COMPUTER NOTES
Usage of internet is associated with the risk of transferring viruses to the computer of the user. Below is a list of anti-virus utilities for various computer operating systems. The program files are downloadable via this page, but most are mirrored at other locations around the world. Please see the section [ Mirrors ] before you download.DOS
[ Definitions ]Most rated
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AntiViral ToolKit Pro "AVP" 2.1 avp21.zip
- Disinfector/Heuristics/Memory resident/Rescue Disk/Scanner/Virus demos. Registered users will receive the latest version, v2.2 , which comes with Memory resident/Virus demos. Highly rated.
- Pro "AVP" Update 10/25/95 avp9510.zip
- AVP virus definitions update.
- DiskSecure II 2.42 dsii242.zip
- Rescue Disk. Replaces your MBR with it's own code. When properly installed, it is very effective at stopping and preventing boot viruses. Rated program
- F-Prot 2.20 fp-220.zip
- Disinfector/Heuristics/Memory resident/Scanner. Free for personal home use. Very highly rated as a favourite by many. Superb program.
- TbFence 3.00 tbfence3.zip
- Transparent data encryption/decryption mechanism. Stops unauthorized disks from being read/write in authorized computers. Very effective.
- Thunderbyte AntiVirus Utilities "TBAV" 6.50 tbav650.zip
- Disinfector/Heuristics/Integrity checker/Memory resident/Rescue disk/Scanner. Excellent program.
- VirusScan (221) 2.2.0 scn-221e.zip
- Disinfector/Scanner. Very popular scanner.
- Others
- AVirus Practice Lab 1.03 avpl103.zip
- AVirus Practice Lab 1.03 avpl103.zip
- Rescue Disk/Virus demos.
- ChekMate 1.06b cm8106b.zip
- Decoy/Integrity checker.
- CPAV update for 2.x 2/6/95 v2sig.exe
- Central Point AntiVirus virus definitions update.
- FixUtilities 6.0 fixutil6.zip
- Rescue Disk. Various boot sector utilities.
- Flu-Shot+ 1.84 fsp_184.zip
- Memory resident. Various memory resident utilities for preventing viruses.
- Global Shield 1.0b gs.zip
- Integrity Checker/Memory resident/Rescue Disk. Creates images of your files to help recover from any possible future infection.
- Henrik Stroem "HS" 3.59b[hs-beta.zip]
- Protects against boot viruses. Quick and useful! [See note below]
- InVircible 6.02a invb602a.zip
- Decoy/Disinfector/Integrity checker/Rescue Disk/Scanner. Focuses more on prevention, rather than detection. If you are believe you are infected, try another Scanner. Free for personal home use.
- Integrity Master 2.60b i_m260b.zip
- Disinfector/Integrity checker/Rescue Disk/Scanner.
- KillMonk 3.0 killmnk3.zip
- Detects and removes the Int_10 and Monkey viruses.
- MS-DOS 6 AntiVirus update 2/27/95 dosav.exe
- Virus definition update. Made by CPAV.
- NetShield 2.1.1 nsh-211e.zip
- Memory resident (NLM) Netware Loadable Module for Novell 3.1x, 4.x network servers.
- Norton AV updates for v2.1 2/95 21a19.zip
- Norton AntiVirus virus definitions update.
for v3.0 6/95 30a20.zip
- Norton Virus Scan 3.0 navscn.exe
- Scanner. Demo of Norton AntiVirus.
- VShield (221) 2.2.0 vsh-221e.zip
- Memory resident.
- VirLab 1.5 virlab15.zip
- Virus demos. Gives a good feel for what viruses can do, without actually having one.
- Virex 2.96 virx296.zip
- Disinfector/Integrity checker/Memory resident/Scanner.
- Virus Detection System "VDS" 3.0v vds30v.zip
- Decoy/Disinfector/Integrity checker/Scanner. Disinfector is not very rated.
- Virus Simulation 10/6/90 virsim1.zip
- Virus demos. Non-destructive executable viruses. Informative, if not entertaining. Ex: Cascade
- Virus Simulator 2.c virsim2c.zip
- Virus demos
- VirusNet 2.17 vnpc.exe
- Heuristic/Memory resident/Rescue Disk/Scanner. Basically a different shell for "F-Prot" except that they are slower with incorporating F-Prot's updates. Only additional features, is that it has a Rescue Disk option.
- VirusNet Lan 2.17 vnlan.exe
- Virus protection through your LAN. See "VirusNet" mentioned above.
Macintosh
[ Definitions ]
- Not much problem with Macintoshs as the operating system core is hardware based. Only a few utilities are available, but both are highly rated.
- Disinfectant 3.6 disinfectant-36.hqx
- Not much problem with Macintoshs as the operating system core is hardware based. Only a few utilities are available, but both are highly rated.
- Disinfector/Memory resident/Scanner. Detects only known viruses, but is easy to install.
- GateKeeper 1.30 gatekeeper-130.hqx
- Disinfector/Scanner. Can detect unknown viruses if correctly installed, although somewhat difficult to install.
OS/2
[ Definitions ]
- CPAV for OS/2 update for 1.x 1/06/95 os2sig.exe
- CPAV for OS/2 update for 1.x 1/06/95 os2sig.exe
- Central Point AntiVirus virus definitions update.
- VirusScan for OS/2 (221) 2.2.0 osc-221e.zip
- Disinfector/Scanner.
Windows
[ Definitions ]
- CPAV update for 2.x 1/06/95 winsig.exe
- CPAV update for 2.x 1/06/95 winsig.exe
- Central Point AntiVirus virus definitions update.
- F-Prot Gatekeeper ?
- Not officially released.
- MS AntiVirus update 2/10/95 winav.exe
- Microsoft virus definition update. Made by CPAV.
- Norton AV updates
- (Look at [ DOS ], under Norton AV updates.) Norton AntiVirus virus definitions update.
- NAV updates for v2.1 2/95. 21a19.zip
- NAV updates for v3.0 6/95. 30a20.zip
- VirusNet for Windows 2.17 vnpc.exe
- NAV updates for v3.0 6/95. 30a20.zip
- See "VirusNet" under DOS.
- VirusNet Lan for Windows 2.17 vnlan.exe
- Virus protection through your LAN. See "VirusNet" under DOS.
- VirusScan for Windows (221) 2.2.0 wsc-221e.zip
- Disinfector/Scanner.
- 1) = The newest official release is v3.58, available in the same directory under hs-v358.zip
. The official release has better documentation and a memory resident program.[ Definitions ]
Decoy = Ability to launch a decoy file, in an attempt to get the virus to attach to that file.
Disinfector = Ability to disinfect/remove infected files.
Heuristics = Heuristic scanning for unknown viruses.
Integrity checker = Detects if file has changed it's integrity (File size, etc.).
Memory resident = Program with the ability to stay in memory, while scaning for viruses and/or preventing them.
Rescue Disk = Ability to create a rescue disk, in case of system failure due to viruses. Usually includes backing up the bootsector (MBR), CMOS, and partition table.
Scanner = Normal virus scanner.
Virus demos = Gives examples of virus activity through demonstrations.
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