How to automate McAfee DAT File Updates

This is a McAfee Login script which does automatic updates. There is a tad of admin overhead, but it works.. (Works for both 9x and NT4/2K machines).

When you need to update McAfee on all PCs, just put the new S/DAT file (renamed to 'setup.exe') in a share available to everyone at \\server1\Updates. Then just modify the values for "OldDATVersion" and "NewDATVersion" in the login script.



@echo off
REM **************************************************************************
REM Update McAfee DAT Files
REM **************************************************************************

REM ==========================================================================
REM Setup Variables and Check for the Operating System.
REM ==========================================================================

set OldDATversion=DAT-4223.tok
set NewDATversion=DAT-4227.tok
set SourceDir=\\server1\Updates

if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto WinNT
goto Win95



REM ==========================================================================
REM Windows 95 Update
REM ==========================================================================
:Win95
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM If McAfee isn't installed, or is already updated, then we are done.
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
if not exist "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\McAfee VirusScan\scan.dat" goto End
if exist %windir%\%NewDATversion% goto End


REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM Let's rock!!!
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------

echo ********************************************************
echo * *
echo * Updating McAfee DAT Files - Please Wait... *
echo * *
echo ********************************************************

if exist %windir%\%OldDATversion% del %windir%\%OldDATversion%
%SourceDir%\setup.exe /SILENT /LOGFILE %windir%\%NewDATversion%

goto End



REM ==========================================================================
REM Windows NT Update
REM ==========================================================================
:WinNT
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM If McAfee isn't installed, or is already updated, then we are done.
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
if not exist "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\vshwin32.exe" goto End
if exist %SystemRoot%\%NewDATversion% goto End


REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM Let's rock!!!
REM --------------------------------------------------------------------------

echo ********************************************************
echo * *
echo * Updating McAfee DAT Files - Please Wait... *
echo * *
echo ********************************************************

if exist %SystemRoot%\%OldDATversion% del %SystemRoot%\%OldDATversion%
%SourceDir%\setup.exe /SILENT /LOGFILE %SystemRoot%\%NewDATversion%

goto End



:End
REM ==========================================================================
REM Unset the variables used and we are done.
REM ==========================================================================
set OldDATversion=
set NewDATversion=
set SourceDir=