Kaspersky Anti-Ransomware Tool for Home

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.

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