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THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) V4.5A
Copyright 1990-92 by S.T.Calise
Mailing Address: 673 Herbertsville Road, Brick NJ 08724 USA
Read VT45A.DOC for installation informaton.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is an intelligent SHELL Menu utility program
for McAfee Associates Anti-Virus programs VIRUSCAN, CLEAN, and VALIDATE.
VIRUS TERMINUS is menu driven and may be used with a mouse or keyboard.
The SCAN/CLEAN option switches have been made visible and can be toggled
through an easy to use interface. Reports may be viewed, printed, merged
or deleted. DOS BATCH files may be run directly from The VIRUS TERMINUS.
The Virus Terminus was designed to work in a stand alone PC environment.
Use of this program requires paid registration and/or site license fee.
Read VT45A.DOC for more information.
Virus Terminus v4.5 supports SCAN/CLEAN's advanced IMMUNIZATION and
RECOVERY functions. This function provides protection with recovery after
detection from new or unknown virus infectors.
Virus Fact Sheets allow the user to obtain information on virus
infectors such as the known characteristics, areas of damage, the
McAfee Associates disinfection program needed, etc.
The Virus Terminus includes a start-up SELF-TEST. Computer memory
and all files in the Terminus program directory are submitted to SCAN
for inspection. Self-Test is also available at any program menu while
The Virus Terminus is running.
A support BBS with general public access is available.
Dial 908-206-1386 with No Parity, 8 Data bits, 1 Stop bit (N 8 1).
The BBS is online 24hrs 7 days a week. General shareware, latest
updates, support files, etc. and a message conference for registered
users is available.
TERMINUS was designed to run from a hard disk but will also
work satisfactorily if installed on a high capacity floppy (720K,
1.2MEG, or 1.44MEG disk size) drive where the main objective is
to quickly sanitize an already infected system. Installation on a
360Kb floppy disk activates automatic disk swapping to allow the
use of separate SCAN and/or CLEAN program disks. (Read VT45A.DOC)
The Virus Terminus caters to the low-end of the video standard
spectrum by offering compatibility with IBM MDA monochrome, IBM CGA
Color and those systems that utilize the IBM CGA standard but employ
a money saving green, amber or white monochrome display device. Any
VGA/EGA system downward compatible to CGAC80 will produce excellent
results.
THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is simple, easy to use, it gets the job done!
The Virus Terminus is Shareware and requires paid registration.
Read VT45A.DOC for more details and to obtain a convenient application
form. Registration of the Virus Terminus does not apply to any
underlying programs which should be registered separately.
The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) may not be used in an educational, business,
corporation, government or agency environment without a negotiated site
license. All rights are strictly reserved. Read VT45A.DOC for more info.
SPECIAL NOTE TO ALL USERS!!
* It is strongly recommended that you get experienced help in *
* dealing with computer virus infections. *
HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS
RAM MEMORY: 640K BYTES MEMORY (512K MIN)
DISK DRIVE: HARD DRIVE + (1 or 2 FLOPPYS)
or 2 FLOPPYS WITHOUT A HARD DRIVE - ONE MUST BE
720K, 1.44M, or 1.2M HIGH CAPACITY TYPE (See note
on 360Kb disk installation)
VIDEO : (IBM MDA),(CGA C80) TEXT MODE/EMULATION REQ.
or VGA/EGA Downward Compatible to CGA C80
OPERATION : KEYBOARD or MS COMPATIBLE MOUSE OPTIONAL
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
PC/MS DOS V2.11 - 5.0
Version 8.5v91 or higher - SCAN, CLEAN; VALIDATE.COM; VIRLIST.TXT
from McAfee Associates (See Version notes & restrictions in VT45A.DOC)
Make sure you have the following files from each(* see below *) of the
above in the same subdirectory for hard disk installation or on the
same (* see note *) floppy for quick start and access to all TERMINUS
functions:
McAfee Associates files: SCAN.EXE; CLEAN.EXE; VALIDATE.COM;
VIRLIST.TXT;
VIRUS TERMINUS files : VT45A.EXE; VTCF45.EXE; VTCF1.EXE
You should not use the Virus Terminus in any environment or on any
machine where another virus disinfector utility is currently installed
and running. This includes but is not limited to TSR anti-virus utilities.
No claim is made herein or otherwise as to compatibility with other
author/program virus disinfector & detector utilities.
Use The Virus Terminus in concert with the McAfee Associates
anti-virus programs for best results.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN TERMINUS FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE IF IT IS ALREADY
INFECTED WITH A VIRUS. USE THE FLOPPY INSTALLATION INSTEAD! DO NOT
RUN ANY PROGRAMS LOCATED ON YOUR HARD DISK UNTIL ALL FILES AND YOUR
ENTIRE SYSTEM IS DISINFECTED. Use the installation instructions for
"SYSTEMS ALREADY INFECTED" found in VT45A.DOC
Follow the installation instructions in VT45A.DOC before running
The Virus Terminus!
***** UPDATE INFORMATION VERSION 4.5A *****
1. The Virus Terminus v4.5 utilizes a dynamic front loader. The loader
requires a modest 45Kb RAM and is the part of the Virus Terminus
program left in memory when SCAN, CLEAN or DOS Shell functions are
requested by the user. This system WILL WORK even when installed on
a write-protected floppy disk.
The files vtcf2.exe, vtcf3.exe are no longer part of the Virus
Terminus file set. The files vt45a.exe, vtcf45.exe and vtcf1.exe are
currently the main components of the executable file set.
2. SCAN/CLEAN program disk swapping is activated when a /D startup
option is detected. Please read vt45a.doc for more information on
this mechanism, minor limitations imposed, etc. Current program sizes
(VTEC45A,SCAN/CLEAN/VIRLIST v90 and VALIDATE) do allow a single 360Kb
DSDD disk installation.
3. Options Lock may be activated from any submenu. Read VT45.DOC for a
list of options that are locked for each submenu, what the default
password is, how to change the password, etc. Password entry to
continue is required in the event a virus infection is found during
a check of files or drives. Password is required to enable or
disable lock.
4. Startup option /L was added. This option forces a self-test at
startup time, locks all options, limits program operation to SCAN/
CLEAN DRIVE(s) submenu only, SCAN only of floppies A: and B: if one
exists, etc. Read VT45A.DOC for a complete list of limitations
imposed by using this mode.
5. Virus Fact Sheets module was modified to allow browsing through the
entire list of known virus infectors. It is no longer necessary to
select a virus ID code.
6. VCLEAN.LST functions have been eliminated. Virus ID codes may be
entered manually as before. AUTO-DETECT logic now grabs the ID
code if virus infections have been found during SCAN operation.
The Virus ID Code is automatically placed into the Virus ID
Code Window saving users the extra step of ID code entry. Manual
entry of ID code is still available. AUTO-DETECT may not be able
to find the virus ID under certain circumstances. In such cases use
manual entry.
7. A NON-interrupt driven screen saver is now available. This option may
be turned on from the Default Table. Users may specify delay times
1 to 60 minutes before screen saver kicks in. The screen saver WILL
NOT interfere with system I/O's and other critical aspects of program
and system operation. The screen saver responds to both mouse click
and keystrokes. Read VT45A.DOC for more information.
8. All SCAN/CLEAN options are now saved with the default table. Also,
options no longer reset each time a user enters or leaves a submenu.
Once set, each option will remain in that state until the user
initiates a change.
9. Report MERGE function enhanced to include automatic deletion of
selected reports for merging thereby eliminating need for separate
deletion process.
10. /AG, /CG, /RG and /GENERIC SCAN/CLEAN switches are now supported.
The VALIDATION submenu was renamed to IMMUNIZATION/RECOVERY. This
submenu supports McAfee Associates SCAN/CLEAN advanced virus
detection and recovery abilities.(Read VT45A.DOC for more info.)
11. The PATH FINDER was modified to include subdirectories 64 characters
in length. As before, normal and/or hidden attribute paths are
included. Choosing a path for Default Table entry has a 35 character
limitation imposed. All other operations allow larger string lengths.
12. The path PICK LIST was eliminated.
13. It is no longer necessary to place COMMAND.COM on the TERMINUS
installation disk when using a floppy installation. DOS SHELL and
RUN DOS BATCH FILE will not work if a floppy installation or
startup is detected. Error message is provided.
14. STCMouse Unit tweaked to compensate for certain 486 33Mhz processor
systems. Also added TP6 delay fix.
15. SCAN/CLEAN error levels 3 and 4 are now supported. Read SCAN docs
for more information.
16. The Virus Terminus sets the DOS errorlevel upon exit as follows:
0 = Normal Exit 1 = Virus Infection Detected 2 = Abnormal Termination
In the event that a user chooses to (C)ontinue instead of (H)alt when
a virus is detected, the errorlevel will still be set to 1 when the
Virus Terminus is finally quit from the main menu.
*****
THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) achieves optimum performance when it is
installed and run from a hard drive. However, it is best to run the
VIRUS TERMINUS from a floppy if your computer system is known to be
infected. THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c), SCAN.EXE, CLEAN.EXE, VALIDATE.COM
and VIRLIST will all fit on a high capacity floppy if you follow
the installation instructions in the program documentation file
VT45A.DOC . (720k , 1.2 Meg, 1.44 Meg disk size) SCAN/CLEAN program
disk swapping is allowed with /D startup option. Current program
sizes still allow installation on one 360Kb DSDD disk!
{ END of README.1ST File }