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Au3toCmd --- Avoid false positives
Since many virus scanners sometimes prevent a "compiled autoit EXE" from being executed as "false positive", the "*.A3X" format is a suitable format to avoid this problem.
In order to simplify this procedure, I wrote the Au3toCmd script. Here a *.Cmd file is generated from a *.Au3 file. The necessary files Autoit3.exe and *.A3x are added to the "*.Cmd" file as "alternate data streams".
Now the Autoit Script can be called by clicking on the cmd file and the anti-virus scanners do not recognize the "false positive".
If the short-term flashing of the CMD window bothers you, you can create a link that runs in a minimized window.
Unfortunately, because of the "alternate data streams", this CMD file cannot be distributed via FTP or email.
Only a USB stick or removable disk formatted with NTFS can be used.
To solve this problem, Au3toCmd can be used to create a ZIP file that is email and FTP compatible. Only possible on Win10 due to Powershell 5.0
Expand this ZIP file on the target system and execute the "*.ADS.Run-me-first.cmd" script. The original CMD file is created again and the auxiliary files are deleted.
Edit;
The new version also accepts A3X and EXE files. This means that A3X and EXE files that have been compiled with special options can be used.
As a side effect, other EXE files can also be included in the CMD file and therefore not detectable by virus scanners.
Here the source of Au3toCmd.au3
;==============================================================================================================
; Script Name: Au3toCmd.au3
; Description: Creates a CMD file from any AU3/A3X/EXE file.
; The CMD file will contain the compiled version (A3X) of the AU3 input file
; and the AUTOIT3.EXE file as alternate data streams.
; Alternativly it will contain any EXE file.
; This avoids the problem with the false positives of the virus scanners.
; If the short-term flashing of the CMD window bothers you,
; create the shortcut on the desktop that runs in a minimized window.
;
; Syntax: Au3toCmd (input-file)
; Default: none
; Parameter: Name of an AU3/A3X/EXE file (optional)
; Requirement(s): When using Zip feature: Powershell 5.0 or higher (Windows 10 is ok)
; Example: Au3toCmd testfile.au3
;
; Author: Exit ( http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/45639-exit )
; SourceCode: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=201562 Version: 2020.02.25
; COPYLEFT: © 2020 Freeware by "Exit"
; ALL WRONGS RESERVED
;==============================================================================================================
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7
#include <File.au3>
Global $rc, $sSourcepath, $sTargetpath, $sA3Dir, $aPathSplit, $sDrive, $sDir, $sFileName, $sExtension, $sIconPath, $iIconNumber = 0
Exit _Main()
Func _Main()
$sA3Dir = RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\AutoIt V3\AutoIt", "InstallDir")
If Not (FileExists($sA3Dir & "\autoit3.exe") And FileExists($sA3Dir & "\au3check.exe") And FileExists($sA3Dir & "\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe")) Then Exit MsgBox(16 + 262144, Default, "Error: Autoit not installed on this system.", 0)
_Sourcepath()
$sTargetpath = $sDrive & $sDir & $sFileName & ".cmd"
FileDelete($sTargetpath)
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.*")
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS")
FileWriteLine($sTargetpath, _
"@echo off & cls" & @CRLF & _
"rem @echo on & dir /R %~nx0 & pause" & @CRLF & _
"for /f ""delims="" %%F in ('dir /R %~nx0 ^| find /C ""$DATA"" ') do set mycount=%%F" & @CRLF & _
"if .%mycount% == .0 echo Invalid copy of %~nx0. No ADS found. & pause & goto :eof " & @CRLF & _
"if .%mycount% == .1 wmic process call create ""%~f0:prog %*"" " & @CRLF & _
"if .%mycount% == .2 wmic process call create ""%~f0:prog %~f0:a3x %*"" " & @CRLF & _
"rem End of script" & @CRLF)
Switch $sExtension
Case ".au3"
If ShellExecuteWait($sA3Dir & "\au3check.exe", ' -q "' & $sSourcepath & '"') Then _
Exit MsgBox(16 + 262144, Default, "Error: Input file """ & $sSourcepath & """ has Errors.", 0)
ShellExecuteWait($sA3Dir & "\Aut2Exe\Aut2exe.exe", "/In " & $sSourcepath & " /out " & $sTargetpath & ":a3x")
FileCopy($sA3Dir & "\Autoit3.exe", $sTargetpath & ":prog")
Case ".a3x"
FileCopy($sSourcepath, $sTargetpath & ":a3x")
FileCopy($sA3Dir & "\Autoit3.exe", $sTargetpath & ":prog")
Case ".exe"
FileCopy($sSourcepath, $sTargetpath & ":prog")
EndSwitch
If MsgBox(4 + 32 + 256 + 262144, Default, $sTargetpath & " created." & @LF & @LF & "Create a shortcut on the desktop?", 0) = 6 Then FileCreateShortcut($sTargetpath, @DesktopDir & "\" & $sFileName & ".lnk", $sDrive & $sDir, "", "", $sIconPath, "", $iIconNumber, 7)
If MsgBox(4 + 32 + 256 + 262144, Default, $sTargetpath & " created." & @LF & @LF & "Create a portable ZIP file ?" & @LF & $sTargetpath & ".ADS.zip", 0) = 6 Then _CreateZip($sTargetpath)
If MsgBox(4 + 32 + 256 + 262144, Default, "Run " & $sTargetpath & " ?", 0) = 6 Then ShellExecute($sTargetpath)
EndFunc ;==>_Main
Func _CreateZip($sTargetpath)
Local $sRem = (StringRight($sSourcepath, 4) = ".exe") ? "rem " : ""
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.*")
FileWriteLine($sTargetpath & ".ADS.Run-me-first.cmd", _
"%~d0 & cd %~dp0" & @CRLF & _
"set name1=%~n0" & @CRLF & _
"set name1=%name1:~0,-21%" & @CRLF & _
"set compare1=%cd% " & @CRLF & _
"set compare2=%compare1:AppData\Local\Temp=other% " & @CRLF & _
"if .%compare1%==.%compare2% goto :skip" & @CRLF & _
"echo off & cls " & @CRLF & _
"echo Please extract ALL files from ZIP file first and then run this CMD again. " & @CRLF & _
"Pause & goto :eof" & @CRLF & _
":skip " & @CRLF & _
"ren %name1%.cmd.ADS.cmd %name1%.cmd" & @CRLF & _
$sRem & "type %name1%.cmd.ADS.a3x > %name1%.cmd:a3x" & @CRLF & _
$sRem & "del %name1%.cmd.ADS.a3x" & @CRLF & _
"type %name1%.cmd.ADS.prog > %name1%.cmd:prog" & @CRLF & _
"del %name1%.cmd.ADS.prog" & @CRLF & _
"move /Y %name1%.cmd .." & @CRLF & _
"cd .. " & @CRLF & _
"echo off & cls " & @CRLF & _
"echo ""%cd%\%name1%.cmd"" created. " & @CRLF & _
"pause " & @CRLF & _
"del .\%name1%.cmd.ADS.zip" & @CRLF & _
"rd /S /Q %name1%.cmd.ADS " & @CRLF & _
"rem End of script" & @CRLF)
If Not $sRem Then FileWrite($sTargetpath & ".ADS.a3x", FileRead($sTargetpath & ":a3x"))
FileWrite($sTargetpath & ".ADS.cmd", FileRead($sTargetpath))
FileWrite($sTargetpath & ".ADS.prog", FileRead($sTargetpath & ":prog"))
ShellExecuteWait("Powershell", "Compress-Archive -Path " & $sTargetpath & ".ADS.* -Update -DestinationPath " & $sTargetpath & ".ADS.zip")
If Not FileExists($sTargetpath & ".ADS.zip") Then MsgBox(64 + 262144, Default, "Zip file cannot be created because the software ""Powershell 5.0"" is not available." & @CRLF & "Install Powershell 5.0 or higher and try again.", 0)
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.a3x")
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.cmd")
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.prog")
FileDelete($sTargetpath & ".ADS.Run-me-first.cmd")
EndFunc ;==>_CreateZip
Func _Sourcepath()
If $cmdline[0] > 0 Then $sSourcepath = $cmdline[1]
Select
Case FileExists($sSourcepath)
Case FileExists($sSourcepath & ".au3")
$sSourcepath = $sSourcepath & ".au3"
Case FileExists($sSourcepath & ".a3x")
$sSourcepath = $sSourcepath & ".a3x"
Case FileExists($sSourcepath & ".exe")
$sSourcepath = $sSourcepath & ".exe"
Case Else
$sSourcepath = FileOpenDialog("Enter AU3/A3X/EXE Inputfile ", "", "Autoit Files(*.au3;*.a3x;*.exe)", 3)
If @error Then Exit MsgBox(16 + 262144, Default, "Error: No Inputfile given", 0)
EndSelect
$sSourcepath = _PathFull($sSourcepath)
$aPathSplit = _PathSplit($sSourcepath, $sDrive, $sDir, $sFileName, $sExtension)
If DriveGetFileSystem($sDrive) <> "NTFS" Then Exit MsgBox(16 + 262144, Default, "Error: Input filesystem must be 'NTFS'", 0)
If FileExists($sDrive & $sDir & $sFileName & ".exe") Then $sIconPath = $sDrive & $sDir & $sFileName & ".exe"
If FileExists($sDrive & $sDir & $sFileName & ".ico") Then $sIconPath = $sDrive & $sDir & $sFileName & ".ico"
EndFunc ;==>_Sourcepath
; End of Au3toCmd.au3 script
The script can be called with a file name of an AU3 script as a parameter.
If no name is entered, a query is made.
Suggestions for improvement and bug reports are welcome.
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