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- VIRUS LIST UPDATE UTILITY
-
- Version 3.00
-
- Copyright (C) 1990, 1991
- by Alejandro L. Abello
-
-
- The Virus List Update Utility (UPDATE.EXE) is a program for
- quickly updating the list of viruses in the Virus Central
- configuration file. The program reads the list in the
- VIRLIST.TXT file, which comes with the ViruScan and CleanUp
- programs, and reconstructs the list in CENTRAL.CFG, without
- changing any of the configuration options. This way, you can
- easily keep the virus list up to date, more accurately and with
- minimal effort. You can, of course, still manually enter the
- virus list using the features available from Virus Central, but
- the Update utility simplifies the whole process.
-
- NOTE:
- Version 2.00 of the Update Utility can correctly update the
- configuration file of Virus Central 1.40 and later, but will
- not work with the configuration files of earlier releases of the
- program.
-
-
- USING THE PROGRAM
-
- Update works best when installed on the same directory as
- CENTRAL.CFG. Also, it is a good idea to have a copy of the
- VIRLIST.TXT file in that directory, too.
-
- Once installed, enter "UPDATE" to execute the program.
-
- You will be presented with the Main Menu, showing 3 options, on
- the left side of the screen. To select an option from the menu,
- use the up and down arrow keys to position the cursor over the
- desired option, and press [Enter] to select it.
-
- On the right side of the screen are the settings used by the
- program. Check these settings carefully before you begin the
- updating of CENTRAL.CFG, and change them, if necessary.
-
-
- The "Begin Update" Option
-
- When selected, "Begin Update" reconstructs the virus list in the
- CENTRAL.CFG file. This is actually a four step process, and
- messages describing the progress of the program at each step
- will be printed to the screen. Assuming all goes well, you
- should see the following messages:
-
- Reading In Virus Central configuration file . . . DONE
- Reading In Virus List . . . DONE
- Writing New Virus List . . . DONE
- Virus List Successfully updated!
-
- If something goes wrong during the process, you will be given an
- error message. In most cases, the error will be caused by a
- problem in the program settings.
-
- Note that Update will not change the first 30 viruses, since
- Virus Central defines them as sacred. Also, it does not add new
- viruses to the list; it reconstructs it from scratch.
-
-
- The "Change Settings" Option
-
- This option lets you modify the settings used by the program.
- Use the up or down arrow keys to select the setting you wish to
- modify. Press the [Esc] key to return to the Main Menu.
-
- The first setting is the file path to the configuration file.
- Normally, Update will look in the current directory or search
- the DOS path for the file CENTRAL.CFG. If it is unable to find
- it, the path will default to the root directory ("\"). If this
- is incorrect, possibly because the configuration file is in a
- directory not specified in the DOS search path, change this
- setting.
-
- The second setting is the name of the configuration file. This
- normally defaults to "CENTRAL.CFG." If you have changed the file
- name of the configuration file, change this setting to reflect
- the new file name.
-
- The third setting is the file path to the virus list file.
- Normally, Update will look in the current directory or search
- the DOS path for the file VIRLIST.TXT. If it is unable to find
- it, the path will default to the root directory ("\"). If this
- is incorrect, possibly because the virus list file is in a
- directory not specified in the DOS search path, change this
- setting.
-
- The fourth setting is the name of the virus list file. This
- normally defaults to "VIRLIST.TXT." If you have changed the file
- name of the virus list file, change this setting to reflect
- the new file name.
-
- The fifth field specifies whether or not you want Update to
- include all viruses in the list. Normally, Update will only
- include viruses which are marked as removable by Clean-Up.
- Setting this to "YES" will cause Update to include all the
- viruses on the list, even those that need M-DISK, SCAN/D,
- M-3066, or some other disinfector.
-
- The last field specifies whether or not you want to include
- "extinct" viruses in the list. Normally, Update will skip over
- viruses marked as extinct (in the virus list file, those that
- begin with a "*"). Setting this to "YES" will add them to the
- list.
-
-
- The "Return to DOS" Option.
-
- Select this option to terminate the program and return to DOS.
-
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