To begin an electronic update, click the eUpdate button.

Show In Report…

Click this button to display a popup menu for selectively showing or hiding certain kinds of report information. Menu items with checkmarks are shown in the report.  Virus warnings are always shown in the report.

Clear Report

Click this button to clear the report area.

Copy Report Selection

Click this button to copy selected sections of the report area to the clipboard.

Save Report As…

Click this button to save the contents of the report area to a file.

Print Report…

Click this button to print the contents of the report area.

When you move the pointer over one of the small buttons at the right of this box, the button’s purpose is described here.

This is the version of your virus definitions.  For effective virus protection, you should frequently update the definitions with the latest Virex Virus Update.  If the definitions are more than two months old, the version is shown in red.

The Virus Info window displays information about the viruses that Virex can detect and repair.

To switch between outline and fully expanded views, double-click here.

The Virus Info window displays information about the viruses that Virex can detect and repair.

To switch between outline and fully expanded views, click here.

The Virex Help window displays information about using Virex.

To switch between outline and fully expanded views, double-click here.

To find information about an item in the main Virex window, hold down the Command and Option keys and click on the item.

The Virex Help window displays information about using Virex.

To find information about an item in the main Virex window, hold down the Command and Option keys while clicking on the item.

To stop the current Diagnose, Repair, or Snapshot operation, click the Stop button.

You can also press the ESC or Command-. keys to stop the current operation.

This is the name of the file within a compressed archive that
is being examined.

This is the volume, folder, or file that is being examined.

This is the number of files that have not been examined.

This is the name of the file being examined.

This is the kind of operation in progress.

The progress bar shows the approximate percentage of files remaining to be examined.

A barberpole pattern is displayed if the "Count Files" user preference is off and a folder or shared disk is being examined.

Size Box

To change the height and width of the window, drag the size box.

The report area displays the results of each Diagnose, Repair, or Snapshot operation.

To print or save this report, or to open a previously saved report, use the File menu.

Double click in report to switch between outline and fully expanded views.

Click on these icons to select the volumes you wish to examine for virus infections.  Then click on the Diagnose, Repair, or Snapshot buttons above.

To open the Virex Help window, click the Help button.

To find out about the viruses detected and repaired by this program, click the Virus Info button.

To eject all diskettes, click the Eject button.

To change user preference settings, click the Preferences button.

To find and repair virus infections, as well as check for suspicious file modifications that might indicate an unknown virus, click the Snapshot button.

To examine a specific file or folder, hold down the Option key while clicking the Snapshot button.

To find and repair virus infections in the volumes selected below, click the Repair button.

To repair a specific file or folder, hold down the Option key while clicking the Repair button.

To find virus infections in the volumes selected below, click the Diagnose button.  

To diagnose a specific file or folder, hold down the Option key while clicking the Diagnose button.

Diagnose will not repair or otherwise modify the files in any way.