,8 +431,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-haproxy-1.5.14",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.5.14",
+			name:     "positive-haproxy-1.5.14",
+			contents: []byte("HA-Proxy version 1.5.14 2015/07/02Copyright 2000-2015 Willy Tarreau <willy@haproxy.org>\n"),
+			fileGlob: "haproxy",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "haproxy",
 				Version:   "1.5.14",
@@ -241,8 +444,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-haproxy-1.8.22",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.8.22",
+			name:     "positive-haproxy-1.8.22",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000HA-Proxy version 1.8.22 2019/10/25\u0000Copyright 2000-2019 Willy Tarreau <willy@haproxy.org>\n"),
+			fileGlob: "haproxy",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "haproxy",
 				Version:   "1.8.22",
@@ -253,8 +457,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-haproxy-2.7.3",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-2.7.3",
+			name:     "positive-haproxy-2.7.3",
+			contents: []byte("XZ\u0000\u0000 version 2.7.3-1065b10, released 2023/02/14u0000\u0000\u00002.7.3-1065b10HAProxy version follows\u0000\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "haproxy",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "haproxy",
 				Version:   "2.7.3",
@@ -265,8 +470,10 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-2.8.23",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-2.8.23",
+			name: "positive-redis-2.8.23",
+			// note the extraction after payload and the \u000 is important for this case and finding 2.8.23
+			contents: []byte("pl: %5u, pls: %2u, payload %5u} \u000000000000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u00002.8.231640342e135b-1465416213000000000"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "2.8.23",
@@ -276,33 +483,11 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("redis-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+
 		{
-			name:       "positive-helm-3.11.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.11.1",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "helm",
-				Version:   "3.11.1",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm@3.11.1",
-				Locations: locations("helm"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("helm"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-helm-3.10.3",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/helm-3.10.3",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "helm",
-				Version:   "3.10.3",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/helm.sh/helm@3.10.3",
-				Locations: locations("helm"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("helm"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-4.0.11",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-4.0.11",
+			name:     "positive-redis-4.0.11",
+			contents: []byte("\tpayload %5u\n\u0000ziplist.c\u00004.0.11841ce7054bd9-1542359302000000000\u0000"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "4.0.11",
@@ -313,8 +498,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-5.0.0",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-5.0.0",
+			name:     "positive-redis-5.0.0",
+			contents: []byte("\tpayload %5u\n\u0000ziplist.c\u0000prevlen\u00005.0.05ca5019de136-1539906480000000000\u0000"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "5.0.0",
@@ -325,8 +511,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-6.0.16",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-6.0.16",
+			name:     "positive-redis-6.0.16",
+			contents: []byte("\tpayload %5u\n\u000000000000\u0000%llx\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u00006.0.16f823c11b1f9e-1671626578000000000\u0000networking.c\n"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "6.0.16",
@@ -338,6 +525,8 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "positive-redis-7.0.0",
+			contents:   []byte("\tpayload %5u\n0000\u0000\u00007.0.0e11381fbd8bd-1653733480000000000\u0000CACHING (YES|NO)\n"),
+			fileGlob:   "redis-server",
 			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-7.0.0",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
@@ -349,8 +538,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-7.0.14",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-7.0.14",
+			name:     "positive-redis-7.0.14",
+			contents: []byte("\tpayload %5u\n\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000ziplistGet(p, &value, &vlen, &vlval)\u0000\u00007.0.14buildkitsandbox-1698800572000000000\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "7.0.14",
@@ -361,20 +551,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-7.2.3-amd64",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-7.2.3-amd64",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "redis",
-				Version:   "7.2.3",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/redis@7.2.3",
-				Locations: locations("redis-server"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("redis-binary"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-redis-7.2.3-arm64",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/redis-server-7.2.3-arm64",
+			name:     "positive-redis-7.2.3-amd64",
+			contents: []byte("\u00007.2.3707d15b3058f-1698842949000000000\u0000\u0000\u0000zipEntrySafe(zl, zlbytes, p, &e, 0)\tpayload %5u\n"),
+			fileGlob: "redis-server",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "redis",
 				Version:   "7.2.3",
@@ -385,8 +564,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-libpython3.7.so",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/python-binary-lib-3.7",
+			name:     "positive-libpython3.7.so",
+			contents: []byte("r\u0000python3.9\u0000PYTHONIOENCODING\u00003.7.4\u0000<prefix>/lib/pythonX.X\u0000Python %s\n\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "libpython3.7.so",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "python",
 				Version:   "3.7.4",
@@ -395,74 +575,11 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("python-binary-lib"),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-python-3.11.2-from-shared-lib",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-shared-lib-3.11",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "python",
-				Version:   "3.11.2",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.11.2",
-				Locations: locations("python3", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("python-binary", "python3"),
-						match("python-binary", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
-						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.11.so.1.0"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-python-3.9-from-shared-redhat-lib",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-shared-lib-redhat-3.9",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "python",
-				Version:   "3.9.13",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.9.13",
-				Locations: locations("python3.9", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("python-binary", "python3.9"),
-						match("python-binary", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
-						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.9.so.1.0"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-python-binary-with-version-3.9",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-with-version-3.9",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "python",
-				Version:   "3.9.2",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.9.2",
-				Locations: locations("python3.9"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("python-binary", "python3.9"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-python-binary-3.4-alpine",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/python-binary-3.4-alpine",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "python",
-				Version:   "3.4.10",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.4.10",
-				Locations: locations("python3.4", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("python-binary", "python3.4"),
-						match("python-binary", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
-						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.4m.so.1.0"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
+
 		{
 			name:       "positive-python-3.5-with-incorrect-match",
+			contents:   []byte("\u0000305\u0000path\u0000path_importer_cache\u0000must be %.50s, not %.50s\u00003.5.3\u0000%.80s (%.80s) %.\n"),
+			fileGlob:   "python3.5",
 			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/python-3.5-with-incorrect-match",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "python",
@@ -473,8 +590,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-python3.6",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/python-binary-3.6",
+			name:     "positive-python3.6",
+			contents: []byte("r\u0000python3.9\u0000PYTHONIOENCODING\u00003.6.3\u0000<prefix>/lib/pythonX.X\u0000Python %s\n"),
+			fileGlob: "python3.6",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "python",
 				Version:   "3.6.3",
@@ -483,27 +601,13 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("python-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+
 		{
-			name:       "positive-python-duplicates",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/python-duplicates",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "python",
-				Version:   "3.8.16",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.8.16",
-				Locations: locations("dir/python3.8", "python3.8", "libpython3.8.so"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("python-binary", "dir/python3.8"),
-						match("python-binary", "python3.8"),
-						match("python-binary-lib", "libpython3.8.so"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-go",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-1.14",
+			name: "positive-go",
+			// Note the \x00 is important for this case, as it is a null byte that is used to terminate the string
+			// this is expected for a positive match on the Golang executable
+			contents: []byte(strings.Join([]string{`"go1.1"`, "go1.2", "go1.14\x00"}, "\n")),
+			fileGlob: "go",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "go",
 				Version:   "1.14",
@@ -513,8 +617,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-node",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/node-19.2.1",
+			name:     "positive-node",
+			contents: []byte("# this should match node 19.2.1\nnode.js/v19.2.1\n"),
+			fileGlob: "node",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "node",
 				Version:   "19.2.1",
@@ -524,8 +629,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-go-hint",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-hint-1.15",
+			name:     "positive-go-hint",
+			contents: []byte("go1.15-beta2\n"),
+			fileGlob: "VERSION",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "go",
 				Version:   "1.15",
@@ -534,19 +640,11 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("go-binary-hint"),
 			},
 		},
+
 		{
-			name:       "positive-busybox",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "busybox",
-				Version:   "3.33.3",
-				Locations: locations("["), // note: busybox is a link to [
-				Metadata:  metadata("busybox-binary", "[", "busybox"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-java-openjdk",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/openjdk",
+			name:     "positive-java-openjdk",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000\u0000\u0001\u0000\u0002\u0000openjdk\u0000java\u00001.8\u00001.8.0_352-b08\u0000\u0000\u0001\n"),
+			fileGlob: "java",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "java",
 				Version:   "1.8.0_352-b08",
@@ -557,8 +655,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-java-openjdk-lts",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/openjdk-lts",
+			name:     "positive-java-openjdk-lts",
+			contents: []byte("# java LTS pattern\nJDK_JAVA_OPTIONS\u0000_JAVA_LAUNCHER_DEBUG\u0000NOTE: Picked up %s: %s\u0000openjdk\u0000java\u00000.0\u000011.0.17+8-LTS\u0000-J-ms8m\u0000\u0001\u001B\u0003;\n"),
+			fileGlob: "java",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "java",
 				Version:   "11.0.17+8-LTS",
@@ -569,8 +668,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-java-oracle",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/oracle",
+			name:     "positive-java-oracle",
+			contents: []byte("#this should be an oracle java binary\nwith: \u0000java\u00000.0\u000019.0.1+10-21\u0000\nand 18.0.2 has nothing to do with the version\n"),
+			fileGlob: "java",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "java",
 				Version:   "19.0.1+10-21",
@@ -581,8 +681,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-java-oracle-macos",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/oracle-macos",
+			name:     "positive-java-oracle-macos",
+			contents: []byte("#oracle macos\nis different: \u000019.0.1+10-21\u00000.0\u0000java\u0000\nthis should not be 17.2.2\n"),
+			fileGlob: "java",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "java",
 				Version:   "19.0.1+10-21",
@@ -593,8 +694,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-java-ibm",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/ibm",
+			name:     "positive-java-ibm",
+			contents: []byte("# this is an ibm java\n\u0001\u0000\u0002\u0000java\u00001.8\u0000\u0000\u0000\u00001.8.0-foreman_2022_09_22_15_30-b00\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0001\u001B\u0003;4\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0005\u0000\ntype of file 1.9.0 1.8.99\n"),
+			fileGlob: "java",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "java",
 				Version:   "1.8.0-foreman_2022_09_22_15_30-b00",
@@ -605,95 +707,48 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-rust-1.50.0-macos",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/rust-1.50.0",
+			name:     "positive-rust-1.50.0-macos",
+			contents: []byte("rust\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0005\u0000X¥g#\u0001\n\uF8FFÜc 1.50.0 (cb75ad5db 2021-02-10)\u0004coreÖ∫¡°é¿»üé\u0001\u0000\u0002\u0011-59ed52fd3946b1c5\u0011compiler_builtins"),
+			fileGlob: "libstd-f6f9eec1635e636a.dylib",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "rust",
 				Version:   "1.50.0",
 				Type:      "binary",
 				PURL:      "pkg:generic/rust@1.50.0",
-				Locations: locations("lib/rustlib/aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/libstd-f6f9eec1635e636a.dylib"),
+				Locations: locations("libstd-f6f9eec1635e636a.dylib"),
 				Metadata:  metadata("rust-standard-library-macos"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-rust-1.67.1-macos",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/rust-1.67.1/toolchains/stable-aarch64-apple-darwin",
+			name:     "positive-rust-1.67.1-macos",
+			contents: []byte("rust\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0006\u0000\u0089°·#\u0001\nðec 1.67.1 (d5a82bbd2 2023-02-07)Á\u0002á\u0003\u009AØ\u0098\u0089\u0080ïß\u0097»\u0001\u0000\u0002\u0011-33fcb3a02520939aÁ\n"),
+			fileGlob: "libstd-16f2b65e77054c42.dylib",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "rust",
 				Version:   "1.67.1",
 				Type:      "binary",
 				PURL:      "pkg:generic/rust@1.67.1",
-				Locations: locations("lib/libstd-16f2b65e77054c42.dylib"),
+				Locations: locations("libstd-16f2b65e77054c42.dylib"),
 				Metadata:  metadata("rust-standard-library-macos"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-rust-1.67.1-linux",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/rust-1.67.1/toolchains/stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+			name:     "positive-rust-1.67.1-linux",
+			contents: []byte("obj_musl\u0000GNU AS 2.33.1\u0000clang LLVM (rustc version 1.67.1 (d5a82bbd2 2023-02-07))\u0000library/std/src/lib.rs/@/std.d836545c-cgu.0\n"),
+			fileGlob: "libstd-86aefecbddda356d.so",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "rust",
 				Version:   "1.67.1",
 				Type:      "binary",
 				PURL:      "pkg:generic/rust@1.67.1",
-				Locations: locations("lib/libstd-86aefecbddda356d.so"),
+				Locations: locations("libstd-86aefecbddda356d.so"),
 				Metadata:  metadata("rust-standard-library-linux"),
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-ruby-3.2.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-3.2.1",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "ruby",
-				Version:   "3.2.1",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@3.2.1",
-				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.3.2.1"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
-						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.3.2.1"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-ruby-2.7.7",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.7.7",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "ruby",
-				Version:   "2.7.7p221",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@2.7.7p221",
-				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.2.7.7"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
-						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.2.7.7"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-ruby-2.6.10",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/ruby-library-2.6.10",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "ruby",
-				Version:   "2.6.10p210",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:generic/ruby@2.6.10p210",
-				Locations: locations("ruby", "libruby.so.2.6.10"),
-				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
-					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
-						match("ruby-binary", "ruby"),
-						match("ruby-binary", "libruby.so.2.6.10"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-ruby-1.9.3p551",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/ruby-1.9.3p551",
+			name:     "positive-ruby-1.9.3p551",
+			contents: []byte("ruby 1.9.3p551 (2014-11-13 revision 48407) [x86_64-linux]\n"),
+			fileGlob: "ruby",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "ruby",
 				Version:   "1.9.3p551",
@@ -704,20 +759,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-consul-1.15.2",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/dynamic/consul-1.15.2",
-			expected: pkg.Package{
-				Name:      "consul",
-				Version:   "1.15.2",
-				Type:      "binary",
-				PURL:      "pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/consul@1.15.2",
-				Locations: locations("consul"),
-				Metadata:  metadata("consul-binary"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:       "positive-nginx-1.25.1",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/nginx-1.25.1",
+			name:     "positive-nginx-1.25.1",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000\u0000nginx version: nginx/1.25.1\n"),
+			fileGlob: "nginx",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "nginx",
 				Version:   "1.25.1",
@@ -728,8 +772,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-nginx-openresty-1.21.4.2",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/nginx-openresty-1.21.4.2",
+			name:     "positive-nginx-openresty-1.21.4.2",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000\u0000nginx version: openresty/1.21.4.2\n"),
+			fileGlob: "nginx",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "nginx",
 				Version:   "1.21.4",
@@ -740,8 +785,9 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "positive-bash-5.2.15",
-			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/bash-5.2.15",
+			name:     "positive-bash-5.2.15",
+			contents: []byte("@(#)Bash version 5.2.15(1) release GNU\n"),
+			fileGlob: "bash",
 			expected: pkg.Package{
 				Name:      "bash",
 				Version:   "5.2.15",
@@ -751,13 +797,28 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 				Metadata:  metadata("bash-binary"),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "positive-openssl-3.1.4",
+			contents: []byte("\u0000\u0000N/A\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000OpenSSL 3.1.4 24 Oct 2023\u0000\u0000\n"),
+			fileGlob: "openssl",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "openssl",
+				Version:   "3.1.4",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/openssl@3.1.4",
+				Locations: locations("openssl"),
+				Metadata:  metadata("openssl-binary"),
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir, cleanup, err := newFixtureFromBytes(test.contents, test.name, test.fileGlob)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			defer cleanup()
 			c := NewCataloger()
-
-			src, err := source.NewFromDirectoryPath(test.fixtureDir)
+			src, err := source.NewFromDirectoryPath(dir)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			resolver, err := src.FileResolver(source.SquashedScope)
@@ -773,6 +834,68 @@ func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveComplexCase(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		fixtureDir string
+		expected   pkg.Package
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "positive-python-duplicates regression",
+			fixtureDir: "test-fixtures/classifiers/python-duplicates",
+			expected: pkg.Package{
+				Name:      "python",
+				Version:   "3.8.16",
+				Type:      "binary",
+				PURL:      "pkg:generic/python@3.8.16",
+				Locations: locations("dir/python3.8", "python3.8"),
+				Metadata: pkg.BinarySignature{
+					Matches: []pkg.ClassifierMatch{
+						match("python-binary", "dir/python3.8"),
+						match("python-binary", "python3.8"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		c := NewCataloger()
+
+		src, err := source.NewFromDirectoryPath(test.fixtureDir)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		resolver, err := src.FileResolver(source.SquashedScope)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		packages, _, err := c.Catalog(resolver)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Len(t, packages, 1)
+
+		assertPackagesAreEqual(t, test.expected, packages[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func newFixtureFromBytes(contents []byte, testName, fileGlob string) (string, func(), error) {
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", testName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil, err
+	}
+
+	cleanup := func() {
+		os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+	}
+
+	err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tempDir, fileGlob), contents, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", cleanup, err
+	}
+
+	return tempDir, cleanup, nil
+
+}
+
 func Test_Cataloger_DefaultClassifiers_PositiveCases_Image(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name         string
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
index 88e16454e53..3843e9c5568 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/default_classifiers.go
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ var defaultClassifiers = []classifier{
 		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/bash@version"),
 		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:gnu:bash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
 	},
+	{
+		Class:    "openssl-binary",
+		FileGlob: "**/openssl",
+		EvidenceMatcher: fileContentsVersionMatcher(
+			// [NUL]OpenSSL 3.1.4'
+			`\x00OpenSSL (?P<version>[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-alpha[0-9]|-beta[0-9]|-rc[0-9])?)`,
+		),
+		Package: "openssl",
+		PURL:    mustPURL("pkg:generic/openssl@version"),
+		CPEs:    singleCPE("cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"),
+	},
 }
 
 // in both binaries and shared libraries, the version pattern is [NUL]3.11.2[NUL]
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/README.md b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..549c3f5cf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+## Evidence details for `binary` cataloger content matching
+
+### `original-mariadb`
+The binary snippet was gathered with:
+
+```bash
+$ cat ./original-mariadb | strings | grep '-MariaDB'
+# assert you can see the value
+
+
+$ xxd ./original-mariadb | grep '\-MariaDB'
+# get the address...
+
+
+$ xxd -s 0x003dd5c0 -l 40 ./original-mariadb
+
+003dd5c0: 2900 4c69 6e75 7800 3130 2e36 2e31 352d  ).Linux.10.6.15-
+003dd5d0: 4d61 7269 6144 4200 7265 6164 6c69 6e65  MariaDB.readline
+003dd5e0: 0078 3836 5f36 3400                      .x86_64.
+
+
+$ dd if=./original-mariadb of=mariadb bs=1 skip=$((0x003dd5c0)) count=40
+
+40+0 records in
+40+0 records out
+40 bytes transferred in 0.000264 secs (151515 bytes/sec)
+
+
+$ xxd mariadb
+
+00000000: 2900 4c69 6e75 7800 3130 2e36 2e31 352d  ).Linux.10.6.15-
+00000010: 4d61 7269 6144 4200 7265 6164 6c69 6e65  MariaDB.readline
+00000020: 0078 3836 5f36 3400                      .x86_64.
+```
+
+### `original-mysql 5.6.51`
+The binary snippet was gathered with:
+
+```bash
+$ cat ./original-mysql | strings | grep '5.6.51'
+# assert you can see the value
+
+
+$ xxd ./original-mysql | grep '5.6.51'
+# get the address...
+
+
+$ xxd -s 0x008f13d0 -l 100 original-mysql
+
+008f13d0: 2d62 6163 6b75 702d 7265 7374 6f72 6572  -backup-restorer
+008f13e0: 2d6d 7973 716c 2d35 2e36 2f6d 7973 716c  -mysql-5.6/mysql
+008f13f0: 2d35 2e36 2e35 312f 636c 6965 6e74 2f63  -5.6.51/client/c
+008f1400: 6f6d 706c 6574 696f 6e5f 6861 7368 2e63  ompletion_hash.c
+008f1410: 6300 2f76 6172 2f76 6361 702f 6461 7461  c./var/vcap/data
+008f1420: 2f63 6f6d 7069 6c65 2f64 6174 6162 6173  /compile/databas
+008f1430: 652d 6261                                e-ba
+
+
+$ dd if=./original-mysql of=mysql bs=1 skip=$((0x008f13d0)) count=100
+
+100+0 records in
+100+0 records out
+100 bytes transferred in 0.000642 secs (155763 bytes/sec)
+
+
+$ xxd mysql
+                   
+00000000: 2d62 6163 6b75 702d 7265 7374 6f72 6572  -backup-restorer
+00000010: 2d6d 7973 716c 2d35 2e36 2f6d 7973 716c  -mysql-5.6/mysql
+00000020: 2d35 2e36 2e35 312f 636c 6965 6e74 2f63  -5.6.51/client/c
+00000030: 6f6d 706c 6574 696f 6e5f 6861 7368 2e63  ompletion_hash.c
+00000040: 6300 2f76 6172 2f76 6361 702f 6461 7461  c./var/vcap/data
+00000050: 2f63 6f6d 7069 6c65 2f64 6174 6162 6173  /compile/databas
+00000060: 652d 6261                                e-ba
+```
+
+
+### `original-mysql-8`
+The binary snippet was gathered with:
+```bash
+$ cat ./original-mysql | strings | grep '8.0.34'
+# assert you can see the value
+
+
+$ xxd ./original-mysql | grep '8.0.34'
+# get the address...
+
+
+$ xxd -s 0x0014cd20 -l 100 original-mysql
+
+0014cd20: 2069 7320 616c 7265 6164 7920 6c6f 6164   is already load
+0014cd30: 6564 0000 0000 0000 2e2e 2f2e 2e2f 6d79  ed......../../my
+0014cd40: 7371 6c2d 382e 302e 3334 2f73 716c 2d63  sql-8.0.34/sql-c
+0014cd50: 6f6d 6d6f 6e2f 636c 6965 6e74 5f70 6c75  ommon/client_plu
+0014cd60: 6769 6e2e 6363 002f 7573 722f 6c6f 6361  gin.cc./usr/loca
+0014cd70: 6c2f 6d79 7371 6c2f 6c69 622f 706c 7567  l/mysql/lib/plug
+0014cd80: 696e 0049                                in.I
+
+
+
+$ dd if=./original-mysql of=mysql bs=1 skip=$((0x0014cd20)) count=100
+
+100+0 records in
+100+0 records out
+100 bytes transferred in 0.000519 secs (192678 bytes/sec)
+
+
+$  xxd mysql            
+                  
+00000000: 2069 7320 616c 7265 6164 7920 6c6f 6164   is already load
+00000010: 6564 0000 0000 0000 2e2e 2f2e 2e2f 6d79  ed......../../my
+00000020: 7371 6c2d 382e 302e 3334 2f73 716c 2d63  sql-8.0.34/sql-c
+00000030: 6f6d 6d6f 6e2f 636c 6965 6e74 5f70 6c75  ommon/client_plu
+00000040: 6769 6e2e 6363 002f 7573 722f 6c6f 6361  gin.cc./usr/loca
+00000050: 6c2f 6d79 7371 6c2f 6c69 622f 706c 7567  l/mysql/lib/plug
+00000060: 696e 0049                                in.I
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 5acc24bd654..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-!*.so
-!VERSION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/bash-5.2.15/bash b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/bash-5.2.15/bash
deleted file mode 100644
index 17c8fc2a020..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/bash-5.2.15/bash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-@(#)Bash version 5.2.15(1) release GNU
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/[ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/[
deleted file mode 100644
index 7829d71b941..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/[
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# note: this SHOULD match as busybox 3.33.3
-
-noise!BusyBox v3.33.3!noise
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/busybox b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/busybox
deleted file mode 120000
index c3e3150b864..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/busybox-3.33.3/busybox
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-./[
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-1.14/go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-1.14/go
deleted file mode 100644
index f18b07b8a2b..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-1.14/go and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-hint-1.15/VERSION b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-hint-1.15/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bedbed9f95..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/go-hint-1.15/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-go1.15-beta2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.5.14/haproxy b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.5.14/haproxy
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fc2c2a35b4..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.5.14/haproxy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-HA-Proxy version 1.5.14 2015/07/02Copyright 2000-2015 Willy Tarreau <willy@haproxy.org>
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.8.22/haproxy b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.8.22/haproxy
deleted file mode 100644
index a424ab0ac66..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-1.8.22/haproxy and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-2.7.3/haproxy b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-2.7.3/haproxy
deleted file mode 100644
index da21a03ddc8..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/haproxy-2.7.3/haproxy and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/httpd-2.4.54/httpd b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/httpd-2.4.54/httpd
deleted file mode 100644
index 441662ab1a6..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/httpd-2.4.54/httpd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<Directory "
-mailto:
-Apache/2.4.54
- Server at <a href="
-<address>
---
-</a> Port 
- Server at 
-Apache/2.4.54 (Unix)
-ap_logio_add_bytes_out
-ap_ident_lookup
---
-access_compat_ap_satisfies
-Apache
-Apache/2.4
-Apache/2
-<VirtualHost
-<Limit
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/ibm/java b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/ibm/java
deleted file mode 100644
index 07debda62ca..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/ibm/java and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/README.md b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 20b6bc50ce3..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-The binary snippet was gathered with:
-
-```bash
-$ cat ./original-mariadb | strings | grep '-MariaDB'
-# assert you can see the value
-
-
-$ xxd ./original-mariadb | grep '\-MariaDB'
-# get the address...
-
-
-$ xxd -s 0x003dd5c0 -l 40 ./original-mariadb
-
-003dd5c0: 2900 4c69 6e75 7800 3130 2e36 2e31 352d  ).Linux.10.6.15-
-003dd5d0: 4d61 7269 6144 4200 7265 6164 6c69 6e65  MariaDB.readline
-003dd5e0: 0078 3836 5f36 3400                      .x86_64.
-
-
-$ dd if=./original-mariadb of=mariadb bs=1 skip=$((0x003dd5c0)) count=40
-
-40+0 records in
-40+0 records out
-40 bytes transferred in 0.000264 secs (151515 bytes/sec)
-
-
-$ xxd mariadb
-
-00000000: 2900 4c69 6e75 7800 3130 2e36 2e31 352d  ).Linux.10.6.15-
-00000010: 4d61 7269 6144 4200 7265 6164 6c69 6e65  MariaDB.readline
-00000020: 0078 3836 5f36 3400                      .x86_64.
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/mariadb b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/mariadb
deleted file mode 100644
index 26b2463e676..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mariadb-10.6.15/mariadb and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/memcached-1.6.18/memcached b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/memcached-1.6.18/memcached
deleted file mode 100644
index 26304334214..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/memcached-1.6.18/memcached
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-secs_since_last_cmd
-listen
-memcached 1.6.18
-udp-port
-memcached 1.6.18
-Failed to allocate memory
-%s,%s
---
-bget
-flush_all
-VERSION 1.6.18
-quit
-BADCLASS invalid class id
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/README.md b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index f32d79e0ff6..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-The binary snippet was gathered with:
-
-```bash
-$ cat ./original-mysql | strings | grep '5.6.51'
-# assert you can see the value
-
-
-$ xxd ./original-mysql | grep '5.6.51'
-# get the address...
-
-
-$ xxd -s 0x008f13d0 -l 100 original-mysql
-
-008f13d0: 2d62 6163 6b75 702d 7265 7374 6f72 6572  -backup-restorer
-008f13e0: 2d6d 7973 716c 2d35 2e36 2f6d 7973 716c  -mysql-5.6/mysql
-008f13f0: 2d35 2e36 2e35 312f 636c 6965 6e74 2f63  -5.6.51/client/c
-008f1400: 6f6d 706c 6574 696f 6e5f 6861 7368 2e63  ompletion_hash.c
-008f1410: 6300 2f76 6172 2f76 6361 702f 6461 7461  c./var/vcap/data
-008f1420: 2f63 6f6d 7069 6c65 2f64 6174 6162 6173  /compile/databas
-008f1430: 652d 6261                                e-ba
-
-
-$ dd if=./original-mysql of=mysql bs=1 skip=$((0x008f13d0)) count=100
-
-100+0 records in
-100+0 records out
-100 bytes transferred in 0.000642 secs (155763 bytes/sec)
-
-
-$ xxd mysql
-                   
-00000000: 2d62 6163 6b75 702d 7265 7374 6f72 6572  -backup-restorer
-00000010: 2d6d 7973 716c 2d35 2e36 2f6d 7973 716c  -mysql-5.6/mysql
-00000020: 2d35 2e36 2e35 312f 636c 6965 6e74 2f63  -5.6.51/client/c
-00000030: 6f6d 706c 6574 696f 6e5f 6861 7368 2e63  ompletion_hash.c
-00000040: 6300 2f76 6172 2f76 6361 702f 6461 7461  c./var/vcap/data
-00000050: 2f63 6f6d 7069 6c65 2f64 6174 6162 6173  /compile/databas
-00000060: 652d 6261                                e-ba
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/mysql b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/mysql
deleted file mode 100644
index 827b1f3f5ff..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-5.6.51/mysql and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/README.md b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index c39e45bf1a2..00000000000
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-The binary snippet was gathered with:
-
-```bash
-$ cat ./original-mysql | strings | grep '8.0.34'
-# assert you can see the value
-
-
-$ xxd ./original-mysql | grep '8.0.34'
-# get the address...
-
-
-$ xxd -s 0x0014cd20 -l 100 original-mysql
-
-0014cd20: 2069 7320 616c 7265 6164 7920 6c6f 6164   is already load
-0014cd30: 6564 0000 0000 0000 2e2e 2f2e 2e2f 6d79  ed......../../my
-0014cd40: 7371 6c2d 382e 302e 3334 2f73 716c 2d63  sql-8.0.34/sql-c
-0014cd50: 6f6d 6d6f 6e2f 636c 6965 6e74 5f70 6c75  ommon/client_plu
-0014cd60: 6769 6e2e 6363 002f 7573 722f 6c6f 6361  gin.cc./usr/loca
-0014cd70: 6c2f 6d79 7371 6c2f 6c69 622f 706c 7567  l/mysql/lib/plug
-0014cd80: 696e 0049                                in.I
-
-
-
-$ dd if=./original-mysql of=mysql bs=1 skip=$((0x0014cd20)) count=100
-
-100+0 records in
-100+0 records out
-100 bytes transferred in 0.000519 secs (192678 bytes/sec)
-
-
-$  xxd mysql            
-                  
-00000000: 2069 7320 616c 7265 6164 7920 6c6f 6164   is already load
-00000010: 6564 0000 0000 0000 2e2e 2f2e 2e2f 6d79  ed......../../my
-00000020: 7371 6c2d 382e 302e 3334 2f73 716c 2d63  sql-8.0.34/sql-c
-00000030: 6f6d 6d6f 6e2f 636c 6965 6e74 5f70 6c75  ommon/client_plu
-00000040: 6769 6e2e 6363 002f 7573 722f 6c6f 6361  gin.cc./usr/loca
-00000050: 6c2f 6d79 7371 6c2f 6c69 622f 706c 7567  l/mysql/lib/plug
-00000060: 696e 0049                                in.I
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/mysql b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/mysql
deleted file mode 100644
index f927c3b059e..00000000000
Binary files a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/mysql-8.0.34/mysql and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/nginx-1.25.1/nginx b/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary/test-fixtures/classifiers/positive/nginx-1.25.1/nginx
deleted file mode 100644
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