[loser_dude]

First off, props to everyone who's contributed to this project. I've saved a number of computers from various ailments, and using UBCD4Win made my work much easier. Now, to the question at hand. Would it be possible to script the building of UBCD4Win? As in, have it check for updates for the various enabled plugins that require updates, then automatically build a new ISO? Ideally, the end result of this would be a daily update, which would then, with some other voodoo, feed a PXE server. But, I can settle for just the daily build. Now, I believe something like that could be done through something like AutoIT, but I was wondering if that would ever be inbuilt.

[KCarney]

I use batch scripts to accomplish this:

directory structure as follows

C:\UB\UBCD4Win
C:\UB\UBCD
C:\UB\Scripts

All of my scripts obviously reside in C:\UB\Scripts

!Build Entire UBCD Project.cmd

Call c:\UB\Scripts\UBCD4WIN_Update_UBCD_defs.cmd
call c:\UB\Scripts\UBCD4WIN_Build_UBCD.cmd
call c:\UB\Scripts\UBCD4WIN_Update_UBCD4Win_defs.cmd
call c:\UB\Scripts\UBCD4WIN_Build_UBCD4Win.cmd

UBCD4WIN_Update_UBCD_defs.cmd

cd C:\UB\UBCD\files\ubcd\tools\win32\antivirus
call avira.cmd
call clamav.cmd
call fprot.cmd
cd C:\UB\Scripts

UBCD4WIN_Build_UBCD.cmd

call C:\UB\UBCD\files\ubcd\tools\win32\ubcd2iso\ubcd2iso.cmd "c:\UB\ubcd\files" "C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\Multiboot-003\UBCD5\files\ubcd5.iso"

UBCD4WIN_Update_UBCD4Win_defs.cmd

Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiSpyware\a2free\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiSpyware\CWShredder\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiSpyware\SUPERAntispyware\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiSpyware\Vipre-PC-Rescue\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiVirus\Antivir9\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiVirus\avast\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiVirus\mcafee\get_update.cmd
Call C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiVirus\stinger\get_update.cmd

UBCD4WIN_Build_UBCD4Win.cmd

cd C:\UB\UBCD4WIN
call "!Start_Autobuild(click-me).cmd"

Only 1 problem, either the VIPRE or Antivir script require you to type Y and hit enter. It's a start at least.

[pcuser]

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Would it be possible to script the building of UBCD4Win?

Yes. You can run UBCD4WinBuilder.exe with the -auto parameter from a command prompt or script.

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with some other voodoo

Sorry, UBCD4Win is incompatible with voodoo.

[loser_dude]

Thanks for the quick response. That looks like exactly what I need to know. I assume this will all have to be done when logged in, but that's no biggie.

[KCarney]

If you can fix the required used input prompted by one of the anti-malware update scripts then you should be able to add !Build Entire UBCD Project.cmd to the windows task scheduler, which may or may not work when not logged in. Test it out and let us know.

[loser_dude]

So far so good. I didn't have to fix any inputs, or at least for anything listed. It's going through and downloading and applying updates just fine. I did have to do some tweaking with MBAM. Too many exits, pauses, and ends in get_update.cmd. And then the last pause in !Start_Autobuild(click-me).cmd. I haven't ran it as a scheduled task yet, and I still need to change it to copy the final product to a network share, but that'll be easy enough.

[KCarney]

Ah good. The VIPRERescue update script didn't require any tweaking?

File Downloader - Version 1.08 (build 54.2)
Downloads a file from a HTTP or a FTP server.
Copyright (c) 2004-2006, Noël Danjou <[email protected]>.

Protocol: HTTP
Method: GET
Server: live.sunbeltsoftware.com
Port: 80


Location: http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Evaluation/Rescue-CD/VIPRERescue5550.ex
e
Redirecting...

Protocol: HTTP
Method: GET
Server: www.sunbeltsoftware.com
Port: 80


VIPRERescue.exe: 57.1 MB downloaded.

57.1 MB in 1 file(s) downloaded. 0 error(s).
Done.
Archive:  C:/UB/UBCD4WIN/plugin/AntiSpyware/Vipre-PC-Rescue/files/VIPRERescue.ex
e
 inflating: blah blah blah
 extracting: blah blah blah

C:\UB\UBCD4WIN\plugin\AntiSpyware\Vipre-PC-Rescue\files\Definitions\*.*, Are you
 sure (Y/N)?

[loser_dude]

Actually, I don't use VIPRE at all. Nothing against the application and its affiliates.

[KCarney]

Just making sure, I had to modify a line in that particular script to get it working discretely. Could you post the contents of your modified MBAM script so anyone else looking to do this can via this post?

[loser_dude]

Basically all I did was cut out one pause, and I think an exit as well. The last line in the :end section is the key.

:: MalwareBytes Anti-Malware Update CMD  
@echo off 
setlocal ENABLEEXTENSIONS  
:: rem Change current drive and path to where the CMD script is located 
%~d0 
cd /D %~dp0   
:_setpath 
FOR /F "tokens=2*" %%a IN ('reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware" /v "InstallPath"') DO (SET mbampath=%%B) 
if "%mbampath%"=="" goto _Error   
echo.&echo Downloading Updates.... 
cd /D "%mbampath% mbam /runupdate  
echo done.&echo.  
echo.&echo Updating plugin dir.... 
cd /D %~dp0 
if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" copy "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" ".\files\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" 
if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref" copy "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref" ".\files\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref"  
if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" copy "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" ".\files\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\news.txt" 
if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref" copy "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Anwendungsdaten\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref" ".\files\All Users\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\rules.ref"   
echo done.&echo.  
goto end  
:_Error 
cls 
echo The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware files were not found 
echo. echo  Please install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware before attempting to Update again. 
echo. 
echo.&pause&exit  
:end echo.&echo Process Complete.&echo  
endlocal

I also had to run the copy ISO as a separate scheduled task, as the exit switch on building UBCD4Win ended the whole process, but that's no biggie. Also, the whole process ran just fine as a scheduled task, however the computer was still logged in for that.