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avgscanx /parameter /parameter .. with multiple parameters these should be lined up in a
row and separated by a space and a slash character
if a parameter requires specific value to be provided (e.g. the /scan parameter that requires
information on 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 separated 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 using Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Pause
.
CMD scanning launched from graphic interface
When you run your computer in Windows Safe Mode, there is also an option 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 a detailed description of this
dialog please consult the help file opened directly from the dialog.
12.4.1. CMD Scan Parameters
There follows a list of all parameters available for command line scanning:
/SCAN Scan specific files or folders /SCAN=path;path (e.g. /SCAN=C:\;D:\)
/COMP Whole Computer scan
/HEUR Use heuristic analysis
/EXCLUDE Exclude path or files from scan
/@ Command file /file name/
/EXT Scan these extensions /for example EXT=EXE,DLL/
/NOEXT Do not scan these extensions /for example NOEXT=JPG/
/ARC Scan archives
/CLEAN Clean automatically