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avgscanx /parameter /parameter
.. with multiple parameters these should
be lined in a row and separated by a space and a slash character
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if a parameters requires specific value to be provided (e.g. the
/scan
parameter that requires information on what are the selected areas of your
computer that are to be scanned, and you have to provide an exact path to
the selected section), the values are divided by semicolons, for instance:
avgscanx /scan=C:\;D:\
Scanning parameters
To display a complete overview of available parameters, type the respective command
together with the parameter /? or /HELP (e.g.
avgscanx /?
). The only obligatory
parameter is /SCAN to specify what areas of the computer should be scanned. For a
more detailed explanation of the options, see the
command line parameters overview
.
To run the scan press
Enter
. During scanning you can stop the process by
Ctrl+C
or
Ctrl+Pause
.
CMD scanning launched from graphic interface
When you run your computer in Windows Safe Mode, there is also a possibility to
launch the command line scan from the graphic user interface. The scan itself will be
launched from the command line, the
Command Line Composer
dialog only allows
you to specify most scanning parameters in the comfortable graphic interface.
Since this dialog is only accessible within the Windows Safe Mode, for detailed
description of this dialog please consult the help file opened directly from the dialog.
11.4.1. CMD Scan Parameters
Following please find a list of all parameters available for the command line scanning:
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/SCAN
Scan specific files or folders
/SCAN=path;path (e.g. /
SCAN=C:\;D:\)
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/COMP
Whole Computer scan
·
/HEUR
Use
heuristic analyse
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/EXCLUDE
Exclude path or files from scan
·
/@
Command file /file name/
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/EXT
Scan these extensions /for example EXT=EXE,DLL/
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/NOEXT
Do not scan these extensions /for example NOEXT=JPG/
