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- QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS FOR McAFEE ASSOCIATES PROGRAMS
- Last revised November 26, 1990.
- Copyright 1990 by McAfee Associates.
- Written by Aryeh Goretsky
- All rights reserved.
-
- McAfee Associates (408) 988-3832 office
- 4423 Cheeney Street (408) 970-9727 fax
- Santa Clara, CA 95054-0253 (408) 988-4004 BBS 1200/2400baud
- U.S.A. (408) 988-5138 BBS HST9600 MNP-2
-
-
- These instructions tell how to identify a virus with the
- VIRUSCAN program and remove the virus with the CLEAN-UP program.
- They are intended to provide the person with a virus infection an
- emergency means to identify and remove an infection. They are not
- meant to replace the program documentation. Please read through
- the documentation for detailed instructions.
-
- Files ending in a .DOC extension have been formatted for
- printing on a printer with a minumum of 60 lines per page. Files
- ending in a .TXT extension have not been formatted.
-
-
- VIRUSCAN (SCAN)
-
- 1. Copy all the VIRUSCAN files to a floppy disk.
-
- 2. WRITE PROTECT THE DISK!!!
-
- 3. Insert the disk into the infected PC and type:
-
- SCAN C: D: E:
-
- This will allow VIRUSCAN to run on the C:, D:, and E: drives.
- If you do not have D: and E: drives, leave them out.
-
- 4. If infected files are found, they may be ERASED by running
- VIRUSCAN with the /D (overwrite and delete) option:
-
- SCAN C: D: E: /D
-
- Running VIRUSCAN with the /D option will delete files in a way
- that is non-recoverable. Use this option only if you do NOT want
- to recover any of the infected files. Otherwise use the CLEAN-UP
- universal virus disinfector.
-
- 5. Turn computer off to remove the virus from memory.
-
-
- CLEAN-UP (CLEAN)
-
- 1. Copy all the CLEAN-UP files to a floppy disk.
-
- 2. WRITE PROTECT THE DISK!!!
-
- 3. Power down the infected system and then boot from a clean,
- write protected system master diskette. Note: If you are
- unable to reference all of the logical drives on your hard
- disk after you have booted from a floppy, then check to make
- sure that you have included on the floppy -- and in your
- CONFIG.SYS -- any special purpose device drivers necessary to
- access your hard disk.
-
- 4. Insert the CLEAN-UP disk into the infected PC and type:
-
- CLEAN C: D: E: [virus ID code]
-
- This will allow CLEAN-UP to disinfect viruses on the C:, D:,
- and E: drives. If you do not have D: and E: drives, leave them
- out.
-
- For the Jerusalem virus, the ID code is [JERU]. For the
- Stoned virus, the ID code is [STONED]. For other viruses, use the
- ID code generated by SCAN, or check the VIRLIST.TXT file. Remember
- to include the square brackets, "[" and "]."
-
- If you are disinfecting a file infector virus, such as the
- Jerusalem, it is recommended that you add the /A switch to the
- command line to check all files. This will ensure that the virus
- is removed from any overlay files that may not use the defaault
- overlay extensions recognized by Clean-up. If you know that none
- of your programs use overlays, then the /A switch is not necessary.
-
- 5. Turn the computer off and then re-boot from the hard disk.
-
-
- AN IMPORTANT NOTE
- You have now completed a virus disinfection of your computer
- system, however, you may have other computers and floppy disks
- that are infected. You know have a clean PC from which to
- scan and clean them. Please take the time now to read through
- the VIRUSCAN and CLEAN-UP documentation to show you the fastest
- and safest way of removing your computer virus infection.