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- What's New in VirusScan for DOS Version 2.5.1 (9607)
- Copyright 1994-1996 by McAfee, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- Thank you for using McAfee's VirusScan for DOS.
- This What's New file contains important information
- regarding the current version of this product.
- It is highly recommended that you read the
- entire document.
-
- McAfee welcomes your comments and suggestions.
- Please use the information provided in this file
- to contact us.
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- ___________________
- WHAT'S IN THIS FILE
-
- - New Features
- - Known Issues
- - Installation
- - Documentation
- - Frequently Asked Questions
- - Contact McAfee
-
- ____________
- NEW FEATURES
-
- * NEW VIRUSES DETECTED *
-
- This DAT file (9607) detects the 258 new viruses
- listed below. In addition, locations that have
- experienced problems with a particular virus are
- identified.
-
- _751
- 3DEVIL.A
- 3DEVIL.B
- ACE.1872
- AGA.3000
- AHAV.336
- AIDS.872
- ALEVIRUS.690 (Brazil)
- ALEVIRUS.1613 (Brazil)
- ALFONS.1536
- ANARKEY.475
- ANDREW
- AOS.833
- AOS.847
- AOS.854
- ASMO.1800
- AT.1648
- ATC-321
- AVATAR.POSITRON.512
- BABOSE
- BADTOWN.684
- BADTOWN.687
- BE.451.B
- BIGDEATH.1153
- BISHDKEY.4160 (*)
- BISHK.319
- BISHKEKE.4240 (*)
- BISHOP.4240 (*)
- BLACKTIDE.2419
- BLAD.1015
- BLTD.2419
- BODY.884
- BUGS.282
- CEIB.4629
- CHER.2266
- CIVIL IV.586
- CMOS_DEATH.B
- COMPIAC.379
- CONCEPT.E
- CONJURER
- CONZOULE.240
- CORDOBES.3334 (Uruguay)
- COSENZA.3205
- CRAZYFROG.1477
- CREEPER.252
- CRITTER.1015
- CROATIA.683
- DARK_APOCALYPSE.1600.B
- DARK_REVENGE.1024
- DAYTON.792
- DEADWIN.1228 (Bolivia)
- DEDA.1000
- DEI.1780
- DELTA.1163 (Brazil)
- DFLKFD
- DIALOGOS.1350
- DIALOGOS.1522
- DONB.444
- DRD-4634
- DRUID.1888
- DVA.445
- DVA.749
- EATRITCH.946
- EI-CUAREIM.800
- ENJOY
- EPSILON.513
- EUSK.811
- EVC.161.D
- EXORCIST.212
- FINDME
- FINPOLY.2368 (*)
- FIZZLE.313
- FLYING.633
- GATE
- GOSH.1831
- GRREP
- H8.1173
- HARE.7610 (*) (Internet)
- HARE.7750 (*) (Internet)
- HARE.7786 (*)
- HH
- HI.680
- HI.764
- HI.802
- HLLC.4528 (*)
- HLLC.5000 (*)
- HLLC.8224 (*)
- HLLC.12573 (*)
- HLLC.14880 (*)
- HLLC.AIDS.8064 (*)
- HLLC.BOLEK.8096 (*)
- HLLC.CRAWEN.8306 (*) (Italy)
- HLLC.CRAWEN.8516 (*)
- HLLC.CUMULUS (*)
- HLLC.EIB.5000 (*)
- HLLC.ENRICO (*)
- HLLC.EVEN.PC (*)
- HLLC.EVENBEEP.B (*)
- HLLC.KRAD.4658 (*)
- HLLC.LANC.7376 (*)
- HLLC.TREE2.14186 (*)
- HLLC.VSW.5936 (*)
- HLLC.WORM.16412 (*)
- HLLC.XMAS.15264 (*)
- HLLO.3008 (*)
- HLLO.3855 (*)
- HLLO.4032 (*)
- HLLO.4317.B (*)
- HLLO.4734 (*)
- HLLO.4830 (*)
- HLLO.5760 (*)
- HLLO.6144 (*)
- HLLO.BIG&FAT.6561 (*)
- HLLO.CRASH.7227 (*)
- HLLO.F-SOFT.3521 (*)
- HLLO.FU.8608 (*)
- HLLO.HEPATITUS (*)
- HLLO.KAMIKAZE (*)
- HLLO.TU.4752 (*)
- HLLO.VSW.3836 (*)
- HLLO.VSW.4017 (*)
- HLLP.3678 (*)
- HLLP.5792 (*)
- HLLP.5824 (*)
- HLLP.7408 (*)
- HLLP.7529 (*)
- HLLP.7808 (*)
- HLLP.15392 (*)
- HLLP.BDAAGWA.4984 (*)
- HLLP.BISHKEK.4160 (*)
- HLLP.BISHKEK.4240 (*)
- HLLP.BWA.4984 (*)
- HLLP.CEIB.4629 (*)
- HLLP.CHSU.4484 (*)
- HLLP.DUPALEC (*)
- HLLP.KASIENKA.8192 (*)
- HLLP.NOTFOUND.6176 (*)
- HLLP.RANGEL.5000 (*)
- HLLP.RUNNER.9312 (*)
- HLLP.SAURON.4568 (*)
- HLLP.SON.4731 (*)
- HLLP.UPI.4641 (*)
- HLLP.VOVA.12560 (*)
- HORSA.1185
- HUE.482
- ID.248
- IMI.1536.H
- IMMORTAL.2185
- IVP.667
- I_LOVE_D.3618
- JASI.666
- JULY_29TH
- JUNKIE.1308
- KALN.3225
- KALN.3612
- KASIUNIA
- KBWI.1349
- KERS.923
- KONKOOR.3072
- KOSKO.313
- KUNS.168
- KWX.1458
- LAB
- LEATH
- LEDA.820
- LINC.196
- LINC.307
- LOSL.535
- LYUBA.381
- MAD.2631
- MADMAX.507
- MAR.1972.D
- MARVIN
- MARYR
- MDMA (Texas, Illinois, Georgia)
- MESSAN.B
- MG.500.C
- MICROB.431
- MIPT-PHYSTECH.2000
- MIREA.703
- MOJHOO.1405
- MRTI.576
- MTZ-PINK
- NADO.LOVE.602
- NADO.REDV.584
- NE.10634 (Australia)
- NEXIV
- NICHOLS
- NO5.1235
- NUCLEAR.B
- PC KNIGHT.2083 (Europe)
- PCW (Europe)
- PEMPE.1811 (France)
- PHANTOM1 (*)
- PIZELUN.3599
- PMM.575
- PRES.7760
- PRIMUS.512
- PRIMUS.528
- PS-MPC.AOS
- QRES.224
- RADYUM.503
- RENE.4509
- RETALIATOR.1535.A
- RETALIATOR.1535.B
- RIOT.304
- RIOT.IR8.928
- RIOT.MARI.1125
- ROMA
- RUSSEL.3072
- SANDRA.1809
- SENORITA.885 (Europe)
- SEPULTURA:MTE
- SHIRE.117
- SILLYC.96
- SILLYC.115.B
- SILLYC.186
- SILLYC.208
- SILLYC.228
- SILLYC.710
- SINAI.1208
- SIRIUS.ALIVE.4000
- SMEG.V0_3.DEMO.B
- STEALTH.F
- STONED.KILL
- STRAT.486
- STRIKE
- SZATAN
- TANKAR.236
- TCHECHNYA.1919
- TIMID.497
- TORNADO.759
- TPED.1760
- TRIVIAL.35.B
- TRIVIAL.44.D
- TRIVIAL.86
- TRIVIAL.963
- TRIVIALSMEG
- UFO.1468
- UNGAME.823
- UPI.4641
- VCL.O.610
- VIV 524
- VOYAGER.1134
- VOYAGER2.508
- VSV.3836
- VSW.3966
- VSW.4017
- VSW.5063
- VSW.5176
- VSW.5936
- WASP.1312
- WRLK.1672
- ZIBBERT.1268 (Brazil)
- ZNOS.1730
- ZNOSK.509
- ZYX.5739
-
-
- * NEW VIRUSES REMOVED *
-
- This DAT file (9607) removes the 35 viruses listed
- below. In addition, locations that have experienced
- problems with a particular virus are identified.
-
- _751
- ALEVIRUS.690 (Brazil)
- ALEVIRUS.1613 (Brazil)
- ALFONS.1344
- CONCEPT.E (Belgium)
- DARK_REVENGE.1024
- DEADWIN.1228 (Bolivia)
- DELTA.1163 (Brazil)
- DEMON3B.5610 (*) (Europe)
- DIGI.3547 (*) (Czech Republic)
- EPSILON.513
- FITW.7924/7448 (*) (Europe)
- H8.1173
- HARE.7610 (*) (Internet)
- HARE.7750 (*) (Internet)
- HARE.7786 (*)
- HLLC.CRAWEN.8306 (Italy)
- IMMORTAL.2185
- KARNIVALI.1972 (US - East Coast)
- LEDA.820
- MDMA (Texas, Illinois, Georgia)
- NATAS.4926
- NUCLEAR.B
- PC KNIGHT.2083 (Europe)
- PCW
- PEMPE.1811 (France)
- RUSSEL.3072 (*)
- SILLYC.96
- SILLYC.186
- SILLYC.710
- SIRIUS.ALIVE.4000
- SKATER.819 (Australia)
- VCL.O.702 (Internet)
- VOYAGER.1134
- ZIBBERT.1268 (Brazil)
- (*) Requires DOS/Win 2.5.1 engine
-
- ____________
- KNOWN ISSUES
-
- When a macro virus is detected in conjuction with
- other viruses, the macro virus remover will not work.
- If you encounter this, remove the other virus first
- or work in a separate area.
-
- ____________
- INSTALLATION
-
- * PRIMARY PROGRAM FILES FOR VIRUSSCAN FOR DOS *
-
- Files located in the Install directory:
- =======================================
-
- SCAN.EXE=VirusScan for DOS program
- README.1ST=McAfee information
- PACKING.LST=Packing list
- VALIDATE.EXE=Authenticity validation program
- SCAN.DAT=Virus detection data
- NAMES.DAT=Virus definition data
- CLEAN.DAT=Virus definition data
- WHATSNEW.TXT=What's New document
-
-
- * INSTALLING THE PRODUCT *
-
- Perform one of the following installation procedures
- depending on which version of VirusScan for DOS you
- want to install.
-
- 1. For the installable version of VirusScan for DOS,
- execute the INSTALL.BAT program and follow the
- on-screen instructions.
-
- By default, McAfee's installation program makes
- a directory on the hard disk drive named
- C:\MCAFEE\VIRUSCAN and copies the program files
- to that directory. The installation script also
- adds the directory to the path statement in your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The installation script also
- adds two lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT that call and
- recall the VShield program that provides on-access
- virus prevention. For the most complete virus
- protection, McAfee recommends using the
- /ANYACCESS switch.
-
- - OR -
-
- 2. For the non-installable version of VirusScan,
- manually perform the following installation steps.
- First, make a directory on your hard disk drive and
- copy the files to that directory. Next, add that
- directory to the path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file. Then, add calls to the VShield program to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file, similar to the following examples.
- After the "@Echo off" prompt or at the top of the
- file, place a call to the VSHIELD.EXE program, for
- example, C:\MCAFEE\VIRUSCAN\VSHIELD.EXE /ANYACCESS.
- At the end of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, add the
- final call to reconnect VShield after all the
- drivers have been loaded, for example,
- C:\MCAFEE\VIRUSCAN\VSHIELD.EXE /RECONNECT.
-
-
- * TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION *
-
- The Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort
- by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to come up
- with one standard by which customers can verify their
- anti-virus installations.
-
- To test your installation, copy the following line into its
- own file and name it EICAR.COM.
-
- X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
-
- When done, you will have a 69 or 70 byte file.
-
- When VirusScan is applied to this file, SCAN will report
- finding the EICAR-STANDARD-AV-TEST-FILE virus.
-
- It is important to know that THIS IS NOT A VIRUS. However,
- users often have the need to test that their installations
- function correctly. The anti-virus industry, through the
- European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, has
- adopted this standard to facilitate this need.
-
- Please delete the file when installation testing is
- completed so unsuspecting users are not unnecessarily
- alarmed.
-
-
- * UNINSTALLING THE PRODUCT *
-
- 1. Execute the command VShield/Remove to remove VShield
- from memory, then remove the files from your hard drive
- and remove any lines in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file that
- call VShield. If an error message is displayed indicating
- that VShield could not be removed from memory, take the
- following step.
-
- 2. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the line that
- calls VShield, then reboot your system. Upon restarting
- your system VShield will not be loaded into memory and
- you can remove the files from your hard drive.
-
- NOTE: If the files are removed from your hard drive prior
- to removing VShield from memory, an error message will be
- displayed until you remove VShield from memory and/or
- restart your system.
-
- _____________
- DOCUMENTATION
-
- For more information, refer to the VirusScan User's Guide,
- included on the CD-ROM versions of this program or available
- from McAfee's BBS and FTP site. This file is in Adobe Acrobat
- Portable Document Format (.PDF) and can be viewed using Adobe
- Acrobat Reader. This form of electronic documentation includes
- hypertext links and easy navigation to assist you in finding
- answers to questions about your McAfee product.
-
- Adobe Acrobat Reader is available on CD-ROM in the ACROREAD
- subdirectory. Adobe Acrobat Reader also can be downloaded
- from the World Wide Web at:
-
- http://www.adobe.com/Acrobat/readstep.html
-
- VirusScan documentation can be downloaded from McAfee's BBS
- or the World Wide Web at:
-
- http://www.McAfee.com or 205.227.129.97
-
- __________________________
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-
- Regularly updated lists of frequently asked questions
- about McAfee products also are available on McAfee's
- BBS, website, and CompuServe and AOL forums.
-
- Q: How much conventional memory is required to run
- VirusScan for DOS?
-
- A: A minimum of 490K of free coventional memory is
- recommended to run VirusScan for DOS.
-
- Q: What is the difference between the VShield DOS TSR
- and VirusScan for DOS?
-
- A #1: VShield installs itself in memory and stays
- resident in order to monitor your system for
- viral activity. If an infected program is
- executed or an infected boot sector is accessed,
- then VShield will display a warning that a virus
- is present.
-
- A #2: VirusScan for DOS is an on-demand scanner which
- allows you to perform a complete or partial scan
- of your computer at any given time. VirusScan for
- DOS can run customized scans through a large set
- of command-line switches.
-
- Q: How can I run VirusScan for DOS from a Netware login
- script without running out of memory?
-
- A: If you are having memory problems when trying to
- run VirusScan for DOS from a NetWare login script,
- follow these instructions to resolve the issue:
- 1. Rename LOGIN.EXE to LOGIN1.EXE and remove
- any references to VirusScan.
- 2. Create a batch file named LOGIN.BAT.
- 3. On the first line of the batch file, run your
- scan with whatever switches you want to include.
- 4. On the second line of the batch file, run
- LOGIN1.EXE.
-
- By following these steps, you eliminate the problem
- of having LOGIN.EXE and SCAN.EXE in memory at the
- same time. This allows VirusScan for DOS to run and
- your login script to be processed without problems.
-
- Q: Can I clean the Master Boot Record of a Windows NT
- NTFS formatted hard drive?
-
- A: Yes. Boot the Windows NT computer from a
- virus-free DOS bootable (system) diskette. Then,
- run VirusScan for DOS; SCAN C: /BOOT /CLEAN. This
- will clean the NT file system (NTFS) Master
- Boot Sector and allow Windows NT to successfully
- reboot from the hard disk drive. However,
- VirusScan for DOS will not be able to read the
- rest of the NTFS partition. After starting
- Windows NT, execute VirusScan for Windows NT to
- detect and clean Windows NT file infections.
-
- ______________
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