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. 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! ******************** 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. ******************** 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 ***** QUICK START: The VIRUS TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL and requires the following programs for full access to ALL functions: SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: 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: McAfee Associates files: SCAN.EXE; CLEAN.EXE; VALIDATE.COM; VIRLIST.TXT VIRUS TERMINUS files : VTEC20.EXE; VTECHELP.EXE; VTECDPF.EXE; VCLEAN.LST; MAKELIST.EXE MS/PC DOS files required : COMMAND.COM 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 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. ***** LAST MINUTE UPDATE INFORMATION ***** ***** 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. ***** 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) ***** 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 ) 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. *****