Engine Clean-up Tool

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This article is only applicable to MetaDefender Core 4.19.0 and 4.19.1.

For MetaDefender Core 4.19.2 or newer, all engines could be removed directly on the MetaDefender Core management console UI under Modules page.

For MetaDefender Core 4.18.0 or older, please follow instructions here What are the engine clean-up instructions?.

Sometimes, during the engines downloading/deployment process, some of them may remain in "failed" or "permanently failed" status. In that case, you could perform an engine clean-up by using MetaDefender Core built-in engine sweeper tool:

Locate the tool in MetaDefender Core installation folder named ometascan-engine-sweeper

Usage: ometascan-engine-sweeper [options]

MetaDefender Core v4 Engine Sweeper Options: ?, -h, --help Displays this help. e, --engine <engine> Engine name to clean. ('*' for matching any string, '?' for matching any character) l, --list List installed engines. d, --retain-database Retain engine\'s database. H, --host <host> Host of PostgreSQL server. P, --port <port> Port of PostgreSQL server. U, --username <username> Username for PostgreSQL server. D, --database <database> Database name to connect. B, --builtin-postgres Only use if that is a built-in PostgreSQL server (installed on the same machine with MetaDefender Core)

MetaDefender Core 4.19.x database information to connect

Host and port: Specified while installing Core 4.19.0. In default installation option, MetaDefender Core setups local and connect to PostgreSQL server at localhost via port 5432
Username: Specified while installing Core 4.19.0. In default installation option, MetaDefender Core uses username postgres
Database name: MetaDefender Core metadefender_core_xxxxxx - whereas xxxxxx is the 6 characters in lower case following product code name (Windows: MSCW, Linux: MSCL) in your current Deployment ID.

Info

Making sure to lower case on all 6 characters

For example: database name should be metadefender_core_lrmgvs in the sample screenshot below

Example usages

Assuming we will connect to a local PostgreSQL server with following info:

localhost via port 5432
username = postgres
database name = metadefender_core_lrmgvs

Example 1: List all installed engines

ometascan-engine-sweeper.exe -B -H localhost -P 5432 -U postgres -D metadefender_core_lrmgvs -l

note

Making sure to use “-B” parameter option if that is a local PostgreSQL server

Then the tool requires you to input PostgreSQL server password for MetaDefender Core (specified while installing MetaDefender Core)

Example output:

MetaDefender Core v4 Engine Sweeper. Data directory detected: "C:/Program Files/OPSWAT/Metadefender Core/data/" Enter PostgreSQL password: Querying installed engines in database... Installed engines: "oesis_3_windows" | "Vulnerability Scanning" "mdcloud_5_windows" | "Threat Intelligence" "7z_13_windows" | "Archive engine" "ds_3_windows" | "Deep CDR" "yara_5_windows" | "Yara" "dlp_8_windows" | "Proactive DLP" "clamav_1_windows" | "ClamAV" "filetype_1_windows" | "FileType"

Example 2: Remove engine package and database package of Archive engine (e.g. 7z_13_windows)

ometascan-engine-sweeper.exe -B -H localhost -P 5432 -U postgres -D metadefender_core_lrmgvs -e 7z_13_windows

Note: Making sure to use “-B” parameter option if that is a local PostgreSQL server

Example output:

MetaDefender Core v4 Engine Sweeper. Data directory detected: "C:/Program Files/OPSWAT/Metadefender Core/data/" Enter PostgreSQL password: Engine(s) to clean: ("7z_13_windows") The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service was stopped successfully. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service was stopped successfully. PostgreSQL connection has lost. Please check the parameters. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service is starting..... The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service was started successfully. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service is starting... The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service was started successfully.

Example 3: Remove engine only (retain its database)

ometascan-engine-sweeper.exe -B -H localhost -P 5432 -U postgres -D metadefender_core_lrmgvs -e 7z_13_windows -d

Note: Making sure to use “-B” parameter option if that is a local PostgreSQL server

Example output:

Example 4: Remove all engines

ometascan-engine-sweeper.exe -B -H localhost -P 5432 -U postgres -D metadefender_core_lrmgvs -e "*"

Note: Making sure to use “-B” parameter option if that is a local PostgreSQL server

Example output:

MetaDefender Core v4 Engine Sweeper. Data directory detected: "C:/Program Files/OPSWAT/Metadefender Core/data/" Enter PostgreSQL password: Engine(s) to clean: ("ds_3_windows", "7z_13_windows", "clamav_1_windows", "mdcloud_5_windows", "oesis_3_windows", "dlp_8_windows", "filetype_1_windows", "yara_5_windows") The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service was stopped successfully. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service was stopped successfully. PostgreSQL connection has lost. Please check the parameters. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service is starting..... The OPSWAT Metadefender Core service was started successfully. The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service is starting... The OPSWAT Metadefender Core Node service was started successfully.

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