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Malwarebytes Corporate Edition, Run as Silent via CMD Line


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Hello,

 

We're running the Corporate edition of Malwarebytes at our location.  I have a group policy that executes a batch script to set all Malwatebytes scheduler settings.

 

I have been able to use the script to:

 

  1. Update malwarebytes and run a flash scan every 24 hours
  2. perform quick scans every 12 hours
  3. perform full scans once a week

What I have not been able to do, however, is set these to run silently.  In the Malwarebytes GUI, when creating a scheduled task, there is an option to "Perform scheduled scan silently from system account".

 

I found hints online about the following switch configuring that setting, however it does not appear to work for me.

-silent

Does anyone have any ideas on how to enable this configuration setting from the command line?  My Script below:

:STARTif exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" (	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /unschedule /all	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /update /flash /hourly /every 24 /starting 01/01/2013 05:30:00	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /quickscanterminate -remove -silent -log /hourly /every 12 /starting 01/01/2013 06:00:00	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /fullscanterminate -remove -silent -log /weekly /every 1 /starting 01/05/2013 08:00:00	GOTO END)if exist "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" (	"C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /unschedule /all	"C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /update /flash /hourly /every 24 /starting 01/01/2013 05:30:00	"C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /quickscanterminate -remove -silent -log /hourly /every 12 /starting 01/01/2013 06:00:00	"C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe" /schedule /fullscanterminate -remove -silent -log /weekly /every 1 /starting 01/05/2013 08:00:00	GOTO END)GOTO END:END

Thanks,

Vance

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Hi Vance

 

A Flash Scan cannot be silent.  I also do not recommend using it.  If something were found you'd still have to turn around and run a Quick Scan to remove it.  As long as  you're using the live protection modules you should be reasonably safe for most users as well. Not sure doing a Quck Scan every 12  hours is really needed (but if you feel it is then by all means continue to do so). 

 

Please try running the same but do away with the Flash Scan and let us know how that works out.

 

Thank you

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