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CLEAN-UP for OS/2 Version 104
Copyright (C) 1990-1993 by McAfee Associates.
All rights reserved.
Documentation by Aryeh Goretsky.
McAfee Associates (408) 988-3832 office
3350 Scott Blvd., Bldg. 14 (408) 970-9727 fax
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3107 (408) 988-4004 BBS (25 lines)
U.S.A USR HST/v.32/v.42bis/MNP1-5
CompuServe GO MCAFEE
InterNet support@mcafee.COM
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SYNOPSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
- What is OS2CLEAN?
- System Requirements
AUTHENTICITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
- Verifying the integrity of OS2CLEAN
WHAT'S NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
- New features and viruses added in this release
OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
- General description of OS2CLEAN
OPERATION and OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
- How to use OS2CLEAN, detailed explanation of switches
EXAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
- Samples of frequently-used options
REGISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- How to register OS2CLEAN
TECH SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
- Information to have ready when calling for tech support
Page 1
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 2
SYNOPSIS
CLEAN-UP for OS/2 (OS2CLEAN) is a virus disinfection
program for IBM PC and compatible computers running IBM's OS/2
V2.00 (GA) or above, as well as any local area network the PC is
logged into. OS2CLEAN searches through the partition table,
boot sector, or files of a PC to remove any virus specified by
the user. In most instances, OS2CLEAN repairs infected areas
of the system and restoring them to their pre-infected state.
OS2CLEAN removes all viruses identified by the current version
of VIRUSCAN for OS/2 (OS2SCAN). OS2CLEAN can also remove
unknown (new) viruses from .COM and .EXE files, the partition
table, and boot sector using recovery information stored by
OS2SCAN [See the OS2SCAN documentation for more details].
Like its DOS counterpart, CLEAN-UP (for DOS), it removes
viruses from a PC or LAN. OS2CLEAN, however, recognizes
HPFS-partitioned drives and OS/2's extended filenames. This
release removes all viruses that the current version of
CLEAN-UP (for DOS) can.
OS2CLEAN runs on any PC with OS/2 Version 2.00 (GA) or
above installed on it. Use the SYSLEVEL command to determine
which level of OS/2 you are running.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 3
AUTHENTICITY
OS2CLEAN performs a self-test when run. If OS2CLEAN has
been modified in any way, a warning will be displayed. However,
OS2CLEAN is still able to remove viruses. If OS2CLEAN reports
it has been damaged, a new, clean copy should be obtained.
OS2CLEAN is packaged with VALIDATE for OS/2 (OS2VAL), a
program to check the integrity of the OS2CLEAN.EXE file. The
OS2VAL.DOC file describes its usage.
The validation results for Version V104 should be:
FILE NAME: OS2CLEAN.EXE
SIZE: 279,624
DATE: 05-03-1993
FILE AUTHENTICATION
Check Method 1: 89D6
Check Method 2: 105F
If your copy of OS2CLEAN.EXE differs, it may have been damaged
or infected with a virus. Always obtain OS2CLEAN from a known
source. The latest version of OS2CLEAN and validation data
for it can be obtained from McAfee Associates' bulletin board
system at (408) 988-4004, from the McAfee Virus Help Forum on
CompuServe (GO MCAFEE), and by anonymous ftp from the
mcafee.COM site on the Internet
OS2SCAN performs a self-check when run. If OS2SCAN has
been modified in any way, a warning will be displayed and the
user will be prompted to either continue or quit. OS2SCAN can
still check for viruses. However, if OS2SCAN reports that it
has been damaged, it is recommended that a new copy be obtained.
All of McAfee Associates' programs are archived with
Version 1.10 of PKWare's PKZIP Authentic File Verification.
When unzipped with Version 1.10 of PKWare's PKUNZIP program,
an "-AV" will be displayed after each file is unzipped and an
"Authentic Files Verified! # NWN405 Zip Source: McAFEE
ASSOCIATES" will appear once all files are unzipped.
NOTE: If you do not receive the Authentic File Verification
messages, you may be using a different version of
PKUNZIP, such as V1.93α or V2.04. Use PKUNZIP Version
1.10 to unzip files if you wish to have Authenticity
Verification displayed as files are unzipped.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 4
WHAT'S NEW
Version 104 includes new removers for the 1757, Barrotes
Coahuila, Math Test, Monkey, and XTAC viruses, as well as a
re-write of the boot sector virus removal code. CLEAN has been
updated to recognize all the new viruses added in the current
release of VIRUSCAN.
New features added in this release include:
· The /AD option has been enhanced to allow all local
drives, all networked drives, or both to be scanned.
· The /BMP option has been added to remove viruses from
the master boot record (partition table) or boot sector of
an OS/2 Boot Manager partition.
Please refer to the enclosed VIRLIST.TXT file for a short
description of the new viruses. For more detailed descriptions,
please refer to Patricia Hoffman's virus summary listing (VSUM).
OVERVIEW
OS2CLEAN searches the system for viruses to remove. When
an infected file is found, OS2CLEAN isolates and removes the
virus and in most cases restores the infected file to normal
operation. If the file is infected with an uncommon virus,
OS2CLEAN will instead display a warning message asking whether
to overwrite and delete the infected file. Files erased in this
manner are not recoverable.
Before running OS2CLEAN, verify the infection with VIRUSCAN
for OS/2 (OS2SCAN). OS2SCAN locates and identifies viruses and
provide the I.D. code used by OS2CLEAN. The I.D. is displayed
inside the square brackets, "[" and "]." For example, the I.D.
code for the Jerusalem virus is displayed as "[Jeru]". This
I.D. must be used with OS2CLEAN to remove the virus. The square
brackets "[" and "]" MUST be included.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 5
NOTE: When OS2CLEAN is run with the /GENERIC or /GRF options
to disinfect files or system areas based on recovery
information stored by VIRUSCAN for OS/2 no virus I.D.
code is required.
Please refer to the OS2SCAN documentation for instructions
on adding recovery information to your system.
The common viruses that OS2CLEAN is able to remove while
repairing and restoring the infected programs or system areas
are:
555 644 696 730
748 855 1008 1024
1139 1241 1253 1339
1554 1575*+ 1757 1992
2560 4096*+ Air Cop* Alabama+
Alameda Antitelefonica Azusa Barrotes
Beeper Black Monday+ Bloody! Boys
Cansu Cascade*+ Coahuila Creeper
Curse Dark Avenger*+ DataLock+ December 28+
Devil's Dance Dir-2 Disk Killer* EDV*
Empire* Enigma Fellowship+ Filler
Fish+ Flash Flip*+ Form
Generic Boot Generic MBR Ghost Haifa
Holocausto Invader*+ Irish_3 Jerusalem*+
Joshi KeyPress*+ Korea* Lazy
Lehigh Liberty+ Lisbon* Little Girl2
Little Girl3 Loa Duong M128 Maltese Amoeba
Mardi Bro.'s Math Test Michelangelo Monkey
Mosquito Multi-2 Murphy*+ Music Bug
Nomenclature Pakistani Brain*Perfume Ping Pong*
Plastique*+ Possessed Print Screen-2* R-11+
SBC Slayer Slow+ Stoned*
Striker+ Sunday+ Sunday2+ SVC+
Taiwan 3+ Taiwan 4+ Tequila Tokyo
Topo Traceback/3066 Troi Typo Boot
V800 V-801 VACSINA*+ Vienna*
Violator*+ VirDem XTAC Whale*+
Yankee Doodle*+ ZeroBug
*Denotes virus with more than one strain
+Denotes virus which attaches to overlays
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT .EXE FILES: Some viruses infecting .EXE
files may not be removed successfully if the .EXE loads itself
as an internal overlay. OS2CLEAN will truncate files infected
in this manner. If a file no longer runs after being cleaned,
replace it from the manufacturer's original disk or virus-free
backups.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT BOOT SECTOR VIRUSES (e.g., FORM):
Removal of boot sector-infecting viruses like the FORM may not
work correctly on Dual Boot systems. If you have a Dual Boot
system with a boot sector virus on it, boot OS/2 first, delete
the BOOT.DOS file from the C:\OS2 directory (or wherever it is
located), and then boot DOS to create a new, virus-free DOS boot
sector file. As a precaution, back up all critical data before
doing this. If you use Boot Manager, run OS2CLEAN with the /BMP
option.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 6
OPERATION and OPTIONS
IMPORTANT NOTE: CLOSE ALL DOS SESSIONS BEFORE RUNNING OS2CLEAN.
THIS PREVENTS A VIRUS FROM REMAINING RESIDENT
IN MEMORY AND REINFECTING FILES AFTER OS2CLEAN
HAS BEEN RUN.
OS2CLEAN displays the name of infected files or system areas,
the virus found, and reports a "successful" disinfection for
each virus removed. If a file has multiple infections, OS2CLEAN
will report the virus has been removed successfully for each
infection.
After cleaning, shutdown and reboot the PC, then run
OS2SCAN to confirm the system has been successfully disinfected.
After cleaning the hard disk, copy the SCAN for OS/2 (name
OS2SCAN.EXE) and CLEAN for OS/2 programs to it and and check
all floppy disks that have been in the system.
Valid options for OS2CLEAN are:
OS2CLEAN {drive(s)} [virus I.D.] {options}
^
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`---- NOTE: The square brackets "[" and "]"
are required around the I.D. code
{drive(s)} - Indicates a drive or drives to be scanned
Options are:
/A - Check all files for viruses
/AD{x} - Clean all drives {L = Local, N = Network}
/BMP - Clean a Boot Manager partition
/E .xxx .yyy - Clean overlay extensions .xxx .yyy
/GENERIC - Clean unknown viruses
(see below for specifics)
/GRF {filename} - Clean new virus using recovery data from
file {filename}
/MANY - Check multiple floppy disks in drive(s)
/NOEXPIRE - Do not display expiration notice
/NOPAUSE - Disable screen pause after 24 lines displayed
/REPORT {fname} - Create report file {fname} of cleaned files
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 7
/A - This options checks all files on the drive cleaned and also
examines a greater portion of the files. This will increase the
time required to scan disks, but increases OS2CLEAN's ability to
detect viruses. It is recommended this switch only be used if a
file-infecting virus is found. This option takes priority over
the /E option.
/AD{x} - This option cleans all drives of viruses. If /ADL
is used, all local drives are checked, including compressed
drives and CD-ROM's. If /ADN is used, all networked drives
are checked. To clean local and network drives, use /AD by
itself.
/BMP - This option tells OS2CLEAN to remove a master boot record
(partition table) or boot sector virus from an OS/2 Boot Manager
partition.
/E .xxx .yyy - This option allows an additional extension or
extensions to be cleaned. Extensions should include a period
"." and each extension must be separated by a space after the
/E. Up to three extensions may be added with the /E. For more
extensions, use the /A option.
/GENERIC - This option is used to clean files or system areas on
a PC that have been infected with a new (unknown) virus. For
/GENERIC to work, recovery information must have been created
prior to infection by VIRUSCAN for OS/2's /AG option. No virus
I.D. code is required when using this switch.
/GRF {filename}. This option is used to clean files or system
areas on a PC or LAN that have been infected by a new (unknown)
virus. For /GRF to work, a recovery data and validation code
file must have been created by VIRUSCAN for OS/2 or NETSCAN for
OS/2's /AF option. No virus I.D. code is required when using
this switch.
/MANY - This option is used to clean multiple diskettes placed
in a given drive. If the user has more than one floppy disk to
remove viruses from, the /MANY option allows the user to clean
disks without have to re-run OS2CLEAN multiplie times.
/NOEXPIRE - This option prevents OS2CLEAN from displaying a
warning message after 7 months warning that it may no longer be
current with respect to known viruses.
/NOPAUSE - This option disables the "More? (H = Help)" prompt
displayed when OS2CLEAN fills a screen with 24 lines of text.
This allows OS2CLEAN to be run on PC's or LAN's with severe
infections without requiring operator assistance.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 8
/REPORT {filename} - This option saves the output of OS2CLEAN
to {filename} in ASCII text file format. If {filename} exists,
OS2CLEAN will overwritten with the current report.
EXAMPLES
The following examples show different option settings:
OS2CLEAN C: D: E: [JERU] /A
To remove the Jerusalem virus from drives C:, D:, and
E:, searching all files for the virus
OS2CLEAN A: [STONED]
To remove the Stoned virus from the disk in drive A:
OS2CLEAN C:\MORGAN [DAV] /A
To remove the Dark Avenger virus from subdirectory
MORGAN on drive C:, searching all files for the virus
OS2CLEAN B: [DOODLE] /REPORT C:DoodleInfection.RPT
To remove the Yankee Doodle virus from drive B: and
create a report named DOODLEINFECTION.RPT on drive C:
OS2CLEAN C: /GENERIC
To remove an unknown virus from drive C: using
recovery data stored by OS2SCAN's /AG option.
OS2CLEAN D: /GRF A:\SCANCRC.CRC
To remove a unknown virus from drive D: using recovery
data stored by OS2SCAN or OS2NSCAN's /AF option.
OS2CLEAN Version V104 Page 9
REGISTRATION
A registration fee of US$35.00 is required for the use of
OS2CLEAN by individual home users. Registration entitles the
holder to unlimited free upgrades from McAfee Associates' BBS
or the Computer Virus Help Forum on CompuServe and technical
support for one year. When registering, a diskette containing
the latest version may be requested for an additional US$9.00.
Only one diskette mailing will be made.
Registration is for home users only and does not apply to
businesses, corporations, organizations, government agencies, or
schools, which must obtain a license for use. Contact McAfee
Associates directly or an Authorized Agent for more information.
TECH SUPPORT
For fast and accurate help, please have the following
information ready when you contact McAfee Associates:
- Program name and version number.
- Type and brand of computer, hard disk, plus any
peripherals.
- Version of OS/2 (use the SYSLEVEL command to determine)
plus any device drivers in use.
- Printouts of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
- The exact problem you are having. Please be as
specific as possible. Having a printout of the
screen and/or being at your computer will be helpful.
McAfee Associates can be contacted by BBS, CompuServe, FAX, or
InterNet 24 hours a day, or by telephone at (408) 988-3832,
Monday through Friday, 7:00AM to 5:30PM Pacific Time.
If you are overseas, you can contact a McAfee Associates
Authorized Agent. Agents are located in over 50 countries
around the world and provide local sales and support for our
software. Please refer to the AGENTS.TXT file for a complete
list of McAfee Associates Agents.