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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
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- 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.
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- B. Installing VirusNet from DOS
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Version 2.24 - major changes:
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- 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:
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- The following 13 viruses which were identified by earlier versions can
- now be removed.
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- 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)
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- The following viruses have been renamed:
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- _1315 -> Zibbert.1315
- _2965 -> Caco.2965
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