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About
This command displays a screen with the program's
copyright and version number information.

Add virus definition
Use this command to add a definition for a newly
discovered virus to Norton AntiVirus.

Choose Add virus definition to enter the definitions
parameters. You can obtain those parameters by calling
the 24-Hour Virus Newsline.

In Name enter the name of the virus definition from
1 to 25 characters. In Length enter the length of the
definition in bytes. The checksum field stores a
hexadecimal string used to check the virus definition for
errors. Record the actual definition in the 12 lines in
Definition.

To record the definition, type four characters, then
a space. Type four more characters and a space. (The
spaces are not necessary but make the definition easier
to read.) Continue entering the definition until you are
finished.

The definition must be error free before the
definition is saved. To check the definition, press Enter
while recording the definition. If there is an error,
Virus Clinic positions the cursor as close to the
error as possible. Correct the error. Then, save the
definition.

Advanced scan option
Choose Advanced scan to have Norton AntiVirus search for
both known and unknown viruses. Advanced can be used
alone or with Auto-inoculate.

When Advanced scan and Auto-inoculate are both on,
Norton AntiVirus automatically creates a checksum file
where it stores information about that specific program
file. The checksum file is created when you open the
program for the first time, or when you scan with Virus
Clinic for the first time.

Alert message
This option lets you customize the virus infection alert.
The message you enter in the text field appears in all
virus infection alerts.

Select Alert message. Type a string between 1 and
76 characters in the text field.

Audit trail
The audit trail keeps a permanent record of all of Virus
Intercept's activity. The audit trail logs all the virus
infection alerts that are displayed and your responses
to those alerts.

Basic scan option
Choose Basic scan to scan for known viruses in the
drives, directories, or files you are scanning. With a
Basic scan, Virus Clinic scans all files and not just
certain types of files.

Change password
Use this command to change your password. Set password
becomes Change password on the Options menu after you set
your password.

The Change password dialog box is almost identical
to the Set password dialog box. Enter your old password
first in that field, then enter your new password. The
program asks you to verify your new password in the
Verify password field. The password must match your new
password exactly.

Color palette
This option lets you choose the type of adapter card
connected to your monitor. Virus Clinic automatically
sets this option for you the first time you use the
program, but you can select another option if the current
selection doesn't work well.

Configure
Use Configure to set or change the program options within
Virus Clinic and Virus Intercept.

Choosing Configure opens the Configuration Options
screen. You can set the Configuration Options by:
     *toggling on or off a check box.
     *selecting a radio button.
     *entering information in an edit field.

Directory, Scan
Use this command to scan a directory and all the
subdirectories below it.

Choose Directory from the Scan menu to open the Scan
directory dialog box. To scan a directory, do one of the
following:
     *type the directory name in the Name field.
     *select the directory in the Directories list box.

Select Ok to begin scanning the directory.

Tip:  To find the desired directory in the
Directories list box, change and display directories in
the list box.

Virus Clinic immediately begins scanning the
directory you selected, and the Scan Results screen
appears.

Disable alert box on monochrome monitor
This option stops the virus infection alert from
displaying on a monochrome monitor.

Disable alert box on color monitor
This option stops the virus infection alert from
displaying on a color monitor.

Disable Delete button
The option deactivates the Delete button in the Scan
Results screen. The Delete button is dimmed, and deleting
infected files is impossible.

Disable Proceed button
This option deactivates the Proceed button in the virus
infection and inoculate alerts. By disabling Proceed, you
cannot proceed and open a program that contains a
possible virus.

Disable Reinoculate button
This option deactivates the Reinoculate button in the
Reinoculate alert.

If your program files have checksum files, Virus
Clinic checks the checksum file to see if it matches the
software program file. If the checksum file doesn't match
the program, then it is possible that an unknown virus
has infected the program file. Virus Intercept displays
the Reinoculate alert to warn you. Selecting Reinoculate
overwrites the existing checksum file for that program.

Disable Repair all button
This option deactivates the Repair all button in the Scan
Results screen, and you cannot repair all infected files
at once.

Disable Repair file button
The option deactivates the Repair button in the Scan
Results screen so that individual infected files cannot
be repaired.

Disable scan Cancel button
This options prevents a scan from being canceled in Virus
Clinic when you select Cancel or press Esc in the Scan
Results screen.

Disable scanning of network drives
This option stops the scanning of network drives, so the
network drives are not listed in the Drives, Directories,
or Files list boxes.

Drive, Scan
Use this command to scan all disk drives or to scan one
disk drive.  Choose Drive from the Scan menu to open the
Scan drive dialog box.   Then, to scan all drives, select
the Scan all button. To scan one drive, select a drive
from the Drives list box, and select Scan. Virus Clinic
immediately begins scanning the drive or drives you
selected, and the Scan Results screen appears.

The Scan Results screen shows the scan's progress
and the results of the scan when it is finished.

Enter password
Use this command to enter your password and change the
Configuration Options. (See "Configure" for more
information on the Configuration Options.)

Once you have set a password with Set password, you
must enter it with Enter password if you want to change
those options in the Configuration Options that are
password protected.

File, Scan
Use this command to scan a file or group of files.

Choose File from the Scan menu, and the Scan file
dialog box appears. To scan a file or group of files, do
one of the following:
     *type the filename in the Name field.
     *use the wild cards (* and ?) to specify the files
      to scan in the Name field.
     *select the filename in the Files list box. If the
file you want is not displayed, change the directory or
drive and display those files in the Files list box.

Help index
Choose Index to display a list of the commands and
features within Virus Clinic. Select an item from the
Help list box, then select the Help button.

List virus names
Use this command to view the list of viruses that
Norton AntiVirus recognizes.

Choose List virus names to display the List virus
names dialog box. In this dialog box, you can print or
save the list, or select a virus name and delete it from
the list.

Load virus definition
Use this command to download the definitions for a newly
discovered viruses from the Symantec bulletin board
service.

Choose Load virus definition. Enter the name of the
file that contains the virus definitions in the filename
dialog box. Select Ok.

Monitor
This option lets you select your monitor type. Select
either the Monochrome or Color radio button. Monochrome
and Color correspond with the monitor adapter card you
have connected to your system and not your monitor's
type.

Remove alert after [n] seconds
This option stores the number of seconds, where n
represents the number of seconds, an alert is displayed
before the default response is recorded, and the alert
is removed from the screen.

To set the number of seconds, enter a number between
1 and 60 seconds in the text field.

Save as dialog box
Use this dialog box to specify the filename to save the
current list or summary to a file. If you don't specify
a different path, Norton AntiVirus saves the file in the
Norton AntiVirus directory.

Scan options
The Scan options determine the types of viruses, either
known or unknown or both, that Norton AntiVirus looks for
during a scan.

If you select Basic, Norton AntiVirus looks for only
known viruses. On the other hand, Advanced scan will scan
for both known and unknown viruses.

Scan Results Screen
This screen shows a scan's progress, and when the scan
finishes, it shows the results of the scan.

Any infected files are displayed in the Scan Results
list box. The infected file's name, its complete path
name, and the virus infection are displayed. At the end
of the list is the Scan Summary, which list the Total
files scanned and the Total files infected if any.

The buttons on the left let you work with the Scan
Results and any infected files. For example, you can
print the scan summary, repair an infected file, or
delete an infected file. Here is a brief summary of those
buttons.
Scan-Rescans the selected drives, directories, or files
that were originally scanned.
Repair-Repair the selected infected file.
Repair all-Repair all infected files in the Scan Results
list box.
Delete-Delete the selected infected file.
Print summary-Print the contents of the Scan Results list
box to the printer.
Save summary-Save the results in the Scan Results list
box to an ASCII text file.
Cancel-Cancels a scan in progress.
Quit-Close the Scan Results screen and return to the main
program screen.

Set password
Use this command to set your password in Virus Clinic.
You cannot change certain Configuration Options without
your password.

To enter your password and access the Configuration
Options screen, use the Enter password command.

Special sound
This option turns on the special virus alert sound. When
Virus Intercept detects a virus, it plays a siren-like
sound to warn you of any possible infection.