Copyright: Cybec Pty. Ltd. 1996 - 1998


The Read Me file
Readme Help File

The Read Me help file contains a summary of the changes that have been made since the last version of Vet. It will also contain any information that has not made it into the manuals.

We recommend that you take the time to read the Read Me file.


The Vet Directory; Where Vet will be installed
Vet Windows Interface Directory

This is the directory where Vet will be stored onto the machine. We recommend that you accept the default directory of V:\VET. If you have already installed Vet to another directory the name of that directory will be displayed by this dialog.

Extra Master Installation Options:

Prompt for these options during an automatic installation

This option will only be displayed if you are performing a master installation to install Vet 3.1x across a network. If you select this option the dialog will be displayed to the user during installation and they will be required to configure the options for their own machines. We recommend that this option only be enabled if you are installing to users who have a good computing knowledge and who you trust to configure their own machines.


AUTOEXEC cleanup; Cleanup AutoExec
AutoExec Cleanup

As this version of Vet 3.1x no longer requires DOS Vet to also be loaded and updated there are a number of commands in your AUTOEXEC.BAT that have been superseded by newer functionality. The installation program intends to remove these obsolete references from your AUTOEXEC.BAT.

This dialog allows you to determine if these modifications should go ahead.

Master Installation Options:

Prompt for these options during an automatic installation

This option will only be displayed if you are performing a master installation to install Vet 3.1x across a network. If you select this option the dialog will be displayed to the user during installation and they will be required to configure the options for their own machines. We recommend that this option only be enabled if you are installing to users who have a good computing knowledge and who you trust to configure their own machines.

You can select for two options to be updated:

1. Remove VET.EXE (DOS Start Up Scan)

2. Remove VET_RES.EXE (DOS Vet Resident Protection)


MaxBPs
MaxBPs Setting

This dialog will only be displayed if setup has detected that either your MaxBPs setting is fairly low or is non existent.

The implications of having your MaxBP value set too low are difficult to define and document. There has been a large amount of research performed at Vet and we strongly recommend that this value be set at 768.

Altering this setting to 768 may improve the stability and reliability of other MS Windows 3.1x applications.

Master Installation Options:

Prompt for these options during an automatic installation

This option will only be displayed if you are performing a master installation to install Vet 3.1x across a network. If you select this option the dialog will be displayed to the user during installation and they will be required to configure the options for their own machines. We recommend that this option only be enabled if you are installing to users who have a good computing knowledge and who you trust to configure their own machines.


Display the readme file to users; Master Installation - display readme
Read Me Help File (Automatic Setup)

During the installation or upgrading of Vet to a users workstation you can display the Read Me file. If you have users who are comfortable in reconfiguring their machines we recommend that you prompt the users to see if they wish to read the README.HLP file before installing the latest upgrade.


What to do after an install/upgrade; Complete silently; Prompt to restart Windows; Always restart; Setup completion
Automatic Setup Completion

Once Vet has been installed or updated on the users PC do you wish to let them know that they have had their Anti-Virus protection installed or updated?

Options include:

Complete silently (no message or prompt)

This is the default as many most System Administrators prefer not to show the installation screens to their users.

Display a completion message only

This option will cause a message to be displayed when Vet has finished installing or upgrading a users PC. The message will contain a message to confirm that the installation was successful and that the PC should be rebooted so that the latest version of resident protection will be loaded and active in memory.

Prompt the user to restart Windows

This option will cause a message to be displayed when Vet has finished installing or upgrading a users PC. The message will contain a message to confirm that the installation was successful and also has a button to which can be selected by the user to restart Windows so that the latest version of resident protection will be loaded and active in memory.

Always restart Windows (after message)

This option will cause a message to be displayed when Vet has finished installing or upgrading a users PC. Vet will then automatically restart Windows so that the latest version of resident protection will be loaded and active in memory.


Display message to users; Display messages when doing a master install/upgrade
Information Dialogs

These options allow you to configure what will be displayed to the users during the installation of Vet from a master copy. Select what you will need to keep the user informed

Splash Screen

This will display the Vet splash screen before beginning the installation. It is the best way to let the users know exactly what is being loaded onto their machine and will only be displayed until they select the Next> button.

Welcome Screen

The welcome screen also reminds users that they should not have other programs running when they install Vet, and especially warns against loading more than one anti-virus scanner at a time.

Licence Agreement

By creating a master copy of Vet for installation across a site/network you are accepting responsibility to enforce the licence agreement. If you wish to make individual users to accept the licence agreement then enable this option.

Installation confirmation

This option will display a dialog to the users to confirm that the installation has completed and been successful.

Configuration confirmation

This option will display to the users a summary of the default options, and those options that the user has selected during the installation and asks them to confirm that they wish to complete the installation. This option is useful if you are installing Vet across a site/network where you have a number of users that have a high IT knowledge. Because these people may have non-standard configurations they may need to examine the options that will be installed with this version of Vet.

Most System Administrators do not want the users to know that the latest version is being loaded so by default these options are not enabled.


Confirm Configuration Settings

This dialog will display a summary of the options that you have selected for the installation of Vet 3.1x. If you wish to change any of the installation options, select the <Back button, change the installation option and then select the Next> button to return to the Confirm Configuration Settings screen.

Select the Finish> button to complete the configuration.

A Master Setup message box will display a message that the installation has been successful and will remind you of the command to perform an automatic installation.


User identification; Customer number;
User Identification

By entering your customer number during installation you can display it at any time by opening Vet and selecting Help | About. The about box will display the version number as well as all of the details entered into the User Identification dialog. You will need to know your customer number when calling Vet technical support.

Note: it is not mandatory to enter a customer number to successfully install Vet.

Extra Master Installation Options: If you installing Vet to a number of PCs across a network you may choose not to enter your customer number in order to stop users from directly calling Vet support.

Prompt for these options during an automatic installation

This option will only be displayed if you are performing a master installation to install Vet 3.1x across a network. If you select this option the dialog will be displayed to the user during installation and they will be required to configure the options for their own machines. We recommend that this option only be enabled if you are installing to users who have a good computing knowledge and who you trust to configure their own machines.


Password protection; Options menu password protection; How to, Password protect your configuration
Putting in the Password

Enter a password and then re-enter it in the confirmation box. This will password protect the emergency functions of Vet 3.1x.

Enable password protection of Vets Options menu

By enabling this option the Option menu will also be password protected with the same password.

This option can be enabled/disabled by opening Vet, selecting Options | Password Protection Options and entering the correct password.

Extra Master Installation Options: If you installing Vet to a number of PCs across a network you are strongly recommend NOT to use the default password VET

Prompt for these options during an automatic installation

This option will only be displayed if you are performing a master installation to install Vet 3.1x across a network. If you select this option the dialog will be displayed to the user during installation and they will be required to configure the options for their own machines. We recommend that this option only be enabled if you are installing to users who have a good computing knowledge and who you trust to configure their own machines.


Scanning options; Full scan; Fast scan; Include subfolders; Show network drives; Scanning Network drives
Scanning Options On-Demand (Options | Program | Scan)

Full Scan: Causes Vet to examine every byte of a file when checking it for viruses.  This will increase the time Vet takes to check your files and disks and is only recommended when you have had (or suspect you may have) a virus. You can choose either Full Scan or Fast Scan but not both.

Fast Scan: Causes Vet to examine the entry point and selected areas of a file when checking it for viruses.  This is the preferred mode for routine checking of your files and disks as it is both an extremely fast and extremely accurate check for viruses. You can choose either Full Scan or Fast Scan but not both.

Include subfolders: Causes Vet to check the subdirectories of the current directory or folder.

Show network drives: If your PC is attached to a network and this option is enabled the network drives will be displayed (and can be scanned). Enabling this option will also cause files that are stored on network drives to be scanned by the resident protection before they are used by the PC.

Skip renamed files: Causes Vet not to check those files which have been renamed by Vet during previous scans. Renaming will occur if the default in Options | Program | Actions is set to Rename and a suspect file is found. The file extension will be changed so that the first letter will be an underscore. So .exe will become ._xe.


Scan file types; All files; Files of these types; Types of files to be scanned during an on demand scan
Scan File Types On-Demand (Options | Program | File Type )

All files: Causes Vet to check every file it encounters for viruses. You can choose either All files or Files of these types, but not both.

Files of these types: Causes Vet to check files that it considers to be executable (or runable). By default Vet considers files with the .XLS, .XLT, .BIN, .COM, .DLL, .DRV, .EXE, .OVL, .DOC, .DOT, .VXD and .SYS extensions to be executable. You can choose either All files or Executable only but not both.

Add: Allows you to add to the list of file extensions Vet will consider executable. With the advent of Macro language viruses, it is now possible for a file with any extension to contain a virus that can infect your PC.  Selecting this button causes an input window to appear.  You then have the opportunity to enter the new file name extension in the type-in box.

Delete: If you select a file extension from the displayed list and press this button, the file extension will be removed from the list that Vet considers executable.

Default: Restores the default list of file extensions Vet considers executable. (.XLS, .XLT, .BIN, .COM, .DLL, .DRV, .EXE, .OVL, .DOC, .DOT, .VXD and .SYS extensions)


Program virus detection actions; What to do when a file virus is detected; Infected files - options; Suspect files - options
Program Virus Detection Actions (Options | Program | Program Viruses)

The following mutually exclusive options are available for actions dealing with infected files.

Infected Program Files

Report only: Causes Vet to report, but not attempt to clean, infected files.

Clean: Causes Vet to attempt to disinfect virus-infected files, returning the files to working order. If the file has been infected by an overwriting virus, Vet will Delete the file, as no disinfection is possible

Rename: Causes Vet to change the first letter of the extension of any file infected with a virus to an underscore _ (.EXE becomes ._XE).  This allows you to keep the file for further examination, without the risk of accidentally running it.

Delete: Delete causes Vet to delete irreversibly any file that it finds has been infected with a virus.  The file is first overwritten with Ds and then set to zero length, so no recovery of the deleted files is possible. Use this option with caution, as there is no possibility of recovering files deleted in this manner.

Suspect Program Files: The following mutually exclusive options are available for dealing with files suspected to contain a virus.

Report only: Causes Vet to report, but not attempt to clean, infected files.

Rename: Causes Vet to change the first letter of the extension of any file suspected of infection with a virus to an underscore _ (.EXE becomes ._XE).  This allows you to keep the file for further examination, without the risk of accidentally running it.

Delete: Delete causes Vet to delete irrevocably any file that it finds has been infected with a virus.  The file is first overwritten with Ds and then set to zero length, so no recovery of the deleted files is possible. Use this option with caution, as there is no possibility of recovering files deleted in this manner.


Macro virus detection actions on demand; Report only (Macro viruses); Clean (macro viruses; Macro viruses - options
Macro Virus Detection Actions On-Demand (Options | Program | Macro Viruses)

The following mutually exclusive options are available for dealing with documents or spread sheets that contain a macro virus.

Vet3x can automatically detect and clean all Word97 macro viruses as well as the Laroux Excel macro viruses. The default is to CLEAN.

Report only:	Causes Vet to report, but not attempt to clean, infected files.

Clean:	The file will be cleaned, and if possible, returned to working order.


Reporting options; All files scanned; Infected or suspected; Log file - on demand; Limit log file size; Out-of-date-warning
Reporting Options On-Demand (Options | Program | Reporting)

This dialog controls what will be displayed in the Report window and written to the log file.

All files scanned: Causes Vet to display on a separate line the name of each file it tests (which in turn causes the name of every file tested to be written to the log file, regardless of whether it had a virus or not).  This is useful in explicitly identifying which files are not infected (Vet uses a separate line for each infected file).

Infected or suspect: Causes Vet to report on a separate line the name of each file it finds to be suspected or infected.

The All files scanned and Infected or suspect options tell Vet which file names are to be listed in the Report window. These two options are mutually exclusive.

Log File

Write log: The name of the log file to which all scan results are written is displayed in the type-in box.  The location of the log file can be changed using the Browse button to select an existing file or allow the entry a new file name.

Cumulative report: If this option is enabled the results of each scan will be stored cumulatively in the log file. If it is NOT enabled the log file will be cleaned and overwritten each time a scan is performed.

Limit log size to: Once you perform a scan and the file becomes larger than (the default) 32Kb it will automatically be truncated by removing the oldest information first. NOTE: As the log file has to be able to be edited in DOS the name MUST NOT contain: spaces, unprintable characters or contain sub-directory names longer than eight characters.

Suppress out-of-date warning: Around four months after you have installed the latest copy of Vet it will display a message to let you know that it is now out of date and to remind you to load the next upgrade. If you are not able to load the next upgrade this option allows you to disable the message.


Boot sector scans; Consider a boot bad if…; Scan boot sectors; Chack for large IDE drive
Boot Sector Scanning On-Demand (Options | Program | Boot Sectors)

This dialog sets up the defaults for the treatment of boot sectors.

Scan boot sectors Allows Vet to scan boot sectors.  Turning this option off causes all the other options in this dialog box to become inactive.

Consider a boot sector bad if it contains: The following options tell Vet how to define a bad boot sector; The first option gives adequate protection, whilst the last gives an extremely high level of protection. The three levels of protection are mutually exclusive. i.e. only one can be chosen.

Known viruses only Causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad only if it contains a known virus.

Invalid boot sector or known virus Causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad if it contains an invalid boot sector or a known virus.

Unknown or invalid boot sector, or known virus

STOP! 	Replacing unknown boot sectors may cause problems with some backup programs and copy-protected software. You should only use this setting if you are aware of the potential problems. Please call the Vet support line if you have any questions.  Causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad if it contains an unknown or invalid boot sector or a known virus.

Replace any bad boot sector considered bad Causes Vet to replace bad boot sectors.  Vet will always warn you before replacing a boot sector.

Check for large IDE driver To determine if a large drive is present Vet uses direct port I/O to read the Extended Boot sector. This will not work on all PCs. The Check for large IDE driver allows users to disable this test if it causes problems on their system.


Options | Program | Memory option; Memory scanning during on demand scans;
Memory Scanning On-Demand (Options | Program | Memory)

This dialog enables Vet to monitor resident memory for viruses.

If another anti-viral program is running it may cause false alarms as virus templates may be detected from the other program. To ensure that memory will be checked for viruses please check (tick) the Yes, enable memory scanning option.


Vet start up options; Options | Program | Startup; Start-up scan;
Vet Start-up Options (Options | Program | Start-up)

By selecting the Yes, run Vet automatically when Windows starts up a scan will be performed every time your machine is turned on for the day or re-booted. The scan that is performed can be configured, you can either select Perform progressive scan (recommended) and the next dialog displayed will allow you to configure the scan, or, select the Customised start up command and create your own start up scan using the Vet Command line switches.


Progressive scan; Number of files to scan in startup scan; Log file - startup scan; Start up scan - allow cancellation;
Perform Progressive Scan

This dialog allows you to configure how the start-up scan will be performed and what will be reported.

Display

Progress of the scan: This will display Vet and show you the details as the scan is performed.

Nothing unless infected: Vet will not appear unless it has found a problem with a file.

Number of Files to Scan

First boot: This is the number of files that will be scanned when you first start your PC for the day.

Reboots: This is the number of files that will be scanned if you re-boot your PC throughout the day.

Log File

Write log file: By selecting this option you can either select the browse button to specify the name of the log file, or you can type in the path and file name that you wish to call the log file.

Allow Cancellation of Progressive

If this option is NOT selected (NOT checked) you will not be able to stop the scan until it is finished.


Resident protection enable/disable; Enable resident protection; Disable resident protection
Resident Protection (Options | Resident Protection | Enabling)

Vet has two main methods to detect viruses. The first is when you open Vet and select files, directories or drives to be scanned. The second method is called resident protection. Resident protection will be loaded and run when you start up your PC and will stay in the back ground, checking files, as you go about your day to day activities. So if you receive a file, floppy disk or an E-mail with an attachment you can use the files immediately, as soon as you attempt to use the file the resident protection will automatically run a scan over it to ensure that it is not infected.

This option allows you to enable or disable the Resident Protection. We strongly recommend that you enable the resident protection.


Resident floppy disk protection; Replace any boot sector considered bad
Resident Floppy Protection (Options | Resident Protection | Floppy Boot Sector)

This dialog controls the checking of floppy boot sectors for viruses.  You may choose the level of protection required from the three (mutually exclusive) options.  The first option gives adequate protection, whilst the last gives an extremely high level of protection.

A known virus: Causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad only if it contains a known virus. This is the default level of protection.

An invalid boot, sector or known virus: Causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad if it contains an invalid boot sector or a known virus.

An unknown or invalid boot sector, or known virus: This option causes Vet to consider a boot sector bad if it contains an unknown or invalid boot sector or contains a known virus. STOP! Replacing unknown boot sectors may cause problems with some backup programs and copy-protected software. You should only use this setting if you are aware of the potential problems. Please call the Vet support line if you have any questions.

Replace any boot sector considered bad: Causes Vet to replace bad boot sectors.  Vet will always warn you before replacing a boot sector.


File activities; Scan files when opening/moving/closing; Fast scan; Full scan; Polysearch; Network scanning enable/disable
Resident File Monitor Options (Options | Resident Protection | Monitoring)

Monitor Activation

Select any or all of the following options to determine what actions will trigger Vet to scan a file.

Executing  programs: If a virus is found when you attempt to open a Windows application the resident protection will prevent the file from running.

Opening files: Files with extensions specified in the File types to scan box of the Options | Program | File types menu are checked for viruses on opening.

Closing files: Files with extensions specified in the File types to scan box of the Options | Program | File types menu are scanned for viruses on closing.  If a virus is found the filename and the name of the virus will appear in the Report window and the log file if it is enabled.

Scan Type

Fast Scan: Causes Vet to examine the entry point and selected areas of a file when checking it for viruses.  This is the preferred mode for routine checking of your files and disks as it is both an extremely fast and extremely accurate check for viruses. You can choose either Full Scan or Fast Scan but not both.

Full Scan: Causes Vet to examine every byte of a file when checking it for viruses.  This will increase the time the resident protection takes to check your files and disks and is only recommended when you have had (or suspect you may have) a virus.

Use Polysearch

The number of viruses that Vet has to detect is continually growing. Some older PCs do not have a lot of computing power, (memory & CPU) and have difficulties checking for every possible virus. By default the resident protection will always detect any viruses found in the wild or any of the exotic viruses. A virus is considered to be in the Wild if it has been detected on a customers computer in the last two years anywhere in the world. (Exotic viruses have not been detected in the last two years).

This option allows you to only detect the viruses that are considered to be in the wild.

By enabling (ticking or crossing) this option Vet will scan for ALL viruses.

By disabling (leaving it blank) Vet will only scan for Viruses considered to be in the wild.

Scan Network Files

The Resident Protection can be configured to scan all files that are passed to, or are copied from, the network drive by enabling this option. Once this is set every file that is moved to or from the network drive, as you go about your daily business, will be checked for viruses.


Options | Resident Protection | File Viruses; Resident file infection actions; Infected files - options; Suspect files - options
Resident File Infection Actions (Options | Resident Protection | File Viruses)

When Vets resident protection suspects or can prove that a file is infected there are a number of actions that can be taken.

Action - Infected Files

Report only:  Causes Vet to report, but not attempt to clean, infected files.

Report & deny access:  Causes Vet to report when an infected file is detected and to lock the file so that it may not be used by other programs.

Clean file:  Causes Vet to attempt to disinfect virus-infected files, returning the files to working order. If the file has been infected by an overwriting virus, Vet will offer to delete the file, as no disinfection is possible.

Action - Suspected Files

Report only:  Causes Vet to report, but not attempt to clean, infected files.

Report & Deny access:  Causes Vet to report when an infected file is detected and to lock the file so that it may not be used by other programs.


Options | Resident Protection | Macro Viruses; Macro virus cleanup options; Infected word/excel documents - actions;
Macro Infection Actions (Options | Resident Protection | Macro Viruses)

By default Vet macro monitoring will check documents and spreadsheets for macro viruses.

Action - Infected Documents

Select one of the following options to determine what the macro resident protection will do when it detects a Word or Excell document that is infected with a virus.

Report Only: Causes the macro resident protection to report when a virus is detected but not attempt to clean the file. Vet will still allow the document to be used so it is likely that the virus will infect your PC. We recommend you do not use this option.

Report and Deny Access: When an infected document or spreadsheet is detected Vet will report that a virus has been found and will not allow you to access the file.

Clean Document: When an infected document or spreadsheet is detected Vet will attempt to remove the virus, return the file to working order and allow access to the file.


Options | Resident Protection | Reporting; Reporting by the resident protection; Log file - Resident protection
Reporting by the Resident Protection (Options | Resident Protection | Reporting)

Write log file: Selecting this option will cause a log file to be written when suspect or infected files are detected by the resident file protection. The log file will record the filename and path of any infected files, and results of Vets attempt to clean the files. The default log file name (VetRes.TXT) can be found in your Vet directory.


Virus alerting; Resident Protection Alerting; Alerting when a virus is found; Alerting email notify
Virus Alerting (Options | Alerting | Alerting)

Once a virus has been detected Vet can generate an email message and/or display a message on the desktop.

On Demand Scanner: By selecting the Alert administrator via email when virus found option an email message will be generated each time you open Vet, run a scan and detect a virus. Who the message goes to and what it contains can be configured with the next screen displayed by the wizard or by opening Vet and selecting Options | Alerting | Email.

Resident Protection: The Display message when virus found option is enabled by default. By disabling this option no messages will be displayed on the desktop when a virus is detected. (The detection of the virus can still be recorded in the log file or by generating and email alert.)


Option | Alerting | Email; Email; Mail server email; Subject of email; Time Zone email; Test email;
SMTP Email Configuration (Options | Alerting | Email configuration)

This dialog allows you to configure the details of the SMTP email message that will be sent when a virus is detected.  At the end of the report that is produced during an on-demand scan (when you open Vet and start scanning files), there is a summary of the results. If a virus has been found this summary will be copied into the body of a mail message and sent to the address in the TO: field below. If all of the fields are grey Email alerting has not been enabled on the Alerting.

Mail Configuration:

Mail Server: The is the Name or TCP/IP address of your mailserver. Please call your Network Administrator if you are unsure what to enter.

From: Enter your email address. This is so that when the email is sent it is easy to work out which PC it has come from.

To: Enter the email address of your computer support person that you want the message sent to.

Subject: This is the Subject line in the email message that will be sent.

Time Zone: This allows you to configure a time zone stamp that will be attached to the email. This will assist if the email alerts are being gathered from more than one time zone.

Test (send e-mail):

This will send a test message to the person specified in the TO: field. This button is designed to allow you to test that the details you have entered will work when a virus is detected.

Time Zone (time difference from GMT)

As Windows 3.1x does not have a Time Zone built into the operating system you need to enter the local time in relation to GMT. This option is useful if you are providing support across more than one time zone.

For information on enabling email alerting click here


Contact Information

The developers of Vet have always aimed to provide straightforward software that will operate in the background until a virus attempts to infect and damage your PC.

To become a Registered Vet User talk to our sales department or fill in and return the registration card to your nearest Vet supplier.

AUSTRALIA:

Cybec Pty Ltd,

1601 Malvern Rd, Glen Iris 3146, Victoria, Australia. ACN:007229361

Melbourne Customers Phone Support 9825 5656 (8:30 AM to 6:00 PM)

Non Melbourne Phone Support 1800 807 062 (8:30 AM to 6:00 PM)

Fax (+61) 03 9886 0844  Email support@vet.com.au  Web: http://www.vet.com.au

Phone Sales 1300 364 750  Email info@vet.com.au

U.K. & EUROPE:

Vet Anti-Virus Software Ltd,

342 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HW, England.

Phone (+44) 0114 275 7501 Fax (+44) 0114 275 7508

Email support@vetavs.co.uk

Web www.vetavs.co.uk

NEW ZEALAND:

Vet Anti-Virus Software Ltd,

Level 4, 10-12 Scotia Place, Auckland, NZ.

P.O. Box 7429, Wellesley Street, Auckland, NZ

Phone(+64) 9 309 3281 Fax (+64) 9 309 3287

Freecall 0800 838 691

Email sales@vetavs.co.nz

BELGIUM, HOLLAND & LUXEMBOURG:

Data Results Nederland BV

Industrieweg 30, NL-4283 GZ  Giessen, The Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)183 449944 (Support: 08:30 to 17:30)

Fax   +31 (0)183 449045

Email support@dataresults.nl

Web www.dataresults.nl

MALAYSIA

Vet Anti-Virus Software Sdn Bhd

21-3A Jalan SS 23/15, Taman SEA, Petaling Jaya, 47400 Selangor, Malaysia.

Phone (+60) 03 705 1103 (8:00 AM to 7:00 PM MST)

Fax (+60) 03 705 1203

Email info-asia@vet.com.au

USA: Ontrack Data International Inc.

6321 Bury Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55346

Phone: General: (+1) 800 872 2599 Sales: (+1) 612 937 5161 Support: (+1) 612 937 2121

Facsimile: (+1) 612 937 5815

Email: sales@ontrack.com

WWW: http://www.ontrack.com

Ontrack US Offices

Los Angeles: 940 South Coast Drive, Suite 225, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 714 641 0530

San Jose: 2001 Gateway Place, Suite 750 West, San Jose, CA 95110-1013

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 408 573 9592

Washington DC: 2000 Corporate Ridge, 8th Floor, McLean, VA 22102

Toll Free: (+1) 800 872 2599 Phone: (+1) 703 821 8101

Germany: Ontrack Data Recovery GmbH.

Germany: Ontrack Data Recovery GmbH

Phone: Toll Free: 00 800 10 12 13 14 Sales: +49 (0)7031 644 150

Facsimile: +49 (0)7031 644 100

Email: sales@ontrack.de

WWW: http://www.ontrack.com

London: Ontrack Data Recovery Europe Ltd.

The Pavilions, 1 Weston Rd, Kiln Lane, Epsom, Surrey KT17 1JG England.

Phone: Toll Free France: 0 800 90 72 42 Toll Free Europe: 0 800 24 39 96

Office: (+44) 0 1372 741 999 Tech Support (+44) 0 1372 747 414

Facsimile: (+44) 0 1372 747 074

Email: WWW: sales@ontrack.com http://www.ontrack.com


Why you should become a registered Vet user
 Why Should You Become a Registered Vet User.

This copy of Vet provides protection against all viruses that are known to be in the wild at the time of production. Unfortunately new viruses and new varieties of existing viruses appear on an almost weekly basis. Registered Vet Customers get a comprehensive solution for protection against viruses.

The services and benefits of becoming a registered Vet customer depend on the country where Vet was purchased. Services that are commonly offered are listed below.

1)	A full set of user manuals - comprehensive installation and usage details (manuals are available in some boxes of Vet, from the Web site and are also on Vet CDs)

2)	Additional installation options for networks and systems administrators

3)	Access to the Vet internet web site and Bulletin board service - used to provide updates and general virus information

4)	Free unlimited Email and phone support (See the Contact page for the support hours)

5)	48 Hour fixes - If you discover a new virus that Vet does not clean we will provide a solution within 48 hours of receiving a copy of the virus

6)	Employee Protection - Any company holding a Vet site licence, that is a licence to install Vet on every PC in the work place, may allow all employees to install Vet on their home-use computers, free of charge.

7)	On Site Support - Charges normally apply, but we are committed to supporting our registered Vet users

So, please return the registration card with the appropriate fee or talk to your local Vet sales team.


Command Line Switches

Command line switches can be used by typing in the full path and filename (ie. C:\VET\VET95 or C:\VET\VETNT) and adding any of the command line switches that are listed below.

Long-form command line options

All options are able to be abbreviated providing the abbreviation is unambiguous and three or more characters in length.

Scanning

/display=full - default, display the main GUI.

/display=progress - show a progress meter of the scan.

/display=notify - hide the progress meter unless infection detected.

/display=none - do not show anything.   (replaces /&)

/ext - specify a list of extensions to scan.

Multiple extensions can be delimited like so: /ext=exe,dll,sys or

/ext=exe,dll,sys;

/ext=* - scan all files

/ext  - scan the default extensions.   (replaces /.=)

/resume - begin scan from where the last scan to use /maxfiles ended.

/resume now resumes a user-aborted scan also.   (replaces /P)

/maxfiles - specify the number of files to scan. eg.

  /maxfiles=1000    (replaces /M= )

/memoryscan - scan memory.

/nomemoryscan - do not scan memory.

/bootscan - scan the boot sector(s).

/nobootscan - do not scan the boot sector(s).   (replaces /!S)

/renamed - scan renamed files ( *._?? ).

/norenamed - do not scan renamed files.     (replaces /!V)

/fast - scans entry point of each file.

/full - scans every byte of each file.   (replaces /F and /!F)

/sub - includes subdirectories in the scan.

/nosub - does not include subdirectories.   (replaces /R)

/progressive - triggers the progressive scan (options defined within the program).

/autoscan - equivalent to /progressive (redundant as of 9.60)

Actions

The Action options will specify one of the following values...

 clean, rename, reportonly, delete

/infected= - specify the action to be taken on infected files.

/infected=clean

/infected=rename

/infected=delete

/infected=reportonly   (replaces /!C, /U, and /Z)

/suspect= - specify the action to be taken on suspected infections.

/suspect=rename

/suspect=delete

/suspect=reportonly   (replaces /O, and /Y)

/macro= - specify the action to be taken on infected documents.

/macro=clean

/macro=reportonly

Reporting

/report= - specifies how much information is to be output.

Current available values are:

/report=infected  - report only infected files.

/report=all  - report all files scanned show all files scanned.   (replaces /E)

/logfile - use the default log filename.

/logfile=filename - specify a log filename.

/nologfile - do not write to a log.   (replaces /L and /L= )

Miscellaneous

/AllLocalDisks - This option allows an easy way to run a scan over all hard drives on the local machine

/exit - VET is to exit on completion of the scan.   (replaces /X)

/help - print the command line help. The current /? switch will be kept as it is a fairly standard option.

/cancel - default, allow cancelling of the scan.

/nocancel - disable cancelling of the scan

/waitstart - Using the /waitstart parameter the user can control how long Vet will wait before starting a scan. This allows a scan to be initiated when Windows 95 or NT is started, without it interfering with other startup procedures, such as SMS. e.g. /waitstart=10 will delay the starting of Vet by 10 seconds.

Any path or logfile name specified on the command line that contains any of the following characters MUST be enclosed in quotes =	;	-	/	(and white space)