

Help for IBM AntiVirus/DOS 
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IBM AntiVirus/DOS can prevent, detect and remove computer viruses. It can
work in the background, providing constant protection for your system.
You can also use it directly to check diskettes or hard disks for
viruses. 

Use the main window of IBM AntiVirus/DOS to check your system for viruses
now, to check a diskette for viruses, to configure the way in which your
system is checked, to view logs generated during checks, or to view
online help. 

When you have configured IBM AntiVirus/DOS to perform an automated check
of your system, it is not usually necessary to check it yourself in this
way. 


Keys 
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Navigation and selection of items within IBM AntiVirus/DOS can be done
with your keyboard or with a mouse. The following keys can be used: 

TAB             Moves between areas in a pop-up window. 
ARROW keys      Move between items within an area of a pop-up window. 
SPACE BAR       Selects the currently highlighted item. 
RETURN          Selects the currently highlighted push button. 
ESC             Exits the current pop-up window and returns to the
                previous one. 
                

Select buttons by using the tab key to highlight them and then using the
space bar to select them. Or, type the single highlighted letter on the
button. 

To select an item with a mouse, simply click on it. To exit a pop-up
window, click on the Close icon in the upper-left corner of the frame. 

You can use the keyboard or mouse to select items from the menu bar on
the main window and other pop-up windows. To use the keyboard, press the
F10 key to move to the menu bar, the arrow keys to select an item, and
the space bar to select it. To select menu items with the mouse, simply
click on them. 

The following keys can also be used from the main window to access some
of the common functions of IBM AntiVirus/DOS. When two key names are
joined by a plus sign (+), use these two keys together, by holding down
the first key and pressing the second key simultaneously. 

ALT+C           Check menu 
ALT+H           Help menu 
ALT+L           Log menu 
ALT+S           Setup menu 
F1              Context-sensitive help 
F3              Exit IBM AntiVirus 
F10             Move the cursor to the menu bar 
P               Push here to check your system for viruses 
                


Help for Push here 
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Use the Push here push button on the main window to check your system for
viruses now. The settings that are used can be seen by selecting the
Check system menu item from the Check menu. When you have configured IBM
AntiVirus/DOS to perform an automated check of your system, it is not
usually necessary to check it yourself in this way. 


Help for Check 
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Use the menu items on the Check menu to check a diskette for viruses, to
check your system for viruses, or to exit IBM AntiVirus/DOS. The Check
diskettes and Check system menu items also allow you to configure the way
these checks are done. 


Help for Check diskettes choice 
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Use Check diskettes to check a diskette for viruses and to configure the
way this checking is done. 


Help for Check system choice 
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Use Check system to check your system for viruses and to configure the
way this checking is done. The configuration defined by Check system is
also used when the Push here push button is selected from the main
window. 


Help for DOS Shell 
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Use the DOS Shell menu item to temporarily exit to DOS. Type exit at the
DOS command prompt to return to IBM AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Exit 
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Use Exit to close the IBM AntiVirus/DOS application. Any automated
checking or DOS shielding that has been set up is still in effect even if
you close IBM AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Setup 
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Use the menu items on the Setup menu to configure IBM AntiVirus/DOS. You
can set up automated checking so you do not have to remember to check
your system yourself. You can also tell IBM AntiVirus/DOS to shield DOS
so that common viruses cannot spread on your system. 


Help for Automated check choice 
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Use Automated check to set up automated checking of your system for
viruses or to turn off automated checking. You can also configure the way
this checking is done. When you have configured IBM AntiVirus/DOS to
perform an automated check of your system, it is not usually necessary to
check the system yourself. This is the recommended way of configuring IBM
AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Shield DOS choice 
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Use Shield DOS to tell IBM AntiVirus/DOS to prevent common viruses from
spreading from within DOS. You can also tell IBM AntiVirus/DOS not to
shield DOS. Using this feature to shield DOS is the recommended way of
configuring IBM AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Log 
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Use the menu items on the Log menu to view logs about checks for viruses.


Help for Current log 
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Use the Current log menu item to view the log of virus checks generated
from your current IBM AntiVirus/DOS session. 

The current log is kept in the file CURRENT.LOG in the directory where
IBM AntiVirus/DOS was installed. This is a normal file that can be
printed directly on your printer. 


Help for Previous log 
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Use the Previous log menu item to view the log of virus check information
generated from your previous IBM AntiVirus/DOS session. 

The previous log is kept in the file PREVIOUS.LOG This is a normal file
that can be printed directly on your printer. 


Help for Cumulative log 
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Use the Cumulative log menu item to view the cumulative log of automated
virus check information generated by IBM AntiVirus/DOS. Use this option
to verify that automated checks were done as expected and to review
whether any viruses were found. 

The cumulative log is kept in the file CUM.LOG in the directory where IBM
AntiVirus/DOS was installed. This is a normal file that can be printed
directly on your printer. An entry is added to the cumulative log each
time IBM AntiVirus/DOS does an automated check. It does not record checks
that you do manually. You can edit or erase this log file if it grows too
large. 


Help for Help 
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Use the menu items on the Help menu to view the online help for IBM
AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for General help 
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Use General help to see introductory help information for IBM
AntiVirus/DOS. More detailed contextual help is always available by
pressing F1. 


Help for About Viruses 
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Use About Viruses to view general information about viruses. The
information provided includes an introduction to computer viruses, and
discusses techniques used by anti-virus programs, including IBM
AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Virus descriptions 
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Use Virus descriptions to view descriptions of many of the viruses that
have been analyzed by IBM. These many viruses include all of the viruses
that are widespread in the world as of this writing. It also includes
many viruses that are not widespread but that IBM has analyzed to stay
ahead of the problem. 


Help for Virus list 
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Use Virus list to view a list of the known DOS viruses that IBM
AntiVirus/DOS detects. 


Help for Contacts choice 
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Use Contacts to view a list of contacts from whom assistance is
available. This list can be modified to include local contacts by editing
the file CONTACT.LST that is distributed along with IBM AntiVirus/DOS.
The file CONTACT.LST is in the same directory that contains the files for
IBM AntiVirus/DOS. 


Help for Product information 
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The Product information menu item allows you to view information about
IBM AntiVirus/DOS, such as the version number. 
