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Welcome to Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit Version 7.66
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This readme contains important, last minute information about the
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95.
The information is presented as the text of new sections that will be
appearing in the next issue of the Toolkit manual.
There are also revisions to the text of the existing manuals, which are
not the result of new Toolkit developments. These are presented first.
CONTENTS
1. Manual Amendments
2. Discontinued switch - /GURU
3. Microsoft Expand Support
4. Removing the Windows 3 Toolkit
5. News about Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
1. Manual Amendments
---------------------
Page ix:- The third paragraph under the heading "What you need" will be
amended to:
If you want to install the Toolkit on more than one PC, you should
enquire about a site licence from Dr Solomon's Software, or your local
international distributor if you are outside the UK.
Page 2:- The first two sentences will be deleted from the first
paragraph in section 1.2 - "Types of virus". The paragraph will read:
The different types of virus, and the damage they can do, are outlined
below.
Page 12:- In the "What you can do" section the following sub-section
will be added:
Avoiding encryption and password protection
-------------------------------------------
Encryption and password protection are ways of protecting files from
unauthorized access. You can, for example, password protect Word
documents.
Unfortunately files protected in this way cannot be accessed by scanning
programs; which can lead to viruses remaining undetected. Files may
contain embedded objects (Word documents containing macros for example)
which may be infected. Non-password protected files can be scanned, and
the virus found, password protected files cannot be scanned.
Note that infected Word "documents" are actually templates which have
been disguised by the virus as documents.
Page 21:- The section "README files" will be amended to:
As part of the installation, a file called README95.TXT is copied to the
Toolkit folder. If you install the DOS Toolkit a file called README.TXT
is also copied to the Toolkit folder. These files contain amendments to
the manuals, and provide information on the latest Toolkit developments,
so you are recommended to read them carefully.
These text files can be accessed by any of the normal methods.
Page 21:- The following section will be added:
2.2 How to uninstall the Toolkit
--------------------------------
To uninstall the Toolkit:
1. Make sure WinGuard is disabled; see "WinGuard Configuration dialog"
on Page 32.
2. Make sure that Dr Solomon's Scheduler is not in the StartUp folder.
If it is, then remove it and restart the PC. Refer to the information on
the Windows 95 operating system for the removal procedure.
3. Start the application "uninstal" which is in the Toolkit directory.
4. Confirm that you want to remove the Toolkit when you see the prompt.
5. When prompted, specify the Toolkit directory; enter its full path.
6. If you see the message "Cannot delete C:\.....\tk_schen.exe" go back
and complete Step 2.
7. Respond to the prompt to move or delete any data files containing
custom setup information.
Page 32:- There will be an additional setting described for the WinGuard
Configuration dialog:
Scan on writes: Selecting this option ensures that files are scanned as
they are written to your local hard disk, such as downloading from the
Internet, file decompressions, etc. This option slows down the scan.
Page 40:- In the list of formats to be scanned with "PKLite" selected,
"(Version 1.0)" will be inserted after "DIET".
Page 54:- The remaining text in the section after the screen example of
the Virus Encyclopedia will be replaced by the following text:
For the virus highlighted in the "Viruses" list on the right hand side
of the dialog, the "Description" provides the following information:
* How common it is.
* How infectious it is.
* How much damage it does.
* What is infected: files, boot sectors or partition sectors.
* Whether or not it has memory-resident capabilities.
* If it uses stealth.
* If it is polymorphic.
* Any aliases it is known by, and whether there are any variants.
A virus can be highlighted in the "Viruses" list by clicking on it with
the mouse. Keyboard users can move the selection bar using the cursor
keys.
Use the "Locate" box to jump to a specific part of the "Viruses" list.
The virus is highlighted whose name starts with the string of letters
you type into the box. For the first few letters you type several
viruses will probably match, and the first one in the list will be
highlighted. As you type more letters the identification will get more
specific. The "Search" option is more powerful as it can find any
specified string occurring anywhere in the virus name.
The "Search" button finds each virus whose name, or the name of any of
its aliases, contains the string of letters you enter.
Once you have run a search you can step to the next found match using
the "Next" button.
The "Print" button outputs the current description to the default
printer port.
Page 62:- In the list of formats scanned with the repair option selected
"(Version 1.0)" will be inserted after "DIET".
Page 69:- The following 'note' paragraph will be added at the top of the
page:
Once you have set up a new event as described below, you must make sure
that the Scheduler is running before the event can take place; see
"Running the Scheduler" on Page 74.
Page 70:- "Send a message" will be deleted from the "Type" explanatory
paragraph. The paragraph will read:
Choose the type of event to be performed - Scan for Viruses or Run an
Application.
Page 72:- In the list of formats to be scanned with "PKLite" selected,
"(Version 1.0)" will be inserted after "DIET".
Page 80:- In the list of formats supported by FindVirus, "(Version 1.0)"
will be inserted after "DIET".
Page 84:- In the entry for "/UNZIP" in the switches table "(Version
1.0)" will be added after "DIET".
Page 86:- The paragraph starting "You can also....." and ending
"...../BADLIST option" will be deleted, as the ViVerify /BADLIST switch
is no longer supported.
Page 122:- The reference table entry on the /BADLIST switch will be
deleted as it is no longer supported.
2. Discontinued switch - /GURU
-------------------------------
Page 119 of the manual features a reference table on FindVirus switches.
The entry for the /GURU switch will be deleted from this table, as it
has been discontinued.
/GURU will also be removed from the switches list on Page 83.
3. Microsoft Expand Support
----------------------------
Page 80 of the manual currently lists supported file compression
formats. "Microsoft Expand" will be added to this list.
Page 87 of the manual currently lists the compression formats scanned
when the /UNZIP switch is specified. "Microsoft Expand" will be added to
this list.
Page 120 of the Windows manual features a reference table on
FindVirus switches. "Microsoft Expand" will be added to the list of
formats scanned when the /UNZIP switch is specified.
4. Removing the Windows 3 Toolkit
----------------------------------
If you still have a Windows 3.x Toolkit that you installed before
upgrading to Windows 95, you should remove this before installing a
Windows 95 Toolkit.
To do this:
1. Disable WinGuard by switching to its configuration interface from the
Taskbar icon, and unchecking the 'WinGuard Enabled' option.
2. Delete all links to the Toolkit programs (Start menu items, shortcuts
etc.).
3. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to remove the line which contains the
'GUARD' command (if this is present).
4. Delete the Toolkit directory and all the files in it.
5. News about Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
----------------------------------------------
* The November 1996 edition of What PC? conducted a comparative review
of Windows 95 anti-virus products, with Dr Solomon's coming out in
top position: "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit enjoys an enviable
reputation worldwide as one of the leading virus scanners.
Independent tests show that it is consistently one of the best
performers at detecting and identifying viruses... the Toolkit can
check a wider range of [compressed file] formats than any other
product... included in the price is access to Dr Solomon's legendary
technical support". The review concluded: "For the single user this
is quite an expensive investment but it is, indisputably, the best".
* The October 1996 edition of Virus Bulletin conducted a comparative
review of thirteen Windows NT anti-virus products. Dr Solomon's
scored 100% in the in-the-wild and polymorphic tests, an achievement
matched by only one other product in the test. Virus Bulletin praised
the Toolkit's speed of scanning and described its detection rate as
"very impressive".
* The September 1996 edition of PC LAN conducted a comparative review
of six anti-virus products for Novell NetWare and Windows NT. Dr
Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit detected more viruses than any other#
product.
* The August 13th 1996 edition of the Daily Telegraph examined half
a dozen anti-virus products with Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
coming top with the highest score.
* The August 1996 edition of Network Computing magazine printed the
results of its "Readers Choice Awards, 1996". Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit beat a number of other anti-virus products to take top place
in the anti-virus category.
* The June 1996 edition of Virus Bulletin tested Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95: "All round, an excellent
performance from the Toolkit".
* The May 1996 edition of Secure Computing conducted an exhaustive
comparative review of Windows 95 anti-virus products. Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit was awarded "Editor's Choice" and described as
"The best overall anti-virus product".
* The April 1996 edition of Micro Mart reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for Windows 95: "The Toolkit is a cocktail of remedies
to prevent, detect and repair the effects of virus attack".
* The April 5 issue of PC Computing tested a range of different
Windows 95 anti-virus software, with Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
receiving the highest recommendation.
* The April 3 issue of PC User conducted a comparative review of
Windows 95 anti-virus software concluding: "If you want to
customise everything easily and feel secure about what's happening
behind the scenes, then Dr Solomon's is the product for you."
* The April 1996 edition of Network Computing reviewed Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit for NetWare describing it as having "won more
awards than I care to remember. The product was one of the first
of its kind and a continual update process has seen it maintain
its position".
* The March 1996 edition of Windows Plus magazine reviewed Dr
Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as
"a best seller and regular award winner for years.. Dr Solomon's
is among the very best.. it's a must". The magazine awarded the
Toolkit the title of "Windows Plus Best Buy".
* The March 1996 edition of What PC? conducted a comprehensive
comparative review of Windows 95 anti-virus products with
Dr Solomon's winning the top accolade of "Best Buy": "Our
top recommendation has to go to Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.
This was the only product, besides Sweep, to detect every virus.
But, as well as first-class virus detection it provides full
protection under both Windows and DOS, a repair facility, and
can check archive files without first unpacking them".
* The March 1996 edition of PC Pro reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for Windows 95. Its verdict was that Dr Solomon's "remains
the definitive PC anti-virus package" and was awarded the top title
of "PC Pro Recommended".
* The February 7 1996 edition of PC User conducted a comparative review
of network anti-virus products. Dr Solomon's for NetWare, Windows NT,
and Windows 95 beat all other products winning the top accolade of
"Recommended": "The best product for overall virus detection was
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit. It's a good, large-scale solution
with virtually identical interfaces across all platforms".
* The February 1996 edition of PC Lan reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for Windows 95 and detected all the viruses it was tested
against. The review concluded: "An excellent anti-virus product
that keeps getting better. Windows 95 users who want peace of mind
should check it out".
* The February 1996 edition of What PC? reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as "one of the leading virus
detection and removal packages.. a comprehensive anti-virus package
that no computer user should be without".
* The January 22 edition of PC Week reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for Windows 95 commenting that it "fared very well in PC Week
Labs' virus-detection tests, finding infected files whether they were
on a disk, on a network, or downloaded over a modem... Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit has excellent scanning routines for detecting
unknown viruses, and its Virus Encyclopedia is the best online
resource for virus information that PC Weeks Labs has seen".
* The January 1996 edition of Secure Computing conducted a comprehensive
comparative review of over 20 anti-virus products. Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit detected more viruses than any other product
winning Editor's Choice: "Dr Solomon's AVTK - last year's leading
product - once again turned in immaculate scanning performances this
year. Its features and high quality support make this a worthy
Editor's Choice".
* The January 1996 edition of PC Guide reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit, describing it as "unmatchable in speed, detection and
usability".
* In the December 1995 edition of BYTE magazine Jerry Pournelle praised
the Toolkit: "I recommend Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit. They have
a good track record of early detection and disarming of new virus
threats, and I like their approach".
* The December 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin reviewed the NetWare
version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit praising its "excellent
detection rate" which accurately detected 100% of both the "In the
Wild" and "Polymorphic" test-sets.
* The December 1995 edition of Windows Sources reviewed Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as "remarkably
accurate.. It may be your data's best protection under Windows 3.x
and 95".
* The December 1995 edition of PC Direct published a compendium of
"The Best of Everything". Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was
awarded the title of The Best AntiVirus Software: "If you want
a package that will kill all known viruses dead then look no
further than Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit... you couldn't
buy a better product".
* The December 1995 edition of Personal Computer World conducted a
comparative review of anti-virus software, awarding Dr Solomon's
the accolade of "Editor's Choice": "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
is an outstanding piece of software".
* The November 6 edition of InfoWorld reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit for NetWare: "Detection rate was 100 percent.. Much improved
interface; feature rich; fast scanner; top-tier virus and trojan
horse detection rate; excellent disinfection capabilities... Dr
Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for NetWare offers top-notch protection
against viruses; use it and you need have no worries about viruses
creeping into your systems".
* The November 1995 issue of LAN Magazine published a comparative review
of anti-virus products for Windows NT, concluding: "Solomon's Toolkit
detected more viruses in the main test set of 5000 different file
viruses than any other product... for a single NT server, or a number
of NT workstations, the best product is Dr Solomon's Toolkit which
gave excellent virus detection results".
* The November 1995 edition of What PC and Software awarded Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit the title "Best Seller 95" in the anti-virus
software category: "One of the most successful virus protection tools
available.. leads the rest of the world".
* Microcomputer Journal (Nov/Dec 1995) reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit: "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is everything it's claimed
to be. It's effective ... it worked for me when a half-dozen other
packages failed to perform - and easy to use. It has what it takes to
give peace of mind to a skeptic like me in terms of keeping my PC from
succumbing to the ravages of viral infection..this terrific program..I
can't recommend a better purchase than Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit."
* On October 2 1995 a journalist reported in the Washington Post that
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was the only product which could
clean up his Form-infected Windows 95 machine. He described the
Toolkit as "the heavy artillery of the anti-virus arsenal".
* The October 1995 edition of Secure Computing selected Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit as Editor's Choice in its heuristics comparative
review: "We awarded the Editor's Choice to this package because in
our tests it demonstrated effective heuristic analysis, it detected
most viruses and, most impressively, it produced no false alarms on
our 2.8Gb test set".
* The October 1995 edition of PC Magazine awarded Dr Solomon's Anti
-Virus Toolkit for NetWare the accolade of "Editor's Choice": "Quite
simply the most effective package when it comes to detecting and
deactivating viruses, Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is way ahead of
its rivals. It provides peace of mind owing to its ability to act on
such a wide variety of viruses. With this package you can install it
and then virtually forget about it... With its wealth of features,
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is once again placed at the top"
* PC Week (US Edition) published a comparative review of anti-virus
products in their September 18 1995 edition. Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit was the best performer: "We were most impressed with the
protection afforded by Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit. It was the
only one of the five that detected all the viruses in our testbed...
probably the best virus-protection package of the bunch".
* PC World Norge published a comparative review of anti-virus products
in their September 1995 edition in collaboration with Virus Bulletin.
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit won the award of "Best in Test"
commenting "The highest virus detection of any program tested..
very impressive".
* The August 1995 edition of PC Plus reviewed version 7.1 of the
Toolkit: "[Dr Solomon's AVTK] has always been one of the best ways to
protect your PC from virus attack. Now it is faster and much more
powerful, providing more protection at a time when the danger of virus
infection is greater than ever."
* The July 95 edition of Windows User reviewed version 7 of the Toolkit:
"Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is the sort of program that no one
should be without... a powerful, easy-to-use and highly effective
weapon in the on-going war against viruses".
* In June 95 Micro Mart reviewed version 7 of the Toolkit concluding,
"This release has the power to find more viruses than ever before..
Peace of mind from virus attacks is available from all good software
vendors now. Simply ask for Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit".
* The June 95 edition of PC Direct reviewed version 7 of Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit: "Dr Solomon excels in virus identification. The
scanner, FindVirus, is a leader when it comes to detection rates,
sailing through our tests with ease... Dr Solomon's AVTK has got a
well-deserved reputation as one of the most reliable and effective
antivirus products. Version 7 is better than previous incarnations:
its detection rate is unmatched, its operating speed is good and its
memory resident monitor takes up very little memory... For first line
protection against viruses you couldn't buy a better product"
* In the same edition PC Direct announced their 50 top products of the
year (as voted for by its readers). Dr Solomon's won the anti-virus
category: "Lauded at home and abroad, this UK-developed antivirus
product is one of the few packages to have continued to prove its
worth against international opposition".
* The May 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin reviewed version 7 of
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit: "The product has a long-standing
reputation for high detection rates, and performs consistently well
in DOS scanner comparative reviews. It remains excellent at
detection, and extra facilities for inspecting within compressed
and archived files add to its impressive armoury... Version 7 of
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit gets a hearty recommendation from
me."
* The May 1995 edition of What PC? magazine reviewed version 7
of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit describing it as "the best
version yet of Europe's leading anti-virus product.. [Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit] has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the
most complete and effective anti-virus solutions".
* The May 1995 edition of CD ROM User reported on the Windows '95
show held in London. It awarded S&S International a prize for
most impressive presentation and commented "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
Toolkit is one of the best products of its type available".
* The May 1995 edition of Secure Computing reviewed version 7 of
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit describing it as easier-to-use and
"much more powerful... Authoritative; clean powerful performance
and excellent documentation"
"Features .................... 5/5
Ease of use (novice) ........ 4/5
Ease of use (professional) .. 5/5
Support ..................... 5/5
Performance ................. 5/5
Value for money ............. 5/5
Overall ..................... 5/5"
* The April 1995 edition of LAN Magazine reviewed version 7 of
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit and described it as
"consistently ranked as the top product and most up-to-date
scanner in independent surveys".
* The April 1995 edition of PCLAN magazine reviewed version 7 of
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit and concluded: "A combination of
high detection rates, good documentation and excellent support
make Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit one of the best protection
packages on the market".
* The March 1995 edition of What PC studied a range of anti-virus
packages, with Dr Solomon's coming first in virus detection.
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was awarded with the title of
"Recommended" and described as "an excellent product".
* The March 1995 edition of Computer Buyer Middle East conducted
a comparative review of anti-virus products awarding Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit the highest accolade of Editor's Choice: "All
in all this is a truly excellent piece of software".
* The February 1995 edition of Secure Computing concluded its two
month comparative review of anti-virus products by awarding
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit "best overall product".
* The January 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin magazine conducted a
comparative review of over 20 anti-virus products. The review
concludes:
"There is no question about this being the toughest Virus Bulletin
Comparative Review ever carried out. The viruses used in the
polymorphic test-set have been carefully chosen to include new
samples, in order to highlight those vendors which are keeping
their products up-to-date. These enhancements have stretched
the field, leaving one clear winner in terms of detection.
The top product in terms of virus detection was Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit".
In the wild: 100%
Boot sector: 100%
Standard : 100%
Polymorphic: 99.5%
* The January 1995 edition of Secure Computing also conducted a
comparative review of anti-virus products awarding Dr Solomon's
Anti-Virus Toolkit the highest accolade of Editor's Choice.
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