VIRUS RESCUE 1.0

Copyright 1989 Tacoma Software Systems
7526 John Dower Road W.
Tacoma, WA 98467
206 858 2353


NOTE: This program may not be used in a corporate, business,
academic, or agency environment without a negotiated site license.
Contact Tacoma Software for licensing information.

RESCUE.EXE Validation Data:

Program Size: 70,176
Creation Date: 08-21-1990
M1: 1B8E
M2: 0489

Tacoma Software Systems is an active participant in the Shareware
Validation Group, and the above validation information may be
verified on the HomeBase validation data base at 408 988 4004.
The VALIDATE program is distributed with this package with
permission of the Shareware Validation Group.

Introduction:

Virus Rescue provides comprehensive on-line virus help
information for infection identification and removal, and it
provides an integrated interface for the McAfee Associates SCAN
product line.
Virus Rescue generates help text and other virus specific
information from the schematic data provided in the McAfee
Associates VIRLIST.TXT file. An updated version of this file is
distributed with each new version of SCAN. Thus, Virus Rescue does
not need to be updated to keep up with new SCAN versions.
The Virus Rescue on-line help feature provides all pertinent
information about any specific virus, including infection
mechanisms, types of files that the virus attacks, known variants,
effects on the system and identification information. It also
provides disinfection information, cautionary notes and special
instructions for dealing with "Stealth" type viruses if applicable.

The integrated interface provides an easy to use pull-down
menu structure that walks you through the SCAN and CLEAN settings
necessary to deal with the specific configuration of your system.
You will find Virus Rescue to be an indispensable addition to
your anti-virus arsenal.


Operation:

First place RESCUE.EXE into a sub-directory that also contains
the McAfee Associates' SCAN.EXE, CLEAN.EXE and VIRLIST.TXT files.
To run Virus Rescue type: RESCUE

The main menu screen will appear. To select options use the
left or right arrow keys. To select an option, press enter.

Virus Help:

The Virus Help option will cause a list of alphabetically
sorted virus names to appear. To select a virus, scroll through
the list of names, using the up and down (or page-up and page-down)
arrow keys. Then press Enter. A help screen with appropriate text
will appear in the center of the screen. Press any key to view
additional pages of help text.

System Options:

The Options selection is used to initialize the parameters
used for scanning and cleaning. Once the options have been set,
you may save them for future use as defaults. Options can be
selected for SCAN, CLEAN and INOCULATE. A default Path for the
SCAN and Clean directories may also be set. Options may be set as
follows:

SCAN Set-Up:

Use the up and down arrow keys to select the SCAN parameter
that you wish to change, then press ENTER. When you have finished,
pres ESCAPE. The default parameters are:

Drives to Scan: C:
Check Validation Data No
Remove Infected Files No
Scan Memory for All Viruses No
Scan All File Extensions No
Additional Overlay Extensions None
Skip Memory Scan No
Scan Multiple Floppies No

CLEAN Set-Up:

Use the up and down arrow keys to select the CLEAN parameters
that you wish to change, then press ENTER. When you have finished,
press ESCAPE. The default parameters are:

Drives to Clean C:
Virus to Clean None
Remove Infected File No
Scan Memory for All Viruses No
Additional Overlay Extensions None
Skip Memory Scan No


Inoculation Set-Up:

The Inoculate function of SCAN adds a validation code to all
executable files and the boot sector and partition table. The
Inoculate function has three options that are defaulted as
follows:

Add Validation Data No
Check Validation Data No
Remove Validation Data No

The default drives and other SCAN options for an Inoculation
run are set through the SCAN options as described above.

Running the Programs:

After you have set the options, you may start the programs by
selecting the appropriate program at the top of the screen. Use
the left or right arrow keys to select, and then press ENTER. The
program will then execute with the appropriate switches set as
defined in the options menus. After execution, the main menu
screen will re-appear.

Registration:

Site licenses are required for corporate or organizational
use. If you are a home user, you may register Virus Rescue for
$25.00. Please send registrations and license inquiries to:

Tacoma Software
7526 John Dower Road W.
Tacoma, WA 98467
206 858 2353