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- FINDVIRU.TXT
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-
- QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
- ===================== Evaluation version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus v7.69
-
-
- This version of Dr Solomon's FindVirus is designed to run on IBM PC
- compatible computers. Remember that FindVirus is just one part of Dr
- Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.
-
- The full commercial Toolkit includes many other facilities including a user
- interface, TSR, VxD, Virus Encyclopedia etc as well as versions specific for
- DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2, Novell NetWare, Unix and
- Apple Macintosh. Read TOOLKIT.TXT for more information on this.
-
- If you suspect you may have a virus we strongly recommend that you
- cold-boot (not Ctrl-Alt-Del) from a clean (virus-free), write-protected
- floppy disk and run FindVirus from a write-protected floppy. This ensures
- that the virus will not be in memory while you are scanning or attempting
- to repair the infection. If FindVirus detects a virus in memory it will
- warn you with a suitable message.
-
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- FINDVIRUS SYNTAX
- ================
-
- Users of 8086/286 machines will be unable to use the /ANALYZE and
- /UNZIP options, as they are only available on 386 PCs and better.
- See the descriptions below for more details.
-
- Syntax
-
- FINDVIRU [switches]
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-
-
- Switches
-
- /386 ................. Force use of 386 version of FindVirus
- (which supports the unzipping and
- heuristic analysis command-line
- options). FindVirus should
- automatically detect if you have a 386,
- but if you experience problems try this
- switch.
- /ALLDRIVES or /AD..... Check all fixed disk drives,
- including network drives.
- /ANALYZE or /ANALYSE
- or /AN....... Use Advanced Heuristic Analysis
- to detect new and unknown viruses.
- /DOALLFILES .......... Check all files, not just
- executables.
- /EXTRA=file .......... Use specified additional virus
- driver file.
- /HELP or /? .......... Display command-line syntax.
- /LOCAL ............... Check local hard drives.
- /LOUD ................ Display verbose output.
- /NOPACK .............. Do not scan internally files
- compressed with PKLite, LZExe,
- ICE, CryptCom, Microsoft Expand
- and Diet (default).
- /PACK ................ Scan internally files compressed
- with PKLite, LZExe, ICE, CryptCom,
- Microsoft Expand and Diet.
- /PRINTOUT ............ Output report to printer as well
- as to screen.
- /REPAIR [/DELETE] .... Repair infected files. The optional
- /DELETE switch deletes files that
- cannot be repaired.
- /REPORT=file ......... Output report to specified file.
- /UNZIP ............... Scan recursively files compressed
- with PKZIP, ARJ, ARC, LZH, PKLite,
- LZExe, ICE, CryptCom, Microsoft
- Expand and Diet. If you use this
- switch it is not necessary to use
- the /PACK option.
- /YESBREAK ............ Allow FindVirus to be interrupted
- during scan with Ctrl-Break.
-
-
- There are a lot more switches available in the regular version of
- Dr Solomon's FindVirus included in the full commercial version of
- Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.
-
- EXAMPLES
- ========
-
- FINDVIRU C:
- Scans the C: drive for known viruses
-
- FINDVIRU C: /UNZIP
- Scans the C: drive for known viruses, including inside compressed
- and archived files.
-
- FINDVIRU C: D: /ANALYSE
- Scans the C: and D: drives for both known *and* unknown viruses.
-
- FINDVIRU /LOCAL /REPAIR
- Scans all local fixed drives for known viruses. If any are found
- FindVirus will attempt to clean-up the infection.
-
- FINDVIRU A: /REPORT=C:\REPORT.TXT
- Scans the A: drive for known viruses, writing a report to REPORT.TXT in
- the root directory of the C: drive
-
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- HOW TO CONTACT US:
- ==================
- USA:
- ====
- Dr Solomon's Software International, Inc.
- 1 New England Executive Park
- Burlington, MA 01803
- USA
-
- Tel: +1 617 273-7400
- Tel: +1 800 701-9648 (voice-mail for call-backs)
- Fax: +1 617 273-7474
-
- Internet: support@us.drsolomon.com
- CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON
- WWW: http://www.drsolomon.com
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- United Kingdom:
- ===============
- Dr Solomon's Software Ltd.
- Alton House
- Gatehouse Way
- Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 3XU
- United Kingdom
-
- Tel: +44 (0)1296 318700
- Fax: +44 (0)1296 318777
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- Internet: support@uk.drsolomon.com
- CompuServe: GO DRSOLOMON
- WWW: http://www.drsolomon.com
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- Germany:
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- Dr Solomon's Software GmbH
- Luisenweg 40
- 20537 Hamburg
- Germany
-
- Tel: +49 40 25 19 540
- Fax: +49 40 25 19 5450
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- Internet: support@de.drsolomon.com
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- WWW: http://www.drsolomon.com
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- COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
- =====================
-
- Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is Copyright (c) 1997 Dr Solomon's
- Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
-