Ad-Aware SE and automating signature file downloads

[David H. Lipman]

Since Ad-aware SE no longer gets updates by itself, I am providing a way for those
interested to automate the download process.

You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET utility and the UnZip
utility by Info-ZIP.

The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware

@echo off
cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware"
wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
unzip -j -o defs.zip

Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file whenever you want it to.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Ed]

On 29/01/08 00:54, David H. Lipman wrote:
> Since Ad-aware SE no longer gets updates by itself, I am providing a way for those
> interested to automate the download process.
>
> You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET utility and the UnZip
> utility by Info-ZIP.
>
> The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware
>
> @echo off
> cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware"
> wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> unzip -j -o defs.zip
>
> Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file whenever you want it to.
>

Is the script stored within a file with a .bat extension?

Do I have to make any changes if I am using WinZip to unzip the defs.zip
file?

Thanks,
Ed

[John]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:dPunj.3908$ZO5.787@trnddc03...
> Since Ad-aware SE no longer gets updates by itself, I am providing a way
> for those
> interested to automate the download process.
>
> You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET utility
> and the UnZip
> utility by Info-ZIP.
>
> The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware
>
> @echo off
> cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware"
> wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> unzip -j -o defs.zip
>
> Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file whenever
> you want it to.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>
>
Hi Dave
I saw your post in alt.comp.freeware in regards to Ad-Aware SE definitions
and have tried to create such a batch file without success. Can you give a
simple detailed how to do please for the noobs like myself?

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Ed" <ex@directory>


| Is the script stored within a file with a .bat extension?
|
| Do I have to make any changes if I am using WinZip to unzip the defs.zip
| file?
|
| Thanks,
| Ed

What I posted is a simple batch file but any scripting language can be used. I use KiXtart
script interpreter.

The UNZIP.EXE utility will extract the definition file as needed. WinZip by itself is NOT a
command line utility and it detracts from the scripting concept. Scripts use Command Line
utilities.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[David H. Lipman]

From: "John" <nobodyname@noname.com>


| Hi Dave
| I saw your post in alt.comp.freeware in regards to Ad-Aware SE definitions
| and have tried to create such a batch file without success. Can you give a
| simple detailed how to do please for the noobs like myself?
|

Plaese elaborate on WHERE you are having problems.

Have you ever written/created a batch file (.BAT or .CMD) ?

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Lil' Abner]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in
news:dPunj.3908$ZO5.787@trnddc03:

> Since Ad-aware SE no longer gets updates by itself, I am providing a
> way for those interested to automate the download process.
>
> You can create a batch file such as below which uses the GNU WGET
> utility and the UnZip utility by Info-ZIP.
>
> The following assumes Ad-aware is in; C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware
>
> @echo off
> cd "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware"
> wget -N http://download.lavasoft.com/public/defs.zip
> unzip -j -o defs.zip
>
> Then you can use the system Task Scheduler to run the batch file
> whenever you want it to.

It took a little doing but I got it done.
Had to go get "WGET" (for Windows). Already had PKUNZIP from the MS-DOS
days. Changed the folder name from Ad-Aware SE Personal to just Ad-Aware.
Thanks, David. I don't like the 2007 version at all.

--
- The bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat -

[Ed]

On 29/01/08 21:11, David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Ed" <ex@directory>
>
>
> | Is the script stored within a file with a .bat extension?
> |
> | Do I have to make any changes if I am using WinZip to unzip the defs.zip
> | file?
> |
> | Thanks,
> | Ed
>
> What I posted is a simple batch file but any scripting language can be used. I use KiXtart
> script interpreter.
>
> The UNZIP.EXE utility will extract the definition file as needed. WinZip by itself is NOT a
> command line utility and it detracts from the scripting concept. Scripts use Command Line
> utilities.
>

I don't know what a scripting language is; that is way outside my
experience. So, I will leave it.

But thanks all the same.

Ed

[John]

"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
news:zFMnj.6874$ZO5.5850@trnddc03...
> From: "John" <nobodyname@noname.com>
>
>
> | Hi Dave
> | I saw your post in alt.comp.freeware in regards to Ad-Aware SE
> definitions
> | and have tried to create such a batch file without success. Can you give
> a
> | simple detailed how to do please for the noobs like myself?
> |
>
> Plaese elaborate on WHERE you are having problems.

at the beginning lol.

I have Windows XP pro
I have created a wgetgui folder and downloaded and extracted windows
wgetgui.zip and wget-1.11.tar.bz2 into this folder. I have downloaded
zip232xN.zip ( info-zip w32). Do I extract this into the same wgetgui
folder ?
I have downloaded a pdf tutorial called The Essential wGet GUIde by Ryan
Corrigal.
I have tried to follow it also but I must admit I can't get it to work.


> Have you ever written/created a batch file (.BAT or .CMD) ?


a little a long time ago ....a menu, ms-dos 5 or 6 O/S. I remember
modifiying autoexec.bat and config.sys but must admit I have forgotten most
of it .
I'm know CMD is the command prompt available in windows xp.
Start...Run...cmd

> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>

When you suggested this method, I said cool, I'll give it a try.
But maybe I should just download and extract the Adaware defs to the correct
directory and be done with it.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Ed" <ex@directory>


| I don't know what a scripting language is; that is way outside my
| experience. So, I will leave it.
|
| But thanks all the same.
|
| Ed

That's fine -- Good luck.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp