Usage Examples

Usage examples for Dr.Web Ctl (drweb-ctl):

1. Object scanning

1.1. Simple Scanning Commands

1.Perform scanning of the /home directory with default parameters:

$ drweb-ctl scan /home

2.Scan paths listed in the daily_scan file (one path per line):

$ drweb-ctl scan --stdin < daily_scan

3.Perform scanning of the boot record on the sda:

$ drweb-ctl bootscan /dev/sda

4.Perform scanning of the running processes:

$ drweb-ctl procscan

1.2. Scanning of Files Selected by Criteria

Examples for selection of files for scanning are listed below and use the result of the operation of the utility find. The obtained list of files is sent to the command drweb-ctl scan with the parameter --stdin or --stdin0.

1.Scan listed files returned by the utility find and separated with the NUL ('\0') character:

$ find -print0 | drweb-ctl scan --stdin0

2.Scan all files in all directories, starting from the root directory, on one partition of the file system:

$ find / -xdev -type f | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

3.Scan all files in all directories, starting from the root directory, with the exception of the /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog files:

$ find / -type f ! -path /var/log/messages ! -path /var/log/syslog | drweb-ctl scan –stdin

4.Scan all files of the root user in all directories, starting from the root directory:

$ find / -type f -user root | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

5.Scan files of the root and admin users in all directories, starting from the root directory:

$ find / -type f $ -user root -o -user admin $ | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

6.Scan files of users with UID in the range 1000–1005 in all directories, starting from the root directory:

$ find / -type f -uid +999 -uid -1006 | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

7.Scan files in all directories, starting from the root directory, with a nesting level not more than five:

$ find / -maxdepth 5 -type f | =drweb-ctl scan --stdin

8.Scan files in a root directory ignoring files in subdirectories:

$ find / -maxdepth 1 -type f | =drweb-ctl scan --stdin

9.Scan files in all directories, starting from the root directory, with following all symbolic links:

$ find -L / -type f | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

10.Scan files in all directories, starting from the root directory, without following symbolic links:

$ find -P / -type f | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

11.Scan files created not later than May 1, 2017 in all directories, starting with the root directory:

$ find / -type f -newermt 2017-05-01 | drweb-ctl scan --stdin

1.3. Scanning of Additional Objects

1.Scanning of objects located in the directory /tmp on the remote server 192.168.0.1 by connecting to it via SSH as a user user with the password passw:

$ drweb-ctl remotescan 192.168.0.1 /tmp --Login user --Password passw

2.Scanning of a mail message saved in the file email.eml, using the default set of rules:

$ drweb-ctl checkmail email.eml

2. Configuration management

1.Display information on a current program package, including information about running processes:

$ drweb-ctl appinfo

2.Output all parameters from the [Root] section of the active configuration:

$ drweb-ctl cfshow Root

3.Set 'No' as the value of the Start parameter in the [ClamD] section of the active configuration (this will disable the Dr.Web ClamD component):

# drweb-ctl cfset ClamD.Start No

Note that superuser privileges are required to perform this action. To elevate the privileges, you can use the sudo command, as shown in the following example:

$ sudo drweb-ctl cfset ClamD.Start No

4.Forbid the update component to perform an update of files 123.vdb and 567.dws:

# drweb-ctl cfset Update.ExcludedFiles -a 123.vdb
# drweb-ctl cfset Update.ExcludedFiles -a 567.dws

Note that in this case an option -a is used to add a new value to the already existing list of values of the parameter Update.ExcludedFiles.

5.Remove a file 123.vdb from the list of files, the update of which is prohibited by the update component:

# drweb-ctl cfset Update.ExcludedFiles -r 123.vdb

6.Reset the list of files, the update of which is prohibited for the update component, to the default value of:

# drweb-ctl cfset Update.ExcludedFiles -e

7.Perform force update of anti-virus components of the product:

$ drweb-ctl update

8.Restart the configuration of components of the installed Dr.Web program package:

# drweb-ctl reload

Note that superuser privileges are required to perform this action. To elevate the privileges, you can use the sudo command, as shown in the following example:

$ sudo drweb-ctl reload

9.Connect the product to the server of central protection, operating on the 192.168.0.1 host under the condition that a public key of the server is located in file :cskey.pub