Command Line Scanner

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi Everyone,

I’ve been searching the Internet for a command line scanner and I have ran into several references to Avast having that capability.

But if it does I can’t figure out how to use it. Please not the second entry down on this page → http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2GGFB_enUS225GR225&q=free+command+line+virus+scanner

It says → For experienced users, various command-line arguments …, ← OK, where do I find\use those arguments? When I went to that Avast page I found the Avast Virus Cleaner, but I didn’t see any reference to command line scanning.

So am I missing something or is the Avast Virus Cleaner a command line scanner?

Sorry about sounding so dumb here but I have no Idea what a command line scanner is to start with.

Thanks for any advice.

Wendy

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The command-line scanner is present only in avast! Professional (i.e. not in avast! Home). Do you have the Professional edition?

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It’s not a command line scanner. Like Igor said, only in avast Professional version you’ll got it.

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Hi igor, Hi Tech,

Thanks for the information. Now I know I’m not going senile. :smiley: I have the Home Edition so I guess that I can stop trying to find the command line scanner in it. :stuck_out_tongue:

OK, not that we have that out of the way… just what does a command line scanner do that an Anti Virus program like Avast doesn’t do?

The people over at Bleeping Computers had said that I might want to run a command line scanner in safe mode and that I could fine free scanners online so I went searching for one but so far I haven’t found a free one to experiment with.

Is there any advantage in running one of those in safe mode as opposed to running Avast in safe mode?

Thanks for any help.

Wendy

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Nothing… just that a normal antivirus can’t be run ‘automatically’ by command line, you need to press buttons, etc.

No… the same features, the same deepness of scanning…

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You should be able to use even ordinary avast! scanners (Quick scanner, Simple User Interface) in safe mode. Some features, like moving to Chest, might not work (at least I think so - because the Chest is not “running” if avast! startup entries were not executed), but scanning should be OK (I hope ;)).