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THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) V4.0B Copyright 1990-92 by S.T.Calise Mailing Address: 673 Herbertsville Road, Brick NJ 08724 USA Read further for QUICK START installation and run. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL utility program for McAfee's virus fighter programs VIRUSCAN, CLEAN, and VALIDATE. VIRUS TERMINUS is menu driven and can be used with a mouse or keyboard. One of the main objectives in writing this program was to help reduce the amount of user input required each time a file is scanned, cleaned or paced through the validate functions. The SCAN/CLEAN program switches have been made visible and can be toggled through an easy to use interface. Reports may be viewed, printed, merged or deleted. DOS BATCH files may be run directly from The VIRUS TERMINUS. Now included as a selection at the main menu are Virus Fact Sheets. A user may obtain information on virus infectors such as the known characteristics, areas of damage, the McAfee Associates disinfection program needed, etc. This version of The Virus Terminus features a start-up SELF TEST. All files in the Terminus program directory are submitted to SCAN for inspection. Memory is checked as well as the individual program files - SCAN, CLEAN and VALIDATE. This option is initiated at start-up by adding a /T to the command line. (See note) Version 4.0B of The VIRUS TERMINUS sports a re-designed option switch user interface. New SCAN/CLEAN options including /FAST, /MAINT, messages in Spanish or French, /CERTIFY and more are supported. The Virus Terminus v4.0a is infinitely faster than prior versions when checking lists of files. Maximum advantage has been taken of the SCAN/CLEAN v85 @filename response file mechanism. A support BBS is now available to all users. Dial 908-206-1386 with No Parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit (N 8 1). The BBS is online 7 days a week 6 PM to 6 AM Eastern Standard Time ( EST ). The latest updates, support files, etc. and a message conference for registered users is available. Voice support 9AM - 5PM Mon. - Fri. 908-206-1386 TERMINUS was designed to run from a hard disk but will also work satisfactorily if installed on a high capacity floppy (720K, 1.2MEG, or 1.44MEG disk size) drive where the main objective is to quickly sanitize an already infected system. Current SCAN, CLEAN and Virus Terminus file set sizes also allow installation on a 360K floppy disk.(#8.1 v85 or #8.3v86 SCAN,CLEAN; VALIDATE v0.3; Terminus v4.0x) The Virus Terminus caters to the low-end of the video standard spectrum by offering compatibility with IBM MDA monochrome, IBM CGA Color and those systems that utilize the IBM CGA standard but employ a money saving green, amber or white monochrome display device. THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is simple, easy to use, it gets the job done! The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) may not be used in a business, corporation, government or agency environment without a negotiated site license. All rights are strictly reserved. Read VT40B.DOC for further information. HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS RAM MEMORY: 640K BYTES MEMORY (512K MIN) and 450Kb FREE DISK DRIVE: HARD DRIVE + (1 or 2 FLOPPYS) or 2 FLOPPYS WITHOUT A HARD DRIVE - ONE MUST BE 720K, 1.44M, or 1.2M HIGH CAPACITY TYPE (See note on 360Kb disk installation) VIDEO : (IBM MDA),(CGA C80) TEXT MODE/EMULATION REQ. or VGA/EGA Downward Compatible to CGA OPERATION : KEYBOARD or MS COMPATIBLE MOUSE OPTIONAL ***** QUICK START: The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL and requires the following programs for full access to ALL functions: SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: PC/MS DOS V2.1 - 5.0 Version v85,v86 or higher - SCAN, CLEAN; VALIDATE.COM; VIRLIST.TXT from McAfee Associates (See Version notes & restrictions in VT40B.DOC) Make sure you have the following files from each(* see below *) of the above in the same subdirectory for hard disk installation or on the same (* see note *) floppy for quick start and access to all TERMINUS functions: McAfee Associates files: SCAN.EXE; CLEAN.EXE; VALIDATE.COM; VIRLIST.TXT; VIRUS TERMINUS files : VT40B.EXE; VTCF1.EXE; VTCF2.EXE; VTCF3.EXE; MS/PC DOS files required : COMMAND.COM DO NOT use the Virus Terminus in any environment or on any machine where another virus disinfector utility is or has been run. This includes but is not limited to TSR virus utilities. No claim is made herein or otherwise as to compatibility with other author/program virus disinfector & detector utilities. ***** NOTE: The Virus Terminus and its associated programs SHOULD NOT be used with any other virus detection or disinfection software. Certain other anit-virus programs do not utilize encrypted search strings and other advanced techniques which may cause false alarms either with Terminus or during their own operation. This warning extends but is not limited to TSR type detectors. Use The Virus Terminus in concert with the McAfee Associates anti-virus programs ONLY for best results.(Read VT40B.DOC) ***** NOTE: This version of VIRUS TERMINUS allows the use of separate subdirectories for TERMINUS, SCAN, CLEAN, VALIDATE, VIRLIST when installed on a HARD DISK. Floppy users MUST place the Terminus files and COMMAND.COM in the ROOT directory. ***** NOTE: This version of The Virus Terminus allows installation and run from either DRIVE #A or #B floppy ***** NOTE: This version of VIRUS TERMINUS uses compressed executable files to reduce the size of VT40B.EXE, VTCF1.EXE, VTCF2.EXE, VTCF3.EXE, and REGISTER.EXE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN TERMINUS FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE IF IT IS ALREADY INFECTED WITH A VIRUS. USE THE FLOPPY INSTALLATION INSTEAD! DO NOT RUN ANY PROGRAMS LOCATED ON YOUR HARD DISK UNTIL ALL FILES AND YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM IS DISINFECTED. HARD DRIVE ---> 1. Create one subdirectory(see above) for SCAN,CLEAN ,VALIDATE,VIRLIST, and THE VIRUS TERMINUS files. 2. Copy McAfee Associates and VIRUS TERMINUS files to the subdirectory. * 3. Change the current drive and subdirectory to the location of The VIRUS TERMINUS and then run the file VT40B.EXE. Press <ENTER> after typing each of the following lines. C: cd\location vt40B.exe C: may be D: or whatever drive you installed The VIRUS TERMINUS program on. cd\location may be cd\utility\viruscan or any subdirectory you placed the TERMINUS files in. 4. Press F5 to configure. Then use main menu select #5 to create VCLEAN.LST FLOPPY ---> 1. Shut your system down if it is already infected. BOOT from a clean non-infected DOS system disk. Use FORMAT.COM from this disk to make a new formatted data disk - DON'T USE ANY FILES or UTILITIES ON YOUR HARD DISK if your system is infected. 2. DO NOT place the VIRUS TERMINUS files and COMMAND.COM into a subdirectory when performing a floppy installation. Put them in the ROOT. OK to place SCAN, CLEAN, etc. in a subdirectory. 3. Copy McAfee Associates and VIRUS TERMINUS files to your floppy disk. Copy your shell or file utility to the disk if there's room. <IMPORTANT!> ---> 4. Copy COMMAND.COM to the disk. * 5. Place this disk in either DRIVE #A or #B TYPE the following lines pressing <ENTER> after each to run TERMINUS: A: cd\ vt40B.exe or B: cd\ vt40B.exe 6. Select #5, MAKE VCLEAN.LST, at the MAIN menu. 7. Select F5 - CHANGE DEFAULTS at the MAIN menu. Change appropriate default entries. DO NOT select or enter a path/directory located on your hard disk! DO NOT save your defaults to the hard disk if you have one. Changing default #1 - TERMINUS PROGRAM DIR: to A:\ or B:\ will help to insure that the defaults are not saved to the HARD DISK. 8. ***** NOW write protect the disk! ***** 9. Select #1 or #2 at the MAIN menu. Press F7 Self-Test to make sure installation did not infect your work disk. ***** The CURRENT DRIVE and SUBDIRECTORY must be the location of the VIRUS TERMINUS file set. Failure to change over to the TERMINUS drive and subdirectory will cause you to have to re-configure and modify the default table each time you run the program. The default table is always loaded in from the current drive and subdirectory at the time you startup The VIRUS TERMINUS. You may create a DOS BATCH file with the loading sequence previously outlined in HARD DRIVE step #3 and FLOPPY step #5 installation instructions. ***** * Start your machine up (BOOT) from a clean non-infected floppy DOS disk if your system is infected. Disinfect and then run the VIRUS TERMINUS from your hard disk. The report function of SCAN/CLEAN will not work because your floppy disk will be write protected! Please read VT40B.DOC for more detailed installation instructions. ***** UPDATE INFORMATION VERSION 4.0B ***** 1. VIRUS FACT SHEETS are now available for virus infectors found in the McAfee Associates VIRLIST.TXT file. Each display provides information such as virus proper name, known characteristics, areas of damage, which McAfee Associates disinfector to use, etc. Refer to VT40B.DOC for more information. 1. SCAN/CLEAN options user interface was re-designed. Options are now listed with brief onscreen explanations to guide users through proper selection. Help for each switch is still available by pressing F1. 2. SCAN/CLEAN FILES functions have been made infinitely faster by utilizing the @filename SCAN/CLEAN option. Options are stored in the file named OPTIONS.$$$ which SCAN or CLEAN reads to get the file list and work options. OPTIONS.$$$ is a temporary file created in the VIRUS TERMINUS disk / subdirectory. This submenu defaults to ENTIRE subdirectory SCAN/CLEAN when the Terminus disk is write protected. 3. File selection display for SCAN/CLEAN FILES operations now shows the "seconds" time field. Certain virus/strains change this value. 4. /FAST options is directly implemented. Select "I. SKIP INSIDE PKLITE and LZEXE FILES" option from the selection list. This also causes the SCAN/CLEAN display to be abbreviated for faster operation. This option is being used as a combination switch - skip insides and shorten display output, etc. 5. /CERTIFY options is implemeted in the VALIDATION submenu. Users should turn reports on to capture the list of files that do not have the validation code added. 6. The default table was simplified. The /SP, /FR and /EXT, /NOBREAK, and /NOPAUSE options now function from the default table. All other options are set from the submenus only. Separate subdirectory locations are now allowed for VIRLIST.TXT and VALIDATE.COM . 7. The MAKELIST v1.2 utility searches any subdirectory specified as the home of VIRLIST.TXT in the default table for that file. VCLEAN.LST is still placed in the TERMINUS directory. 8. Support BBS is now online. Dial 908-206-1346 using No Parity, 8 Data bits and 1 Stop bit terminal setting. Hours of operation are 6 PM to 6 AM Eastern Standard Time ( EST ). 9. Further error trapping added to The Virus Terminus operation of SCAN/CLEAN when using a write protected floppy. Users should be aware that the REPORT function of SCAN/CLEAN will not work on a write protected floppy and the SCAN/CLEAN FILE(s) submenu of The Virus Terminus will only SCAN/CLEAN entire subdirectories because of the need to create a response file named OPTIONS.$$$ on your disk. Individual and/or job batch selection of files is fully functional when running from a hard disk or floppy without write protect. You should write protect your floppy disk in the event you are trying to disinfect an already contaminated system. Once your hard drive is disinfected you may return to full operation by running The Virus Terminus from that drive. 10. Version 4.0B allows the user to run from either DRIVE #A floppy or DRIVE #B. Make sure you copy COMMAND.COM to your floppy disk. DO NOT install COMMAND.COM or the Virus Terminus files to a subdirectory on your floppy. Put them in the ROOT. 11. Versions 3.0x and 4.0x of The Virus Terminus automatically send SCAN or clean the /M option when MEMORY SCAN is switched ON! This forces memory search for ALL resident type virus/strains rather than just critical ones. 12. A start-up SELF-TEST option has been added. Users should add a /T command line option when running The Virus Terminus. See the special note below on how to combine this option with /M and /S. 13. Documentation revised to include instructions on new options, etc. 14. Changed the MEMORY AVAILABLE message displayed when a user presses <CTRL-F> at any menu/submenu to read "LARGEST CONTIGUOUS RAM BLOCK AVAILABLE" . The figure displayed is only a guide to help users determine if their shell or other utility will have enough space to operate. It does not necessarily refer to the total conventional memory(i.e. 640Kb, 512Kb, etc.) minus the sum of memory all programs you are running actually occupy. The number of KB FREE refers to the largest contiguous or adjacent set of RAM locations available and therefore in a general sense also refers to the size of the largest executable program that may be launched from the Virus Terminus. (code, data, etc.) Read VT40B.DOC for more information. 15. Added further error traps for program Floppy operations and installation. 16. Main file vtec40x.exe was renamed to vt40B.exe to help eliminate possible installation problems with SFX distributor files. Please take the time to read the INSTALLATION procedures found in VT40B.DOC . The TERMINUS is error trapped for MISSING program files(SCAN.EXE, CLEAN.EXE etc.) and will refuse to perform functions associated with the required files if they don't exist in the DEFAULT specified subdirectories. REMEMBER: TERMINUS is not a stand alone utility, it is a SHELL for SCAN, CLEAN, and VALIDATE. VTEC40B 1. A bug fix added to VTCF1.EXE which contains the VIRUS FACT SHEET routines. The first character of the disinfector utility was not being written to screen or printer when virus info was displayed. ( lean-Up instead of Clean-Up etc.) 2. /CHKHI is forced on during Self-Test. Self-Test WILL function properly on all machines regardless of the total RAM available. 3. Modified PRINTDOC.BAT file to include printing of README.1ST file. 4. Added start-up error message "UNABLE To Find COMMAND.COM ..." Terminus determines a floppy installation by looking at default table entry #1 for an "A:" or "B:" substring. If detected Terminus will ONLY look for COMMAND.COM in the floppy ROOT directory. Floppy installation requires that you place the correct DOS version of COMMAND.COM in the floppy ROOT directory. COMMAND.COM is used for launching DOS BATCH files. COMSPEC is used to locate of COMMAND.COM when running Terminus from a hard disk. If COMSPEC is NUL because of no PATH(autoexec.bat) and/or no SHELL(config.sys) statement Terminus will assume COMMAND.COM is located in the C: ROOT directory.(hard disk installation only!) 5. Vtec40B tested with SCAN86-B and CLEAN86. The VIRUS TERMINUS v4.0 first checks for missing programs before you reach the main menu screen. A check for missing programs is also performed each time you exit the default area and return from your SHELL or file utility. The first time you run VT40B.EXE make sure you go no further than the MAIN MENU before you press F5 and make the needed additions or corrections to the DEFAULT TABLE. ***** Version 4.0 has TWO HELP keys, F10 which is still displayed in the lower function menu bar and F1. Each key produces the same result. This addition was made for new users who are normally familiar with pressing F1 for HELP in certain other programs. ***** THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) achieves optimum performance when it is installed and run from a hard drive. However, it is best to run the VIRUS TERMINUS from a floppy if your computer system is known to be infected. THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c), SCAN.EXE, CLEAN.EXE, VALIDATE.COM and VIRLIST will all fit on a high capacity floppy if you follow the installation instructions ABOVE or in the program documentation file VT40B.DOC . (720k , 1.2 Meg, 1.44 Meg disk size) ***** 360Kb Disk Installation: This version of The Virus Terminus(VT40B.EXE, VTCF1.EXE, VTCF2.EXE, VTCF3.EXE) plus COMMAND.COM, SCAN, CLEAN, VALIDATE and VIRLIST.TXT will fit on a 360Kb DSDD disk. There is enough room to fit all files on a NON-boot disk with a 70Kb space left for temporary files and SCAN /CLEAN reports. (approx. 70Kb free non-boot disk DOS 3.3 and approx. 30K free DOS 5.0) ***** IF you wish to check SCAN, CLEAN, VALIDATE and the entire Virus Terminus program set each time you start-up add the following command line option: A> VT40B.EXE T (press ENTER) This option will the check the programs indicated and memory for any possible virus infections prior to running The Virus Terminus. You will have an option to quit if an infection is found. SCAN.EXE and CLEAN.EXE also perform a SELF TEST each time they are executed by The Virus Terminus program. ***** IF you have IBM CGA C80 mode compatibility(you can run programs which require color 80 column text IBM CGA mode) but utilize a money saving green, amber, white etc. monochrome display, start TERMINUS like this: A> VT40B.EXE M (press ENTER) This will eliminate window background colors and adjust certain other textcolors so you may be able to SEE all menu selects, prompts, etc. The mouse will still function if you have one. NOTE: TRUE IBM MDA monochrome display cards are auto-detected and there is no need for the extra parameter when starting TERMINUS. ***** If you have an older cga adapter and experience "snow" during screen updates you may invoke the /S command line parameter: A> VT40B.EXE S (press ENTER) The /S, /M and /T commmands may be combined.Don't put a space between the two characters: A> VT40B.EXE MST (press ENTER)