Toolset command-line options

The Toolset provides Command Line options to utilize some components quickly for automation and/or scripting purposes. These options can be passed to MBTSLauncher.exe or MBTS.exe. Below is a list of those options with examples.

Command-line OptionDescription
/password:<%Startup Password%>Suppresses prompt for your Startup Password
/scan:assetSilently runs an Asset Management Scan and exports the results to %UserProfile%\Desktop\AssetExport_%TIMESTAMP%.json

You can specify the output path using /LogFile:<PathToFile>
/scan:informSilently runs an Inform Scan and exports the results to %UserProfile%\Desktop\InformExport_%TIMESTAMP%.txt

You can specify the output path using /LogFile:<PathToFile>
/scan:malwareStarts a scan with the Portable Scanner using your Default Scan settings.
/scan:issuesStarts a scan with the Issue Scanner
/repair:networkPerforms a Network Reset
/repair:wmiPerforms a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Reset
/toolbox:<"Name of Tool">Launches the specified tool in quotes from the Toolbox or MyTools.
/LogLevel:<0-5>

Launches the Toolset with a specified log level output for troubleshooting purposes. The log is stored in the following locations depending on the architecture of the operating system:

  • 64-Bit (x64) - Malwarebytes\MBTS\x64\DebugLogging.txt
  • 32-Bit (x86) - Malwarebytes\MBTS\DebugLogging.txt

The default log level is 1 (ERRORS) and is used if no log level is specified. The following is a definition of each log level:

  • 0 - none
  • 1 – Events marked as Errors only are logged
  • 2 – Events marked as Errors and Warnings are logged
  • 3 – Events marked as Errors, Warnings, and Info are logged
  • 4 – Events marked as Errors, Warnings, Info, and Debug are logged
  • 5 – Events marked as Errors, Warnings, Info, Debug, and Trace are logged
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