Accepting checkbox in installer not working

[ZeRoXX]

Hello everyone, I hope this is the correct place to ask such a question. I am currently trying to automate the installation of an AntiVirus (Kaspersky: https://www.kaspersky.com/downloads/thank-you/antivirus-free-trial). Reason for that is that I want to install it in a VM try out some virus detection and revert the VM and install it again afterwards.

 

For that I wrote following script:

Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 1000)
Sleep(1000)
WinActivate("Kaspersky Anti-Virus")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")   
Send("{SPACE}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{SPACE}")
Send("{TAB}")       
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{SPACE}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Exit

 

This should simply click through the installer and install the application. However, the checkboxes (for example which indicate that I agree with the ToS) do not work. Sometimes none gets ticked by the "SPACE" command, and sometimes only one.

 

Does anybody know a possible solution?

I also tried to search for the checkboxes / buttons with Au3Info, but since the installer is a process of type "Internet Explorer_Server" I am not able to see any text of the buttons.

 

Thanks in advance!

[water]

I‘m sure Kaspersky supports silent installation. 
Search the web for „kaspersky antivirus silent install“

[ZeRoXX]

19 minutes ago, water said:

I‘m sure Kaspersky supports silent installation. 
Search the web for „kaspersky antivirus silent install“

I did, but unfortunately I did not manage to make it work for the trial installation. I think they only support it for the non-free version

[water]

https://support.kaspersky.com/12965#block2

Maybe this answers your question?

[ZeRoXX]

24 minutes ago, water said:

https://support.kaspersky.com/12965#block2

Maybe this answers your question?

 

Well as I said if I run "kav20.0.14.1085abcdefgde_19837.exe /s /mybirthdate=1990-01-01 /len-us /t C:\Program Files\KasperskyLab /pALLOWREBOOT=1 /pSKIPPRODUCTCHECK=1" nothing happens.

 

I guess they removed it for the Kaspersky Antivirus 30-Day trial.

[water]

Could you remove the space after /t and try again?

[water]

Another idea: set the path for /t in quotes as it contains a space. 

[ZeRoXX]

7 minutes ago, water said:

Another idea: set the path for /t in quotes as it contains a space. 

kav20.0.14.1085abcdefgde_19837.exe /s /mybirthdate=1990-01-01 /len-us /t"C:\Program Files\KasperskyLab" /pALLOWREBOOT=1 /pSKIPPRODUCTCHECK=1 /pAGREETOEULA=1

 

Unfortunately with the same result 😕

[water]

Do you get any error messages?

Do you run the command prompt as administrator?

[ZeRoXX]

8 minutes ago, water said:

Do you get any error messages?

Do you run the command prompt as administrator?

Nope I do not get any error messages and yes I run it as an administrator.

[Nine]

You didn't put any sleep between Send, you should try to add some especially before and after the check boxes...

[ZeRoXX]

1 minute ago, Nine said:

You didn't put any sleep between Send, you should try to add some especially before and after the check boxes...

Isn't that what  SendKeyDownDelay is used for?

[ZeRoXX]

Also tried this piece of code:

Opt("SendKeyDownDelay", 1000)
Opt("SendKeyUpDelay", 1000)
Sleep(1000)
WinActivate("Kaspersky Anti-Virus")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{SPACE}")
Sleep(1000)
Exit

I just wanted to check the first checkbox. I does not even accept the TAB now to mark the checkbox. Something is quite buggy?

[Nine]

SendKeyDownDelay

Alters the length of time a key is held down before being released during a keystroke. For applications that take a while to register keypresses you may need to raise this value from the default. A value of 0 removes the delay completely. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=5).

Not exactly, it is like if you were holding the key for 1 sec and then releasing it.  IDK how your application reacts to it.  You should try to reduce the delay to a normal value like 50 and add some Sleep...who knows might work 

ps. sendkeyupdelay is not an accepted value

Edited March 17, 2020 by Nine

[ZeRoXX]

9 minutes ago, Nine said:

SendKeyDownDelay

Alters the length of time a key is held down before being released during a keystroke. For applications that take a while to register keypresses you may need to raise this value from the default. A value of 0 removes the delay completely. Time in milliseconds to pause (default=5).

Not exactly, it is like if you were holding the key for 1 sec and then releasing it.  IDK how your application reacts to it.  You should try to reduce the delay to a normal value like 50 and add some Sleep...who knows might work 

ps. sendkeyupdelay is not an accepted value

Ah thanks

Doesn't change anything though 😕

The weird thing is if I send TAB and ENTER for the first screen in a separate exe and TAB, SPACE, TAB, SPACE in another exe it works?!

But combining these steps into one exe it does not work...even though the window does not lose focus

[Nine]

Could you use Au3Info.exe tool over those checkboxes, see if we can get something there (don't forget to unfreeze the tool if you are to hover them).

[Jos]

Are you sure you don't need administrator level with #RequireAdmin for your script for it to be able to do things to the running installer, which presumably also just asked for Elevated rights?

 

[ZeRoXX]

4 minutes ago, Nine said:

Could you use Au3Info.exe tool over those checkboxes, see if we can get something there (don't forget to unfreeze the tool if you are to hover them).

Unfortunately, as I said, this installer is some iexplorer wrapper? Because of that I do not see any button text:

Quote

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:    Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Class:    KasperskyShadow
Position:    717, 184
Size:    578, 529
Style:    0x96CA08C4
ExStyle:    0x00070101
Handle:    0x00000000004405E2

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    Internet Explorer_Server
Instance:    1
ClassnameNN:    Internet Explorer_Server1
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:Internet Explorer_Server; INSTANCE:1]
ID:    
Text:    
Position:    0, 0
Size:    572, 500
ControlClick Coords:    10, 327
Style:    0x56000000
ExStyle:    0x00000000
Handle:    0x00000000000407F6

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:    730, 537
Cursor ID:    2
Color:    0xF6F6F6

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
 

 

Quote

Are you sure you don't need administrator level with #RequireAdmin for your script for it to be able to do things to the running installer, which presumably also just asked for Elevated rights?

I start both (the installer and the script-exe) as the Administrator user.

[Nine]

1 minute ago, ZeRoXX said:

I start both (the installer and the script-exe) as the Administrator user.

Have you tried to specifically put #RequireAdmin at the beginning of the script ?

[ZeRoXX]

Just now, Nine said:

Have you tried to specifically put #RequireAdmin at the beginning of the script ?

Yes, I did. Does not change anything:

#RequireAdmin
Sleep(2000)
WinActivate("Kaspersky Anti-Virus")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{SPACE}")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(2000)
Send("{SPACE}")
Sleep(2000)
Exit