Application settings for the command prompt
February 5, 2024
ID 156605
When you install or update the application in silent mode, you can specify in your command the settings presented in the table below.
Use the following format: <settings>[=<value>]. For example, AGREETOEULA=1
If setting values contain spaces, enclose these values in double quotes. For example, PROXY_AUTH_LOGIN="My Login"
Application settings for the command prompt
Name | Description | Available values | Required / optional |
AGREETOEULA | Accept the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement. | 0 – decline 1 – agree | Always required |
AGREETO_SUPPLEMENTAL_STATEMENT | Accept the terms and conditions of the Supplemental Statement on Data Processing. | 0 – decline 1 – agree | Always required |
AGREETOPRIVACYPOLICY | Accept the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy. | 0 – decline 1 – agree | Always required |
AGREETO_MARKETING_STATEMENT | Accept the terms of the Statement Regarding Data Processing for Marketing Purposes. | 0 – decline 1 – agree | Always required |
ADWARE_DETECT | Turn on detection of adware and suspicious processes. | 0 – decline 1 – agree | Always required |
PROXY_TYPE | Type of proxy server use. If PROXY_TYPE = manually, the PROXY_HOST and PROXY_PORT parameters are required. | auto – proxy server settings are detected automatically (by default) manually – configure the proxy server settings manually none – a proxy server is not used | Optional |
PROXY_HOST | Proxy server address. | Arbitrary value | Optional |
PROXY_PORT | Port used to connect to the proxy server. | [0-65535] | Optional |
PROXY_AUTH_LOGIN | User name to connect to the proxy server. | Arbitrary value | Optional |
PROXY_AUTH_PASSWORD | Password to connect to the proxy server. The password cannot be empty or contain quotation marks. | Arbitrary value | Optional |
PROXY_LOCAL_ADDRESS | Whether a proxy server is used for local addresses. | 0 – a proxy server is used 1 – a proxy server is not used (by default) | Optional |
MIGRATE_SETTINGS | Enable / disable settings migration from the previous version of the application. If enabled (or not specified) when updating the application in silent mode, only the always-required parameter values (AGREETOEULA, AGREETO_SUPPLEMENTAL_STATEMENT, AGREETOPRIVACYPOLICY, ADWARE_DETECT) will be used from a command. Optional and relative parameter values will be copied from the previously installed version. If the previously installed version is Beta1 or Beta2, the MIGRATE_SETTINGS value is ignored since automatic settings copying is not available for those versions. | 0 – disable 1 – enable (by default) | Optional |
REBOOTCOMPUTER | Restart the computer after uninstalling or updating the application. | 0 – do not restart 1 – restart | Required if updating |
PROTECTION_PASSWORD | Password-protect the application settings. Your password cannot be empty or contain quotation marks. | Arbitrary string value | Optional (incompatible with the PROTECTION_PASSWORD_PATH parameter) |
PROTECTION_PASSWORD_PATH | Specify a local or network path to a TXT file with the password to protect the application settings. | Arbitrary string value | Optional (incompatible with the PROTECTION_PASSWORD parameter) |
REGISTRATION_CODE | Code to activate the application. | Arbitrary value | Optional |
The following table describes specific settings intended for internal use at Kaspersky. We cannot guarantee correct installation and operation of the application if you modify the default values of these settings.
Application settings for internal use
Name | Description | Default value |
INSTALLDIR | Internal setting for changing the default installation path of the application. | The default installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Home 4.0 for a 64-bit operating system. |
SELFPROTECTION | Enable (1) / disable (0) self-protection. | Self-protection is enabled by default. |
RUNAPP | Run (1) / do not run (0) the application after installing in silent mode. | The application is launched by default. |
/log <path to folder> | Create application installer and MSI installer log files in the specified folder. The following file names will be used: "kart_installer_%m.%d_%H.%M.INST.log"; "kart_installer_%m.%d_%H.%M.MSI.log"; m – month, d – day, H – hour, M - minute. | Not set |
/disable_updates | Skip the search for installer updates, in case of launching without specifying the /q key | Not set |
/wait | Wait for the shut down of the already running installer before starting work | Not set |
All parameters are case-sensitive. Receiving the application error code ErrorCode: 253 alongside with an MSI error, indicates that the command did not use correct command syntax. Please review these instructions and try again.
If you do not specify the optional parameters, Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Home will be installed with the default values of these parameters.