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Use The Command Line Interface > Run A Custom Scan From The Command Line Interface
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Run a Custom Scan from the Command Line Interface


  • Open the Windows command line interface
  • Run the scan by entering a command with the following format:

[file path]/[executable] -scan parameter1 - scan parameter2 -scan parameter3...

For example, if CCE is in C:/Comodo/CCE, then the command is:

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s “[scan attribute1];[scan attribute1]” -o “[scan option1];[scan option1]” -d “[drive letter]” -p “[file path]” -shift

  • The parameters -o, -d and -p are optional

  • The parameters and arguments are explained in the following tables:

Scan Attributes


Scan Attributes

 Argument

Description

 m

 Scan memory on start.

 c

 Scan critical areas and boot sectors.

 f

 Scan selected drivers for hidden files/folders.


Note: if you use "f" parameter, you must add -d "drive" (explained below).

 r

 Scan hidden registry objects.

 nv

 Don't scan for viruses.


Syntax

 

-s “[scan attribute1];[scan attribute1]”...

 

Examples:


To run a scan with the attributes 'scan memory on start', 'Scan critical areas and boot sectors' and 'Scan selected drivers for hidden files/folders' on drive 'c:', then the parameters are to be entered as:


C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE  -s"m;c;f;r" -d "c"


To run a full scan of your system, just enter


C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s


Scan Options


Scan Options

 Argument

 Description

 ARCHIVE

Scan storage files (e.g. *.zip, *.rar).

 HOOK

 Restore any kernel hooks before the scan.

 SUSMBR

 Scan selected drivers for hidden files/folders. Scan suspicious MBR modifications in full scan (Valid for single boot computers only).

 MODMBR

 Report all MBR modifications in full scan(Valid for single boot computers only).

 RESTORE

Create a windows reinstate point before performing the scan.

 CAMAS

 Scan unknown processes in memory with CAMAS.

 CAMASTIME=NN

 CAMAS timeout seconds.

 Heur=N

 Heuristics Scanning level.

  • 0 = off

  • 1 = low

  • 2 = middle

  • 3 = high

 MAX=20

 Do not scan files larger than 20(MB).

 LOGLEVEL=N

 Specifies the log level.

  • 0 = disable log;

  • 1 = show threats log

  • 2 = show full log

 

Syntax

 

-o “[scan option1];[scan option1]”

 

Examples:


To run a scan drive 'C:' with the options 'Scan archive files', 'Report all MBR modifications in full scan' and 'Scan unknown processes in memory with CAMAS' with CAMAS time out period of 300 seconds.

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE-s -o "ARCHIVE;MODMBR;CAMAS;CAMASTIME=300 -d "c"


Scan Drives

 

The hard disk drive partition(s) to be scanned can be specified as arguments for the parameter -d.

 

Syntax

-d “[drive letter 1[;[drive letter 2]... ”

 

Examples:


To run a scan drive partitions 'C: and 'D:'

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s -d "c;d"


Scan Specific Folders/Files


To scan specific file(s)/folder(s), you can enter the path(s) of it/them as argument to the parameter -p.


Syntax

          -p “[file path 1];[file path 2]... ”
 

Examples:

 

To scan the folder 'C:/Program Files'

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s -p “C:Program Files”

To run a scan files 'note1.txt' and 'note2.txt' in the folder 'C:/My Documents'

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s -p “C:/My Documents/note1.txt;C:/My Documents/note2.txt”


Aggressive Mode Scanning


To start the scanning in aggressive mode, include the parameter -shift to the command.


Example:

C:/Comodo/CCE/CCE -s -shift

The CCE application will start scanning, reboot and clean threats automatically without user interaction.


Randomize Application Window Name:


Active malware may sometimes try to prevent CCE binaries from executing by blocking the CCE file-name. Sometimes this can be overcome by simply renaming the CCE executable. However, some malware goes a step further and blocks CCE by application window name. To overcome this problem, any CCE binary can be executed using the  “-w” switch along with other applicable command line options:

-w [WindowName]

You can specify a name of your choice which will be used as the application window title.


Avoid Auto Reboot:


By default, CCE will automatically reboot your system if threats are discovered during a command-line scan. Use the following command line option to avoid a re-boot:

-noreboot

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