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F-PROT Professional for DOS Command Line SwitchesUse command line switches when you wish to run F-PROT in a non-interactive mode. A good example is having your AUTOEXEC.BAT run a scan each time you boot your computer.SWITCH: Description /640: Scan only the first 640K of memory. Some video drivers require this. /ACCESS: Prevents the last access date from changing on a Novell file server. This maintains compatibility with archival software that relies on access dates. /ALL: Search all files, not just executables. This approach may cause false positives and should be used with care. /ANALYZE: Perform a heuristic analysis instead of a signature-based scan. This approach may cause false-positives, and should be used with care. /APPEND: Append a new record to an existing one. Use this with the /REPORT switch. /ARCHIVE: Search within .ZIP files. Note that PKUNZIP must be within a PATHed directory. There must be a TEMP environment established by your AUTOEXEC.BAT. SET TEMP=C:\TEMP /AUTO: Use with /DELETE or /DISINF switches so F-PROT Professional for Windows will not prompt you before deleting or disinfecting a file. By default /DELETE and /DISINF ask if the file should be deleted or disinfected. /BEEP: Sound an alarm when a virus is found. /BOOT: Scan for MBR and boot sector viruses. This is the default. /COMMAND: Force command-line mode. This switch won't display any of the F-PROT Professional for Windows menus. /DELETE: Delete all infected files, instead of listing them. /DISINF: Disinfect whenever possible. It will never delete a file that can be disinfected. However, this option does delete first-generation virus samples. A first-generation virus is the "starter" program that begins the infection process. It is rare to encounter one. /EXT: Specify additional filename extensions to scan. Separate each filename extension with a . (period) For example: /EXT=EXE.COM.PRG.DBL. /FILE: Scan for file viruses. This is the default. /FREEZE: Halt the computer when a virus is found. /HARD: Scan all of the physical hard disks in the system. /HELP or /?: Display a list of available options. /INTER: Force interactive mode. /LIST: Produce a report of all files checked, not just those which are infected. /MONO: Force monochrome screen mode. This is useful with some laptops. /MULTI: Prompts for multiple diskettes to scan. /NET: Scans all network drives. /NOBOOT: Do not scan for MBR or boot sector viruses. /NOBREAK: Do not allow the user to press [ESC] key to abort a scan. /NODOC: Excludes all document files from the scan. /NOFILE: Do not scan for file viruses. /NOMEM: Do not scan memory. /NOPACKED: Do not search inside packed files. /NOSUB: Do not scan sub-directories. /NOUSER: Do not search for user-defined virus patterns. This is the default. /NOWRAP: Do not wrap text in reports. /OLD: Do not display out of date warning that occurs after 90 days. /PACKED: Search inside packed files. This is the default. /PAGE: Pause after every screen when displaying information in command-line mode. /RENAME: Rename infected files. You may use this switch with /AUTO. /REPORT: Sends the output to the specified file, in addition to displaying it on the screen. For example, /REPORT=virus.txt /SILENT: Generates no screen output at all. This is useful when running the program from a batch file where you will check for the return code. /TODAY: The date of the last scan is stored in an F-PROT.DAT file. If the next scan finds the same date, F-PROT returns an errorlevel 99 and aborts the scan. /USER: Search for user-defined virus patterns. This option should only be used if absolutely necessary, as it can result in a considerable speed decrease. F-PROT Professional Command Line ExampleThis is a sample command line that would be placed as one of the first few lines in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The goal is to perform a daily, full scan before logging onto a network or loading any TSR programs.
C:\F-PROT\F-PROT /HARD /BOOT /FREEZE /TODAY
At this point, you should turn the machine off, insert the Emergency Boot Disk described in Appendix A, turn the system back on and disinfect it.
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