Creating an Appscan XML File

Before you can use Appscan, set up a Windows computer with the typical applications used on protected computers in your organization. If you have several different configurations, perform these steps for each.

Important - The computer you scan to create an Appscan must be free of all malware. If you are certain that your scan is clean, you can create rules that allow the applications access to the network.

To run Appscan from the command line:

1. Download the appscan tool from sk108536, to the root directory (typically c:\) of the baseline reference source computer.

   To run this utility on Window 95, 98, or ME operating systems, you also need to copy unicows.dll, located in the <installdir>checkpoint\Integrity\engine\webapps\ROOT\bin directory on the Endpoint Security host, to the root directory (typically c:\) of the baseline reference source computer.

Important - Do not copy the unicows.dll file if the baseline reference source computer is running any operating system other than Windows 95, 98, or ME.

1. From the target computer command prompt, go to the root directory or to a specific directory to scan (for example, \program files).
2. Run appscan with the applicable parameters.

When the scan is complete, an output file (Default = scanfile.xml) is created in the specified directory.