SCAN command

January 10, 2024

ID 147100

Starts virus scan of the virtual machine.

Command syntax:

SCAN [<files>] [/ALL][/MEMORY][/STARTUP][/MAIL][/REMDRIVES] [/FIXDRIVES][/NETDRIVES][/@:<filelist.lst>] [/i<0-4>] [/e:a|s|b|<mask>|<maximum scan time>] [/R[A]:<report file>] [/C:<configuration file>]

Settings:

  • <files> – list of files and folders separated by spaces (long paths must be enclosed in quotation marks).
  • /ALL – scan all file system objects of the protected virtual machine.
  • /MEMORY – scan the memory of the protected virtual machine.
  • /STARTUP – scan startup objects.
  • /MAIL – scan mailboxes.
  • /REMDRIVES – scan removable drives.
  • /FIXDRIVES – scan hard drives.
  • /NETDRIVES – scan network drives.
  • /@:<filelist.lst> – scan files in the list.
  • /i0 – inform.
  • /i1 – disinfect or skip if disinfection fails.
  • /i2 – disinfect or delete if disinfection fails (in this case, the application does not delete files from containers but deletes containers that have an executable extension).
  • /i3 – disinfect or delete if disinfection fails (in this case, the application deletes containers if it is impossible to delete the object from the container).
  • /i4 – delete (including deletion of containers if it is impossible to delete the object from the container).
  • /i8 (default) – immediately ask the user.
  • /i9 – ask the user after the task completes.
  • /fe – quick scan mode (by extension).
  • /fi – smart scan mode (by format).
  • /fa (default) – scan all files.
  • --e:a – do not scan archives.
  • /e:b – do not scan mail databases and the text of email messages.
  • /e:<mask> – do not scan files by mask.
  • --e:<maximum scan time> – do not scan compound files if the scan takes longer than the specified time. Specify the maximum scan duration for a file in seconds.
  • /es:<maximum file size> – do not scan files if their size exceeds the specified value. Specify the maximum size of a file to be scanned, in megabytes.
  • /iSwift=<on|off> – enable or disable iSwift technology.
  • /C:<configuration file> – specify the configuration file.
  • /R:<report file> – save only critical events to the report file.
  • /RA:<report file> – save all events to the report file.

    Examples:

    • 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

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