Hi Robert,
You're correct that there is no config file for clamscan.exe. There also isn't
any config option to have the command-line applications stay open if you're
double-clicking them. ClamAV wasn't designed to be double-clicked. The
problem you're facing is not really specific to ClamAV but really is for any
command line application. But I think I can help...
I too initially stumbled on the "cmd /k" trick but you're right that multiple
arguments get too complicated. It is instead pretty easy to do with
PowerShell. Here are some scripts that should work for you for freshclam and
clamscan. The "Pause" at the end will keep the window open until you press
"Enter". These scripts should handle any number of arguments, and you can
hardcode in some arguments like I have in ClamScan.ps1.
FreshClam.ps1:
param(
[Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)][String[]]$ScanArgs
)
$MyProgram = "C:\Program Files\ClamAV\freshclam.exe"
$Arguments = "$ScanArgs" # <-- feel free to add extra args if you want.
Write-Output "Running: $MyProgram $Arguments"
Start-Process $MyProgram -Wait -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList $Arguments
Pause
ClamScan.ps1:
param(
[Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments=$true)][String[]]$ScanArgs
)
$MyProgram = "C:\Program Files\ClamAV\clamscan.exe"
$Arguments = "--max-filesize=2000M --max-scansize=4000M $ScanArgs"
Write-Output "Running: $MyProgram $Arguments"
Start-Process $MyProgram -Wait -NoNewWindow -ArgumentList $Arguments
Pause
Please let me know how this works for you.
Cheers,
Micah
> -----Original Message-----
> From: clamav-users <clamav-users-boun...@lists.clamav.net> On Behalf Of RW
> Jones via clamav-users
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2021 7:00 AM
> To: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net
> Cc: RW Jones <r...@sdf.org>
> Subject: [clamav-users] MS Windows Explorer Context Menu sendto
> (clamscan.exe) - how to keep cmd box open to view results?
>
>
> BACKGROUND:
> MS Windows 7 SP1 x64 Pro and Home Premium. Also intending MS Windows
> 10, Pro.
>
> I used ClamWin for a few years as adjunct to Windows Defender mainly to scan
> one or two isolated downloads but also in case Defender got temporarily
> munged. But around February this year the signature updates stopped.
> Someone posted a workaround with some substitute program files at the
> ClamWin forum* but I decided I would try ClamAV's own official MS Windows
> port (no GUI) so I installed "Traditional executable installer that will
> install
> ClamAV in the "c:\Program Files\ directory", x64. I am not using clamd.
> * http://forums.clamwin.com/
>
> THE QUESTION:
> I don't want scan on access, just clamscan.exe to be invoked against specified
> files via selecting them in Windows Explorer or similar e.g.
> FreeCommander XE and then using Explorer context menu's sendto to direct
> them to clamscan.exe. This works, but the cmd box which opens does not stay
> open / static after the last message is printed to screen by clamscan.exe.
> User
> may watch the output in real time and check if "OK"
> comes up against specific files but I would prefer to do unattended
> momentarily especially if more than a couple of files.
>
> Are there any settings to tweak somewhere to accomplish this? I see there
> are:
> freshclam.conf
> and
> clamd.conf
> but seemingly no *.conf for the executable clamscan.exe. Nothing in
> folder conf_examples
>
> (As for freshclam.exe I have created a Desktop icon to run it as Administrator
> which works and one can monitor its progress in the cmd box that opens, but
> again that closes on program termination - it's worked every time over the
> last
> 3 months since installation so I have not explored the logging capabilities,
> but
> ideally the cmd box should remain open until dismissed by user).
>
>
> I briefly investigated whether this is an MS Windows cmd box setting but I
> can't
> find one offhand. There is cmd /k for MS Windows batch files but I'm not using
> a batch file because it gets complicated if more than one file is ot be
> selected
> and scanned (and seemingly parameters/arguments are limited to nine: %1 to
> %9. In the 1990s days "DOS lets batch files examine up to nine options typed
> after a batch file name at the DOS
> prompt.") I've assumed modern cmd likewise.
>
> There are probably more complexities with batch files which I don't want to
> investigate at this time. I had tried the setting change for cmd in Registry
> as
> per "Leonard" comment here
>
> https://www.itechtics.com/3-ways-to-prevent-command-prompt-from-closing-
> after-running-commands/#comments
>
> without changing the first line regarding batch files, but it made no
> difference;
> the box just closed on program termination. (The Registry value fwiw was
> changed to /k "%1" %* which I've changed back to default of same ie. omitting
> /k).
>
> How is this retention of open cmd box accomplished? Is there a clamscan.conf
> which can be created to achieve this? (None I see in the distribution). I
> haven't
> yet looked into logging options but it would be inconvenient to use it
> routinely
> to check for positives; it's more efficient to see the output of clamscan.exe
> and
> if toxic, discard the scanned file and seek another source.
>
> Or one for the developer list?
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Robert Jones
>
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