VBScript to stop smc.exe (and prompt for password), then start smc.exe

[Sonihal]

I'm trying to find out how to create a script such that

 

- user is prompted for password to stop smc.exe

[perform operation]

- smc.exe is started

 

I searched these threads and google, and I'm not sure how to approach this.

Can you give a hint?

[Migration User]

You can try this

strComputer = ""
strMsg = "This script will restart the SMC services on the remote machine."
strComputer = UCase(Trim(InputBox(strMsg,"Enter Target Computer Name", strComputer))) 
If Len(strComputer) = 0 Then 
	WScript.Echo "Machine name not specified" & vbCrlf &  "Terminating Script"
	WScript.Quit
End If

Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2:Win32_Process")
intReturn = objWMIService.Create("c:\program files\symantec client security\symantec antivirus\smc.exe -stop", Null, Null, intProcessID)
Wscript.Sleep 10000
intReturn2 = objWMIService.Create("c:\program files\symantec client security\symantec antivirus\smc.exe -start", Null, Null, intProcessID)

[Migration User]

And i also think this might need Admin access to get executed try this on few machines first .All the best

[Chetan Savade]

Hi,

Is there any specific reason for VB script ?

This feature is already available in SEPM.

[Srikanth_Subra]

Ya ia also tried..it is working fine only..

[pete]

check out this

@echo off
echo.

"%programfiles%\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\smc.exe" -stop -p *******

echo End of script.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/smc-stop-batch-file-password

[pete]

ya, found one more

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/restart-smcexe-remotely#comment-3857851

[Sonihal]

Symantec Engineer advised the following on thousands of computers across our network:

 

stop smc.exe (this requires a password)

Delete luinfo.dat from <Drive>:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\LiveUpdate.

start smc.exe

 

 

Will try out these solutions, Thank you!

[Sonihal]

I did some more researching, and it seems I need two files

 

1. the batch file

2. a vbs file to HIDE the password

 

batch file:

 

@echo off
:: GetPwd.cmd - Get password with no echo.
<nul: set /p passwd=Enter Password to stop Symantec service:
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('cscript /nologo GetPwd.vbs') do set passwd=%%i
echo.
"%programfiles%\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\smc.exe" -stop passwd

del "%programfiles%\Symantec Endpoint Protection\LiveUpdate\luinfo.dat

"%programfiles%\symantec\symantec endpoint protection\smc.exe" -start

 

vbs file: GetPwd.vbs

 

' GetPwd.vbs - Get password with no echo then echo it. '

Option Explicit

Dim oScriptPW, strPassword

Set oScriptPW = CreateObject("ScriptPW.Password")
strPassword = oScriptPW.GetPassword()
Wscript.StdOut.WriteLine strPassword

 

 

 

Is there a way to combine this into ONE file?

[Sonihal]

I figured it out. Only thing is, the code will work on Windows XP or 2000 because it uses ScriptPW (a COM object found only in these two versions of Windows)

 

 

Option Explicit

Dim objPassword, strPassword, objShell, objWMIService, PATH

Set objPassword = CreateObject("ScriptPW.Password")
WScript.StdOut.Write "Please enter your password:"

strPassword = objPassword.GetPassword()

Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & "." & "\root\cimv2:Win32_Process")

PATH = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings( "%programfiles%" )

objWMIService.Create(PATH & "\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe -stop " & strPassword)

'objWMIService.Create("d:\program files\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe -stop " & strPassword)

[Migration User]

Amazing nice to hear and good to keep for records