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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:10 pm

Hey All,

I wanted to check if it will be possible to see a list of the command line options that are availble when installing Clam AV. I saw the silent install FAQ, but would like to see what other options are available that i might use for upcoming deployment. Any help will be appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:37 pm

I guess if you are interested in automating scans, the clamscan and freshclam parameters are the most important. Clamwin is not really fit for non-gui use (except with the scheduler).

You can see the parameters by typing "clamscan.exe --help" on a command line. Same for freshclam.

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:48 pm

budtse wrote:

I guess if you are interested in automating scans, the clamscan and freshclam parameters are the most important. Clamwin is not really fit for non-gui use (except with the scheduler).

You can see the parameters by typing "clamscan.exe --help" on a command line. Same for freshclam.

Hey Budtse,

I was actually more interested in the installation options of the .exe file and what they are, i.e. a list of the options when you install the program via a command line. What i need is a way to install the program without Outlook support via the command line (since the default is to install ClamWin with that option).

The reason i need that at installation time as a command line option is to script/automate the installation to a number of machines, as opposed to running a single user install at each PC.

In short, I am looking for a listing of the options on install for the .exe file and particularly interested in the 'No Outlook' option if there is one. Hope this clarifies my question a bit.

PS: as far as i read on the forum, the only way to have ClamWin without the Outlook option is to specify this at install, so that is why i was looking for the option listing. Any other options will be welcome to help in customizing the installation for multiple machines.

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:31 pm

Hey guys, I am still looking for the solution of the question i posted. If anyone can help, that would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:47 pm

Please be patient, we are not monitoring the forums all day.

The only parameters that can be used with the installer, are the standard InnoSetup installer options. I suggest you download Inno Setup from http://www.jrsoftware.org http://www.jrsoftware.org and check out the help file. I saw there is a /COMPONENTS option, you should be able to use that to specify the needed components (withouth the outlook addin).

hope this helps,
budtse

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:09 pm

budtse wrote:

I guess if you are interested in automating scans, the clamscan and freshclam parameters are the most important. Clamwin is not really fit for non-gui use (except with the scheduler).

You can see the parameters by typing "clamscan.exe --help" on a command line. Same for freshclam.

Can someone explain the difference between clamscan and freshscan? I have looked at the "--help" info but I am
still at a lose to see what the difference is between the two.

Thanks.

Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 5:56 pm

ClamScan is the virus scanner, while freshclam is just an utility to update the virus definition database.

Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 10:11 pm

If you are still looking for ClamWin command line options, you might look at the link below. It's not "official," and I don't know where the poster got it.

http://forum.softwareblaze.com/viewtopic.php?t=127

Regards

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:11 pm

These are the clamscan.exe parameters, the same list as you get when typing

Code:

clamscan.exe -h

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:58 am

under "C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin"
you will find clamscan.exe which is the main exe file for preforming a computer scan for viruses.
(also freshclam.exe can be used, I will explain later).

open a command line console (start->run-> type cmd and press enter, now browse to "C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin").
after you are in the path of clamwin,

use the following switches with clamscan.exe to create your own scan process, also you may download the program
4tray minimizer, that adds a "minimize to tray" command in every window's top, that way you can create a shortcut,
and after run it, you can make it an icon near the system clock place.

switches:
clamscan.exe

Code:

Clam AntiVirus Scanner 0.94.1
(C) 2002 - 2007 ClamAV Team - http://www.clamav.net/team

--help -h Print this help screen
--version -V Print version number
--verbose -v Be verbose
--debug Enable libclamav's debug messages
--quiet Only output error messages
--stdout Write to stdout instead of stderr
--no-summary Disable summary at end of scanning
--infected -i Only print infected files
--bell Sound bell on virus detection
--show-progress Print progress indicator for each file

--tempdir=DIRECTORY Create temporary files in DIRECTORY
--leave-temps Do not remove temporary files
--database=FILE/DIR -d FILE/DIR Load virus database from FILE or load
all .cvd and .db[2] files from DIR
--log=FILE -l FILE Save scan report to FILE
--recursive -r Scan subdirectories recursively
--remove Remove infected files. Be careful!
--move=DIRECTORY Move infected files into DIRECTORY
--copy=DIRECTORY Copy infected files into DIRECTORY
--exclude=PATT Don't scan file names containing PATT
--exclude-dir=PATT Don't scan directories containing PATT
--include=PATT Only scan file names containing PATT
--include-dir=PATT Only scan directories containing PATT

--detect-pua Detect Possibly Unwanted Applications
--exclude-pua=CAT Skip PUA sigs of category CAT
--include-pua=CAT Load PUA sigs of category CAT
--detect-structured Detect structured data (SSN, Credit Card)
--structured-ssn-format=X SSN format (0=normal,1=stripped,2=both)
--structured-ssn-count=N Min SSN count to generate a detect
--structured-cc-count=N Min CC count to generate a detect
--no-mail Disable mail file support
--keep-mbox Don't delete/rename mailboxes
--memory Scan loaded executable modules
--kill -k Kill/Unload infected loaded modules
--unload -u Unload infected modules from processes
--no-phishing-sigs Disable signature-based phishing detection
--no-phishing-scan-urls Disable url-based phishing detection
--heuristic-scan-precedence Stop scanning as soon as a heuristic match is found
--phishing-ssl Always block SSL mismatches in URLs (phishing module)
--phishing-cloak Always block cloaked URLs (phishing module)
--no-algorithmic Disable algorithmic detection
--no-pe Disable PE analysis
--no-elf Disable ELF support
--no-ole2 Disable OLE2 support
--no-pdf Disable PDF support
--no-html Disable HTML support
--no-archive Disable archive support
--detect-broken Try to detect broken executable files
--block-encrypted Block encrypted archives
--mail-follow-urls Download and scan URLs

--max-filesize=#n Files larger than this will be skipped and assumed clean
--max-scansize=#n The maximum amount of data to scan for each container file (*)
--max-files=#n The maximum number of files to scan for each container file (*)
--max-recursion=#n Maximum archive recursion level for container file (*)
--max-dir-recursion=#n Maximum directory recursion level

(*) Certain files (e.g. documents, archives, etc.) may in turn contain other
files inside. The above options ensure safe processing of this kind of data.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

switches:
freshclam.exe
probably checks for updates or just update state, can throw information out to console (can be catched using scripts or
any program like c/c++/c# that could hold the output (stdout) ).

Code:

Clam AntiVirus: freshclam 0.94.1
(C) 2002 - 2007 ClamAV Team - http://www.clamav.net/team

--help -h show help
--version -V print version number and exit
--verbose -v be verbose
--debug enable debug messages
--quiet only output error messages
--no-warnings don't print and log warnings
--stdout write to stdout instead of stderr

--config-file=FILE read configuration from FILE.
--log=FILE -l FILE log into FILE
--no-dns force old non-DNS verification method
--checks=#n -c #n number of checks per day, 1 <= n <= 50
--datadir=DIRECTORY download new databases into DIRECTORY
--daemon-notify[=/path/clamd.conf] send RELOAD command to clamd
--local-address=IP -a IP bind to IP for HTTP downloads
--on-update-execute=COMMAND execute COMMAND after successful update
--on-error-execute=COMMAND execute COMMAND if errors occured
--on-outdated-execute=COMMAND execute COMMAND when software is outdated
--list-mirrors print mirrors from mirrors.dat
--submit-stats[=/path/clamd.conf] only submit detection statistics

Windows Service:
--daemon Start in Service mode (internal)
--install Install Windows Service
--uninstall Uninstall Windows Service

Elad Karako.

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 3:55 pm

I know this is an old thread, but I found what the poster was looking for--I was looking for the same thing. Budtse pointed in the right direction. I found it on the inno website:

http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline

I used the /log="" option to save install logs with my automated network installation (see my user guide thread). It works, so I assume the others will too.

Here's the details:

Quote:

Setup Command Line Parameters
The Setup program accepts optional command line parameters. These can be useful to system administrators, and to other programs calling the Setup program.

/SP-
Disables the This will install... Do you wish to continue? prompt at the beginning of Setup. Of course, this will have no effect if the DisableStartupPrompt [Setup] section directive was set to yes.

/SILENT, /VERYSILENT
Instructs Setup to be silent or very silent. When Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window is. When a setup is very silent this installation progress window is not displayed. Everything else is normal so for example error messages during installation are displayed and the startup prompt is (if you haven't disabled it with DisableStartupPrompt or the '/SP-' command line option explained above).

If a restart is necessary and the '/NORESTART' command isn't used (see below) and Setup is silent, it will display a Reboot now? message box. If it's very silent it will reboot without asking.

/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
Instructs Setup to suppress message boxes. Only has an effect when combined with '/SILENT' and '/VERYSILENT'.

The default response in situations where there's a choice is:

Yes in a 'Keep newer file?' situation.
No in a 'File exists, confirm overwrite.' situation.
Abort in Abort/Retry situations.
Cancel in Retry/Cancel situations.
Yes (=continue) in a DiskSpaceWarning/DirExists/DirDoesntExist/NoUninstallWarning/ExitSetupMessage/ConfirmUninstall situation.
Yes (=restart) in a FinishedRestartMessage/UninstalledAndNeedsRestart situation.
5 message boxes are not suppressible:

The About Setup message box.
The Exit Setup? message box.
The FileNotInDir2 message box displayed when Setup requires a new disk to be inserted and the disk was not found.
Any (error) message box displayed before Setup (or Uninstall) could read the command line parameters.
Any message box displayed by [Code] support function MsgBox.
/LOG
Causes Setup to create a log file in the user's TEMP directory detailing file installation and [Run] actions taken during the installation process. This can be a helpful debugging aid. For example, if you suspect a file isn't being replaced when you believe it should be (or vice versa), the log file will tell you if the file was really skipped, and why.

The log file is created with a unique name based on the current date. (It will not overwrite or append to existing files.)

The information contained in the log file is technical in nature and therefore not intended to be understandable by end users. Nor is it designed to be machine-parseable; the format of the file is subject to change without notice.

/LOG="filename"
Same as /LOG, except it allows you to specify a fixed path/filename to use for the log file. If a file with the specified name already exists it will be overwritten. If the file cannot be created, Setup will abort with an error message.

/NOCANCEL
Prevents the user from cancelling during the installation process, by disabling the Cancel button and ignoring clicks on the close button. Useful along with '/SILENT' or '/VERYSILENT'.

/NORESTART
Instructs Setup not to reboot even if it's necessary.

/RESTARTEXITCODE=exit code
Specifies the custom exit code that Setup is to return when a restart is needed. Useful along with '/NORESTART'. Also see Setup Exit Codes.

/LOADINF="filename"
Instructs Setup to load the settings from the specified file after having checked the command line. This file can be prepared using the '/SAVEINF=' command as explained below.

Don't forget to use quotes if the filename contains spaces.

/SAVEINF="filename"
Instructs Setup to save installation settings to the specified file.

Don't forget to use quotes if the filename contains spaces.

/LANG=language
Specifies the language to use. language specifies the internal name of the language as specified in a [Languages] section entry.

When a valid /LANG parameter is used, the Select Language dialog will be suppressed.

/DIR="x:\dirname"
Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination Location wizard page. A fully qualified pathname must be specified.

/GROUP="folder name"
Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page. If the [Setup] section directive DisableProgramGroupPage was set to yes, this command line parameter is ignored.

/NOICONS
Instructs Setup to initially check the Don't create a Start Menu folder check box on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.

/TYPE=type name
Overrides the default setup type.

If the specified type exists and isn't a custom type, then any /COMPONENTS parameter will be ignored.

/COMPONENTS="comma separated list of component names"
Overrides the default component settings. Using this command line parameter causes Setup to automatically select a custom type. If no custom type is defined, this parameter is ignored.

Only the specified components will be selected; the rest will be deselected.

If a component name is prefixed with a "*" character, any child components will be selected as well (except for those that include the dontinheritcheck flag). If a component name is prefixed with a "!" character, the component will be deselected.

This parameter does not change the state of components that include the fixed flag.

Example:
Deselect all components, then select the "help" and "plugins" components:
/COMPONENTS="help,plugins"
Example:
Deselect all components, then select a parent component and all of its children with the exception of one:
/COMPONENTS="*parent,!parent\child"
/TASKS="comma separated list of task names"
Specifies a list of tasks that should be initially selected.

Only the specified tasks will be selected; the rest will be deselected. Use the /MERGETASKS parameter instead if you want to keep the default set of tasks and only select/deselect some of them.

If a task name is prefixed with a "*" character, any child tasks will be selected as well (except for those that include the dontinheritcheck flag). If a task name is prefixed with a "!" character, the task will be deselected.

Example:
Deselect all tasks, then select the "desktopicon" and "fileassoc" tasks:
/TASKS="desktopicon,fileassoc"
Example:
Deselect all tasks, then select a parent task and all of its children with the exception of one:
/TASKS="*parent,!parent\child"
/MERGETASKS="comma separated list of task names"
Like the /TASKS parameter, except the specified tasks will be merged with the set of tasks that would have otherwise been selected by default.

If UsePreviousTasks is set to yes, the specified tasks will be selected/deselected after any previous tasks are restored.

Example:
Keep the default set of selected tasks, but additionally select the "desktopicon" and "fileassoc" tasks:
/MERGETASKS="desktopicon,fileassoc"
Example:
Keep the default set of selected tasks, but deselect the "desktopicon" task:
/MERGETASKS="!desktopicon"
/PASSWORD=password
Specifies the password to use. If the [Setup] section directive Password was not set, this command line parameter is ignored.

When an invalid password is specified, this command line parameter is also ignored.

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 10:06 am

hankn wrote:

budtse wrote:

I guess if you are interested in automating scans, the clamscan and freshclam parameters are the most important. Clamwin is not really fit for non-gui use (except with the scheduler).

You can see the parameters by typing "clamscan.exe --help" on a command line. Same for freshclam.

Can someone explain the difference between clamscan and freshscan? I will let you know if I find anything on this http://www.losangelescaraccidentattorney.co website.Anyway, I have seen at the "help" but I am still not sure how to see what the difference is between the two.

Thanks.

I am also confused if what are their differences, I've read other comments but still can't decipher it, can someone please elaborate it? thanks in advance. I appreciate your response. Smile

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 12:39 pm

There is no "freshscan" command. You probably mean "freshclam" that is the update command. Clamscan is the scan command.
Budtse was right--ClamWin really shouldn't be used from the command line. There can be too many headaches. There has been little command line support since ClamWin .94. There was some sort of big difference then.

Regards,

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:18 am

extreme big help guys!
thanks for the detailed commands.