Displays syntax suggestions and the list of available commands.

Syntax

avp.com HELP <command>

Example

• Display the list of available command parameters:  

avp.com help scan

• Display the list of available commands: 

avp.com help

Scans files for malicious code.

Syntax

avp.com SCAN [<files>][/ALL][/MEMORY][/STARTUP][/MAIL][/REMDRIVES][/FIXDRIVES][/NETDRIVES][/BOOT][/@:<filelist.lst>][/i<0-4>][/e:a|s|b|<file mask>|<time in seconds>][/R[A]:<report_file>][/C:<configuration_file>]

Parameters

• Scan objects  
  • <files> — list of files or folders separated by spaces. We recommend enclosing long file paths in quotation marks. 
  • /ALL — my computer
  • /MEMORY — computer memory 
  • /STARTUP — startup objects
  • /MAIL — mailboxes
  • /REMDRIVES — removable drives
  • /FIXDRIVES — hard drives
  • /NETDRIVES — network drives
  • /BOOT — disk boot sectors
  • /@:<filelist.lst> — files in the specified list of files
• Actions on detected objects: 
  • /i0 — report only
  • /i1 — disinfect, skip if disinfection is impossible 
  • /i2 — disinfect, delete if disinfection is impossible. Don't delete objects from containers, delete containers with an executable header. 
  • /i3 — disinfect, delete if disinfection is impossible. Delete containers if it is impossible to disinfect an object in it. 
  • /i4 — delete infected objects, delete containers if objects cannot be deleted.    
  • /i8 (default) — immediately prompt the user for action upon detection
  • /i9 — prompt for the user action once the scan is finished
• File types: 
  • /fe — quick scan (by extension)
  • /fi — smart scan (by format)
  • /fa (default) — all files
• Exclusions: 
  • /e:a — do not scan archives
  • /e:b — skip address databases or messages with plain text 
  • /e:<file mask> — skip files matching a particular mask
  • /e:<time in seconds> — skip files scanned for longer than <time in seconds>
  • /es:<size> — skip files larger than <size in MB>
• Reports: 
  • / R:<report_file> — only important events
  • / RA:<report_file> — all events
• Additional parameters: 
  • /iSwift=<on|off> — do not scan files again under certain conditions. Implemented through a local cache of the hashes of scanned files.
  • /C:<configuration_file> — configuration file.

Example

avp.com SCAN /R:log.txt /MEMORY /STARTUP /MAIL "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\My Documents" "C:\Program Files" C:\Downloads\test.exe 

avp.com SCAN /MEMORY /@:objects2scan.txt/C:scan_settings.txt /RA:scan.log

Result

By default, the command displays the scan settings, scan status in % and scan results.

Runs a database update task for the agent through the SVM.

Syntax

avp.com UPDATE [<source>][/R[A]:<report_file>][/C:<settings_file>][/APP=on|off]

Parameters

• <source> — update source. Only a local folder can be used as an update source. If the source is not specified, SVM will be used.
• /R:<report_file> — only record important events
• /RA:<report_file> — record all events 
• /C:<settings_file> — configuration file.
• /APP=on|off — install autopatches

Example

avp.com UPDATE /RA:avbases_upd.txt

Result

The command displays the following information:

• Update source, for example: \\svm.domain.com\xz;
• Update status
• Update result

This command enables and disables tracing of the agent.

Syntax

avp.com TRACES on/off

avp.com TRACES clear

avp.com TRACES copyto <UNC path>

Parameters

• on — enable tracing
• off — disable tracing
• clear — delete all trace files.
• /COPYTO <UNC path> — copy trace files to a folder

Example

avp.com TRACES on 

This command starts a component or task.

Syntax

avp.com START [<Profile>] /login:<"login"> /password:<"password"> [/R[A]:<report_file>] 

Parameters

• /R:<report_file> — only record important events (only available for scan_xxx, Updater, Rollback and Retranslation)
• /RA:<report_file> — record all events (only available for scan_xxx, Updater, Rollback and Retranslation)
• <Profile> — name of the profile to start Possible values:
  • DeviceControl (Device Control)
  • EntAppControl (Application Startup Control)
  • File_Monitoring (File Anti-Virus)
  • Firewall (Firewall)
  • HipsTask (Application Privilege Control)
  • Ids (Network Attack Blocker)
  • Mail_Monitoring (Mail Anti-Virus)
  • SW2 (System Watcher)
  • Web_Monitoring (Web Anti-Virus)
  • WebControl (Web Control)

Example

avp.com START HipsTask /login:"1" /password:"1"

This command stops a component or task.

Syntax

avp.com START<Profile>] /login:<"login"> /password:<"password">

Parameters

<Profile> — the name of the profile to terminate Possible profile values:

• DeviceControl (Device Control)
• EntAppControl (Application Startup Control)
• File_Monitoring (File Anti-Virus)
• Firewall (Firewall)
• HipsTask (Application Privilege Control)
• Ids (Network Attack Blocker)
• Mail_Monitoring (Mail Anti-Virus)
• SW2 (System Watcher)
• Web_Monitoring (Web Anti-Virus)
• WebControl (Web Control)

This command displays the status of the component or task.

Syntax

avp.com STATUS [profile] 

Parameters

To display all available tasks, run the STATUS command with no additional parameters.

Possible profile values:

• DeviceControl (Device Control)
• EntAppControl (Application Startup Control)
• File_Monitoring (File Anti-Virus)
• Firewall (Firewall)
• HipsTask (Application Privilege Control)
• Ids (Network Attack Blocker)
• Mail_Monitoring (Mail Anti-Virus)
• SW2 (System Watcher)
• Web_Monitoring (Web Anti-Virus)
• WebControl (Web Control)

Displays statistics on a running or competed scan or update task.

Syntax

avp.com STATISTICS <Updater|ODS>

Parameters

• ODS — information about on-demand task
• Updater — information about update task

This command restores files from the backup copy.

Syntax

avp.com RESTORE [/REPLACE] <file name> 

Parameters

• /REPLACE — replace the existing file
• <file name > — that file to restore

Example

avp.com RESTORE /REPLACE C:\eicar.com  

This command exports settings from the agent.

Syntax

avp.com EXPORT <file_name> 

Parameters

<file-name> — the file to which the settings will be saved. The the extension .txt to save the file as a text document.

Example

• Export to a binary file: 

avp.com EXPORT settings.cfg   

• Export to a text file:

avp.com EXPORT settings.txt 

This command imports settings to the agent.

Syntax

avp.com START< File name>] /login=<"login"> /password=<"password">

Parameters

<file name> — the file from which the settings will be imported Only binary format is supported.

Example

avp.com IMPORT settings.cfg /login:"1" /password:"1"

Displays information about the license received from the SVM.

Syntax

avp.com LICENSE /check

Result

The command displays the following information:

• License source
• License ID
• type of license term
• License term
• Days until expiration

Example

avp.com LICENSE /check

This command exits the application and terminates all processes of the agent.

Syntax

avp.com EXIT /login=<login> /password=<password>

Example

avp.com EXIT /login="1" /password="1"

Displays information about the connected SVM.

Syntax

avp.com SVMINFO

Result

The command displays the following information:

• IP address or full domain name of the connected SVM
• Means of obtaining information about the SVM.
• List of known SVMs

Example

avp.com SVMINFO

This command retrieves and configures SVM template types.

Syntax

avp.com POOLTYPE [PVM|NPVM] 

Parameters

• PVM — template for a permanent pool of SVMs 
• NPVM — template for a temporary pool of SVMs

If additional parameters are not set, then the command displays the SVM’s template type.

Example

avp.com POOLTYPE PVM