I wish there was some visual indication every time that AshQuick.exe is invoked.
Well, here's how I resolved that deficiency:
Created a batch file to be called from my download manager.
The batch file sets the colors I want for the console window.
Then it displays informational data.
Next it calls ashQuick.exe with the name of the downloaded file
as passed to it from the download manager.
Displays a message that ashQuick is finished.
Pauses the display until a key is pressed.
Typical setup in Free Download Manager:
Under Options/Download options/All downloads
check the box for "Perform virus check",
enter the path to the batch file.
e.g. - d:\avast5\call_ashquick.bat
Under "Arguments" enter %file%
and ensure that the "Extensions" includes all of the file
extensions you want to be scanned. If an extension isn't
listed, the scan won't be invoked by FDM.
Here's the contents of my call_ashquick.bat file:
@echo off
title avast! ashQuick
color 1F
echo Starting ashQuick using /action:chest ...
echo Scanning %1
call "c:\program files\Alwil Software\Avast5\ashQuick.exe" /action:chest %1
echo ashQuick finished!
pause
You can run this bat file just by double-clicking on it to see
what the display looks like without passing a file name. The
filename will normally appear wherever the %1 is found in the
.bat file. Or call it from the command line prompt supplying a
filename to see it in action:
c:\>call_ashquick eicar.com
The options supported by ashQuick in v5 are:
/silent - don't display anything even if malware is found
(the difference is only in the return code available to the
program that launched ashQuick)
/action:delete
/action:chest
/action:repair
Images of output when nothing found and when a threat detected:
