Thanks Dave for your confidence.
Actually, any program that can receive command line parameters can be run
this way from a batch file. I often do this even with CCleaner to clean my
machine every Friday night.
However, here is a description for other command line parameters for
Malware. I just copied and pasted it here for anyone who may be interested
in running this program from the command line:
Command Line Parameters
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware supports a variety of command line parameters.
Corporate clients may contact us for additional command line parameters. To
start the program using a command line parameter, simply open a Run prompt
and type the following:
mbam.exe <parameters>
(where parameters is one or more of the following)
a.. /errorsilent: suppresses all critical errors and writes the last error
to <root-drive>\mbam-error.txt.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /errorsilent (will suppress all errors when the progarm
is running)
b.. /proxy <required server> <optional port> <optional username> <optional
password>: allows you to update through a proxy server. Leave blank to
remove proxy settings.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /proxy (will remove the proxy settings)
2.. mbam.exe /proxy proxy.com 80 (will use proxy.com on port 80 with
no credentials)
3.. mbam.exe /proxy proxy.com 80 admin password (will use proxy.com
with the specified credentials)
c.. /logtofolder <optional path>: allows you to save all log files to the
specified folder. If this folder does not exist, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
attempts to create it. If the path is blank, changes are reverted to default
settings. These logs do not show up on the Logs tab.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /logtofolder C:\mbam_log_files (will save all future log
files to C:\mbam_log_files)
d.. /logtofile <optional path>: allows you to save all log files to the
specified file. If this file does not exist, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
attempts to create it. Newest entries are appended to top of the file. If
the path is blank, changes are reverted to default settings. This log does
not show up on the Logs tab.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /logtofile C:\mbam_log_files\mbam-log.txt (will save all
future log files to C:\mbam_log_files\mbam-log.txt)
b.. Limitations:
1.. The path, in the above case C:\mbam_log_files, must exist.
e.. /debug <optional -silent>: allows you to collect information to send
as a bug report.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /debug (will bring up a prompt to save the debug file)
2.. mbam.exe /debug -silent (will save debug file silently to
<root-drive>\mbam-info.txt)
f.. /register: allows you to register the program without displaying the
main dialog.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /register 12345-67890 AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD (will register
the product using the license key passed in the parameters)
g.. /developer: this command line parameter is explained in further detail
in the false positives section.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /developer (will start the program with detailed
detection information)
h.. /update <optional -silent>: allows you to update the product and
database.
a.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /update (will attempt to update the database or program,
depending on settings)
2.. mbam.exe /update -silent (will attempt to update the database or
program silently)
b.. Limitations:
1.. -silent parameter requires product registration.
i.. /scan <optional -quick or -full or -flash> <optional -silent>
<optional -remove> < optional -terminate> <optional -reboot>
<optional -log>: initiates a scan with the selected options.
a.. Parameters:
1.. -quick: initiates a quick scan.
2.. -full: initiates a full scan using saved drives in the registry.
3.. -flash: initiates a flash scan, memory and heuristics only
(requires registration).
4.. -terminate: closes the program after a scan completes and no
threats were found (can not be used with -silent).
5.. -log: overrides the save log checkmark on the settings tab.
6.. -silent: hides the GUI while scanning (does not need to be used
with -terminate). Requires product registration.
7.. -reboot: reboots the computer if necessary, only valid if -silent
is used. Requires product registration.
8.. -remove: automatically removes threats and saves a log file.
Unless -silent is specified, GUI stays open. Requires product registration.
b.. Examples:
1.. mbam.exe /scan (will run a default scan)
2.. mbam.exe /scan -full (will run a full scan)
3.. mbam.exe /scan -flash -terminate (will run a flash scan and
terminate if no objects are detected)
4.. mbam.exe /scan -quick -log -silent -remove -reboot (will run a
quick scan silently, logs, automatically removes threats, and reboots if
necessary)
c.. Limitations:
1.. -terminate parameter can not be used with the -silent parameter.
2.. -reboot parameter is only valid if used with the -silent
parameter.
3.. -flash, -silent, -reboot, and -remove parameters require product
registration.
Cheers,
Ishe
We all have the right to be wrong in our opinions but not in our facts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] malware
Good stuff right here, I'm keeping this message for possible posting on
tips
and tricks, thanks.
David Ferrin
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ishe Chinyoka" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] malware
Hi Yvonne,
Sure, Chris is right there -- the free version refuses to be scheduled.
But
what I find is that you schedule it using the Scheduled Tasks applet.
However, you do not schedule the MalwareBytes executable directly because
it
will refuse to be scheduled. Instead, you should use a batch file like:
@ECHO OFF
CD %PROGRAMFILES%\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\
mbam.exe /scan -full
You can save this batch script somewhere and then go to Scheduled Tasks.
When the Wizard requires you to provide the name of the program to be run,
simply browse to where you saved the batch script and add it. The rest is
simple: provide the time to be run and when the time comes, your scheduler
will run this batch script which will in turn fire off your Malware
antivirus.
Obviously, since this is a quick response, you may need to fine tune this
script to provide for eventualities like errors, but I believe you can
even
pass the logging option to Malware such as /log then the name of the file
to
be logged all errors.
If you need any help, you are free to seek clarification offline
especially
other command line options for Malware.
Hope this helps,
Ishe
We all have the right to be wrong in our opinions but not in our facts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "yvonne oliver" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] malware
hello
thank you for that
gave it a try but told i do not have permission to do this task
Yvonne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ishe Chinyoka" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] malware
You can add it on a scheduled task list from the control panel.
Ishe
We all have the right to be wrong in our opinions but not in our facts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "yvonne oliver" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:41 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] malware
hello
i have had malwarebytes downloaded and installed.
it works very well indeed but i wonder is it possible to configure
malwarebytes to do a scheduled scan?
i know this is possible using m s e because i have this set to 2 in the
morning.
but i can find no way to set up a scheduled request for malwarebytes to
automatically scan at a set time
so i am wondering if this is able to be done or is it just manually
done
each time i want to use it
thank you
Yvonne
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