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menu.

Python.) It is opened by the “About Disinfectant” command in the Apple

This window presents Disinfectant’s About box. (Our apologies to Monty




xThe About Window









and to flash the small Disinfectant icon in the menu bar.

name in the Application menu (System 7) or in the Apple menu (System 6)

other reason. The default is to display a diamond next to Disinfectant’s

infection is discovered or if Disinfectant requires attention for some

with MultiFinder. This option specifies how you wish to be notified if an

Disinfectant can run in the background under System 7 or under System 6



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handle such large files.

because the saved manual is very large and not all of the applications can

application names than does the popup menu for the saved manual. This is

You may notice that the popup menu for saved reports contains more



names.

type “creator types” directly in the fields to the right of the application

select any of the more popular word processors and editors. You can also

containing the names of the applications are popup menus which let you

You can change the applications which own these saved files. The boxes





available on your Mac).

saved manual from the Finder, Microsoft Word will be opened (if it is

report from the Finder, TeachText will be opened, whereas if you open a

manual as a Microsoft Word file. This means that if you open a saved

By default, Disinfectant saves reports as TeachText files and it saves the



word processor or editor.

text files without any formatting and they can be read by any Macintosh

text-only versions of the manual. These files are always saved as plain

You can save the reports generated by Disinfectant and you can also save



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Use it only for scanning stations.

We do not recommend that you check this option in any other situation.



which might require use of the mouse or keyboard in the future.

This scanning station option also tells Disinfectant to avoid any situations



time during the startup process.

scanning mode. You should need neither the keyboard nor the mouse at any

scanning station. Disinfectant will automatically start in its floppy

You should use this special startup disk whenever you restart your



startup disk.

Step 9. Eject and lock the disk. This is your special scanning station



a third file on the disk named “Disinfectant Prefs.”

Step 8. Reinsert your floppy disk after your Mac restarts. You should see



Restart button when you get the “Finder is busy or damaged” alert.

Step 7. Close the Preferences window and quit Disinfectant. Click the



Step 6. Select either the “Scan” or the “Disinfect” option.



Step 5. Check the “Scanning station with no mouse or keyboard” option.





the Preferences window.

Step 4. Select the “Preferences” command from the “File” menu to open



automatically.

Step 3. Restart using the disk you just made. Disinfectant should run



startup program for this disk.

“Set Startup” command in the “Special” menu to set Disinfectant as the

Step 2. In the Finder, click the Disinfectant icon to select it. Then use the



will use the copy.

Eject and put away your original Virus Tools floppy. The remaining steps

Tools floppy, but leave the copy you made unlocked until step 9 below.

Step 1. Make a copy of your Virus Tools floppy. Do not unlock the Virus



System 6 scanning station startup disk:

If you do remove the mouse and keyboard, you should first build a special







checking for viruses.

mouse and keyboard to discourage use of the Mac for anything but

floppies to have them scanned or disinfected. You can even remove the

used for nothing but checking for viruses. People can simply insert their

If you wish, you can establish a special Mac in your lab or office to be



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infection is discovered. The default is no beeping.

This option specifies how many times Disinfectant should beep when an



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• Beeping option.



It is opened by the “Preferences” command in the File menu.

This window lets you set various options and parameters for Disinfectant.




xThe Preferences Window







pressing Escape or by pressing Command-? (or the Help key) again.

Help mode can be canceled at any time by pressing Command-Period or by



detailed description of that virus.

(or the Help key) and click the infection message in the report to get a

If Disinfectant reports that a file is infected by a virus, press Command-?



with “###”) to get a detailed description of that error message.

(or the Help key) and click any error message line (any line that begins

If Disinfectant issues an error message in the report, press Command-?



command.

bring up the Help window and scroll to the description of that object or

Disinfectant’s windows or select any menu command. Disinfectant will

the cursor will turn into a question mark. Then click any object in any of

manual. Press Command-? (or the Help key on the extended keyboard) and

Disinfectant offers a method to help you quickly locate information in the



section about the File menu for more details.

The manual can be printed and you can save it as a text file. See the





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bottom of the menu to scroll up or down.

table of contents is a scrolling menu. Click the triangles at the top and

section title in the table of contents on the right side of the window. The

You can quickly jump to any section of the manual by clicking on the





key on the extended keyboard).

keys while pressing the up or down arrow key (or use the Home or End

the beginning or end of the manual, hold down both the command and shift

use the Page Up or Page Down key on the extended keyboard). To jump to

hold down the command key while pressing the up or down arrow key (or

your keyboard has these keys). To scroll up or down one screen at a time,

keys to scroll the manual backwards or forwards one line at a time (if

In addition to using the scroll bar, you can also use the up and down arrow





Use the scroll bar to scroll through the manual.



keyboard equivalent.

“Disinfectant Help” command in the Apple menu or by the Command-H

This window displays the manual you are reading now. It is opened by the




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to the counters to reset all of them to zero.

errors have been encountered. You can click the small Reset button next

scanned, how many infected files have been discovered, and how many

The three counters show a running total of how many files have been



scans, file scans, or scans of server disks.

progress bar is only available on full disk scans. It is not present on folder

progress bar fills with gray to indicate the progress of the scan. The

scanned are displayed next to the small folder and file icons. In addition, a

During a disk scan, the names of the folder and file currently being



disks. This is an alternative to using the Drive button.

keep the mouse button held down to get a popup menu listing all of your

The current disk name is a popup menu. You can click the disk name and





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of Disinfectant’s main window:

Several other pieces of information are displayed in the top right corner





key on the extended keyboard).

keys while pressing the up or down arrow key (or use the Home or End

the beginning or end of the report, hold down both the command and shift

use the Page Up or Page Down key on the extended keyboard). To jump to

hold down the command key while pressing the up or down arrow key (or

your keyboard has these keys). To scroll up or down one screen at a time,

keys to scroll the report backwards or forwards one line at a time (if

In addition to using the scroll bar, you can also use the up and down arrow





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scroll bar to view the entire report.

on the left side of the screen. When the scan is complete, you can use the

Both the Scan and Disinfect buttons produce a detailed report in the field









• Quit. Quits the application.




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scan.

cancel the scan. You can also type Command-Period or Escape to cancel a

• Cancel. This button is active during disk scans. Use it if you want to




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Option and command keys: Scan all mounted volumes.

Command key: Quickly scan a sequence of floppies.

Option key: Scan a single folder or file.



on the Scan or Disinfect button:

“Menus.” You can also hold down the following key or keys while clicking

Scan and Disinfect menus are described in detail in the section titled

For other kinds of scans, you can use the menus or command keys. The





infected files which it finds.

Disinfectant checks each file for infection and attempts to repair any

Use the Disinfect button to scan and disinfect the disk you selected.



infected files.

Disinfectant will check the disk for infections, but it will not try to repair

• Scan and Disinfect. Use the Scan button to scan the disk you selected.




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floppy disks. The Eject button is used to eject a floppy disk.

or disinfect. The Drive button cycles through all of your hard disks and

• Drive and Eject. Use these buttons to select the disk you want to scan




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window:

The operation of Disinfectant is controlled by six buttons in the main



be closed.

generated by the application. The main window is always open and cannot

contains the main controls for the application and it displays the report

The main Disinfectant window is the one you will use most often. It




xThe Main Window





This section describes each of Disinfectant’s windows.








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