VCM2: Command lines for console antivirus
by VirusBuster
A correct command line is required to run an antivirus for some reasons. A bad decision could slow down the scanning process unnecessarily.
This article will have two parts. First I will suggest command lines for several antivirus and finally I will give some tips to choose correctly the command line for running a command line antivirus.
I will not explain what each parameter does. If you want to know about them read the documentation of the antivirus.
Suggested command lines:
AVAST (ASHCMD.EXE):
C:\PATH /_ /a /c /i /s /t=A /r=avast
AVG (AVGSCAN.EXE):
/SCAN /ARC /RT /REPORT XXX.LOG /NOMEM /NOHIMEM /NOSELF C:\PATH
AVPDOS32/KAVDOS32 (AVPDOS32.EXE/KAVDOS32.EXE):
/S /Y /* /M /B /P /H /V /U /W=XXX.LOG C:\PATH
/S /Y /* /M /B /P /H /W=XXX.LOG C:\PATH
First command line performs redundant scanning and second does not.
BitDefender (BDDOSC.EXE):
C:\PATH /f /r /i /nohed /log=xxx.log /a
Dr. Web (DRWEBWCL.EXE):
C:\PATH /ARN /GO /RPXXX.LOG /UPN /NM /AL
F-Prot (F-PROT.EXE):
/REPORT=XXX.LOG /DUMB /ARCHIVE /PACKED /NOMEM /COLLECT C:\PATH
KAV (AVP32.EXE):
/S /W /Q /REDUNDANT C:\PATH
/S /W /Q C:\PATH
First command line performs redundant scanning and second does not.
Previous to run KAV you must define some options inside the GUI.
McAfee (SCANPM.EXE):
C:\PATH /all /an /vid /d /program /mime /analyze /nomem /!guru /unzip /sub
/mailbox /rptcor /report=xxx.log
Norton Antivirus (VSCAND.EXE):
C:\PATH /AZ /LOG=XXX.LOG /NA /NB /NC /NM
Nod32 (NOD32DOS.EXE):
/quit+ /pack+ /arch+ /heur- /doboots /all /log=xxx.log C:\PATH
Reliable (Romanian) Antivirus (RAVAV.EXE):
-H off -I off -A -M --report=XXX.LOG C:\PATH
Sophos (SWEEP.EXE):
C:\PATH -all -archive -f -nb -ndi -nk -nm -ns -pb -rec -sc -p=xxx.log -zip
Ukranian Antivirus (UNA32C.EXE):
C:\PATH /ALL /AR /H0 /R /LOG=XXX.LOGTips for a good command line:
Doing logs for exchanging we do not care about heuristics, it only slows down the scanning process so it is better to disable them.
If there is a DOS based command line and a Win32 based, it is better to use the Win32 version because very probably it will be faster scanning.
