PhilC
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get antivirus information
Our client base runs many different brands and versions of antivirus software. We would like to be able to harvest this information prior to updating them since we have known issues with some versions of some products. Is there a generic way to find information about the default antivirus product installed?
This would be for XP and Vista, unmanaged c++
This would be for XP and Vista, unmanaged c++
also see
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptprofiler.asp
http://www.belarc.com/Download.html
http://www.webroot.com/winguard5.htm
I hope this helps !
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptprofiler.asp
http://www.belarc.com/Download.html
http://www.webroot.com/winguard5.htm
I hope this helps !
ASKER
Thank you for your suggestion. We currently run some system diagnostics and save a file with this information the first time a user logs on each day. The time it takes to run Winmsd would be too long (very impatient clients I know!). Parsing through all the installed apps would also be too time consuming. I was hoping that there was a standard registry key or other quick access solution for determining the current antivirus setup.
If this is not the case I will award you the points since you did in fact answer my question.
Thanks again.
If this is not the case I will award you the points since you did in fact answer my question.
Thanks again.
if you need to know what's going on then check out http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?page=architecture
>>he time it takes to run Winmsd would be too long (very impatient clients I know!).
If you just target the primary Antivirus vendors, you could quickly determine if and which AV is installed, by looking at the registry keys.
If you just target the primary Antivirus vendors, you could quickly determine if and which AV is installed, by looking at the registry keys.
ASKER
Thanks Axter,
that will likely be the way we will go, just wanted to check to see if there was some generic way that we were unaware of
Thank You
that will likely be the way we will go, just wanted to check to see if there was some generic way that we were unaware of
Thank You
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Check the registry key for the COM interface 'IVirusScanner' at HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interfac
ASKER
Kaspersky doesnt seem to put any subkey under that key, but I will look into for other programs. Also it does not appear that the key exists for Vista.
Thank You,
Thank You,
jkr,
I would love to see a generic solution myself for my own project.
However, I just looked at a machine that has Sophos and a machine that has McAfee.
Neither of them had this key.
I also did a Google search on IVirusScanner, and that doesn't return anything.
Where is this information from?
I would love to see a generic solution myself for my own project.
However, I just looked at a machine that has Sophos and a machine that has McAfee.
Neither of them had this key.
I also did a Google search on IVirusScanner, and that doesn't return anything.
Where is this information from?
>> Delete with points refunded
I disagree, since the user stated in previous comment that he/she would likely go with one of the methods I suggested.
Moreover, I provided code that would help to that end.
I recommend awarding points. (I'm OK with a split).
I disagree, since the user stated in previous comment that he/she would likely go with one of the methods I suggested.
Moreover, I provided code that would help to that end.
I recommend awarding points. (I'm OK with a split).
ASKER
thank you all for your input, unfortunately it appears there is no solution as easy as I had hoped
Winmsd in report mode, and scan the resulting text file for known antivirus programs.
I hope this helps !