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- What's New in McAfee VirusScan for OS/2 v3.1.7 (3103)
- Copyright (c) 1992-1998 by Network Associates, Inc.,
- and its Affiliated Companies. All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- Thank you for using McAfee VirusScan for OS/2. This What's
- New file contains important information regarding the
- current version of this product. Network Associates strongly
- recommends that you read the entire document.
-
- Network Associates welcomes your comments and suggestions.
- Please use the information provided in this file to contact
- us.
-
- ___________________
- WHAT'S IN THIS FILE
-
- - New Features
- - Known Issue
- - Installation
- - Documentation
- - Frequently Asked Questions
- - Contacting Network Associates
-
- ____________
- NEW FEATURES
-
- 1. VirusScan now scans Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for
- Formula-based macro viruses. It is able to detect and
- clean the XF/PAIX virus.
-
- 2. VirusScan now scans files embedded within Microsoft
- Office files (Word and Excel). When infections are
- detected in these embedded files, VirusScan allows you
- to clean, delete, or move the files.
-
- 3. VirusScan now detects mIRC script viruses by scanning
- files with the .INI extension. To take advantage of
- this new feature, update to the 3103 or later .DAT
- files, then use the /ALL scanning option.
-
- 4. VirusScan now has the ability to detect macro virus
- infections in password-protected Word 7.0 (Word for
- Office 95) files in all languages supported by Word.
-
- 5. VirusScan now scans files with the .VXD extension by
- default.
-
-
- * NEW VIRUSES DETECTED *
-
- The 3103 .DAT files included with VirusScan are compatible
- with VirusScan's v3.x engines only. The 3103 .DAT files are
- not intended for use with VirusScan v2.5.x products.
-
- These .DAT files detect the following 109 new viruses.
- Locations that have experienced particular problems with
- specific viruses are also identified.
-
- ALLIANCE.H
- ANAK.D
- ANGUS.A
- ANTISR1.A (INTENDED)
- ANTISR1.B
- AOS.A (Requires v3.1.7 engine or later)
- APPDER.Q
- ATTENTION.B
- BARRETT.TROJAN
- BISMARK.F
- BUERO.B:DE
- CAMILA.2126 (Paraguay)
- CAP.CY
- CAP.CZ
- CAP.DA
- CAP.DB
- CAP.DC
- CAP.DD
- CAP.DE
- CAP.DF
- CAP.DG
- CAP.DH
- CAP.DI
- CAP.DJ
- CAP.DK
- CAP.DL
- CAP.DM
- CAP.DN
- CONCEPT.CF
- CONCEPT.CG
- COUP.2260
- COUP.2260 (MBR)
- DISCO.B
- DISCO.C
- DIVINA.O
- DIVINA.P
- DIVINA.Q
- DRAZIL.2869 (Switzerland)
- DRAZIL.2869 VXD (Switzerland)
- FUNFUN.A
- GOZAR
- GRASS.A:DE
- GSIS.B
- GURRE.A
- HARK.A (Texas)
- HLLT.5330 (Peru)
- HLLT.5696
- HLLT.KRILE.4537
- HLLT.KRILE.4592
- HLLT.KRILE.5504
- HLLT.KRILE.5696 (Internet)
- HLLT.KRILE.5762 (Internet)
- HOODLUM.777
- INNUENDO.A
- JACK.A:INTENDED
- MDMA.AR
- MDMA.AU
- MDMA.AV (Brazil)
- MINIMAL.V
- MUCK.AQ
- MUCK.AR
- MUCK.AS
- NICEDAY.R
- NIGHTSHADE.B (California)
- NJ-WMVCK2.J
- NJ-WMVCK2.L
- NOP.K
- NOP.R:BR
- NOP.S:ES
- NOP.T:IT
- NOPRINT.B
- NOTTICE.B
- NOTTICE.C
- NPAD.FZ
- NPAD.GA
- NPAD.GB
- NPAD.GC
- NPAD.GD
- NPAD.GE
- NPAD.GF
- NPAD.GG
- NPAD.GH
- NUCLEAR.Z
- REDTEAM.5145 (NE)
- ROETVIR.1876
- SC.A
- SEMISOFT.59904 (New Zealand)
- SEMISOFT.59904-B (New Zealand)
- SEMISOFT.60416 (Texas)
- SERBU.3322
- SHOWOFF.CT
- SHOWOFF.CU
- SHOWOFF.CV
- SHOWOFF.CW
- SIDOR.A
- SKULLBONE.A
- SMMD.A
- SPELL.A
- STEPH.A
- STEROID.A
- STEROID.B
- SWLABS.F (Word97)
- SWLABS.K (US/Canada)
- TABULA.A:DE
- TAMANNA
- TELEFOON TROJAN (Netherlands)
- TEMPLE.M
- THEATRE.D:TW
- TMC:LEVEL42 (Czech Rep./Slovak)
-
- * NEW VIRUSES CLEANED *
-
- These .DAT files clean the following 87 new viruses:
-
- ALLIANCE.H
- ANAK.D
- ANGUS.A
- ANTISR1.A (INTENDED)
- ANTISR1.B
- AOS.A (Requires 3.1.7 engine or later)
- APPDER.Q
- ATTENTION.B
- BISMARK.F
- BUERO.B:DE
- CAMILA.2126 (Paraguay)
- CAP.CY
- CAP.CZ
- CAP.DA
- CAP.DB
- CAP.DC
- CAP.DD
- CAP.DE
- CAP.DF
- CAP.DG
- CAP.DH
- CAP.DI
- CAP.DJ
- CAP.DK
- CAP.DL
- CAP.DM
- CAP.DN
- CONCEPT.CF
- CONCEPT.CG
- COUP.2260
- COUP.2260 (MBR)
- DISCO.B
- DISCO.C
- DIVINA.O
- DIVINA.P
- DIVINA.Q
- FUNFUN.A
- GOZAR
- GRASS.A:DE
- GSIS.B
- GURRE.A
- HARK.A (Texas)
- HOODLUM.777
- INNUENDO.A
- JACK.A:INTENDED
- MDMA.AU
- MDMA.AV (Brazil)
- MINIMAL.V
- MUCK.AQ
- MUCK.AR
- MUCK.AS
- NICEDAY.R
- NIGHTSHADE.B (California)
- NOPRINT.B
- NPAD.FZ
- NPAD.GA
- NPAD.GB
- NPAD.GC
- NPAD.GD
- NPAD.GE
- NPAD.GF
- NPAD.GG
- NPAD.GH
- NOTTICE.B
- NOTTICE.C
- NUCLEAR.Z
- ROETVIR.1876
- SC.A
- SERBU.3322
- SHOWOFF.CT
- SHOWOFF.CU
- SHOWOFF.CV
- SHOWOFF.CW
- SIDOR.A
- SKULLBONE.A
- SMMD.A
- SPELL.A
- STEPH.A
- STEROID.A
- STEROID.B
- SWLABS.F (Word97)
- SWLABS.K (US/Canada)
- TABULA.A:DE
- TELEFOON TROJAN (Netherlands)
- TEMPLE.M
- THEATRE.D:TW
- TROUT.6787.B (Canada/Chicago)
-
- ___________
- KNOWN ISSUE
-
- 1. VirusScan's delete and move operations are not currently
- supported for infected objects detected within Microsoft
- Office binder files.
-
- ____________
- INSTALLATION
-
- * INSTALLING THE PRODUCT *
-
- Perform procedure 1 to use the installable version of
- VirusScan for OS/2, or procedure 2 to use the
- non-installable version.
-
- 1. For the installable version of VirusScan for OS/2,
- take these steps:
-
- a. Execute the INSTALL.CMD program.
- b. Follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- By default, the installation program makes a directory
- on the hard disk drive named C:\NETA\OS2SCAN and
- copies the program files to that directory.
-
- The installation script also adds the directory
- to the path statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- and adds one line to the file that references the
- VShield program to provide on-access virus protec-
- tion. For the most complete virus protection, Network
- Associates recommends using the /ANYACCESS switch.
-
- or
-
- 2. For the non-installable version of VirusScan for
- OS/2, take these installation steps:
-
- a. Make a directory on your hard disk drive.
- b. Copy the files to that directory.
- c. Add that directory to the path statement in
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
-
- * PRIMARY PROGRAM FILES FOR VIRUSSCAN FOR OS/2 *
-
- Files located in the Install directory:
- =======================================
-
- OS2SCAN.EXE = VirusScan for OS/2 program
- CLEAN.DAT = Virus clean definition data
- NAMES.DAT = Virus names definition data
- SCAN.DAT = Virus scan definition data
- OS2VAL.EXE = Network Associates OS/2 file validation
- program
- README.1ST = License and registration information
- PACKING.LST = Packing list
- WHATSNEW.TXT = What's New document
- PH_OS2PL.EXE = OS/2 process monitoring daemon
- RESELLER.TXT = Network Associates authorized resellers
-
- * 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 VSHIELD /REMOVE to remove VShield from
- memory, then remove the files from your hard disk
- drive and remove any lines in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file that reference VShield. If an error message is
- displayed indicating that VShield cannot be removed
- from memory, take the next step.
-
- 2. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and remove the lines that
- reference 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 disk drive.
-
- Note: If the files are removed from your hard disk
- drive prior to removing VShield from memory, an
- error message will be displayed until you remove
- VShield from memory or restart your system.
-
- _____________
- DOCUMENTATION
-
- For more information, refer to the VirusScan User's Guide,
- included on the CD-ROM version of this program or available
- from the Network Associates 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
- Network Associates 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 the Network
- Associates BBS or the World Wide Web at:
-
- http://www.nai.com
-
- For more information on viruses and virus prevention,
- see the McAfee Virus Information Library, MCAFEE.HLP,
- included on the CD-ROM version of this product or
- available from the Network Associates BBS or FTP site. A
- ViaGrafix Interactive Anti-virus Training program also is
- available on the CD-ROM version, or can be purchased
- from the Network Associates website.
-
- __________________________
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-
- Regularly updated lists of frequently asked questions
- about Network Associates products also are available on
- the Network Associates BBS, website, and CompuServe and AOL
- forums.
-
- Q: How do I enable the centralized alerting and reporting
- option?
-
- A: VirusScan now supports centralized alerting and report-
- ing to a remote NetWare or Windows NT server running
- NetShield for Windows NT v2.5.3 or NetShield for NetWare
- v2.3.3 and later. To set up this option on your
- VirusScan client, use the /ALERTPATH <directory> option,
- where the <directory> is the path to the remote NetWare
- volume or NT directory. From this directory, NetShield
- can broadcast or compile the alerts and reports
- according to its established configuration.
-
- NOTE: The client must have write access to this
- <directory> location and the directory must contain
- the NetShield-supplied CENTALRT.TXT file.
-
- To send a complete alerting file that identifies the
- system and user, establish the following environment
- variables, or add them to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for
- DOS and CONFIG.SYS for OS/2.
-
- Set COMPUTERNAME=<name of computer>
- Set USERNAME=<user name>
-
- The alert file sent to the server is an .alr text
- file. Upon receipt of the alert file, NetShield NT
- or NetShield for NetWare sends an alert message to
- an administrator and/or appropriate personnel.
-
-
- Q: I have created my own DOS Emergency diskette. How
- can I optimize its performance?
-
- A: For optimal performance, create a CONFIG.SYS file on
- the boot diskette and add the following lines:
-
- [CONFIG.SYS]
- DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
- DOS=HIGH
-
- Also, add the HIMEM.SYS file from the DOS directory
- to the boot diskette.
-
- Note: For detailed instructions on creating an Emergency
- diskette, refer to the instructions outlined in your
- online documentation.
-
-
- Q: Does VirusScan for OS/2 detect Word Macro viruses?
-
- A: Yes, it detects Macro viruses with the same
- accuracy as other Network Associates anti-virus
- software.
-
-
- Q. Is there a VShield program that works in OS/2?
-
- A: There is no constant TSR-type protection available
- in OS/2. Included in the package is the
- DOS/Windows version of VShield, but it is only
- active while the system is running a DOS or Windows
- session.
-
-
- Q: Is there a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for
- VirusScan for OS/2?
-
- A: No. There is no GUI. OS/2 is a command line
- controlled product only.
-
-
- Q: Can I update VirusScan's data files to detect
- new viruses?
-
- A: Yes. If you have Internet access, you can download
- updated VirusScan data files from the Network Associates
- website, BBS, or other online resources. To download
- from the Network Associates website, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Go to the Network Associates website
- (http://www.nai.com).
-
- 2. Click the Download tab.
-
- 3. Click Update Virus DAT Files, then click Download
- Virus DAT File.
-
- 4. Follow the on-screen downloading instructions.
-
- 5. Data file updates are stored in a compressed form
- to reduce transmission time. Unzip the files into
- a temporary directory, then copy the files to the
- appropriate directory, replacing your old files.
-
- 6. Before performing any scans, shut down your
- computer, wait a few seconds, and turn it on again.
-
- If you need additional assistance with downloading,
- contact Network Associates Download Support at
- (408) 988-3832.
-
- _____________________________
- CONTACTING NETWORK ASSOCIATES
-
- * FOR QUESTIONS, ORDERS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS *
-
- Contact the Network Associates Customer Care department:
-
- 1. Corporate-licensed customers, call (408) 988-3832
- Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific time
-
- Retail-licensed customers, call (972) 278-6100
- Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific time
-
- 2. Fax (408) 970-9727
- 24-hour, Group III fax
-
- 3. Fax-back automated response system (408) 988-3034
- 24-hour fax
-
- Send correspondence to any of the following Network
- Associates locations:
-
- Network Associates Corporate Headquarters
- 2805 Bowers Avenue
- Santa Clara, CA 95051-0963
-
- Network Associates Canada
- 139 Main Street, Suite 201
- Unionville, Ontario
- Canada L3R 2G6
-
- Network Associates Europe B.V.
- Gatwickstraat 25
- 1043 GL Amsterdam
- The Netherlands
-
- Network Associates International Ltd.
- Minton Place, Victoria Street
- Windsor, Berkshire
- SL4 1EG
- United Kingdom
-
- Network Associates France S.A.
- 50 rue de Londres
- 75008 Paris
- France
-
- Network Associates Deutschland GmbH
- Industriestrasse 1
- D-82110 Germering
- Germany
-
- Network Associates Japan Co, Ltd.
- Toranomon 33 Mori Bldg.
- 3-8-21 Toranomon
- Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105
- Japan
-
- Network Associates Korea
- 135-090, 18th Fl., Kyoung Am Bldg.
- 157-27 Samsung-Dong, Kangnam-Ku
- Seoul, Korea
-
- Network Associates South East Asia
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- The Penthouse
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- Singapore 038987
-
- Network Associates Australia
- Level 1, 500 Pacific Highway
- St. Leonards, NSW 2065
- Australia
-
- Network Associates Latin America
- 150 South Pine Island Road, Suite 205
- Plantation, FL 33324
- USA
-
- Or, you can receive online assistance through any of the
- following resources:
-
- 1. Bulletin Board System: (408) 988-4004
- 24-hour US Robotics HST DS
-
- 2. Internet e-mail: support@nai.com
-
- 3. Internet FTP: ftp.nai.com
-
- 4. World Wide Web: http://www.nai.com
-
- 5. America Online: keyword MCAFEE
-
- 6. CompuServe: GO MCAFEE
-
- Before contacting Network Associates, please make note of
- the following information. When sending correspondence,
- please include the same details.
-
- - Program name and version number
- - Type and brand of your computer, hard drive, and any
- peripherals
- - Operating system type and version
- - Network name, operating system, and version
- - Contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and
- system LOGIN script
- - Network card installed, where applicable
- - Modem manufacturer, model, and baud, where
- applicable
- - Relevant browsers/applications and version number,
- where applicable
-
- - Problem
- - Specific scenario where problem occurs
- - Conditions required to reproduce problem
- - Statement of whether problem is reproducible on demand
-
- - Your contact information: voice, fax, and e-mail
-
- Other general feedback is also appreciated.
-
- Documentation feedback is welcome. Send e-mail to
- documentation@nai.com.
-
-
- * FOR ON-SITE TRAINING INFORMATION *
-
- Contact Network Associates Customer Service at
- (800) 338-8754.
-
-
- * FOR PRODUCT UPGRADES *
-
- To make it easier for you to receive and use Network
- Associates products, we have established a Reseller program
- to provide service, sales, and support for our products
- worldwide. For a listing of resellers, see the file
- RESELLER.TXT, where applicable, or contact Network
- Associates Customer Service for a reseller near you.
-
-
- * NETWORK ASSOCIATES BETA SITE *
-
- Get pre-release software, including .DAT files, through
- http://beta.nai.com/public/datafiles. You will have
- access to Public Beta and External Test Areas. Your
- feedback CAN make a difference.