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- McAfee VIRUSCAN 2.0.0 Public Beta
- Beta Test Guidelines
- (README.1ST)
-
- Author: David Pierce
- Last Update: 3/16/94
- Printed: 3/16/94
-
-
- Thank you for participating in the McAfee VIRUSCAN 2.0 Public
- Beta Program. These guidelines are provided to give you an
- overview of the features of the product and a direction for
- testing, and include the following information
-
- * Beta Release Schedule
- * Reporting Feedback
- * Contents of the ZIP Files
-
-
- ----------
- DISCLAIMER
- ----------
- This product is Beta software, and as such, is not at production
- quality levels. It is not intended for daily use, and should not
- be used as the sole source of anti-virus protection for your
- system. In no event shall McAfee Inc. be responsible for any
- damages whatsoever arising out of the use or inability to use
- this product.
-
-
- BETA RELEASE SCHEDULE
- =====================
- Over the next few weeks, there will be several updates to the
- Beta release to fix known problems. Each new release will be
- placed on the McAfee BBS with a change in the release letter,
- starting with release A, continuing on to release B, C, etc.
- A new virus data file will also be included with each release.
- Please log on every few days to update your copy of the Beta
- release to the latest version.
-
-
- REPORTING FEEDBACK
- ==================
- Version 2.0 of VIRUSCAN has changed significantly in order to
- meet customer needs and provide faster and more accurate
- scanning capabilities.
-
- We welcome your feedback on the product and the changes that
- have been made. Though we cannot respond to all suggestions
- individually, we will read and review each one, and we are
- eager to hear what you have to say. Please send us your
- comments and suggestions using one of the following methods:
-
- E-mail: vs20beta@cinnamon.McAfee.COM
- FAX: (408) 970-9727 (Address FAXes to to SQA)
- BBS: (408) 988 4004
- User: VS20BETA SUPPORT
-
- Mailing Address:
- ATTN: SQA
- 2710 Walsh Avenue
- Suite 200
- Santa Clara, CA 95051-0963
-
- If you encounter any problems, please follow the instructions
- outlined in the file REPGUIDE.TXT included with this release.
- The REPGUIDE.TXT file includes problem reporting procedures,
- product notes, and a list of known problems with the 2.0.0 Beta A
- release.
-
- -------------------------------
- IMPORTANT NOTICE - PLEASE READ!
- -------------------------------
- Due to the nature of anti-virus software, the slight chance exists
- that a virus may be reported in a file that is not infected by that
- virus.
-
- If you receive a report of a virus infection which you believe may
- be in error, please contact us by one of the methods listed above.
- Include in any correspondence your name, address, daytime telephone
- number, and electronic mail address, if any.
-
- The McAfee BBS
- --------------
- A mail account has been set up on the McAfee BBS to receive comments
- and problem reports about the Beta. The user name is
- "VS20BETA SUPPORT". If you have any comments or questions about the
- Beta release, please send mail to this account. If you have a
- problem report, feel free to send mail to this account, but please
- either include a filled out copy of the bug report form in your mail
- or send one by one of the other methods shown above as well, so that
- we have all the information we need to properly investigate the problem.
-
-
- CONTENTS OF THE ZIP FILES
- =========================
- Some of the program names in VIRUSCAN 2.0 have been changed from
- previous versions of the product. The product and program names
- correspond as described in the following list of available files:
-
- SCNB200A.ZIP
- ------------
- VIRUSCAN Program SCAN.EXE
- Virus Detection Data SCAN.DAT
- Virus Names Data NAMES.DAT
- Validation Program VALIDATE.EXE
- Documentation for VIRUSCAN VIRUSCAN.TXT
- Documentation for VALIDATE.EXE VALIDATE.TXT
-
- Packing List and Validation Codes PACKING.LST
- to verify with VALIDATE.EXE
- Introduction README.1ST
- Beta Test Guide TSTGUIDE.TXT
- Problem Reporting Guide REPGUIDE.TXT
- New BBS File Naming Conventions FILENAME.TXT
-
-
- VSHB200A.ZIP
- ------------
- VSHIELD Program VSHIELD.EXE
- VSHIELD Certification-only Program VSHLDCRC.EXE
- (VSHIELD1.EXE)
- VSHIELD Installation Detection Program CHKVSHLD.EXE
- (CHKVS.EXE)
- Virus Detection Data VSHIELD.DAT
- Validation Program VALIDATE.EXE
- Documentation for VSHIELD VSHIELD.TXT
- Documentation for VALIDATE.EXE VALIDATE.TXT
-
- Packing List and Validation Codes PACKING.LST
- to verify with VALIDATE.EXE
- Introduction README.1ST
- Beta Test Guide TSTGUIDE.TXT
- Problem Reporting Guide REPGUIDE.TXT
- New BBS File Naming Conventions FILENAME.TXT
-
-
- OSCB200A.ZIP
- ------------
- VIRUSCAN Program for OS/2 OS2SCAN.EXE
- Virus Detection Data SCAN.DAT
- Virus Names Data NAMES.DAT
- Validation Program for OS/2 OS2VAL.EXE
- Socket Library for OS/2 SO32DLL.DLL
- TCP/IP Library for OS/2 TCP32DLL.DLL
- Documentation for SCAN VIRUSCAN.TXT
- Documentation for VALIDATE.EXE VALIDATE.TXT
-
- Packing List and Validation Codes PACKING.LST
- to verify with VALIDATE.EXE
- Introduction README.1ST
- Beta Test Guide TSTGUIDE.TXT
- Problem Reporting Guide REPGUIDE.TXT
- New BBS File Naming Conventions FILENAME.TXT
-