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What's New in VirusScan for Windows 95 v2.0.7 (9609)
Copyright 1994-1996 by McAfee, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Thank you for using McAfee's VirusScan for Windows 95.
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
- Additional Information
- Contact McAfee
____________
NEW FEATURES
* ENHANCEMENTS *
1. McAfee's new online update feature allows users
to license products and update DAT files with the
push of a button.
2. The new Administrator Mode provides the ability
to lock VirusScan95 configuration settings.
3. VirusScan95 configuration files have been enhanced.
Right-clicking on a VirusScan configuration
file (VSC) displays the file's properties and two
new tabs: Options and Actions. One of the new
properties is Start Automatically, located in the
Options tab. Start Automatically is necessary for
scheduled scanning from the optional System
Agent and for Startup group on-demand scanning.
4. McAfee's new ScreenScan utility automatically scans
your system for infected files when your screen
saver is active, alerting you when viruses
are found and prompting you to launch VirusScan.
ScreenScan maintains a separate log file of its
activities in the installation directory.
* NEW VIRUSES DETECTED *
This DAT file (9609) 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 Scan95 2.0.6 or DOS/Win 2.5.2 engine
* NEW VIRUSES REMOVED *
This DAT file (9609) 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 Scan95 2.0.6 or DOS/Win 2.5.2 engine
____________
KNOWN ISSUES
1. VirusScan95 appears to continue scanning after
clicking STOP. If this occurs, move the VirusScan95
window to reveal the DynaZip UnZip Error window.
Click OK and respond appropriately to the dialog
box.
2. Files with the "-" (dash) character in the filename that
are compressed in Zipped files will not be scanned by
the on-demand scanner.
3. When a macro virus is detected in conjunction with
other viruses, the macro virus remover will not work.
If this occurs, remove the other virus first or work
in a separate area.
4. Windows 95 no longer requires MS-DOS memory managers.
Using MS-DOS memory managers may cause VirusScan95
to falsely detect viruses in memory. To eliminate
false warnings, remark (Rem) the memory manager lines
from your CONFIG.SYS to deactivate them.
5. ScreenScan only runs with Windows 95 screen savers,
and will not scan if no Windows 95 screen savers
are selected.
6. If you uninstall ScreenScan, you must go into Display
Properties and select a screen saver.
7. ScreenScan's log file has a maximum size of 100K. If
the file reaches this size, the oldest data will be
deleted. To retain logging data, you should edit the
content to keep the log file under 100K or save the
oldest data to another file.
8. ScreenScan will stop scanning after it detects a virus
and prompt you to launch VirusScan. If you have
additional viruses on your system, ScreenScan will not
notify you until the next time it activates. McAfee
recommends that you scan and clean your entire system
with VirusScan whenever ScreenScan detects a virus.
____________
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. Locate the section [SdSetupType-0] in the SETUP.ISS
file and go to the line:
Result=x
where x is equal to
301 (Typical installation)
302 (Compact installation)
303 (Custom installation)
7. Add 100 to the above value, so that the Result
variable is equal to 401, 402, or 403. Modifying
this file will allow the installation to copy the
VirusScan files to the drive where the operating
system resides instead of defaulting to the C:
drive.
8. 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.
9. Copy the new SETUP.ISS from the Windows directory
to the location of the installation files.
10. Run SETUP.EXE with the -s switch (i.e. SETUP.EXE -s).
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.
11. When the silent installation is complete, you should
reboot the machine manually.
* PRIMARY PROGRAM FILES FOR VIRUSSCAN95 *
Files located in the Install directory:
=======================================
1. Installed for VShield/Scan95/DOS/ScreenScan:
README.1ST = McAfee information
SCAN.DAT = Virus scan definition data
NAMES.DAT = Virus names definition data
CLEAN.DAT = Virus clean definition data
VALIDATE.EXE = McAfee file validation program
CHKVSH32.EXE = VShield virtual device driver
checking utility
PACKING.LST = Packing list
UINSTALL.EXE = Uninstall program
WHATSNEW.TXT = What's New document
VSUINST.EXE = Uninstall assistant
UPDATE.MSG = Update message file
AGENTS.TXT = McAfee authorized agents
SLFSRVSW.EXE = SelfServe client program
MCAFEE.SCU = Temporary SelfServe catalog file
DELSL1.ISU = Uninstall file
VALIDATE.EXE = McAfee file validation program
WCMDR.EXE = Windows Commander program
WCMDR.INI = Windows Commander configuration
settings
2. Installed for VShield/Scan95:
DPMI16.DLL = 16-bit DOS protected mode
interface library
DPMI32.DLL = 32-bit DOS protected mode
interface library
DUNZIP32.DLL = File decompression library file
DZIP32.DLL = File decompression library file
MCKRNL95.DLL = Library files
MCUTIL95.DLL = Library files
MCSCAN32.DLL = Library files
3. Installed for VShield:
VSHCFG32.EXE = VShield configuration manager
VSHWIN32.EXE = Detection engine
DEFAULT.VSH = Default VShield settings
4. Installed for Scan95:
SCAN95.EXE = VirusScan95 program
SHUTIL95.DLL = Run-time support library
DZIP32.DLL = File compression library
DUNZIP32.DLL = File decompression library
DEFAULT.VSC = Default Scan95 settings
5. Installed for DOS:
SCAN.EXE = MS-DOS scan program
6. Installed for ScreenScan:
SCRSCAN.EXE = ScreenScan program file
SCRSCAN.HLP = ScreenScan online help file
SCRSCANP.DLL = Library file
SCRSCANR.DLL = Library file
ScreenScan Activity Log.TXT = ScreenScan activity log
MCKRNL32.DLL = Library file
MCUTIL32.DLL = Library file
Files located in WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:
==========================================
1. Installed for VShield/Scan95/DOS:
CDISSS.OCX = SelfServe library file
2. Installed for VShield/Scan95:
MCKRNL.VXD = Detection virtual device driver
MCSCAN32.VXD = Detection virtual device driver
MCUTIL.VXD = Support virtual device driver
3. Installed for VShield:
VSHIELD.VXD = Detection virtual device driver
4. Installed for Scan95:
S95EXT.DLL = Shell extension
Files located in the WINDOWS\HELP directory:
============================================
1. Installed for VShield:
VSHLDCFG.HLP = VShield help
2. Installed for Scan95:
SCANEXT.HLP = Scan95 Extension help
VIRUSCAN.HLP = VirusScan help
VIRUSCAN.CNT = VirusScan context-sensitive help
Note: WINDOWS refers to the directory to which Windows 95
is installed, not the Windows 3.1x directory.
* 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 Guides, included
on the CD-ROM versions of this program or available
from McAfee's BBS and FTP site. These files are 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 products.
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 and ScreenScan documentation can be downloaded from McAfee's BBS
or the World Wide Web at:
http://www.McAfee.com or http://205.227.129.97
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 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: How do I scan multiple drives?
A: #1 VirusScan95 can scan many locations simultaneously.
To do this, take these steps:
1. Launch Explorer.
2. Highlight the drives or folders you want to
scan.
3. Right-click to reveal the Context Menu.
4. Select Scan for Viruses.
5. Click Scan Now to begin scans.
A: #2 Enter LocalDrives or NetworkDrives in the
Scan In text dialog on the Where & What property
page. Click Scan Now and all LocalDrives or all
NetworkDrives will be scanned.
Q: I moved a VSC file to my Startup folder.
Whenever I turn on my PC, it launches VirusScan95,
but it does not begin scanning. How can I make it
start scanning automatically?
A: You need to customize your options. Take these
steps:
1. Navigate to the location of the saved VSC file.
2. While pointing to the VSC file, right-click to
reveal the Context Menu.
3. From the Context Menu, select Properties.
4. Select the Options Tab on the property sheet.
5. Check the Start Automatically box.
By enabling this option, scanning will begin
automatically. If viruses are not detected,
VirusScan95 will automatically close and free up
system resources.
Q: When VirusScan95 is launched, how does it determine
the default settings?
A: VirusScan95 default settings may be found in the
DEFAULT.VSC file located in the install directory.
Q: My executable files were set to shareable and read-only
before I ran VirusScan95, now they are read-only. How
can I retain the shareable attribute?
A: Mark the files Execute Only. Then create a dummy account
called SCAN on the server and grant only Read and
Filescan rights to that account. Log in as SCAN before
scanning your Novell volumes.
Q: How can I tell that ScreenScan is working?
A: ScreenScan does not alert you when it is
scanning your system. However, if you enable
the logging option during your configuration,
all ScreenScan activity will be recorded in a
log file in the Installation directory.
Q: Can I update McAfee's data files to detect
new viruses?
A: Yes. If your data files are dangerously out-of-date,
VirusScan95 will prompted you to update them.
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 http://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 Month's 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.
______________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The new Administrative Mode feature allows System
Administrators to lock VirusScan95 configurations on
users' systems. To use this feature, take the following
steps:
1. Start VirusScan95 by double-clicking on the
VirusScan icon.
2. Press and hold the Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys and
double-click the magnifying glass icon.
3. Open the File menu.
4. Select Administrator Mode.
a. Enter a new password.
b. Confirm your new password.
5. Choose your configurations from the What & Where,
Actions, and Reports tabs.
6. To retain these settings as an individual custom
configuration file, save the file to the desktop
or Program Menu for execution. Context-sensitive
scanning (right-clicking) will draw upon the
original DEFAULT.VSC configuration file and scan
the selected item with the pre-established default
settings.
7. To establish your configuration as the default
setting, save the new settings by overwriting
C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\VIRUSSCAN95\DEFAULT.VSC
8. After saving your configuration and leaving
Administator Mode or closing VirusScan95, the
optional settings will be locked and cannot be
altered without knowledge of the access keys,
hotspot, and established password.
9. To view and confirm your changes, restart
VirusScan95 from the shortcut if you overwrote the
DEFAULT.VSC file or from your saved configuration
file (VSC). To alter your configuration settings
or make additional changes, repeat this process.
______________
CONTACT McAFEE
* FOR QUESTIONS, ORDERS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS *
Contact McAfee's Customer Care department:
1. Call (408) 988-3832
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 McAfee
locations.
McAfee Corporate Headquarters
2710 Walsh Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051-0963
McAfee East Coast Office
Jerral West Center
766 Shrewsbury Avenue
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724-3298
McAfee Central Office
5944 Luther Lane, Suite 117
Dallas, TX 75225
McAfee Canada
178 Main Street
Unionville, Ontario
Canada L2R 2G9
McAfee Europe B.V.
Orlyplein 81 - Busitel 1
1043 DS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2TH
United Kingdom
McAfee France S.A.
50 rue de Londres
75008 Paris
France
McAfee Deutschland GmbH
Industriestrasse 1
D-82110 Germering
Germany
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@mcafee.com
3. Internet FTP: ftp.mcafee.com or 205.227.129.134
4. World Wide Web: http://www.mcafee.com
or http://205.227.129.97
5. America Online: keyword MCAFEE
6. CompuServe: GO MCAFEE
7. The Microsoft Network: GO MCAFEE
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.
* FOR ON-SITE TRAINING INFORMATION *
Contact McAfee Customer Service at (800) 338-8754.
* FOR PRODUCT UPGRADES *
To make it easier for you to receive and use McAfee's
products, we have established an Agents program to
provide service, sales, and support for our products
worldwide. For a listing of agents, see the file
AGENTS.TXT, where applicable, or contact McAfee
Customer Service for agents near you.