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┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ Version 2.11 for the IBM PC and True Compatibles Program Developed by The M. S. Business Center David M. Bryant & Eugene W. Moore COPYRIGHT The UPDATE(tm) Anti-Virus Installation Program and the UPDATE Reference Manual are both Copyright (c) 1992 by M. S. Business Center, All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Shareware copies of UPDATE may be freely distributed subject to the restrictions detailed In the file README.TXT. Registered copies of UPDATE are not to be copied or distributed, except as provided for in the License Agreement accompanying the registered version. LICENSE AGREEMENT - SHAREWARE COPIES Carefully read the following terms and conditions. Use of this product constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions and your agreement to abide by them. M. S. BUSINESS CENTER (AUTHOR) GRANTS YOU, THE END USER, A NONEXCLUSIVE PERSONAL LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR A PERIOD UP TO 30 DAYS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE ITS SUITABILITY TO YOUR NEEDS. AFTER THE EVALUATION PERIOD YOU MUST EITHER REGISTER WITH THE AUTHOR OR CEASE USING THE SOFTWARE. YOU MAY USE THE SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED FOR BACKUP AND ARCHIVAL. YOU MAY ALSO DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE, UNMODIFIED, IN ITS ENTIRETY, TO OTHERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN EVALUATING THE SOFTWARE. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, ALTER, TRANSLATE, DISASSEMBLE, DECOMPILE, OR LEASE THE SOFTWARE OR THE REFERENCE MANUAL. THE LICENSE IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL TERMINATED. YOU MAY TERMINATE IT AT ANY TIME BY DESTROYING THE SOFTWARE. IT WILL ALSO TERMINATE IF YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE UPON SUCH TERMINATION TO DESTROY THE SOFTWARE. LICENSE AGREEMENT - REGISTERED COPIES Carefully read the following terms and conditions. Use of this product constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions and your agreement to abide by them. M. S. BUSINESS CENTER (AUTHOR) GRANTS YOU, THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER, A NONEXCLUSIVE PERSONAL LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU MAY USE THE SOFTWARE ON A SINGLE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED FOR BACKUP AND ARCHIVAL. YOU MAY ASSIGN YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO A THIRD PARTY PROVIDED THE THIRD PARTY AGREES IN WRITING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU TRANSFER ALL COPIES OF THE SOFTWARE TO THE THIRD PARTY, OR DESTROY ANY COPIES NOT TRANSFERRED. YOU MAY NOT COPY, MODIFY, ALTER, TRANSLATE, DISASSEMBLE, DECOMPILE, LEASE, OR ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFER THE SOFTWARE OR THE REFERENCE MANUAL. THE LICENSE IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL TERMINATED. YOU MAY TERMINATE IT AT ANY TIME BY DESTROYING THE SOFTWARE. IT WILL ALSO TERMINATE IF McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page i YOU FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION OF THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE UPON SUCH TERMINATION TO DESTROY THE SOFTWARE. WARRANTY THE AUTHOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR OR AN AGENT OF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. TRADEMARKS The TesSeRact "C" eXtended Language (TCXL) is a registered trademark of Innovative Data Concepts (IDC) Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. PROGRAM INFORMATION The following information is used to ensure that your copy of the program is virus free. Please run the VALIDATE.COM program (included on the UPDATE disk) against the UPDATE.EXE program and compare the values with those listed here. If they DO NOT match the program may have been tampered with and should not be run. To run the McAfee VALIDATE program on UPDATE add the name of the program (including the extension) on the command-line. A:\> VALIDATE UPDATE.EXE ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ File Name: UPDATE.EXE │ │ Size: 56,513 │ │ Date: 5-9-1993 │ │ File Authentication: │ │ Check Method 1 - 9375 │ │ Check Method 2 - 0C23 │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS COPYRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i LICENSE AGREEMENT - SHAREWARE COPIES . . . . . . . . . . . . i LICENSE AGREEMENT - REGISTERED COPIES . . . . . . . . . . . . i WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii TRADEMARKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii PROGRAM INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 CREATING AN UPDATE DISKETTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 RUNNING UPDATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.1 Starting the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.2 Selecting files to update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4.3 Beginning the Update Process . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4.4 Using the Mouse and Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 UPDATE COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.1 Begin update process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5.2 Included drive(s) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5.3 Define Installation path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5.4 Scan network drive(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 5.5 Network drive(s) start at . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 SETUP COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6.1 Perform a CHKSHLD update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6.2 Perform a CLEAN update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6.3 Perform a NETSCAN update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6.4 Perform a SCAN update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6.5 Perform a VSHIELD update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6.6 Perform a VSHIELD1 update . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6.7 Replace without asking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6.8 Copy if programs exists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6.9 Install all the programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6.10 Display current time as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6.11 Add a shadow to windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6.12 Modify current colors... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6.13 Use as Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page iii 7 QUIT COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.1 Shell to DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.2 Exit UPDATE Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8 CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8.1 About Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 8.2 Help on Using Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8.3 Index of Help Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8.4 General Help Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 9 COMMAND-LINE SWITCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 9.1 ? (display list of command switches) . . . . . . . . 22 9.2 /ALL (install ALL programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 9.3 /BATCH (batchfile mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 9.4 /BOTH (ignore file exist status) . . . . . . . . . . 23 9.5 /CHKSHLD (install CHKSHLD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 9.6 /CLEAN (install CLEAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 9.7 /D:<lst> (define list of drive(s) to search) . . . . 23 9.8 /EXISTS (update only existing files) . . . . . . . . 23 9.9 /MONO (monochrome display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9.10 /N:<drv> (define first network drive) . . . . . . . 24 9.11 /NETSCAN (install NETSCAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9.12 /NEW (update only new files) . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9.13 /NOASK (without asking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9.14 /OLDDOS (no DOS version test) . . . . . . . . . . . 25 9.15 /ONNET (scan drives on a network) . . . . . . . . . 25 9.16 /PLAIN (no window shadowing) . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9.17 /SAVE (save as default) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9.18 /SCAN (install SCAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9.19 /SHIELD1 (install VSHIELD1) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 9.20 /VSHIELD (install VSHIELD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 10 COMMAND-LINE EXAMPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 11 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ADDENDUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page iv 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM XT/AT, 386/486 (or 100% compatible processor) 640K RAM Memory MS/PC DOS 3.3 or higher (or 100% compatible operating system) Harddisk (requires 100K of disk space for program itself) Color (EGA/VGA) or Monochrome monitor One 5¼ or 3½ inch diskette drive (high or low density) At least one of the following McAfee programs: CHKSHLD.EXE (detects the VSHIELD or VSHIELD1 programs) CLEAN.EXE (removes viruses found by SCAN or NETSCAN) NETSCAN.EXE (SCAN designed to be used on a network) SCAN.EXE (checks for the presence of viruses) VSHIELD.EXE (TSR virus checking program) VSHIELD1.EXE (limited feature TSR virus checking program) 2 INTRODUCTION UPDATE is a utility program used to install all the various anti-virus programs that have been developed by McAfee Associates. UPDATE does more than just copy the programs onto the harddisk for you, it examines your harddisk and locates every copy of the McAfee programs for you, even on multiple harddisks and across networks. (At this time UPDATE only replaces the first occurrence of each program found.) Once the programs have been located UPDATE will (by default) confirm each replacement or (optionally) you may have UPDATE replace all selected files without confirmation. UPDATE can be run interactively, from the command-line using command-line switches to select options, or even from a DOS batch file. UPDATE also contains built-in context-sensitive help, meaning that when you ask for help what you get is relevant to what you were doing at the time. UPDATE was designed to run from a floppy disk and therefore will not install programs TO a floppy disk. UPDATE was designed to be efficient and small enough to fit onto a low-density non-bootable (360K) diskette complete with it's help file and leave enough room for the various McAfee programs to be installed onto a harddisk. NOTE: The Banyan Vines network also contains a file called SCAN.EXE. When using UPDATE on the Banyan Vines network we recommend that you DO NOT turn off the overwrite confirmation option. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 1 3 CREATING AN UPDATE DISKETTE The UPDATE program was designed to operate from a floppy diskette where the program would check the harddisk and transfer the selected programs to it. To create an update disk you will need: * a blank formatted diskette (360K minimum size) * the McAfee programs you wish to install * an available computer with a diskette drive For this example I will assume that you have an AT style computer with one 5¼ inch 1.2MB diskette drive and a 40MB harddisk with MS DOS 5.0 installed in a subdirectory called "C:\DOS". Step 1: Make sure that the computer is on and that you see the DOS prompt on the screen (i.e. "C:\>"). Step 2: Switch to the DOS subdirectory with the Change Directory command "CD \DOS". This will change the prompt to read "C:\DOS>". Step 3: Put the diskette that you wish to use as the update disk in drive A: and close the door. Step 4: Format the diskette with the command "FORMAT A:". This will prepare the disk to be used by the computer. When the formatting completes answer "N" to the question of formatting another disk. Now remove that diskette and place it aside. Step 5: Insert the UPDATE disk and type the DOS command "DISKCOPY A: A:" (some versions of DISKCOPY do not automatically format a diskette, if your does you can skip step 4). DISKCOPY will prompt you for a source diskette (which is your diskette with the UPDATE program on it) and the target diskette (which is the blank disk you used in step 3). When DISKCOPY finishes you will have two diskettes that have the UPDATE program and help file on it. Step 6: Now remove your UPDATE disk and insert one of the McAfee Associates program diskettes. Copy the program file to your update disk with the command: "COPY A:<program>.EXE B:" McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 2 Replace the "<program>" label with the name of the McAfee program that you are copying which is CHKSHLD, CLEAN, NETSCAN, SCAN, VSHIELD or VSHIELD1. You will be prompted when to change disks. Just remember that the McAfee diskette is considered the source and that the UPDATE disk is considered the target. Step 7: Repeat step 6 for each program you wish to copy to the update diskette. When you finish copying the files, if you've installed all the programs your UPDATE diskette should have the following files: UPDATE.EXE ─┬───── The UPDATE program and help file UPDATE.HLP ─┘ CHKSHLD.EXE ─┐ CLEAN.EXE │ NETSCAN.EXE │ SCAN.EXE ├───── The McAfee program files VSHIELD.EXE │ VSHIELD1.EXE ─┘ McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 3 4 RUNNING UPDATE First ensure that you have a clean (virus-free) system by either running SCAN or NETSCAN on the harddisk or by booting up the computer from a clean DOS diskette and then running SCAN or NETSCAN. Once the system has been determined to be virus-free and you have created your UPDATE diskette, you are ready to begin. Running UPDATE is as easy as 1) starting the program, 2) selecting the files to update and 3) beginning the update process. 4.1 Starting the Program Insert your UPDATE diskette in the drive and make that drive the default drive by typing "A:" if your diskette is in drive A or "B:" if your diskette is in drive B. Start the program by typing "UPDATE" at the DOS prompt and pressing the ENTER key on the keyboard. A:\> UPDATE After the program loads you will see the initial copyright banner as shown below: ╒══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ Anti-Virus Update v2.11 - (c) 1992 M. S. Business Center │ │ program developed by David M. Bryant & Eugene W. Moore │ │ │ │ UPDATE ? (displays command-line options) │ ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ While this screen is presented UPDATE is initializing the program internally and it checks the default drive to see which programs are available for installation. When UPDATE finishes it presents the main program screen. ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════ 11:21 AM ═╗ ║ Update Setup Quit ──┬── F1=Help ║ ╚═══════════════════════════╪════════════════════════════╝ ╔═══════════════════════════╪════════════════════════════╗ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ └──────────── menu bar ║ ║ ├──────────────────── display window ║ ║ │ ┌──────────────── status line ║ ║ │ │ ┌────── copyright line ║ ║ │ │ │ ║ ╚═══════════════════════╪═════════╪══════════════════════╝ ──┴── │ (c) 1992 M. S. Business Center ─┴─ Version 2.11 McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 4 The UPDATE screen is divided up into four distinct areas. These are: MENU BAR: This is where you will use the mouse or the keyboard to select from the pull-down menus, and initiate the various features and functions of UPDATE. DISPLAY WINDOW: This is the largest area of the screen and is where you will see the results of any selections you make. STATUS LINE: This is where UPDATE will communicate any of its information to you the user. COPYRIGHT LINE: This line contains both the program copyright and the version number of the program. Use this line to determine the current version of the program that is running. At the top right of the display is the current time displayed in HH:MM:SS as read from the system clock. It displays in 24hr or military time (i.e. 0-11 are am times and 12-23 are pm times). 4.2 Selecting files to update Selecting files in UPDATE is done through the SETUP menu or from the command-line with the commands: /ALL, /CHKSHLD, /CLEAN, /NETSCAN, /SCAN, /VSHIELD or /SHIELD1. When selecting files interactively, pull-down the SETUP menu and move the highlight over the individual programs that you wish to install. You may notice that the highlight bar will skip over some commands, or that some menu items don't contain a highlighted letter. This is a feature of UPDATE that deactivates any program menu item when the corresponding program is not found in the startup drive/directory. Shown below is a partial representation of the SETUP menu. Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Perform a CHKSHLD update No ║ ║ Perform a CLEAN update Yes ║ ║ Perform a NETSCAN update No ║ ║ Perform a SCAN update Yes ║ ║ Perform a VSHIELD update Yes ║ ║ Perform a VSHIELD1 update No ║ ╟────────────────────────────────╢ : McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 5 When the highlight is on one of the above menu items you can toggle the "No" to "Yes" by pressing the ENTER key. When the menu item is set to "No" then that program will not be installed onto the harddisk. If the menu item is set to "Yes" then that program WILL be installed onto the harddisk. 4.3 Beginning the Update Process Once you have selected the files you want to install from either the SETUP menu or the command-line. Use the left/right arrow key to select the UPDATE menu item and press ENTER. If no programs have been selected on the SETUP menu prior to selecting the UPDATE menu item an error message will be displayed on the status line. When a valid command is enter on the command-line UPDATE will automatically begin the update process. You will not have to select it after the program starts. 4.4 Using the Mouse and Keyboard If you have a mouse connected to your computer and the mouse driver has been loaded you will see a small rectangle on the screen. This is your mouse cursor. Clicking the left button on any of the items on the menu bar will pull-down the menu or perform the action associated with that name. When a menu is pulled down clicking the left button when the mouse cursor is on a menu item will perform that action. If you have selected a pull-down menu and then change your mind you can either click the left mouse button on a different menu to open it instead or click the right mouse button to close that menu altogether. You will also notice that some of letters on the menu bar are displayed in a contrasted color with the rest of the text (highlighted on monochrome monitors), these are called hotkeys pressing this key on the keyboard will pull-down the menu associated with this menu item. When a menu is pulled down and you press the hotkey listed on the menu it will perform that action. Also for the keyboard you will notice that one of the menu bar selections is shown in reverse-video. This is called the menu highlight and indicates which option will be activated by pressing the ENTER key. You can use the arrow keys to move the reverse-video highlight and press ENTER or you can press the hotkeys. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 6 When a menu is displayed a highlight is also visible and in the same fashion you can select an option by moving the highlight and pressing ENTER or using the hotkeys. While you are selecting commands you can press the F1 function key instead of the ENTER to get help on the current menu item (i.e. the current menu item is the highlighted item, not the one that the mouse cursor is on). Experiment with selecting menu's, menu items and help. Shown below is a sample help screen for the SCAN menu item. ╔═══════════════════ McAfee Anti-Virus Help ═══════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ── Perform a SCAN update ── (see: Setup) ║ ║ ║ ║ The "Perform a SCAN update" option toggles between Yes ║ ║ and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will ║ ║ copy the SCAN.EXE program from the disk containing the ║ ║ program to the drive and directory location where the ║ ║ program was found. ║ ║ ║ ║ If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then ║ ║ UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the ║ ║ "PATH=" statement. ║ ║ ║ ║ If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will ║ ║ copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════Quit════════════╝ McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 7 5 UPDATE COMMANDS The commands on the Update menu give the operator the option of starting the update process itself, spcifiying the drives that UPDATE is to search for programs and whether or not to search any network drive(s). Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Begin update process F2 ║ ║ Included drive(s) list F3 ║ ║ Define installation path F4 ║ ╟────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Scan network drives No ║ ║ Network drive(s) start at F: ║ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ 5.1 Begin update process When this option is selected from the menu or the [F2] function key is pressed then UPDATE begins to search all the logical hard drive partitions specified in the drive list (see 5.2). If while searching a drive UPDATE finds a file that matches the name of one of the McAfee programs it remembers the drive and path of where it found it. As it finishes each drive it displays a summary of the programs that it has found (if any). Shown below is a sample of the drive summary window overlayed on the directory scan window. ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║C:\DOS\ ║ ║C:\NU\ ║ ║C:\QPRO\┌───────────── Drive C: Summary ───────────────┐ ║ ║C:\QPRO\│found "SCAN.EXE" in C:\UTIL\ │ ║ ║C:\QPRO\│ │ ║ ║C:\QUICK│ │ ║ ║C:\TC\ │ │ ║ ║C:\TC\BG│ │ ║ ║C:\TC\IN│ │ ║ ║C:\TC\IN└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ║C:\TC\LIB\ ║ ║C:\UTIL\ ║ ║ Found SCAN.EXE program ║ ║C:\WP51\ ║ ║C:\WP51\DOCS\ ║ ║C:\XTGOLD\ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ When UPDATE finishes searching the harddisk(s) and it has found at least one of the program files it will default to installing all the program files to that location. If several programs were McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 8 found then UPDATE will install each program to the location that it was found on the harddisk. Therefore if each program was found on a different place on a harddisk or even on different harddisks each program would then be individually installed to the location where it was found during the search. By default UPDATE confirms each overwrite. If no McAfee programs were located on the harddisk then UPDATE attempts to read the "PATH=" statement in the DOS environment and will install all the selected files into the first directory listed in the "PATH=" line. If no "PATH=" line has been defined then UPDATE will install all the program files into the root directory of drive C:. 5.2 Included drive(s) list When this option is selected from the Update menu or the [F3] key is pressed UPDATE will display the list of drives that it will search and allow you to edit it. The "Included drive(s) list" menu option allows you to explicitly set the list of hard drive(s) that the UPDATE program will search. It's okay to have drives in the list that don't physically exists because UPDATE performs a validation check for each drive. if the drive cannot be accessed then UPDATE will not attempt to scan that drive. Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Begin update process F2 ║ ║ Included drive(s) list F3 ║ ║ D╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗ ╟──║ List of drive(s) to search: ║ ║ S║ CDEF ║ ║ N╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ By default the drive(s) list is set from C: to the highest drive recognized by DOS (usually E: or F:). This can be increased by including the "LASTDRIVE=" statement in your CONFIG.SYS file and rebooting the computer. For example if the drive list is set to "CDEKZ" then UPDATE will only search drives C:, D:, E:, K: and Z:. When you are working in the drive list entry line UPDATE displays the line and places the cursor at the beginning of the line. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 9 If you begin typing at this point UPDATE assumes that you want to enter in new information rather than edit the old information, and it will clear the line before storing the new text. If you use any edit function (such as the arrow keys) then UPDATE assumes that you wish to edit the existing text and it will NOT clear the line. This is called "conditional" editing. The following editing commands are available when editing or entering the drive list: , arrow - move 1 character to the left or the right. Backspace - delete character to the left. Ctrl-R - restore field to original contents. Ctrl-T - delete word to the right. Ctrl-U - delete to the end of the field. Enter - accept changes and leave. Esc - abort data entry, leaves field unchanged. Home/End - move to the beginning/end of field. Ins/Del - toggle insert mode/delete character at cursor. 5.3 Define Installation path The "Define installation path" menu option when selected will display an input window on the screen that prompts you to enter in the directory where you would like to store the McAfee program files. The directory you specify must already exists on the harddisk. UPDATE will not create it. When this path is defined then UPDATE will skip the harddisk scan and will attempt to install the program files directly into the specified directory. To have UPDATE resume scanning the harddisks, you must undefine this path. To do so, select this option then press Ctrl-U to delete the field and ENTER to accept the changes to the field. UPDATE will now resume drive scanning. NOTE: This path is automatically defined after each program installation run. 5.4 Scan network drive(s) The "Scan network drive(s)" menu option toggles between "Yes" and "No". If this option is set to "Yes" then UPDATE's program search will include network drives if they are included in the the "Included drive(s) list". McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 10 If this option is set to "No" then UPDATE will not search on any drive identified as a network drive, even if the drive is included in the drive list. By default this option is set to "No" to search only the local logical drives. 5.5 Network drive(s) start at The "Network drive(s) start at" menu option when selected cycles from drive C: to drive Z:. When this option is selected UPDATE increments the drive by one from the last drive selected. UPDATE considers the selected drive and all above it to be network drives. For example if drive F: is selected and the drive list is set to "CDEFKZ" then drives F:, K: and Z: would be considered network drives. By default this option is set to F: and UPDATE considers all drives above this to be network drives. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 11 6 SETUP COMMANDS The commands on the SETUP menu allow you to select the various programs that you want to install, turn on/off the overwrite confirmation messages and change the default settings of the program. Shown below is the SETUP pull-down menu. Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔════════════════════════════════╗ ║ Perform a CHKSHLD update No ║ ║ Perform a CLEAN update No ║ ║ Perform a NETSCAN update No ║ ║ Perform a SCAN update No ║ ║ Perform a VSHIELD update No ║ ║ Perform a VSHIELD1 update No ║ ╟────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Replace without asking No ║ ║ Copy if program exists Both ║ ║ Install all the programs No ║ ║ Generate a report as None ║ ║ Display current time as 12hr ║ ║ Add a shadow to windows Yes ║ ║ Modify current colors... ║ ╟────────────────────────────────╢ ║ Use as Default Settings ║ ╚════════════════════════════════╝ All the menu items listed in the top section of the menu are the names of the anti-virus programs that UPDATE can install. Select any of these programs by highlighting that menu item and pressing ENTER, or by clicking on the option with the left mouse button. All the menu items listed in the middle section of the menu modify the way UPDATE works. Similarly you select these options by highlighting and pressing ENTER, or by using the mouse as described above. The exception is the last menu item "Use as Default Settings" which saves all of the current settings as well as the current color settings to a diskfile named "UPDATE.INI" to the drive and directory where the program was started from (usually A:). 6.1 Perform a CHKSHLD update The "Perform a CHKSHLD update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the CHKSHLD.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 12 If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.2 Perform a CLEAN update The "Perform a CLEAN update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the CLEAN.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.3 Perform a NETSCAN update The "Perform a NETSCAN update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the NETSCAN.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.4 Perform a SCAN update The "Perform a SCAN update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the SCAN.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.5 Perform a VSHIELD update The "Perform a VSHIELD update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the VSHIELD.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 13 If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.6 Perform a VSHIELD1 update The "Perform a VSHIELD1 update" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy the VSHIELD1.EXE program from the disk containing the program to the drive and directory location where the program was found. If the program is not found in the searched drive(s), then UPDATE will place the program in a directory defined in the "PATH=" statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If no "PATH=" statement has been defined then UPDATE will copy the program file to the ROOT directory of drive C:. 6.7 Replace without asking The "Replace without asking" option toggles between Yes and No, if it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy over existing files located without allowing the operator to confirm the overwrite. ┌────────────── Overwrite Confirmation Window ──────────────┐ │ │ │ from: SCAN.EXE 73542 bytes 03-25-92 16:23 │ │ in path: A:\ │ │ │ │ to: SCAN.EXE 65936 bytes 01-29-92 10:39 │ │ in path: C:\UTIL\ │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ This file exists, should I overwrite it (Y/N): If it is set to "No" then when an existing file is found the UPDATE program will allow the operator to confirm the overwrite by answering 'Y' or skip this file by answering 'N'. In the case where no file exists on the searched drives, the UPDATE will copy the file(s) and mark it as "(newly added)" because no overwrite confirmation is necessary. 6.8 Copy if programs exists The "Copy if program exists" option toggles between "Yes", "No" and "Both". If it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will copy a program from the UPDATE diskette to the harddisk only if the program ALREADY exists on the harddisk. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 14 If the option is set to "No" then the UPDATE program will only copy a program from the UPDATE diskette to the harddisk if it does NOT already exists on the harddisk. If the option is set to "Both" then the UPDATE program will copy a program from the UPDATE diskette to the harddisk whether it exists on the harddisk or not. NOTE: By default this option is set to "BOTH" to allow all files to be copied that are selected by the user. 6.9 Install all the programs The "Install all the programs" option toggles between "Yes" and "No". If it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will ignore the settings of the individual programs and will install all the anti-virus programs that were located on the startup drive and directory. If the option is set to "No" then the UPDATE program will not ignore the individual settings of the programs and will install only those programs that have been selected AND exist on the startup drive and directory. 6.10 Display current time as The "Display current time as" option toggles between "12hr" and "24hr". If it is set to "12hr" then the system clock in the upper-right corner of the screen will display the time in standard 12 hour format (i.e. 4:30 PM). If it is set to "24hr" then the system clock will display the time in a 24 hour or military time format HH:MM:SS (hours, minutes, seconds, i.e. 16:30:00 is 4:30pm). NOTE: When the time is displayed in 24hr format, all hours between 0 and 11 represent AM or morning times and all hours between 12 and 23 represent PM or evening times. 6.11 Add a shadow to windows The "Add a shadow to windows" option toggles between "Yes" and "No". If it is set to "Yes" then the UPDATE program will add a shadow to every window that it opens. This gives the windows a "floating" or 3D effect. If the option is set to "No" then the UPDATE program will not add a shadow to the windows that it opens. This may be desirable when running UPDATE on a laptop or other monochrome video computers, since the visual effect is nullified by the lack of color on these machines. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 15 6.12 Modify current colors... The "Modify current colors..." option when selected will display a secondary menu of each of the main areas of the screen where colors can be changed. Once an area is selected then UPDATE will display a color selection window where the new color is selected from. The operator merely moves to the desired color and presses the ENTER key. When all the desired areas have been changed then select the "Use as Default Settings" to make these color changes permanent. When the color configuration menu is displayed (as shown on the next page) a color table is also displayed next to it showing the current color selections of each of the color items on the menu. When you select a menu item a full-screen display of the available colors is presented. One of the colored options will be encircled by a box and can be moved with the arrow keys. Simply move the box-cursor over the desired color and press ENTER to select it. When you return to the color menu the color table will reflect the current colors. ╔══════════════════════════════╗ ╔══════╗ ║ 0 - disabled menu item ║ ║ XXXX ║ ║ 1 - menu hotkey character ║ ║ XXXX ║ color table displays ║ 2 - menu pull-down border ║ ║ XXXX ║ the current colors. ║ 3 - normal menu text ║ ║ XXXX ║ │ ║ 4 - menu highlight bar ║ ║ XXXX ║ │ ║ 5 - text on a menu border ║ ║ XXXX ║ │ ╟──────────────────────────────╢ ╟──────╢ │ ║ 6 - dialog window border ║ ║ XXXX ║ │ ║ 7 - normal dialog text ║ ║ XXXX ║<─────────┘ ║ 8 - text on a dialog border ║ ║ XXXX ║ ╟──────────────────────────────╢ ╟──────╢ ║ 9 - help window border ║ ║ XXXX ║ ║ A - normal help text ║ ║ XXXX ║ ║ B - help highlight bar ║ ║ XXXX ║ ║ C - text on a help border ║ ║ XXXX ║ color configuration ║ D - selectable help keywords ║ ║ XXXX ║ menu, selects color ║ E - text on the message line ║ ║ XXXX ║ item to change. ╟──────────────────────────────╢ ╚══════╝ │ ║ F - Use the Current Colors ║<────────────────────┘ ╚══════════════════════════════╝ NOTE: The color changes that you make are not put into effect until you select the "Use the Current Colors" option to apply these colors and redraw the screen. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 16 6.13 Use as Default Settings The "Use as Default Settings" option if selected creates or updates a file on disk called UPDATE.INI. UPDATE.INI contains the current settings of all the items on the Setup menu, the current colors, current drive list and the scan network drive(s) settings. It is automatically searched for by UPDATE upon startup and if found the SETUP menu items are initialized to the values stored in this file. NOTE: The UPDATE.INI file must reside either in the same directory where UPDATE.EXE is located, or in a directory defined in the DOS "PATH=" statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 17 7 QUIT COMMANDS The commands on the QUIT menu allow you to either shell to DOS (where you temporarily leave the UPDATE program (it remains in memory) and return back to it exactly where you left off, or quit the UPDATE program completely (it is removed from memory). Shown below is the QUIT pull-down menu. Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔═════════════════════╗ ║ Shell to DOS ║ ║ Exit UPDATE Program ║ ╚═════════════════════╝ These options provides both a temporary exit from the program, and a normal exit process that completely exits the program and restores all processes and internal DOS structures. When you are finished be sure to use the "Exit UPDATE Program" option to allow UPDATE to perform all the necessary procedures to close all files, and return all program resources to the operating system. 7.1 Shell to DOS Selecting this option causes UPDATE to stop all processes, save the screen display and exit temporarily to DOS. This allows the operator to execute any number of DOS commands or programs. When UPDATE has shelled to DOS. It still remains in memory (using about 120K bytes) and reduces the memory available for other programs to run. 7.2 Exit UPDATE Program Selecting this option causes UPDATE to stop all processes, close all open files and return to the operating system. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 18 8 CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP Using the Help feature in UPDATE is as simple as pressing the F1 key. When you press F1, UPDATE will display a page of help that relates to the item of interest that you were performing. This feature is called context-sensitive help. Also within the HELP system some words or phrases may be displayed in a contrasting color; these items are keywords that lead to other areas of help. A keyword is "selected" when displayed in a reverse-video color. Additional help on the selected keyword displays when the operator presses the ENTER key. Shown below is a sample of the help menu: Update Setup Quit F1=Help ╔══════════════════════╗ ║ About Information ║ ║ Help on Using Help ║ ║ Index of Help Topics ║ ╚══════════════════════╝ Selecting the "F1=Help" option on the main menu using either the mouse or keyboard will pull down the help menu. These options provide a mouseable or a secondary keyboard entry point into UPDATE's extensive help system. Primarily you would obtain help by using the arrow keys to highlight an individual menu item and pressing the F1 function key. 8.1 About Information This option provides general information about UPDATE. It will display general information about the operating environment that UPDATE is running under. This type of information is useful when calling for technical support. Some of the information collected and displayed in the "About" window is the version and copyright notice for UPDATE, the DOS version, memory and default disk space available and the names of the programs that are available for installation using UPDATE. NOTE: When calling for technical support it is a good idea to make a hardcopy of the "About Information" window. See your DOS manual on using the "Print Screen" feature. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 19 ┌─────────────────────── About Information ──────────────────┐ │ UPDATE v2.11 - Copyright (c) 1992 M. S. Business Center │ │ │ │ 8192 bytes available and 362496 bytes total on A: │ │ Version of DOS loaded on this machine is: 5.0 │ │ 640K total conventional DOS memory, 378K memory available. │ │ UPDATE was loaded from: A:\ │ │ DOS options: <none> │ │ │ │ CHKSHLD.EXE available (Yes) │ UPDATE.INI file was found │ │ CLEAN.EXE available (Yes) │ INC: CDEF │ │ NETSCAN.EXE available ( No) │ │ │ SCAN.EXE available (Yes) │ │ │ VSHIELD.EXE available (Yes) │ │ │ VSHIELD1.EXE available (Yes) │ │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Shown above is an example of the "About Information" window that displays when it is selected from the HELP menu. 8.2 Help on Using Help This option provides a tutorial/summary on using the help system itself. It will explain some of the help terms and demonstrate the use of keyword text links in the help text which allow you to jump to other related topics in the help system. 8.3 Index of Help Topics This option provides an index into all of the help topics available in the help system. Each topic name is a keyword and selecting a topic will take you directly to the topic of interest. This provides a central location where ALL of the help topics can be accessed. Shown on the following page is a sample of the help index screen from the help menu. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 20 ╔═══════════════════ McAfee Anti-Virus Help ═══════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ── Help Index ── ║ ║ ║ ║ About │ Perform a VSHIELD update ║ ║ Add a shadow to windows │ Perform a VSHIELD1 update ║ ║ Begin update process │ Quit ║ ║ Copy if program exists │ Replace without asking ║ ║ Display current time as │ Scan network drive(s) ║ ║ Exit UPDATE Program │ Setup ║ ║ Help on Using Help │ Shell to DOS ║ ║ Included drive(s) list │ Update ║ ║ Install all the programs │ Use as Default Settings ║ ║ Modify current colors... │ Use the Current Colors ║ ║ Perform a CHKSHLD update │ ║ ║ Perform a CLEAN update │ ║ ║ Perform a NETSCAN update │ ║ ║ Perform a SCAN update │ ║ ║ ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════Quit══════PgDn══╝ 8.4 General Help Information When you are in the help system you will notice that the bottom border of the help screen will contain any combination of the words "Quit", "PgUp" or "PgDn". These indicators are defined below: Quit: When this indicator appears on the bottom border you may press ESC to exit the current help screen. If you have a mouse clicking the left mouse button on the text "Quit" or by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the screen will exit the current help screen and return you back to the UPDATE program. PgUp: When this indicator appears on the bottom border it indicates that there is more help text available on this topic on a previous screen, by pressing the PgUp key on the keyboard or by clicking the left mouse button on the text "PgUp". PgDn: When this indicator appears on the bottom border it indicates that there is more help text available on this topic on the next screen, by pressing the PgDn key on the keyboard or by clicking the left mouse button on the text "PgDn". McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 21 9 COMMAND-LINE SWITCHES All the features of update that can be selected interactively can also be set through the use command-line switches. This makes UPDATE ideal for use in DOS batchfiles which could be setup for a total hands off installation. To use command-line options simply enter each option on the same line with UPDATE separated with a space. Example... A:\> UPDATE /plain /scan /netscan The above example would turn off the shadow around the windows and automatically install the SCAN.EXE and NETSCAN.EXE programs if they were NOT found on the drive(s) searched or ask to overwrite them if they WERE found on the searched drive(s). The commands themselves can be typed in using either upper or lower case. UPDATE converts them to uppercase internally before checking them against the valid command table. Following are the description of all the command-line switches that are recognized by UPDATE. UPDATE recognizes both the hyphen (-) and the forward slash (/) as command separators. 9.1 ? (display list of command switches) This command displays a list of the currently command-line options that UPDATE recognizes, along with a short description of what each option does. 9.2 /ALL (install ALL programs) This is a command-line only feature and is a shortcut to typing in all the individual program switches. It will update all the programs that are available to be selected (see section 6.9). 9.3 /BATCH (batchfile mode) This command is used when UPDATE is to be run from a DOS batchfile. It signals UPDATE to return to DOS after performing the update rather that remaining in interactive mode. When the /BATCH command is used it also turns on the /NOASK (without asking) command, since no operator intervention is required or expected. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 22 9.4 /BOTH (ignore file exist status) This command is the default setting for UPDATE, it allows any selected file to be copied from the UPDATE diskette to the harddisk regardless of whether it exists on the harddisk or not (see 6.8). Example: Assuming that the operator has elected to update ALL the programs and that the "Copy if program exists" option is set to "Both". ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ CHKSHLD.EXE │ ---------------> │ CHKSHLD.EXE │ │ CLEAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ CLEAN.EXE │ │ NETSCAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ NETSCAN.EXE │ │ SCAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ SCAN.EXE │ │ VSHIELD.EXE │ ---------------> │ VSHIELD.EXE │ │ VSHIELD1.EXE │ ---------------> │ VSHIELD1.EXE │ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ UPDATE Diskette HARDDISK Even though the SCAN.EXE and the NETSCAN.EXE programs were the only ones located on the harddisk, UPDATE updated every program selected whether it existed on the disk or not. 9.5 /CHKSHLD (install CHKSHLD) If the CHKSHLD.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the CHKSHLD program for updating (see 6.1), otherwise this command is ignored. 9.6 /CLEAN (install CLEAN) If the CLEAN.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the CLEAN program for updating (see 6.2), otherwise this command is ignored. 9.7 /D:<lst> (define list of drive(s) to search) This option overrides the default drive list used by UPDATE and allows the operator to define the list of hard drives that will be scanned during the update process (see 5.2). For example the command "/D:CDEFGKZ" would tell UPDATE to search drives C: thru G: and drives K: and Z:. 9.8 /EXISTS (update only existing files) This option performs an intelligent update of only those McAfee files that ALREADY exists on the harddisk. Of the files selected by the user UPDATE will only update the ones that it finds on the harddisk (see 6.8). McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 23 Example: Assuming that the operator has elected to update ALL the programs and that the "Copy if program exists" option is set to "Yes". ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ CHKSHLD.EXE │ │ │ │ CLEAN.EXE │ │ │ │ NETSCAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ NETSCAN.EXE │ │ SCAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ SCAN.EXE │ │ VSHIELD.EXE │ │ │ │ VSHIELD1.EXE │ │ │ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ UPDATE Diskette HARDDISK If the SCAN.EXE and the NETSCAN.EXE programs were the only ones located on the harddisk then they would be the only programs that updated. 9.9 /MONO (monochrome display) By default the program displays in color, however for laptop and users without color displays the /MONO switch causes UPDATE to switch to a monochrome (black and white) color scheme that may be easier to view. The command-line switch /MONO takes precedence over the built-in color defaults and any color settings stored in the UPDATE.INI file. Using the "Modify Colors..." option on the SETUP menu the colors can be changed. 9.10 /N:<drv> (define first network drive) This option allows the operator to tell UPDATE what drive is the first network drive. This can be set to any drive letter between C: and Z:. By default UPDATE considers drive F: to be the first network drive (see 5.5). This option also affects which drives will be searched depending on the setting of the menu option "Scan network drive(s)" (also see 5.4). For example if the command was "/N:J" then UPDATE would assume that drives J: and above are network drives. 9.11 /NETSCAN (install NETSCAN) If the NETSCAN.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the NETSCAN program for updating (see 6.3), otherwise this command is ignored. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 24 9.12 /NEW (update only new files) This option performs an intelligent update of only those McAfee files that DO NOT ALREADY exists on the harddisk. Of the files selected by the user UPDATE will only update the ones that it DOES NOT find on the harddisk (see 6.8). Example: Assuming that the operator has elected to update ALL the programs and that the "Copy if program exists" option is set to "No". ┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ CHKSHLD.EXE │ ---------------> │ CHKSHLD.EXE │ │ CLEAN.EXE │ ---------------> │ CLEAN.EXE │ │ NETSCAN.EXE │ │ NETSCAN.EXE │ │ SCAN.EXE │ │ SCAN.EXE │ │ VSHIELD.EXE │ ---------------> │ VSHIELD.EXE │ │ VSHIELD1.EXE │ ---------------> │ VSHIELD1.EXE │ └─────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ UPDATE Diskette HARDDISK Since the SCAN.EXE and the NETSCAN.EXE programs were the only ones located on the harddisk, they would be the only programs that were NOT updated. 9.13 /NOASK (without asking) By default the UPDATE program will confirm all program overwrites. This command will tell UPDATE not to ask for confirmation if a file is about to be overwritten. Use with caution (see section 6.7). 9.14 /OLDDOS (no DOS version test) This is a command-line only feature. Use this command to allow UPDATE to run on machines with a DOS version earlier than 3.3. The interface presentation makes use of several international DOS features found only in later versions of DOS (3.3 and above). This command disables those features and bypasses the DOS version test before the interface is activated and will allow UPDATE to run. It is highly recommended that the DOS version is updated to MS-DOS version 3.30 or preferably MS-DOS version 5.00. UPDATE has not been tested with DR-DOS. 9.15 /ONNET (scan drives on a network) This option, toggles the "Scan network drive(s)" menu option to "Yes". This allows UPDATE to scan any network drive(s) to which the user has read/write access (see 5.4). McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 25 9.16 /PLAIN (no window shadowing) This option turns OFF the window shadowing feature from the command-line before the program starts. The window shadowing feature is ON by default when UPDATE begins (see section 6.11). 9.17 /SAVE (save as default) Saves the current program setting whether set from the command-line or interactively to the UPDATE.INI file. This file will be saved to the directory and drive where the program was started from (see section 6.13). 9.18 /SCAN (install SCAN) If the SCAN.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the SCAN program for updating (see 6.4), otherwise this command is ignored. 9.19 /SHIELD1 (install VSHIELD1) If the VSHIELD1.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the VSHIELD1 program for updating (see 6.6), otherwise this command is ignored. 9.20 /VSHIELD (install VSHIELD) If the VSHIELD.EXE program is on the install disk and this option is selected, then this command selects the VSHIELD program for updating (see 6.5), otherwise this command is ignored. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 26 10 COMMAND-LINE EXAMPLES Shown below are some examples of the UPDATE program being used with various command-line switches. Notice that it is not necessary to type out the full command name. Because UPDATE uses a minimal match technology when processing the command-line, it is only necessary that enough of a command is typed to distinguish it from another command. UPDATE /CHK /V /NO updates the CHKSHLD & VSHIELD programs without asking first to replace them. UPDATE /ALL /NOASK updates all anti-virus programs without asking first to replace them. UPDATE /A /SA /OLD updates all anti-virus programs, asks the operator to confirm each update and saves the current options to disk in the UPDATE.INI file, and skips DOS 3.3 specific functions (use if DOS version is less than 3.3). UPDATE /A /NO /BA updates all anti-virus programs without asking first to replace them. Turns on batchfile mode which will cause UPDATE to exit to DOS when the program finishes. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 27 11 COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS UPDATE seems to run okay until it tries to confirm an overwrite of a file what's wrong? UPDATE makes use of many of the advanced features of DOS in normal operation. Many of these features are only found in DOS version 3.3 and above. Try using the "/OLDDOS" command- line switch to cause UPDATE to use only the standard DOS calls. Alternatively you could upgrade your version of DOS to version 3.3 or later. Sometimes many versions of DOS sold with clone computers have been customized by the manufactured and therefore many not operate properly with UPDATE. Does UPDATE support a mouse? Yes UPDATE supports the use of a mouse. It appears as a small rectangular square on the screen. In general clicking the left mouse button selects an item and performs the action. Clicking the right mouse button aborts an operation and/or closes menus. I have a mouse connected to my machine but when I try to use it with UPDATE nothing happens? UPDATE automatically senses the presence of a mouse and will activate it when the program begins. However the problem might be that the mouse driver was not loaded before UPDATE was run. Check the AUTOEXEC.BAT file for the presence of a MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.EXE driver or the CONFIG.SYS file for the presence of a MOUSE.SYS driver. If in doubt check your mouse user's manual for instructions on how to load your particular mouse driver. I noticed that when I select the color configuration menu item that the mouse no longer seems to work? During the screen redraw process we kept losing the mouse when it was left activated. So we currently turn it off while the color configuration menu is active and turn it on afterwards. This should be resolved in a later version. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 28 I ran UPDATE on my PC that was connected to a network and it failed when it tried to examined my network drives, why? Most likely the network server has been rebooted or network communications have been lost while the local workstation was online and the disk information from the local node was not updated. Usually logging out and back in to restore the network communications is all that's required for UPDATE to access the network drives. Running UPDATE on a PC that has been properly logged out of the network is okay because no network drive information exists and UPDATE will only scan the local harddisks. When I ran UPDATE I received an out of memory message? UPDATE requires approximately 512K of conventional DOS memory to operate, TSR's and other resident programs can reduce the memory available for conventional programs (like UPDATE) to less than what is necessary to execute. Please check your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files first and try running UPDATE from a clean system. When I finished using UPDATE and ran another program I received an out of memory error message? UPDATE like many DOS-based programs has a "Shell to DOS" feature that allows you to temporarily exit UPDATE and return to it later. Try typing "EXIT" at the DOS prompt and see if an UPDATE screen pops up. If it does then UPDATE was resident in memory which uses about 132K and may reduce the available memory below the other programs requirements. You should always exit the UPDATE program from the "Exit UPDATE Program" option found under the QUIT menu item. When I ran UPDATE on my system the display and prompts were hard to read. What's wrong? Try using the /MONO switch when starting UPDATE this will start you off with a black and white display which may be easier to read. Then (if you prefer) you can change the colors to suit your liking with the "Modify Colors..." option. Don't forget to use the "Use as Default Settings" to make your color changes permanent. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 29 I don't like the way I have configured UPDATE is there a way to get back to the default program settings? Sure, all the user-defined settings are saved in a file called UPDATE.INI simply delete this file and UPDATE will use it's own built-in defaults. NOTE: When UPDATE starts it looks for this file in the current directory and the search path defined by the PATH= statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. So remember to delete any copies of UPDATE.INI that are in directories specified in your search path also. How can we prevent UPDATE from going to our CD/ROM which is drive K:? In UPDATE versions 2.10 and later we have added the capabi- lity to specify what we call a "drive list". UPDATE builds a drive list for you when it starts. The drive list is found under the "Included drive(s) list" menu option on the Update menu or by pressing the [F3] key. Simply delete the drive letter(s) from this table and UPDATE will not search it. How can we prevent UPDATE from going to the file server WITHOUT logging out of the LAN? You have two options here, you can modify the "drive list" by pressing the [F3] key, or you can toggle the menu option "Scan network drive(s)" to "No". Choosing the latter will prevent UPDATE from scanning ANY network drive however. To eliminate a single network drive or drives from being searched you MUST edit the drive letters out of the "drive list". McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 30 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Most problems that deal with how to use the program can usually be answered elsewhere in this manual or through the online help system that is built into UPDATE. Please read the manual first and explore the help system before calling for technical support, it could save you both time and the telephone call. For fast and accurate help, please have the following information ready when you contact the M. S. Business Center: * Program name and version number. * Type and brand of computer, hard disk, plus any peripherals. * Version of DOS you are running, plus any TSRs or device drivers in use. * Printouts of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, as well as the ABOUT window of UPDATE. * The exact problem you are having. Please be as specific as possible. Having a printout of the screen and/or being at your computer will help also. The M. S. Business Center can be contacted by Voice Mail, BBS or FAX twenty-four hours a day. M. S. Business Center (619) 685-3449 VOICE MAIL P.O. Box 159001-15 (619) 583-9375 FAX San Diego, CA. 92115 (619) 583-1868 BBS U.S.A. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 31 COMMENT CARD: UPDATE is a dynamic product and as such it is under constant change and improvement. However no product is developed in a vacuum. In order to provide a product that satisfies and meets the needs of our customers, please give us you opinions and comments about UPDATE. These comments are used to develop new features and improve the functionality of the product. We hope that you will find UPDATE useful and that it earns a permanent place in your software toolbox. How did you hear about UPDATE: [ ] McAfee Newsletter [ ] BBS _________________________________ [ ] Friend/Referral [ ] Other _______________________________ How would you rate UPDATE (1=lowest, 5=highest): [ ] Meets my needs. [ ] Quality of the product. [ ] Solves a problem. [ ] Cost value of product. [ ] Ease of use. [ ] The User's Manual. 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TOTAL __________ SHIPPING ADDRESS: BILLING ADDRESS:(if different) ____________________________ _________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________ ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The M.S. Business Center TELEPHONE: (619)583-4960 6161 El Cajon Blvd.,Ste.B-15 FACSIMILE: (619)583-9375 San Diego, CA 92115 BBS: (619)583-1868 CompuServe: 71332,2162 McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 33 ADDENDUM After version 104 of the McAfee anti-virus family of products the functionality of the NETSCAN product will be included in the original McAfee SCAN product. Please ignore the references to the NETSCAN product on the following pages: NETSCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3-5, 12, 13, 20-25, 34 The next release of the UPDATE product software will have the manual revisions included to remove references to NETSCAN. For current NETSCAN users the functionality has been left in the current UPDATE product to facilitate a smooth translation to the new McAfee product line. We are currently working on including support for the McAfee WSCAN product and other enhancements as recommended by our users. McAfee Anti-Virus Update Utility Page 34