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Kari Suomela

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Jul 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/6/99
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Would it be possible to add more configurability to virus scan file extensions? The three aren't adequate, and the wildcard doesn't work with McAfee (OS/2).

KS

Dave Davidson

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Jul 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/12/99
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Hiya Kari,

06-Jul-99 19:10:42, Kari Suomela wrote to Harald Harms
Subject: Virus scan extension

KS> Would it be possible to add more configurability to virus scan
KS> file extensions? The three aren't adequate, and the wildcard
KS> doesn't work with McAfee (OS/2)

Why not configure your Virus scanner in a .CMD (batch) file and have
Allfix call the .CMD file instead of the virus utility directly.
Works for me..<g>


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Kari Suomela

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Jul 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/13/99
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Monday July 12 1999 18:21, Dave Davidson wrote to Kari Suomela:

DD> Why not configure your Virus scanner in a .CMD (batch) file and have
DD> Allfix call the .CMD file instead of the virus utility directly.

An excellent idea! Would you mind sharing your .cmd file and the relevant
asetup setting?

KS


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Dave Davidson

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Jul 14, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/14/99
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Hiya Kari,

13-Jul-99 14:57:22, Kari Suomela wrote to Dave Davidson
Subject: Virus scan extension
KS> Monday July 12 1999 18:21, Dave Davidson wrote to Kari Suomela:

DD>> Why not configure your Virus scanner in a .CMD (batch) file and

DD>> have Allfix call the .CMD file instead of the virus utility
DD>> directly.

KS> An excellent idea! Would you mind sharing your .cmd file and the
KS> relevant asetup setting

I don't use OS/2, but you can use my batch file as an example for your
system.

Both F-PROT and SCAN are in my \WINDOWS\COMMAND directory, which is
automatically in the WIN9x path. NOTE: Ignore the line wrap below. The
F-PROT and SCAN commands are each on a single line. Termail just wrapped
it due to line length.

/* (VSCAN.BAT)
@ECHO OFF
D:
ECHO " (V) Scanning new Uploaded File(s) for Virus" >> D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
F-PROT.EXE /COMMAND /ARCHIVE /LIST /NOMEM /RENAME /DISINF /NOBOOT /APPEND
/REPORT=D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
SCAN.EXE /ALL /NOBREAK /NOMEM /NOEXPIRE /NODOC /APPEND /REPORT
D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
ECHO " (V) Finished Scanning New Files for Virus" >> D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
D:
CD\TER5\AF
*/

And in ASETUP, simply add the path and name of your .CMD (batch) file ie;

¢                                           External programs (DOS) ¦e
 
ARC PKARC ‘
ARJ ARJ ‘
LZH LHA ‘
PAK PAK ‘
ZIP PKZIP ‘
SQZ SQZ ‘
7 RAR ‘
8 JAR16 ‘
9 JAR32 ‘
10 UC ‘
‘
SCAN D:\TER5\VSCAN.BAT ‘
‘
EAC ‘
GUS C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\GUS.EXE ‘
‘
ED ‘
‘
©                                                                   ¬‘

This has worked for me for the last couple of years.

BTW, I have some 16 and 32 bit archivers setup because I use the same
setup on both 16 and 32 bit machines. This way I don't have to change
anything to be machine dependent. If running under WIN9x, Allfix will use
the 32 bit utility, if on a DOS machine, the 16 bit version is used.

Hope this helps...

John Glinski

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Jul 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/18/99
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-> Both F-PROT and SCAN are in my \WINDOWS\COMMAND directory, which is
-> automatically in the WIN9x path. NOTE: Ignore the line wrap below. The
-> F-PROT and SCAN commands are each on a single line. Termail just wrapped it
-> due to line length.
-> /* (VSCAN.BAT)
-> @ECHO OFF
-> D:
-> ECHO " (V) Scanning new Uploaded File(s) for Virus" >>
-> D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG F-PROT.EXE /COMMAND /ARCHIVE /LIST /NOMEM /RENAME
-> /DISINF /NOBOOT /APPEND /REPORT=D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
-> SCAN.EXE /ALL /NOBREAK /NOMEM /NOEXPIRE /NODOC /APPEND /REPORT
-> D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
-> ECHO " (V) Finished Scanning New Files for Virus" >> D:\TER5\HOST\HOST.LOG
-> D:
-> CD\TER5\AF

This look very helpful but might I inquire as to your setting in
External Programs Opts-->No Virus Errorlevel
What value do you use for ViruScan v4.0.2 to correctly identify if the
file has a virus. I have never been able to find the correct errorlevel and as
a result if I enable virus scanning in the FIleecho Mgr then all files are
detected as infected as moved to the "bad" directory.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.


John G.


Dave Davidson

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Jul 23, 1999, 3:00:00 AM7/23/99
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Hiya John,

18-Jul-99 17:35:00, John Glinski wrote to Dave Davidson
Subject: Virus scan extension

-> Both F-PROT and SCAN are in my \WINDOWS\COMMAND directory, which


is -> automatically in the WIN9x path. NOTE: Ignore the line wrap
below.

JG> This look very helpful but might I inquire as to your setting in
JG> External Programs Opts-->No Virus Errorlevel What value do you use
JG> for ViruScan v4.0.2 to correctly identify if the file has a virus.
JG> I have never been able to find the correct errorlevel and as a
JG> result if I enable virus scanning in the FIleecho Mgr then all
JG> files are detected as infected as moved to the "bad" directory.

JG> Any help would be greatly appreciated.


I'd like to be able to answer your question however, I can't. I don't use
McAfee v4.x, I still use v3.x with the regular updates of the .DAT files
and my settings in Allfix, are as posted.

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