Run Malwarebytes in a batch script!

[Paul Black]

Good evening,

I am trying to run Malwarebytes [v3.5.1.2522] that was downloaded to the default location in a batch script running in Vista 32-bit but without much success at the moment!

I am basically trying to run a quick scan in silent mode. This is what I have tried [among many other variations]...

C:\PROGRA~1\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbam.exe /quickscan-silent

Do I need to use something like...

C:\PROGRA~1\Malwarebytes\Anti-Malware\mbamapi /scan -quick -silent -remove

Has anyone got any ideas please?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Black]

Well, after scouring the Internet this doesn't appear to be possible! :banghead: Oh well, it was worth asking!

 

[Paul Black]

I have a folder on the desktop that I am unable to open in a batch file.

The properties when clicked on the desktop say that it is a folder.
When double-clicked it opens in explorer as a folder under desktop.
When the properties are clicked there it shows as...

File (.{aanaannn-nann-nnna-nnna-nnnnnnnnnnna})

Numbers and characters replaced with alpha [a] and numeric [n] letters.

When the icon it is double-clicked on the desktop it opens fine!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Paul Black]

UPDATE:

Not to worry, I forgot that is was a shell file and that I needed to do something different/specisl for it!

 

[Paul Black]

I wonder if anyone can help with this please!

I have a test computer that I use and often save shortcuts/icons/files [anything really] to the desktop.
I have setup a .bat file that I always leave open from which I can run each the following:

01. chkdsk.
02. sfc.
03. Extended Disk Cleanup.
Malwarebytes [N/A].
05. CCleaner.
06. Empty Recycle Bin.
07. Defragment.
08. Revo Uninstaller.
09. System Specifications.
10. Quit Program.
11. Sleep.
12. Restart.
13. Shutdown.

Using a batch script [that I can incorporate into my .bat file as a menu option], I want to delete everything [shortcuts/icons/files] off of the desktop except the .bat file itself and one folder.

Would it be something like this to leave the .bat file:

for %%i in (%userprofile%\desktop\*.*) do if not "%%i"=="MyBatFile.bat" del /q "%%i"

Has anyone got any ideas please?

Thanks in advance.

 

[iko22]

Hi Paul,

you don't say what %%i is or where it is from. I understand what it isn't from your example, and I made this command: dir *.* /b /s | find /v "MyBatFile.bat". Remeber that FIND is case sensitive in what it finds.

 

[Paul Black]

Thanks for the reply iko22.

You don't say what %%i is or where it is from. I understand what it isn't from your example, and I made this command: dir *.* /b /s | find /v "MyBatFile.bat". Remeber that FIND is case sensitive in what it finds.

The %%i is the loop variable.

The code you posted lists files.

I want to delete everything [shortcuts/icons/files] off of the desktop except the .bat file itself and one folder.

Thanks in advance.

 

[iko22]

Hello Paul

The code I posted lists files except the .bat file. I was unable to test the del command on my computer.

You might have to run something like this:
dir *.* /b /s | find /v "MyBatFile.bat" > output.txt
type output.txt | find /v "subdirectory_name" > out2.txt
del < out2.txt

But like I say, I cannot test the syntax of this batch on my computer.

 

[Paul Black]

Once again, thanks for the reply iko22.

The code I posted lists files except the .bat file.

I appreciate that.

Seeing it is only the desktop that I am interested in I used the code:

C:\Users\MyUserName\Desktop .* /b /s | find /v "=="MyBatFile.bat"

The .* is correct above in the code, and obviously C:\Users\MyUserName\ will be replaced in the batch script with %userprofile%/.

The thing is, the list of the other files [not including "MyBatFile.bat"] includes the single folder, which I don't want deleted, and some C:\Users\MyUserName\AppData\Roaming|Mozilla\Firefox files, which is strange because I don't have Firefox on the desktop so it must be a hidden system file!

It also doesn't include the shortcuts/icons which I also want deleted.

Obviously the desktop.ini files don't show up in the list.

Thanks in advance.

 

[iko22]

It also doesn't include the shortcuts/icons which I also want deleted.

That is odd. The .ink files do not show up in the output of a DIR command. I'd not noticed that before. You still can delete the shortcuts with del *.ink. So you would add another line to the batch file, saying del *.ink.

 

[iko22]

Pah! I meant del *.lnk didn't I?

If a shortcut is not showing up in %userprofile%\desktop, then had you looked in \Public\Public Desktop\*.lnk?

----EDIT-------------

Here you are Paul. Ive completed the Bat file to search specified directory for files. The output of the Directory search is placed on the input of the FIND command, which finds all strings except one labelled "MyBatFile". The output of this command is redirected to a text file called output.txt. TYPE output.txt is then used to go through each file listing. The output from this command is output to another FIND command. This FIND command finds all listings except the directory name. The results are then redirected to out2.txt. TYPE Out2.txt is then the command to be processed in a FOR loop. The variable of the FOR loop is used to specify what file name is to be deleted. After these commands have been executed, a final command is used to DEL all .lnk shortcuts from the Public Desktop folder.

dir %USERPROFILE%\desktop\*.* /b /s | find /v "MyBatchFile.bat" > output.txt
type output.txt | find /v "single folder" > out2.txt
REM type out2.txt
REM pause
FOR /f %%G IN ('TYPE out2.txt') DO del /P %%G
REM pause
del /P "c:\Users\Public Desktop\*.lnk"
REM pause

Hope that Helps!!