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Contents
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A. VirusNet Installation Instructions
B. Starting VirusNet
C. VirusNet Operation
D. v2.24c Changes
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A. VirusNet Installation Instructions
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Thank you for evaluating at VirusNet, an automatic anti-virus and
disaster recovery system from Safetynet, Inc. VirusNet has
passed the certification tests of independent agencies such as
the National Computer Security Association and provides effective
protection against viruses.
A. Installing VirusNet from Windows
1. Start Microsoft Windows.
2. Run SETUP.EXE from the directory where VirusNet files are stored.
3. You will have the option of creating a Program Manager or desktop
group to launch the VirusNet programs. If you are not using Program
Manager or Windows95, add VNWIN.EXE to your menu shell.
B. Installing VirusNet from DOS
The DOS eval is installed by copying the VirusNet files to a directory.
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B. Starting VirusNet
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VirusNet can be run from the DOS command-line or through its DOS and
Windows interfaces.
From the DOS command-line:
1. Run VN.EXE to receive a list of command-line options.
- To scan your C: drive, type VN C:
From Windows:
1. Select the "VirusNet" icon or run VNWIN.EXE directly.
- Extensive context-sensitive help is available by pressing F1.
2. Click on the "Begin Scan" button from the Express Scan window.
From DOS:
1. Run the VNDOS.EXE program.
- Context-sensitive help is available by pressing F1.
2. Click on the "Begin Scan" button from the Express Scan window.
From DOS Command-line:
1. Run the VN.EXE program without any parameters for various options.
Examples:
- To scan drive C:, run VN C:
- To scan all hard drive partitions, run VN /HARD
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C. VirusNet Operation
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The DOS and Windows versions of VirusNet operate in a similar way.
Feel free to explore the various menu choices and command buttons with
your mouse or keyboard. If you need more information, press the F1 key
to receive help on that item. Detailed help is provided to assist you.
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D. VirusNet v2.24 Changes
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Many new viruses have appeared recently. Since v2.24a was released,
we've added detection of over 700 new viruses.
We also added detection of Moloch, which was the only virus on the
"Wild list" that we did not detect. This means that as far as we know,
VirusNet now detects all the viruses that are considered a "real" problem
anywhere in the world.
Finally we corrected an error in in the memory detection of certain
viruses.
Version 2.24 - major changes:
VirusNet offers full detection and removal of every varient of
the HARE virus.
We have added a Windows based macro detection and removal application,
specifically written to detect and disinfect Microsoft Word and Excel
macro viruses. This program can detect and disinfect over 50 macro
viruses and Trojans, including the recently reported Laroux Excel
virus. Please visit our WWW site to download this program.
Version 2.24 - the following problems were found and corrected:
The disinfection of the Quandary virus from the hard disk didn't
work - VirusNet was complaining that the original MBR could not
be found. Fixed.
The DelCMOS viruses were not detected in memory. Fixed.
Version 2.24 - the following false alarms were fixed:
RD16.COM : Possibly a new variant of Chips
Version 2.24 - new viruses:
The following 31 viruses are now identified, but can not be removed as
they overwrite or corrupt infected files. Some of them were detected by
earlier versions of VirusNet, but not identified accurately.
_180
Bugsb.282
Cascade.1701.AX (A damaged variant, which corrupts the original file)
Danish_Tiny (164 and 282) ("buggy" variants)
Leprosy.651
Measles.212
Nuts.360
Syskill.290
Trivial (29.G, 31.E, 32.D, 32.E, 32.F, 32.G, 34.D, 35.B, 35.C,
36.E, 37.D, 37.E, 37.F, 38.C 44.F, 44.G, 60, 78.B, 88.B
and 320)
Vorbis (155 and 166)
The following 377 new viruses can now be removed. Many of them were
detected by earlier versions, but are now identified accurately. In
addition, we added detection and disinfection of various Word macro
viruses.
_366
_497
_514
_600
_699
_768
_948
_1097
_1259
_1522
_2124
Aaa.807
Adi_Pop (470 and 485)
Alho.676
AntiCad (3000 and 3012.G)
AOS (813, 823, 831, 839, 845 and 855)
Arcv.746
Ash.743.M
Babyly.674
BadSize.369
Beer (3225, 3434, 3441, 3522, 3612 and 3774)
Best_Wishes.981
Bishkek.319
Blazer.1000
Bootexe.451.B
BR.1180
BW (304, 309, 323, 382, 384, 395, 399, 400, 402, 405.A, 405.B,
412, 414, 488, 493, 550, 551, 552, 558, 559, 562, 567.A,
567.B, 572, 573, 575, 577.A, 577.B, 577.C, 579, 649 and
653.B)
Bytewarr.1155
Caco.3310
Carioca.951.C
Cascade (1701.AT, 1701.AV, 1701.AW, 1701.AY, 1701.AZ and 1704.AE)
Checkbox.936
Civil_IV (533 and 837)
Claire.821
Cliff.1313
CMOS_Death
Cmosmess (3622 and 3710)
Creeper.478
Croatia_II.560
Cuareim.800
Currar.1171
Danish_Tiny.282
Dark_Apocalyse.1023
Dark_Avenger.1800.AD
Dayton.792
Dear.524
Delta.1163
Diamond.1096
Diw (386, 389, 393, 428, 480, 488, 512, 555, 565, 597 and 600)
Dolong.1380
Drepo.2461
Dutch_tiny.98
DVA (437, 443, 445, 490, 640, 749 and 753)
Eastern_Digital.1700
Epsilon (513 and 1498)
Equals.2221
Fax_Free.1024.Pisello.C
Flip.2153.K
Gerli.593
Ginger.2848
Glitch,469
Glupak.847.C
Gotcha (613 and 623)
Hare (7610, 7750 and 7786)
Hera.1208
HLLP (5062, 5176 and 6917)
IBVV.742
Icelandic (642.D, 642.E and 1618.G)
Indonesia.2456
Insert.260
Intruder (459, 879, 956, 1347 and 2028)
IR&MJ
IVP (335, 336, 475, 495.B, 582, 648, 674.B, 693.B, 737 and 744)
Jerusalem (1349, 1808.Frere.N, 1808.Null.C, 1808.New11,
1808.Sumsdos.AW and 2012)
Jorgito.730
Jovial.503
JTTP.3423
June_24.570
Keeper.776
Khiznjak.507
Kobrin.492
Laroux (Excel)
Leech.1024 (C and D)
Leo
Little (159 and 268)
Little_Boy.944
Lovebuzz.591
Lupus.866
Macav.1000
Mango.470
Marcia.4651
Markt.1548
Matador.832
Mathiew (2667 and 3044)
Michael.1458
Mirea.703
Mrei.313
Natas (4826 and 4926)
Nazgul.209
Necropolis.1963.E
Nightking.1568
Oktubre.1784
Oolong.1380
Ornate
Parity_Boot (C and D)
Peligro.1206
Pepper.528
Power_Off.798
Probe.2140
Proto-T.690
PS-MPC (272, 294, 356.B, 358.B, 365, 424.B, 431, 432.B, 433.A, 433.B,
434, 440, 444.C, 446.C, 446.D, 446.E, 447, 448.A, 448.B, 466,
475.D, 479, 490.B, 504.B, 509.B, 512, 513.C, 513.D, 513.E,
518, 520.E, 522.B, 526.C, 528.C, 528.D, 533.B, 534.B, 536.B,
539, 555.B, 568.B, 580, 591.E, 591.F, 592.R, 592.S, 592.T,
592.U, 592.V, 592.W, 592.X, 592.Y, 592.Z, 592.AA, 592.AB,
592.AC, 592.AD, 592.AE, 592.AF, 593.H, 593.I, 593.J, 593.K,
593.L, 596.E, 596.F, 597.W, 597.X, 597.Y, 597.Z, 597.AA,
597.AB, 597.AC, 597.AD, 597.AE, 597.AF, 598.P, 598.Q, 598.R,
598.S, 600.C, 601.B, 602.F, 602.G, 604, 611.U, 618, 640.B,
641.B, 653 and 658)
Rabbit.B
Retaliator.1529
Riot (1409 and 1435)
Romania.856
Rose
Salieri.1745
Salman.2000
Sentinel.4638
Sepultura
SillyC (90, 115, 147, 155.B, 165, 187, 191, 200, 202, 212, 213, 215.C,
224, 226.B, 228 and 335)
SillyComp.219
SilliCR.59
Sineda.1208
Skater.819
Stdemo.803
Suriv_1 (897.I, 897.J and 942)
Swiss_Boot.C
Tai-Pan.513
Timish.2132
Topper.1024.B
Tsc.714
Tucuman.828
Tula.1540
Tula_II.1656
Ufro
Umbrella.3173
Vacsina.1212.B
VCC (269.B, 313.A, 313.B, 313.C, 313.D, 350.A, 350.B, 350.C, 350.D,
350.E, 350.F, 350.G, 350.H, 389 and 392)
VCL (523, 596 and 758)
White_Lion.942
Viaggio.1051
Vienna (481, 502, 636, 637.B, 639 and 1278)
Vota.591
Voyage.1134
WereWolf_III.1168
X-ray.2050
Xuxa.1984
Yankee_Doodle.1672
Yosha.975
Zarina.590
Zibbert.1268
The following 73 new viruses are now detected and identified but can not
yet be removed.
_699
_1587
_1730
AOS (794, 802, 812, 820, 826, 832, 844, 851 and 860)
Bladder.1015
BW (548, 630, 634, 637, 640, 641, 642, 648.A, 648.B and 649.B)
DBCE.3403
Doubleheart.645
Edwin
Enjoy.1667
Father_Mac (784, 794, 833, 1437, 1446, 1495, 1508, 1531, 1534,
1579 and 1622)
Gosha.1831
Httm.580
INT_12
IVP (667, 683.B and 814
Kvapavka.879
Lyubasha.381
Majkl (1432 and 1503)
Mathiew (2667 and 3044)
Moonlite.343
Ninja.1195
NRLG (818 and 844)
Number_of_the_Beast.512.AD
Ornate
Prdevil.716
Ratboy.463
Seat.2419
Shff.4509
Skvernuk.599
Small_comp.100.C
Topper.1024
Ufo.1468
VCC.424
Veronika.1549.B
Voyager.508
Walhala.1283
Wildy (399, 402 and 421)
Xute.1182
Zub.792
The following 1 new virus is now detected, but not identified.
VirusNet will just report the family name with a (?) or report the
virus as "New or modified variant", as it is not yet able to determine
which variant it is dealing with. Disinfection of this virus is not
yet possible.
Tentacle_II
The following 13 viruses which were identified by earlier versions can
now be removed.
Caco.2965
Dementia.4207
Hate.971
Legozz.1000
Pojer (1919, 1935, 1941 and 1949)
Screaming_Fist (625, 650 and 724)
Werewolf (1500.A and 1500.B)
The following viruses have been renamed:
_1315 -> Zibbert.1315
_2965 -> Caco.2965
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