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For example, SCAN32 PROPERTY=VALUE [,VALUE] [/option].
On-demand scanning option definitions
DefinitionCommand-line
Option
Scans all files in the target folder.ALL
Scans default files plus all Microsoft Office documents.ALLOLE
Forces exit from on-demand scan, even if scan completed with error/failure.ALWAYSEXIT
Scans for the potentially unwanted programs that are defined in the Unwanted Programs
Policy.
APPLYNVP
Scans archive files such as .ZIP, .CAP. LZH, and .UUE files.ARCHIVE
Exits the on-demand scanner upon completion of a non-interactive scan.AUTOEXIT
Cleans the detected target file when a potentially unwanted program is found.CLEAN
Cleans the detected file when an unwanted program is found.CLEANA
Continues scanning after a potentially unwanted program is detected.CONTINUE
Continues scanning after a potentially unwanted program is detected and the primary action
has failed.
CONTINUE2
Continues scanning after an unwanted program is detected.CONTINUEA
Continues scanning after an unwanted program is detected and the primary action has
failed.
CONTINUEA2
Adds file extensions that you specify as parameters to the list of selected file types that are
included in scanning.
DEFEXT
Deletes the detected file when a potentially unwanted program is found.DELETE
Deletes the detected file when a potentially unwanted program is found and the primary
action has failed.
DELETE2
Deletes the file when an unwanted program is detected.DELETEA
Deletes the file when a potentially unwanted program is detected and the primary action
has failed.
DELETEA2
Displays the scan properties dialog box.EDIT
Replaces the extensions on the list of selected file types that are included in scanning with
the file extensions that you add, as parameters following this argument.
EXT
Logs detection reports to a previously specified log file.LOG
Uses the specified format for the log file. Valid values are ANSI, UTF8, or UTF16.LOGFORMAT
<value>
Logs the configuration settings of a scan.LOGSETTINGS
Logs a summary of scan results.LOGSUMMARY
Logs identifying information about the user who executes a scan.LOGUSER
Enables heuristic detection of macro threats.MHEUR
Detects potentially unwanted programs in mime (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions)
encoded files.
MIME
Does not calculate scan size before beginning scanning of files. Progress bar does not display.NOESTIMATE
Enables heuristic detection of non-macro threats.PHEUR
Supplemental Information
Configuring command-line options
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.7i54