# Detection and Deletion of Ghostscript - How To

## How to detect and delete Ghostscript?

### Description

Widely used page description languages such as Adobe Systems' PostScript, Portable Document Format (PDF) and image manipulation software such as Image Magick and GIMP primarily use Ghostscript, an open-source software, for file format conversions and rasterization of images. It has an **in-built -dSAFER protection option** for thwarting malicious PostScript operations from being executed. However, a critical vulnerability has been discovered that enables Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Ghostscript. This would allow an intruder to take control of the vulnerable systems in your network by sending a malformed PDF file which, upon reaching the interpreter, executes malevolent program.

### Steps to combat Ghostscript vulnerability with Endpoint Central

Ghostscript could be omnipresent in your network. Since no patch has been released for this vulnerability, Endpoint Central provides a **custom script** that helps in automating the process of detecting and uninstalling Ghostscript. Follow these steps to detect and uninstall Ghostscript, thereby proactively safeguarding the systems in your network.

1. Navigate to **Configurations tab** and click on **Script Repository**.
2. Under **templates tab**, look out for the script and add this to the repository. Refer this [image](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/os-scripts-ghostscript.png).
   - Windows : GhostscriptVulnerabilityForWindows.exe
   - Mac : GhostscriptVulnerabilityForMac.sh
   - Debian-based Linux OS : GhostscriptVulnerabilityForLinuxDeb.sh
   - RPM-based Linux OS : GhostscriptVulnerabilityForLinuxRpm.s
3. Create and deploy a **Custom Script configuration** using this script.
4. If Ghostscript has been uninstalled successfully, the script will return a success message. In case of failure during the uninstallation process, the script will return a failure message.
5. If you want to refrain this process to detection of Ghostscript, provide an argument **detect** while executing the script.

![Detect ghostscript](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/images/detect-ghostscript.png)

6. The script will yield a success message in the presence of Ghostscript and will yield a failure message otherwise.