Mike, I did some very basic testing using the "-" and "/" on different size files ranging from under 1mb to 50mb, and what I found was that the tests either ran at the same speed or the tests with the "/" ran a bit slower (out of ten tests I ran, 4 ran slower with the "/"). Here is one example: ====== With "-" ====== C:\Program Files\FSI\F-Prot>fpcmd.exe -AI -ARCHIVE -DUMB -NOBOOT -NOBREAK -NOMEM -PACKE D -SILENT -TYPE -REPORT=report.txt f:\SolarWinds-NetPerfMon-V6-AX100-Eval.zip
C:\Program Files\FSI\F-Prot>cat report.txt Virus scanning report - 25 January 2004 @ 14:22 F-PROT ANTIVIRUS Program version: 3.14b Engine version: 3.14.7 VIRUS SIGNATURE FILES SIGN.DEF created 23 January 2004 SIGN2.DEF created 24 January 2004 MACRO.DEF created 19 January 2004 Search: -AI -ARCHIVE -DUMB -NOBOOT -NOBREAK -NOMEM -PACKED -SILENT -TYPE -RE PORT=report.txt f:\SolarWinds-NetPerfMon-V6-AX100-Eval.zip Action: Report only Files: Attempt to identify files Switches: /ARCHIVE /PACKED /REPORT=report.txt /NOBREAK /SILENT /NOBOOT /NOMEM /AI Memory was not scanned. Hard disk boot sectors were not scanned. Results of virus scanning: Files: 1 MBRs: 0 Boot sectors: 0 Objects scanned: 2 Time: 0:14 No viruses or suspicious files/boot sectors were found. ====== With "/" ====== C:\Program Files\FSI\F-Prot>fpcmd.exe /AI /ARCHIVE /DUMB /NOBOOT /NOBREAK /NOMEM /PACKED /SILENT /TYPE /REPORT=report.txt f:\SolarWinds-NetPerfMon-V6-AX100-Eval.zip C:\Program Files\FSI\F-Prot>cat report.txt Virus scanning report - 25 January 2004 @ 14:22 F-PROT ANTIVIRUS Program version: 3.14b Engine version: 3.14.7 VIRUS SIGNATURE FILES SIGN.DEF created 23 January 2004 SIGN2.DEF created 24 January 2004 MACRO.DEF created 19 January 2004 Search: f:\SolarWinds-NetPerfMon-V6-AX100-Eval.zip Action: Report only Files: Attempt to identify files Switches: /ARCHIVE /PACKED /REPORT=report.txt /NOBREAK /SILENT /NOBOOT /NOMEM /AI Memory was not scanned. Hard disk boot sectors were not scanned. Results of virus scanning: Files: 1 MBRs: 0 Boot sectors: 0 Objects scanned: 2 Time: 0:17 No viruses or suspicious files/boot sectors were found. ===== Note the time difference. I would be curious to know what your results are like. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Nice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Declude.Virus] Heads up on F-Prot configuration > The Help shows the commands beginning with > dashes. FPCMD.EXE recognizes the dashes as commands, however it fails to > remove them from the argument list and ends up scanning for the arguments as > additional file specifications. Try it both ways and note the output - it > says it searches for -packed, for example. > > Also a test shows that the /NOBOOT command is applicable to FPCMD.exe and > saves scanning the boot records. > > Mike Nice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Landry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 1:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Declude.Virus] Heads up on F-Prot configuration > > > > Also, I use hyphen "-" instead of forward slash "/" because that's what is > > shown for the switches when doing "fpcmd /?" from the command prompt. > > Probably doesn't matter since both apparently work. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
