[RESOLVED] DOS Virus Scanning software (tech use)

[A DoG NaMeD SpoT]

What do you think is the most effective DOS based virus scanning software out? Whenever we get a machine in for repair we always virus scan it first using DOS F-Prot. We've been using that for 2 years now, and it's getting larger every minute. We now have a 2-Disk boot set (customized by yours truely) because of the size. Any Ideas?

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[3fingersalute]

Norton with the signatures on diskettes, take about 3 or 4 disks, but is very effective!

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[AlienDyne]

Yes, definitely Norton!

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[NTTECH1]

I use PC-Cillian DOS for Booting from clean Win98 Boot Disk then running Virus scan. Quick run program and no problem updating files.

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[altec14941]

We use Norton's Anti-virus 2001. It boots from cd and runs.

[ocdt]

I use Norton, create the emerg disks. they have spanned to five kinda a pain in the but, but very good for the system.

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[Andi]

I use the F-Prot too but formatted the floppy to 1.6Mb so the new version all fits on one.

[Sunstroke]

Among McAfee and Norton, I use F-prot 3.08. It works too and it's continually updated. I find it finds a lot of worms and viruses.


Sunstroke.

[Jeff the Brit]

F=Prot for my own machines, InoculateIT Personal Edition (free) for those who don't fancy downloading zip file updates ... all they've got to do is click a mouse 2 or 3 times.

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[cyberhh]

I use innoculate it on disk.

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