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- Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS (version 2.02) Readme file
- (c) Copyright 2002, Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
- 02/15/2002
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- Table of Contents
-
- I. Introduction
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- II. Installation
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- III. Using Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS
-
- IV. Uninstalling
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- V. Known Issues
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- VI. Disclaimer
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- I. Introduction
-
- Thank you for purchasing Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS.
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- II Installation
-
- Note: If you already have the Public Beta version of Symantec AntiVirus
- for Palm OS installed on your device, please uninstall that
- version first.
-
- On Windows NT, 2000, or XP, Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS requires
- that the Palm Desktop software be installed to the same account as the
- one you're installing Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS.
-
- Launch the Setup.exe (or Start.exe) file provided with your distribution
- media and follow the onscreen instructions.
-
- After the installation, you have to perform a HotSync for Symantec
- AntiVirus to be properly installed. Following the HotSync, you will be
- prompted to reset your device. This does not affect any data or
- applications stored on your handheld device.
-
- Congratulations! Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS has been installed
- on your handheld.
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- III. Using Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS
-
- Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS is very easy to use. This section will
- describe the basic operation of the anti-virus software.
-
- After installation, you should see the Symantec AntiVirus icon on your
- application list. It is installed into the "Utilities" category, but you
- may transfer it to any category you wish. The Symantec AntiVirus icon is
- a picture of a handheld device with a medical chart beside it, and is
- labeled "AntiVirus". To run Symantec AntiVirus, tap this icon with your
- stylus.
-
- When you tap the AntiVirus icon, the Symantec AntiVirus main window
- appears. When you tap the "Scan" button, Symantec AntiVirus scans your
- handheld for all known viruses, worms and Trojan horses for Palm OS. A
- progress bar shows you how many applications remain to be scanned.
- After scanning, Symantec AntiVirus displays a summary screen that lists
- any infections that were found.
-
- If no viruses have been found, simply tap "OK" to return to Symantec
- AntiVirus's main menu. If Symantec AntiVirus found a virus, you have
- three options. First, if any infections were found, you can delete them
- by tapping the "Delete" button. This is the recommended option. When
- you delete a file using Symantec AntiVirus, the file name is marked with
- an asterisk (*) to indicate that the file has been deleted. Second, you
- can obtain more information on an infected file by selecting it and
- tapping the "Info" button. Finally, at any time you can tap the "Done"
- button to return to Symantec AntiVirus's main menu.
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- IV. Uninstalling Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS
-
- To uninstall Symantec AntiVirus, follow these simple steps:
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- 1. Click the "Home" button on your handheld device.
-
- 2. Click the "Menu" button to activate the main System menu.
-
- 3. Choose "Delete..." After a moment, a list of applications
- appears.
-
- 4. Select the item "AntiVirus" from the list and tap the "Delete"
- button.
-
- Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS and all supporting files are
- removed from your handheld device.
-
- To remove the Windows-based components, please launch the Add/Remove
- Control Panel applet, or select "Uninstall Symantec AntiVirus for Palm
- OS" from the Start Menu.
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- V. Known Issues
-
- - It is highly recommended that you perform a manual AntiVirus scan
- whenever you transfer any files to/from your handheld and an external
- storage module. With some external storage modules, such as the
- Northstar backup module for the Palm Vx and Palm m100, Auto-Protect
- will not be able to silently scan any incoming or outgoing file
- transfers between your handheld and this backup module. However,
- once the files are on your handheld, Auto-Protect will be able to
- detect any threats if you try to open or launch it directly from your
- handheld.
-
- - If Auto-Protect detects a virus-infected application during a beam
- operation, you are given the option to <Don't Open> it. If you
- choose that option, the device that is trying to send the virus-
- infected application will not be allowed to open it, and may display
- the following error message:
-
- Error: Database:
- can't open (0x0206)
-
- Just click OK to return to the Beam application.
-
- Because the sending device could not open the virus-infected
- application, you may receive an error message on the receiving
- device that it is out of space. This is normal and should not affect
- the operation of the device.
-
- - If you move Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS from your PDA to an
- expansion, backup, or flash module, the Auto-Protect setting may get
- turned off. This is also true if you move it back from an external
- module to your PDA. Please launch Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS
- again and re-enable this setting for full system protection.
-
- - If a virus is detected on a flash module on a TRG Pro, you may be
- given the option to <Delete it>. However, this isn't possible
- specifically for the TRG Pro and the compact flash module. The TRG
- Pro is using a proprietary API to copy data back and forth between
- the base PDA device and the compact flash module. Thus, we have no
- way of deleting it directly from the compact flash module on the TRG
- Pro. Under this condition, it is recommended that you choose the
- <Don't Open> option if a virus is detected. You can then delete the
- infected file manually from the compact flash module on the TRG Pro.
-
- - Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS is incompatible with the DeskFree
- Recycle 1.0 program from DeskFree Computing. If Auto-Protect is
- active, you may get a Fatal Exception or Fatal Alert while running
- Recycle. You have to disable Auto-Protect if DeskFree Recycle 1.0
- is installed on your device. However, you will lose the extra
- protection provided by Auto-Protect. If you choose to turn off
- Auto-Protect, it is highly recommended that you perform a manual
- AntiVirus scan whenever installing any new programs, either via
- beaming, HotSyncing, or copied from an external storage module.
-
- - On the Palm III device, or other devices that have Palm OS 3.1, the
- Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS application may get filed under the
- "Unfiled" category, rather than the "Utilities" category.
-
- - If the "Scan all after HotSync" option is enabled in Symantec
- AntiVirus for Palm OS, you may have problems accessing the
- "Connection Setup" menu item in the HotSync application on your
- device. To get around this, you should turn this option off. Or,
- you can launch the Preferences application and choose the
- "Connection" option instead.
-
- - If you are trying to install Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS using a
- Windows account name that has High ASCII characters in it, the setup
- program may fail to launch. Please try installing using a Windows
- account name without any of these characters in it.
-
- - On Windows NT 4.0 systems, Automatic LiveUpdate requires that
- Internet Explorer 5.0 and the Task Scheduler be installed on your
- system.
-
- - On the Sony Clie PEG-N750C, the MS Backup program won't be able to
- completely make a backup of Symantec AntiVirus for Palm OS to the
- Memory Stick. It will only copy the program (PRC) file, but not the
- database (PDB) file. So, if you need to restore your Clie from a
- backup copy created by MS Backup, you should also re-install Symantec
- AntiVirus for Palm OS to your handheld.
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- VI. Disclaimer
-
- Symantec AntiVirus 2002 for Palm OS is intended for use by individual
- consumers and is offered without any warranty, expressed or implied.
- Use this program at your own risk. Symantec, its employees, and its
- partners are not responsible for any damage caused by this version, nor
- warrant it to perform as documented.
-
- All trademarks cited herein are the property of their respective owners.
-