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- THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) V2.0A
- Copyright 1990 by S.T.Calise
- Mailing Address: 673 Herbertsville Road, Brick NJ 08724 USA
-
- Read further for QUICK START installation and run.
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-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
-
- THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL utility program for McAfee's
- virus fighter programs VIRUSCAN, CLEAN, and VALIDATE. TERMINUS is
- menu driven and can be used with a mouse or keyboard. One of the
- main objectives in writing this program was to reduce the amount of
- user input required each time a file is scanned, cleaned or paced
- through the validate functions. The report function of SCAN and
- CLEAN was enhanced by appending critical information to the report
- file. The SCAN/CLEAN program switches have been made visible and can
- be toggled through an easy to use interface.
-
- TERMINUS was designed to run from a hard disk but will
- work satisfactorily if installed on a high capacity floppy. 360K
- floppy installation is also feasibile for systems already infected
- where the main concern is to quickly remove all traces of virus.
- It 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.
-
- THE VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is simple, easy to use, it gets the job done!
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- The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) may not be used in a business, corporation, government
- or agency environment without a negotiated site license. All rights are
- strictly reserved. Read VTEC.DOC for further information.
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- HARDWARE RECOMMENDATIONS
-
- 640K BYTES MEMORY (512K MIN)
- HARD DRIVE - OR ANY COMBINATION
- OF HARD DRIVE AND/OR FLOPPY(S)*
- (IBM MDA),(CGA C80) TEXT MODE/EMULATION REQ.
- M.S./COMPATIBLE MOUSE OPTIONAL
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-
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- ***** QUICK START:
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- The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL and requires the following programs
- for full access to ALL functions:
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- SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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- PC/MS DOS V2.1 - 4.X
- version 6.3Vxx or higher - SCAN, CLEAN; VALIDATE
- from McAfee Associates
-
-
- 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:
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- McAfee Associates files: SCAN.EXE; CLEAN.EXE; VALIDATE.COM;
- VIRLIST.TXT
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- VIRUS TERMINUS files : VTEC20.EXE; VTECHELP.EXE;
- VTECDPF.EXE; VCLEAN.LST; MAKELIST.EXE
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- MS/PC DOS files required : COMMAND.COM
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- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN TERMINUS FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE IF IT IS ALREADY
- INFECTED WITH A VIRUS. USE THE FLOPPY INSTALLATION FIRST INSTEAD!
-
- HARD DRIVE: 1. Create one subdirectory for SCAN,CLEAN,
- VALIDATE,VIRLIST and THE VIRUS TERMINUS files.
-
- 2. Copy McAfee Associates and VIRUS TERMINUS files
- to the subdirectory.
-
- * 3. Run VTEC20.EXE either directly or from
- your shell, then press F5 to configure.
- Use main menu select #5 to create VCLEAN.LST
-
-
- FLOPPY : 1. Shut your system down if it is already infected.
- BOOT from a clean non-infected DOS system disk.
- Use FORMAT.COM from this disk to make a new
- formatted data disk - DON'T USE ANY FILES or
- UTILITIES ON YOUR HARD DISK if your system is
- infected.
-
- 2. Copy McAfee Associates and VIRUS TERMINUS
- files to the disk. Copy your shell or
- file utility to the disk if there's room.
- (If your disk is 360K you will have to leave
- off your shell and the TERMINUS help file
- VTECHELP.EXE - use VTEC.DOC as a guide -
- so that you can complete the next step.)
-
- 3. Copy COMMAND.COM to the disk. Write protect
- the disk!
-
- * 4. Place this disk in the BOOT drive(the drive
- where you would place the DOS system disk
- when you first start your machine - DRIVE #A)
- Run VTEC20.EXE, then press F5 to configure.
-
- TYPE the following lines pressing <ENTER>
- after each to run TERMINUS:
-
- A:
- vtec20.exe
-
-
- * Start your machine up (BOOT) from a clean non-infected floppy DOS
- disk if your system is infected. Disinfect and then run the VIRUS
- TERMINUS from your hard disk.(WRITE PROTECT THE FLOPPY!!!)
-
- Please read VTEC.DOC for more detailed installation instructions.
-
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-
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- ***** LAST MINUTE UPDATE INFORMATION *****
-
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- *****
- SCAN/CLEAN VERSION NOTES
-
- McAfee Associates SCAN-76 and CLEAN76 introduce two new program
- switches, /NOBREAK and /NOPAUSE. Earlier versions of SCAN and CLEAN
- do not recognize these switches. TERMINUS has been updated to
- include both /NOBREAK and /NOPAUSE as keyboard/mouse toggled options
- which will work nicely with v76 of both programs. However, DO NOT
- toggle these swithes ON if your version of SCAN and CLEAN are not
- v76. SCAN or CLEAN will issue a warning and refuse to perform any
- operations until you toggle both /NOBREAK and /NOPAUSE off. Please
- be advised that these switches are not needed for access to the
- majority of SCAN or CLEAN functions. You may still use your older
- version of SCAN and CLEAN with TERMINUS. You should eventually
- upgrade to a more recent(v77) version since many new virus have
- been added to the SCAN/CLEAN list of detectables.
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- *****
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- IF you do have v77 of SCAN/CLEAN here is what to expect from
- TERMINUS when /NOBREAK and/or /NOPAUSE are toggled ON!:
-
- 1. /NOBREAK will not alter TERMINUS operation directly. Read
- your SCAN/CLEAN DOCS for how this switch affects McAfee
- Associates virus programs.
-
- 2. /NOPAUSE will alter SCAN/CLEAN and TERMINUS operations.
- If you are scanning a batch of files with /NOPAUSE toggled
- ON!, TERMINUS will not stop to display messages based on
- SCAN/CLEAN DOS return codes(i.e. one or more virus found)
- It is recommended that you switch /REPORT ON! to capture
- virus information etc. One convenience of /NOPAUSE is to
- allow you to start virus identification processing on more
- than one machine at a time without interruption. Please
- read SCAN/CLEAN DOCS to find out how this switch effects
- McAfee Associates virus programs.(disables MORE pause)
-
-
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- *****
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- The following improvements were made to TERMINUS V2.0A:
-
- 1. SCAN/CLEAN report viewing was smoothed by adding
- additional delay time between screen pages.
-
- 2. DOS BATCH files may now be launched from ANY logical
- drive and/or subdirectory.
-
-
- *****
-
- Version 2.0 has TWO HELP keys, F10 which is still displayed
- in the lower function menu bar and F1. Each key produces the same
- result. This addition was made for new users who are normally
- familiar with pressing F1 for HELP in certain other programs.
-
-
- *****
-
- 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 and VALIDATE.COM
- will all fit on a 360K floppy provided you follow the installation
- instructions ABOVE or in the program documentation file VTEC.DOC .
-
- *****
- IF you have IBM CGA C80 mode compatibility(you can run programs
- which require color 80 column IBM mode) but utilize a money saving
- green, amber, white etc. monochrome display, start TERMINUS like this
-
- A> VTEC20.EXE cga255 ( press <ENTER> )
-
- Use lower case letters for cga255. This will eliminate window
- background colors and adjust certain other textcolors so you may be
- able to SEE all menu selects, prompts, etc. The mouse will still
- function if you have one. NOTE: TRUE IBM MDA monochrome display
- cards are auto-detected and there is no need for an extra parameter
- when starting TERMINUS in this video mode.
-
- *****