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A. VirusNet Installation Instructions
B. Starting VirusNet
C. VirusNet Operation
D. v2.24c Changes
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A. VirusNet Installation Instructions
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Thank you for evaluating at VirusNet, an automatic anti-virus and
disaster recovery system from Safetynet, Inc.  VirusNet has
passed the certification tests of independent agencies such as
the National Computer Security Association and provides effective
protection against viruses.

A. Installing VirusNet from Windows

1. Start Microsoft Windows.
2. Run SETUP.EXE from the directory where VirusNet files are stored.
3. You will have the option of creating a Program Manager or desktop
   group to launch the VirusNet programs.  If you are not using Program
   Manager or Windows95, add VNWIN.EXE to your menu shell.

B. Installing VirusNet from DOS

The DOS eval is installed by copying the VirusNet files to a directory.

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B. Starting VirusNet
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VirusNet can be run from the DOS command-line or through its DOS and
Windows interfaces.

From the DOS command-line:
1. Run VN.EXE to receive a list of command-line options.
   - To scan your C: drive, type VN C:

From Windows:
1. Select the "VirusNet" icon or run VNWIN.EXE directly.
   - Extensive context-sensitive help is available by pressing F1.
2. Click on the "Begin Scan" button from the Express Scan window.

From DOS:
1. Run the VNDOS.EXE program.
   - Context-sensitive help is available by pressing F1.
2. Click on the "Begin Scan" button from the Express Scan window.

From DOS Command-line:
1. Run the VN.EXE program without any parameters for various options.
   Examples:
   - To scan drive C:, run                      VN C:
   - To scan all hard drive partitions, run     VN /HARD

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C. VirusNet Operation
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The DOS and Windows versions of VirusNet operate in a similar way.
Feel free to explore the various menu choices and command buttons with
your mouse or keyboard.  If you need more information, press the F1 key
to receive help on that item.  Detailed help is provided to assist you.

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D. VirusNet v2.24 Changes
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Many new viruses have appeared recently. Since v2.24a was released,
we've added detection of over 700 new viruses.

We also added detection of Moloch, which was the only virus on the
"Wild list" that we did not detect.  This means that as far as we know,
VirusNet now detects all the viruses that are considered a "real" problem
anywhere in the world.

Finally we corrected an error in in the memory detection of certain
viruses.

Version 2.24 - major changes:

	VirusNet offers full detection and removal of every varient of
	the HARE virus.

	We have added a Windows based macro detection and removal application,
	specifically written to detect and disinfect Microsoft Word and Excel
	macro viruses.  This program can detect and disinfect over 50 macro
	viruses and Trojans, including the recently reported Laroux Excel
	virus.  Please visit our WWW site to download this program.

Version 2.24 - the following problems were found and corrected:

	The disinfection of the Quandary virus from the hard disk didn't
	work - VirusNet was complaining that the original MBR could not
	be found. Fixed.

	The DelCMOS viruses were not detected in memory. Fixed.

Version 2.24 - the following false alarms were fixed:

	RD16.COM : Possibly a new variant of Chips

Version 2.24 - new viruses:

   The following 31 viruses are now identified, but can not be removed as
   they overwrite or corrupt infected files.  Some of them were detected by
   earlier versions of VirusNet, but not identified accurately.

	_180
	Bugsb.282
	Cascade.1701.AX (A damaged variant, which corrupts the original file)
	Danish_Tiny (164 and 282) ("buggy" variants)
	Leprosy.651
	Measles.212
	Nuts.360
	Syskill.290
	Trivial (29.G, 31.E, 32.D, 32.E, 32.F, 32.G, 34.D, 35.B, 35.C,
		36.E, 37.D, 37.E, 37.F, 38.C 44.F, 44.G, 60, 78.B, 88.B
		and 320)
	Vorbis (155 and 166)

   The following 377 new viruses can now be removed.  Many of them were
   detected by earlier versions, but are now identified accurately. In
   addition, we added detection and disinfection of various Word macro
   viruses.

	_366
	_497
	_514
	_600
	_699
	_768
	_948
	_1097
	_1259
	_1522
	_2124
	Aaa.807
	Adi_Pop (470 and 485)
	Alho.676
	AntiCad (3000 and 3012.G)
	AOS (813, 823, 831, 839, 845 and 855)
	Arcv.746
	Ash.743.M
	Babyly.674
	BadSize.369
	Beer (3225, 3434, 3441, 3522, 3612 and 3774)
	Best_Wishes.981
	Bishkek.319
	Blazer.1000
	Bootexe.451.B
	BR.1180
	BW (304, 309, 323, 382, 384, 395, 399, 400, 402, 405.A, 405.B,
		412, 414, 488, 493, 550, 551, 552, 558, 559, 562, 567.A,
		567.B, 572, 573, 575, 577.A, 577.B, 577.C, 579, 649 and
		653.B)
	Bytewarr.1155
	Caco.3310
	Carioca.951.C
	Cascade (1701.AT, 1701.AV, 1701.AW, 1701.AY, 1701.AZ and 1704.AE)
	Checkbox.936
	Civil_IV (533 and 837)
	Claire.821
	Cliff.1313
	CMOS_Death
	Cmosmess (3622 and 3710)
	Creeper.478
	Croatia_II.560
	Cuareim.800
	Currar.1171
	Danish_Tiny.282
	Dark_Apocalyse.1023
	Dark_Avenger.1800.AD
	Dayton.792
	Dear.524
	Delta.1163
	Diamond.1096
	Diw (386, 389, 393, 428, 480, 488, 512, 555, 565, 597 and 600)
	Dolong.1380
	Drepo.2461
	Dutch_tiny.98
	DVA (437, 443, 445, 490, 640, 749 and 753)
	Eastern_Digital.1700
	Epsilon (513 and 1498)
	Equals.2221
	Fax_Free.1024.Pisello.C
	Flip.2153.K
	Gerli.593
	Ginger.2848
	Glitch,469
	Glupak.847.C
	Gotcha (613 and 623)
	Hare (7610, 7750 and 7786)
	Hera.1208
	HLLP (5062, 5176 and 6917)
	IBVV.742
	Icelandic (642.D, 642.E and 1618.G)
	Indonesia.2456
	Insert.260
	Intruder (459, 879, 956, 1347 and 2028)
	IR&MJ
	IVP (335, 336, 475, 495.B, 582, 648, 674.B, 693.B, 737 and 744)
	Jerusalem (1349, 1808.Frere.N, 1808.Null.C, 1808.New11, 
		1808.Sumsdos.AW and 2012)
	Jorgito.730
	Jovial.503
	JTTP.3423
	June_24.570
	Keeper.776
	Khiznjak.507
	Kobrin.492
	Laroux (Excel)
	Leech.1024 (C and D)
	Leo
	Little (159 and 268)
	Little_Boy.944
	Lovebuzz.591
	Lupus.866
	Macav.1000
	Mango.470
	Marcia.4651
	Markt.1548
	Matador.832
	Mathiew (2667 and 3044)
	Michael.1458
	Mirea.703
	Mrei.313
	Natas (4826 and 4926)
	Nazgul.209
	Necropolis.1963.E
	Nightking.1568
	Oktubre.1784
	Oolong.1380
	Ornate
	Parity_Boot (C and D)
	Peligro.1206
	Pepper.528
	Power_Off.798
	Probe.2140
	Proto-T.690
	PS-MPC (272, 294, 356.B, 358.B, 365, 424.B, 431, 432.B, 433.A, 433.B, 
		434, 440, 444.C, 446.C, 446.D, 446.E, 447, 448.A, 448.B, 466,
		475.D, 479, 490.B, 504.B, 509.B, 512, 513.C, 513.D, 513.E,
		518, 520.E, 522.B, 526.C, 528.C, 528.D, 533.B, 534.B, 536.B,
		539, 555.B, 568.B, 580, 591.E, 591.F, 592.R, 592.S, 592.T,
		592.U, 592.V, 592.W, 592.X, 592.Y, 592.Z, 592.AA, 592.AB,
		592.AC, 592.AD, 592.AE, 592.AF, 593.H, 593.I, 593.J, 593.K,
		593.L, 596.E, 596.F, 597.W, 597.X, 597.Y, 597.Z, 597.AA,
		597.AB, 597.AC, 597.AD, 597.AE, 597.AF, 598.P, 598.Q, 598.R,
		598.S, 600.C, 601.B, 602.F, 602.G, 604, 611.U, 618, 640.B,
		641.B, 653 and 658)
	Rabbit.B
	Retaliator.1529
	Riot (1409 and 1435)
	Romania.856
	Rose
	Salieri.1745
	Salman.2000
	Sentinel.4638
	Sepultura
	SillyC (90, 115, 147, 155.B, 165, 187, 191, 200, 202, 212, 213, 215.C,
		224, 226.B, 228 and 335)
	SillyComp.219
	SilliCR.59
	Sineda.1208
	Skater.819
	Stdemo.803
	Suriv_1 (897.I, 897.J and 942)
	Swiss_Boot.C
	Tai-Pan.513
	Timish.2132
	Topper.1024.B
	Tsc.714
	Tucuman.828
	Tula.1540
	Tula_II.1656
	Ufro
	Umbrella.3173
	Vacsina.1212.B
	VCC (269.B, 313.A, 313.B, 313.C, 313.D, 350.A, 350.B, 350.C, 350.D,
		350.E, 350.F, 350.G, 350.H, 389 and 392)
	VCL (523, 596 and 758)
	White_Lion.942
	Viaggio.1051
	Vienna (481, 502, 636, 637.B, 639 and 1278)
	Vota.591
	Voyage.1134
	WereWolf_III.1168
	X-ray.2050
	Xuxa.1984
	Yankee_Doodle.1672
	Yosha.975
	Zarina.590
	Zibbert.1268

   The following 73 new viruses are now detected and identified but can not
   yet be removed.

	_699
	_1587
	_1730
	AOS (794, 802, 812, 820, 826, 832, 844, 851 and 860)
	Bladder.1015
	BW (548, 630, 634, 637, 640, 641, 642, 648.A, 648.B and 649.B)
	DBCE.3403
	Doubleheart.645
	Edwin
	Enjoy.1667
	Father_Mac (784, 794, 833, 1437, 1446, 1495, 1508, 1531, 1534,
		1579 and 1622)
	Gosha.1831
	Httm.580
	INT_12
	IVP (667, 683.B and 814
	Kvapavka.879
	Lyubasha.381
	Majkl (1432 and 1503)
	Mathiew (2667 and 3044)
	Moonlite.343
	Ninja.1195
	NRLG (818 and 844)
	Number_of_the_Beast.512.AD
	Ornate
	Prdevil.716
	Ratboy.463
	Seat.2419
	Shff.4509
	Skvernuk.599
	Small_comp.100.C
	Topper.1024
	Ufo.1468
	VCC.424
	Veronika.1549.B
	Voyager.508
	Walhala.1283
	Wildy (399, 402 and 421)
	Xute.1182
	Zub.792

   The following 1 new virus is now detected, but not identified.
   VirusNet will just report the family name with a (?) or report the
   virus as "New or modified variant", as it is not yet able to determine
   which variant it is dealing with.  Disinfection of this virus is not
   yet possible.

	Tentacle_II

   The following 13 viruses which were identified by earlier versions can
   now be removed.

	Caco.2965
	Dementia.4207
	Hate.971
	Legozz.1000
	Pojer (1919, 1935, 1941 and 1949)
	Screaming_Fist (625, 650 and 724)
	Werewolf (1500.A and 1500.B)

   The following viruses have been renamed:

	_1315 -> Zibbert.1315
	_2965 -> Caco.2965

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