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Nautilus CD Magazine Volume 4-8 August 1994 Windows Edition.mdf
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Welcome to McAfee VirusScan Version 2.0.1!
Version 2.0.1 is the first update of our new antivirus technology
that was released in April, 1994. The following changes have been
made in the 2.0.1 release:
VirusScan for DOS
o The /NOBREAK switch has been added. This switch will
prevent a scan from being stopped by pressing the
Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Brk keys.
o Conventional memory requirements have been reduced
to 340Kb.
o VirusScan now makes use of Expanded Memory (EMS)
available using the LIM-EMS 4.0 specification. This
can reduce VirusScan's Conventional Memory (Base
640Kb) requirements by up to 60%.
o VirusScan's scanning speed has been improved by
approximately 12%.
VirusScan for OS/2
o The /NOBREAK switch has been added. This switch will
prevent a scan from being stopped by pressing the
Ctrl-C or Ctrl-Brk keys.
o VirusScan's scanning speed has been improved by
approximately 12%.
VShield
o False reports of viruses in memory on older PC's
has been fixed.
o A problem launching DOS programs under Windows has
been fixed.
VirusScan .DAT files
o All false alarms reported to the VirusScan Development
Team have been fixed.
o CLEAN.DAT now includes removers for over 1,250 viruses,
including the 5Volt, Lycee.0930, ParVir1, and most boot
viruses.
For a complete list of VirusScan's options, please refer to the
program documentation.