Congratulations on purchasing Command AntiVirus for DOS and Windows. Please take a moment to complete the enclosed registration card to insure your access to our BBS, FTP, and web site. Completing this card also allows us to notify you of regular product updates. Command AntiVirus is a comprehensive virus protection program that:
- Uses state-of-the-art technology to scan for thousands of known viruses and their variants.
- Prevents infected programs from running.
- Scans for unknown viruses using heuristic analysis.
- Scans for boot sector viruses, macro viruses, and Trojan Horses.
- Scans hard drives, diskettes, CD-ROMs, network drives, directories, and specific files.
- Provides continuous background scanning in both DOS and Windows.
- Scans compressed executables and PKZIP files.
- Removes viruses without damaging the original file.
You do not have to be an experienced computer user to take full advantage of the protection offered. Command AntiVirus with DOS and Windows interfaces is very easy to use.
The Command AntiVirus for DOS and Windows manual is divided into nine chapters.
This chapter provides an overview of the product including a list of features, conventions, and system requirements. Chapter 1 also contains details on accessing additional product-related information from Command Software Systems' web site.
Chapter 2 contains information about installing Command AntiVirus in either a DOS or Windows environment. This chapter also provides details on disinfecting a virus discovered during installation and creating a rescue diskette.
Chapter 3 details the steps for scanning and removing viruses in DOS both from the command line and the program's DOS-based menu. This chapter also contains information about VIRSTOP, a Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) program that provides continuous background scanning in DOS sessions.
This chapter details the steps for scanning and removing viruses in Windows. Chapter 4 also contains information about DVP (Dynamic Virus Protection), an important part of the program that provides continuous background scanning in the Windows environment.
Chapter 5 covers the importance of integrity checking as part of your anti-virus strategy and describes Check and CS-TSR, the two programs that manage integrity checking.
This chapter contains information about FIXDISK, an important utility that provides for the disinfection of Master Boot Records (MBR) and boot sectors.
Chapter 7 contains valuable techniques regarding the installation, upgrade and operation of Command AntiVirus. This chapter also contains information about NOVCAST (for NetWare® networks) and BANCAST (for Banyan® Vines® networks) which are TSR programs that you can use to broadcast notification of a detected virus infection.
This chapter contains answers to questions you may have during troubleshooting.
The Glossary defines the terms that you need for a solid understanding of anti-virus systems.
The best way to control Windows functions is using a mouse. With that in mind, the manual uses the following conventions:
| SELECT | Point at the selected icon or line of data and click. |
| CLICK | Press the left mouse button once. |
| DOUBLE-CLICK | Press the left mouse button twice rapidly. |
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Indicates an area that requires special attention. |
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Indicates a DOS-specific topic. |
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Indicates a Windows-specific topic. |
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Indicates a helpful tip. |
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This indicates a tip of interest to network users. |
| COURIER | DOS and NetWare commands and prompts appear in COURIER. For example:
C:\F-PROT\F-PROT /HARD DISINF |
| KEY + KEY | The plus (+) sign between two keys indicates pressing both keys at the same time. For example, when asked to press CTRL+C, you will press and hold the control key, and then press the letter "c."A reference to another section in the manual will appear in italics. |
| CSAV | Abbreviation for Command AntiVirus. |
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Command AntiVirus for DOS requires an IBM PC or compatible with one hard drive, DOS 2.0 or later, at least 512K of RAM, and approximately 1.5 MB of hard disk storage. |
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Command AntiVirus for Windows is compatible with versions of Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or later. A minimum of 4MB of hard disk storage is also required. |
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You can use Command AntiVirus on a workstation connected to a Windows NT, NetWare, 3Com, or Banyan Vines network. |
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The latest information about product enhancements, bug fixes, and special instructions are in the README.TXT file. This file is located on the installation diskette as well as on the Command Software Systems web site.