VirusDetective™ is a DA to search through files looking for specific resources. Once found, the resource may be removed.  ** NOTE:  Not all viruses are stopped by removing a single resource! **
Commands are:

     Automatically… - If checked, automatically scan disks as they are inserted
     Cancel - Cancels the search in progress
     Continue - Continues search after an offending resource is found
     Credits - Shareware/copyright info
     Delete - Delete matched file
     Disk/Folder Scan - Searches the selected directory and all subdirectories
     Help - This dialog
     Modify Search… - Allows you to modify the resources searched for (has own help)
     Option Configuration - Allows you to configure various options (has own help)
     Remove - Remove matched resource
     Scan one file - Search a single file
     Show Info - Displays various pieces of information when a resource/file is matched
     Skip to Next File - Continues search with the next file skipping remaining search strings
     Skip to Next Search - Continues search with next search string skipping current string

In the Disk/Folder Scan dialog: “Check Entire Disk” checks the entire disk;  “Check This Fldr” checks the current folder (whose name appears in the box directly below this button) & contents; “Check Fldr” checks the selected (highlighted) folder & contents; “Open Fldr” opens the selected (highlighted) folder.

The resources VirusDetective™ searches for can be adjusted.  This is done by adding search strings of the appropriate form to VirusDetective™.  Click the Modify Search Strings button for details.

You can also create a text-only log file containing all the files checked by VirusDetective™ or just those found to have matched resources.  Click the Option Configuration button for details.

Cmd-W can be used to close VirusDetective™.

If “Automatically scan new disks” is checked then VirusDetective™ will check about once a second to see if any new disks have been inserted.  If a new disk is detected it will proceed to do a full disk scan.

What happens after a successful scan or after a match is found depends upon whether or not VirusDetective™ is the topmost window.

If VirusDetective™ is the topmost window:
     No matched resources - Disk is unmounted and ejected
     Matched resources - Pauses for user action, disk is left mounted when finished

If VirusDetective™ is NOT the topmost window:
     No matched resources - Disk is left mounted
     Matched resources - Finishes scan. When finished disk is left mounted and user is alerted

These behaviors allow you to either quickly scan an entire library of disks or leave VirusDetective™ lurking in the background to check new disks as they are inserted.

When VirusDetective™ is in the background, and it detects a new disk, the cursor will change into a rotating beach ball and all other processing will stop until the scan is completed.

If VirusDetective™ starts a scan when it is the topmost window, and it is then placed in the background, scanning will halt until VirusDetective™ is brought topmost again.

NOTE: When running in background what search strings matched will be lost unless you keep a written log (see “Option Configuration”).

During scanning the “Checking:” area will display the name of the fie being scanned.  Should it match any search string then the full path to that file (or just the tail end if too long for the display) will be displayed and the “Matched:” area will contain the search string that matched.

After scanning the “Checking:” area will display the number of matched files and the “Matched:” area will display the total number of files scanned.