Hi Alan, I should have been able to find that myself but my brain is getting addled in old age <g>. For a routine scan I presume I just use:
MpCmdRun.exe -Scan -1 Many thanks John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Alan Bourke > Sent: 20 September 2010 09:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] MS Security Essentials > > c:\program files\microsoft security essentials\MPCMDRUN.EXE /? > > Usage: > MpCmdRun.exe [command] [-options] > > > Command Description > -? / -h Displays all available options for > this tool > -Trace [-Grouping #] [-Level #] Starts diagnostic tracing > -RemoveDefinitions [-All] Restores the installed signature > definitions > to a previous backup copy or to the > original > default set of signatures > -RestoreDefaults Resets the registry values for > Microsoft Antimalware > settings to known good defaults > -SignatureUpdate [-UNC] Checks for new definition updates > -Scan [-ScanType] Scans for malicious software > -Restore -Name <name> [-All] Restore the most recently or all > quarantined > item(s) based on name > -GetFiles Collects support information > > > Additional Information: > > > Support information will be in the following directory: > C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware\Support > > > -Scan [-ScanType] > 0 Default, according to your configuration > 1 Quick scan > 2 Full system scan > > > -Trace [-Grouping value] [-Level value] > Begins tracing Microsoft Antimalware's actions. > You can specify the components for which tracing is enabled and > how much information is recorded. > If no component is specified, all the components will be logged. > If no level is specified, the Error, Warning and Informational > levels > will be logged. The data will be stored in the support directory > as a file having the current timestamp in its name and bearing > the extension BIN. > > > [-Grouping] > 0x1 Service > 0x2 Malware Protection Engine > 0x4 User Interface > 0x8 Real-Time Protection > 0x10 Scheduled actions > > > [-Level] > 0x1 Errors > 0x2 Warnings > 0x4 Informational messages > 0x8 Function calls > 0x10 Verbose > 0x20 Performance > > -- > Alan Bourke > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
