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- What's New in VirusScan for Windows 3.1x v2.5.2 (9609)
- Copyright 1994-1996 by McAfee, Inc.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- Thank you for using McAfee's VirusScan for Windows 3.1x.
- 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.
-
- ___________________
- WHAT'S IN THIS FILE
-
- - New Features
- - Known Issues
- - Installation
- - Documentation
- - Frequently Asked Questions
- - Contact McAfee
-
- ____________
- NEW FEATURES
-
- * ENHANCEMENTS *
-
- 1. VirusScan for Windows 3.1x now implements VShield
- as a virtual device driver (VxD). This replaces the
- VShield Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR), enhancing
- features and reducing the memory footprint. VShield
- operates directly in the Windows environment, no
- longer relying on a DOS TSR.
-
- 2. A VxD is a filter to prevent the spread or
- activation of Macro viruses attempting to
- replicate within Windows applications, such as
- Microsoft Word for Windows.
-
- 3. When a virus is found, VShield's VxD can be
- pre-configured to prompt the user for action or
- to automatically repair, quarantine, deny access
- to, or delete infected files.
-
- 4. McAfee's VShield VxD allows the user to configure when
- to conduct a scan (for example: on file run, copy,
- create, or rename; on floppy disk access) and which
- files to include.
-
- * NEW VIRUSES DETECTED *
-
- This DAT file detects the following 68 new viruses. In
- addition, locations that have experienced problems with
- a particular virus are identified.
-
-
- _1194 Spain
- ACCOUNT.AVENGER.873
- ALLIANCE
- ARCV.255
- ARCV.679
- ARCV.745
- ASH.743
- BEDA.1530
- BEER.2620
- BEER.3164.B
- BEER.3192.B
- BIRTHDAY:DE (*) Germany
- BLEAH
- BUERO:DE Germany
- BW-525
- CASTELLO.3742 Spain
- CHEGUEVA Spain
- COMPBACK.3783
- CORDOBES.3334 Spain
- DEI.8772
- DEI.DR.8772
- DELWIN.1199
- DIETZEL:DE (*)
- DODGER
- HASSLE
- HASTA.884
- HLLP.NAZI.5984
- IVP.665
- JERUSALEM.BUPT.1220
- JERUSALEM.BUPT.1279
- JERUSALEM.BUPT.1367
- KABOUT.1804 (*)
- KARNAVALI.1972 Europe
- KDG
- KITTY
- LAMEGO.729 Portugal
- LIBERTY.2857.D
- LITTLEPEST.4243 (*)
- MANNEQUIN
- MANZON.1404 Europe
- MENDOZA.3380 Spain
- MSU.297
- NECROS.1164.A
- NECROS.1164.B
- PHALCON.1117
- PINDONGA.B
- PS-MPC.578.C
- PS-MPC.611.J
- PS-MPC.753
- PS-MPC.AOS
- PULCE.1840
- RADYUM.509
- RAHACK.936 Netherlands
- RDA FIGHTER.5871
- RIOT.ETERNITY.565
- SALMAN.2000 US
- SATRIA.RZ Europe
- SCREAMING_FIST.652
- SCREAMING_FIST.709
- SIRIUS.ALIVE.4608
- TANPRO.749
- TEQUILA.2468
- TURNER.3276
- TV
- V3.1765
- VACSINA.1206.A
- VERWOLF
- VICTOR.2442.A
- (*) Requires DOS/Win 2.5.2 engine
-
-
- * NEW VIRUSES REMOVED *
-
- This DAT file removes the following 38 new viruses. In
- addition, locations that have experienced problems with
- a particular virus are identified.
-
- _1194 Spain
- ACCOUNT.AVENGER.873
- ALLIANCE England
- ARCV.255
- ARCV.657
- ARCV.679
- ARCV.745
- ASH.743
- BIRTHDAY:DE (*) Germany
- BLEAH
- BUERO:DE Germany
- CHEGUEVA Spain
- COMPBACK.3783
- CORDOBES.3334 Spain
- DEI.8772
- DEI.DR.8772
- DIETZEL:DE (*)
- HASSLE
- HASTA.884
- HLLP.NAZI.5984
- IVP.665
- LAMEGO.729 Portugal
- LITTLE_BROTHER Germany
- NO_FRILL.835 Australia
- PS-MPC.611.J
- PS-MPC.753
- RAHACK.936 Netherlands
- SALMAN.2000 US
- SATRIA.RZ Europe
- SCREAMING_FIST.652
- SHELL.10634 Internet
- TANPRO.524
- TANPRO.749
- TEQUILA.2468
- TV
- V3.1765
- VICTOR.2442.A
- ZYX Europe
- (*) Requires DOS/Win 2.5.2 engine
-
-
- * ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THIS RELEASE *
-
- 1. Resolved frequent floppy disk drive accesses when
- opening applications.
-
- 2. Increased system performance.
-
- 3. Improved virus detection during file decompression.
-
- 4. Improved detection of NYB and ONEHALF viruses.
-
- 5. Amended AUTOEXEC.BAT to include SCAN C: command
- to execute system startup scan.
-
- 6. Enabled VirusScan's Virus List dynamic character-
- scrolling feature.
-
- 7. Removed company name requirement for installation.
-
- 8. Improved VShield's lock-out feature. If the user
- deselects all options in the Prompt User for Action
- setting, the user is now locked out and must reboot
- the system to continue.
-
- 9. Resolved VShield's overwriting the Load= line in the
- WIN.INI file. Now, VShield correctly modifies the
- line and is compatible with the uninstaller.
-
- 10. Resolved the issuing of a general protection
- fault (GPF) in the Windows environment when
- clicking the on-demand Scan button.
-
- 11. Improved communication between VShield and the
- on-demand program. The message,"Cannot send exclude
- data to VxD", no longer appears when stopping an
- on-demand scan and then changing a setting in the
- VShield configuration manager.
-
-
- ____________
- KNOWN ISSUES
-
- 1. This version will not detect previously installed
- versions of VShield TSR (from 2.2.F and prior) and will
- not remove the path entry made to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- if the installation was different than the default
- c:\mcafee\viruscan.
-
- 2. In order to re-enable VShield after disabling it,
- right-click and select Enable.
-
- ____________
- INSTALLATION
-
- * INSTALLING THE PRODUCT *
-
- If you would like to perform a "silent" installation
- of VirusScan, requiring minimal user interaction and
- using all default or "Typical" installation settings, add
- -s (i.e. SETUP.EXE -s) to the setup command when you
- install the product.
-
- Network Administrators can customize the silent
- installation by following the steps below.
-
- 1. Check in the Windows directory to ensure that a
- file named SETUP.ISS does not already exist. If it
- does, rename it, back it up, or delete it.
-
- 2. Run SETUP.EXE with the -r switch, (i.e. SETUP.EXE -r).
-
- 3. Select the components you would like to be installed
- during the silent installation. All responses will
- be recorded.
-
- 4. Finish the installation, and locate the file SETUP.ISS
- in the Windows directory.
-
- 5. Open the file using any ASCII editor (e.g., NOTEPAD.EXE)
- and delete the section titled APPLICATION.
-
- 6. Rename, back up, or delete SETUP.ISS on the first
- installation disk (floppies only). For CD-ROM versions
- of the product, you must copy the installation files
- onto the hard drive before taking this step.
-
- 7. Copy the new SETUP.ISS from the Windows directory
- to the location of the installation files.
-
- 8. Run SETUP.EXE with the -s switch (i.e. SETUP.EXE -s).
-
- 9. When the silent installation is complete, you should
- reboot the machine manually.
-
- NOTE: If you do not specify a "recorded" answer for
- all dialog boxes during the initial installation, the
- silent installation will fail. Also, the file used
- for the silent installation, SETUP.ISS, may not work
- properly across different operating systems. For
- example, if the silent install is generated for
- Windows 95, it may not work properly in Windows 3.1x
- or Windows NT.
-
-
- * PRIMARY PROGRAM FILES FOR VIRUSSCAN FOR WINDOWS 3.1x *
-
- Files located in the Install directory:
- =======================================
-
- 1. Installed for VShield/DOS/VirusScan:
-
- README.1ST = McAfee information
- CLEAN.DAT = Virus clean definition data
- NAMES.DAT = Virus names definition data
- SCAN.DAT = Virus scan definition data
- VALIDATE.EXE = McAfee file validation program
- WCMDR.EXE = Windows Commander program
- WCMDR.INI = Windows Commander configuration
- settings
- PACKING.LST = Packing list
- WHATSNEW.TXT = What's New document
-
-
- 2. Installed for VShield:
-
- MCKRNL16.DLL = Tools library
- MCUTIL16.DLL = Run-time support library
- TABDLL11.DLL = Properties dialog library
- VSHCFG16.EXE = VShield Configuration Manager
- VSHWIN.EXE = VShield on-access engine
- CHKVXD.EXE = VShield virtual device driver
- checking utility
- VSHCFG16.HLP = Online help
- DEFAULT.VSH = Default VSH settings
-
-
- 3. Installed for DOS:
-
- SCAN.EXE = MS-DOS scan program
-
-
- 4. Installed for VirusScan:
-
- WSCAN.EXE = VirusScan for Windows 3.1x on-
- demand scanner
- WSCAN.HLP = VirusScan for Windows 3.1x online
- help
- WSCAN.INI = VirusScan for Windows 3.1x config-
- uration file
- PROFILE1.PRF = Sample WSCAN configuration profile
- PROFILE2.PRF = Sample WSCAN configuration profile
-
-
- Files located in WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
- ==========================================
-
- 1. Installed for VShield/VirusScan:
-
- CTL3D.DLL = 16-bit 3D Windows controls
- library (*)
- CTL3D32.DLL = 32-bit 3D Windows controls
- library (*)
-
- (*) File will be installed upon installation of VirusScan
- if it does not already exist, or if an older version
- is found.
-
-
- 2. Installed for VShield:
-
- MCFSHOOK.386 = File system hook
- MCKRNL.386 = Scan engine device driver
- MCSCAN32.386 = Scan engine device driver
- MCUTIL.386 = Utility device driver
- VSHIELD.386 = VShield device driver
-
-
- * INSTALLING THE PRODUCT *
-
- If you have not already installed the product,
- create a folder and copy the files to it.
-
- When the installation is complete, it is recommended
- that you restart your system.
-
-
- * 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.
-
- _____________
- DOCUMENTATION
-
- For more information, refer to the 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
-
- For more information on viruses and virus prevention,
- see the McAfee Virus Information Library, included on
- the CD-ROM version of this product or available from
- McAfee's BBS and FTP site. A ViaGraphix Interactive
- Anti-virus Training program also is available on the
- CD-ROM version, or can be purchased from the McAfee
- Web Site.
-
- __________________________
- 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: When I have an infected file, why does the
- infected counter increase by increments greater
- than one?
-
- A: The file system will typically access a file more
- than once. On each access, VirusScan scans the file
- and detects the infection.
-
-
- Q: Does VShield detect Word Macro infections?
-
- A: Yes. VShield detects and cleans Word Macro infections.
-
-
- 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 McAfee Web
- Site, BBS, or other online resources. To download
- from the McAfee Web Site, follow these steps:
-
- 1. Go to the McAfee Web Site (http://www.mcafee.com
- or 205.227.129.97).
-
- 2. Click on the Download McAfee button in the upper
- left hand column or frame.
-
- 3. Click Get that DAT to update DAT files.
-
- 4. View the information provided on new DAT files
- and downloading.
-
- 5. Click on Download this Months DAT.
-
- 6. 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.
-
- 7. 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 McAfee Download Support at (408) 988-3832.
-
- ______________
- CONTACT McAFEE
-
- * FOR QUESTIONS, ORDERS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS *
-
- Contact McAfee's Customer Care department:
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-
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- 7. The Microsoft Network: GO MCAFEE
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- Before contacting McAfee, 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
- - Microsoft service pack, where applicable
- - 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.
-
-
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-
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-
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