ANTIDOTE for PC Viruses - Technical Support Center
VINTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC offers the simplest virus check program. This
program is very easy to use : Download the file and just execute it. It is the
self-extract program and can run without any system setup. So you do not need to
install and alter your system. It will not destory your current anti-virus
program either. This program contains the same virus database as the standard
ANTIDOTE package so that it is capable of checking all viruses registered in our
latest virus databsse.
Program Download
This "Super Lite" version is free and available for
everyone.
Download the program to your temporary folder. If
you do not have one then create the folder such as "Antidote". This program is
self-extracted execuable object and there is no need for the system
installation. The program will extract the necessary resources and launch the
"Super Lite" on-demand virus check dialog.
Important Note : VINTAGE SOLUTIONS, INC will revise this
program when we issue virus databsse updates. We provide our updates between 7 -
10 days interval. So please visit our site at least once a week for checking
status of our product update. We strongly recommend using the lastest program in
order to catch new viruses.
| Program Download |
Program Navigation
Browse the folder
for the location you download the program and click the icon of
Antidote.exe.
When the program restores all program resources onto your
memory, it shows the dialog shown below. The program is ready for the virus
check and activiates the [START] button when it completes loading the virus
database. Now, click the [START} button to initiate the virus
check.
There are four options which allow users for fine-tuning
virus checks.
| Option | Description |
| Enable Smart CodeAnalyzer | Activates ANTIDOTE's Code Analyzer,which uses "heuristics"to discover many new,unidentified and unclassified viruses. |
| Compress Files | Note that it will take longer for checking the file contents since the program will extract all archives before starting its virus check. Enable this only only you need to check the comressed files. |
| Email Check | Checks file extensions such as mbx and rst, and Checks messages with BinHex,MIME,and UUENCODE |
| Detailed Check | Activates ANTIDOTE's deep scanning completely scans the whole
object. Normally,ANTIDOTE only scans code where virus instructions usually appear.Use Redundant scan only when you experience virus-like behavior on your system,but have not actually identified a virus.For everyday use,redundant scanning is not recommended, because it slows down the scanning process.Redundant scanning may lead to false alarms when scanning "clean"files. |
The program will prompt for asking the target folder or drive.
Specify the location where you want to check for viruses.
After you click the [ok] button, the program will start
the virus check process. When it completes the virus check and it finds no
viruses, the list-view of main dialog has "OK" icons as the following. You can
now re-start the virus check for another target by clicking
[START].
Warning for Old Virus Database
The
ANTIDOTE SuperLite program will check the datecode of virus database during the
initailization stage. If the database is more than 30 days old, it will show the
dialog shown below asking users for downloading the latest module. It is very
important for users to use the lastest program in order to catch newly created
viruses
Detecting Virus Infection
The
program will show the following dialog as the warning message. When you see this
dialog please do not panic. Please note the number of infections and go back to
the main dialog by clicking [OK] button.
All
virus infections are shown in the list-view with the red icon.
You can select the filename shown in the list-view for
identifying the full-path name of infected files. The fullpath of files will be
shown in the status message box.
Also, you can double-click the filename in the list-view
to launch the special function of "Try Cure". This function will determine
whether or not ANTIDOTE can disinfect your virus problem.
Important Note -- This "Try Cure"
feature is only available for file infector viruses. It will not available for
performing "Try Cure" to memory, boot-sector, master boot-recodes, and non-virus
objects such as worms and trojan horses.
The virus can be disinfected only if the original program
is saved in the infected file. Therefore, it is not possible for recovering the
original file if the virus discards any original binary. If you want to know
whether or not the file is recoverable, send the infected file sample as the
email attachment. We will evaluate your case.
Any Questions ?
We will answer
your question via the email. Please send your message to support@vintage-solutions.com or
