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Date:	Mon, 5 Aug 2002 05:52:07 PST7
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Anti-Virus program

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Try http://www.nai.com/naicommon/download/dats/find.asp. The latest DAT file is
DAT-4216.ZIP (click on the link that says "DAT File for weekly v4x (DAT Only)", and the
latest engine for OS/2 is 4.1.60 (under the Engine Updates) header.

Do the following:

Download the engine update and unzip it into a temp directory.
Copy the contents into x:\NETA\VSCANOS2\*.*.
Download DAT-4216.ZIP into the temp directory.
Copy CLEAN.DAT, NAMES.DAT, & SCAN.DAT into x:\NETA\VSCANOS2\*.*.

On Sun, 4 Aug 2002 16:42:02 PST7, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net wrote:

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>In <3D470582.6CF252A1@pacbell.net>, on 07/30/2002
> at 12:30 PM, "J. R. Fox" said:
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>>Jack Huffman wrote:
>
>>> Do Viruscan v 6.0 and Norton Anti-virus 2002 both support OS/2? Which is
>>> the better of the two at detecting viruses? Which is easier to setup and
>>> use? Or is there some other anti-virus that will work better with Warp4
>>> FP 15 and its successors?
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>>I haven't followed the status of McAfee 6.0, as 5.0 was the last CD I
>>bought from them, but they dropped OS/2 (first their more recent OS/2
>>product, then I think completely) from inclusion in their later
>>multi-platform edition CDs. But they still had their latest OS/2
>>"engine" and the weekly DATfiles available for d/l on their website. I'm
>>still using the 4.1.60 engine, released at the end of last year, which
>>corrected some serious bugs in the prior two engines that had the product
>>crashing all the time. It seems to work pretty well. I continue with
>>it, because I'm accustomed to it, and because they have been leaving
>>their last two OS/2 engine versions on a part of their site where you
>>don't need a password to get in. No doubt this is because they now
>>consider their OS/2 version to be too marginal to care about. Normally,
>>you need a support contract to get the new engines, unless you are within
>>90 days of the last retail product purchase. The weekly DATfiles
>>(signatures) are free.
>
>>If you read their "End of Product Lifecycle" statement, you will see
>>reference to the new world order of a periodic re-licensing schedule,
>>which is the way most software is going these days. They also mention
>>that the OS/2 engine 4.1.80 will be *the last* for that platform. My
>>guess is that it will come out around the end of the year. Be sure to
>>grab it then, if you're interested.
>
>>I was discussing this subject with Randall Flint, of Sundial Systems, who
>>is very well informed on many software issues. He told me that Norton
>>currently has what is clearly the best detection / removal engine.
>>However, the handwriting has been on the wall for quite some time that
>>they are intending to drop OS/2 support as well. If you want a longer
>>term future, you may have to go with Norman.
>
>>> Did I read somewhere that McAfee and Norton now charge an annual fee for
>>> updates?
>
>>In the case of McAfee, I believe the interval is more frequent than
>>annual, though I'm sure they offer an annual-basis price too.
>
>>Later on, Svobi added:
>
>>> An annual fee is cheaper than loosing data ...
>>> ... and saves your nerves and time ;-)
>
>>Well, if you don't happen to be one of us multi-platform folks, a decent
>>case could be made for skipping this category altogether. I haven't yet
>>come across anything that posed much of a threat to OS/2. I've tangled
>>with stuff like Magistr-W32, which wreaks considerable havoc on Win
>>installations, and it caused only some minor hiccups in OS/2, before
>>expiring. Of course, I suppose you wouldn't want to unwittingly pass an
>>infection on to our less enlightened brethren . . . .
>
>>Jordan
>
>Jordan,
>
>I have a CD from a boxed version of Viruscan 4.1.02; it was installed on a
>box I have since replaced. Soooo-I am interested in downloading 4.1.60
>and the current dat files.
>
>But I could not find ant of them on the McAfee.com site even after
>clicking on home user. Did I go to the URL?
>
>If I didn't, will you please tell me how to find them on the McAfee site?
>
>Jack
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