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From: Virus Guy on 13 Apr 2010 23:38 gufus wrote: > Will Norton Anti-Virus 2002 with the current scan engine and > current diffs work with MS-DOS? http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sunset-c2002kb.nsf/f7d6cb402f0b760785256ee600549628/5f0d98e09af6733585256edd00478e31?OpenDocument ----------- The startup scan runs in MS-DOS before Windows 95/98 is loaded. Since the scan is run in MS-DOS, it is only available on operating systems that will run on MS-DOS. Windows Me/NT/2000 and XP do not run MS-DOS, therefore, the startup scan will not appear as a choice on any of these operating systems. ---------- If you suspect that your system is infected, and if you have already installed NAV 2002 and have updated it with the Symantec Intelligent Updater, then follow these steps to run NAV 2002 with the system booted into DOS: 1. Restart the computer using a clean DOS boot disk (floppy) that you created on an uninfected computer. 2. Run Navdx.exe (the DOS scanner) from the from the Norton AntiVirus program folder using the /boot and /repair switches. For example: C:> \progra~1\norton~1\navdx.exe /cfg:a /boot /repair 3. Press Enter and follow the prompts.
From: gufus on 17 Apr 2010 16:41 Hello, Virus! You wrote on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:38:52 -0400: >> Will Norton Anti-Virus 2002 with the current scan engine and >> current diffs work with MS-DOS? | | 2. Run Navdx.exe (the DOS scanner) from the from the Norton | AntiVirus program folder using the /boot and /repair | switches. For example: Once I get a chance to install NAV on my XPP box, I'll put it on a mapped DIR pointing to the MS-DOS box. BTY... will Avira and NAV run side-by-side on XPP/XPH? -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: David H. Lipman on 17 Apr 2010 17:18 From: "gufus" <stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca> | Hello, Virus! | You wrote on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:38:52 -0400: >>> Will Norton Anti-Virus 2002 with the current scan engine and >>> current diffs work with MS-DOS? || 2. Run Navdx.exe (the DOS scanner) from the from the Norton || AntiVirus program folder using the /boot and /repair || switches. For example: | Once I get a chance to install NAV on my XPP box, I'll put it on a mapped | DIR pointing to the MS-DOS box. | BTY... will Avira and NAV run side-by-side on XPP/XPH? Yes but ONLY if NAV is an "On Demand" scanner. If it installs an "On Access" capability, don't do it! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: Virus Guy on 17 Apr 2010 17:35 gufus wrote: > BTY... will Avira and NAV run side-by-side on XPP/XPH? My impression is that there will be no conflict. I have run other on-demand and installed malware scanners on XP machines in addition to NAV 2002. One being "The Cleaner" by Moosoft (which is an AV app that I've never seen as part of Virus Total - maybe Lipman can explain why). What usually happens during an on-demand scan with another app is that when the app accesses a viral file, NAV will usually step up to the front and announce a positive detection before the other app gets a chance (or vice-versa, depending on which app is performing a full scan or which app has the correct detection signatures). I wouldn't say that such behavior is a problem - or leads to system instability. A simple right-click on NAV in the system tray will allow you to disable it for the rest of the session - I usually have to do that if I'm manipulating viral samples (copying them between directories, etc). I doubt that NAV 2002 has that many hooks (or deep hooks) into the OS as compared to newer versions, which would probably make it a better candidate as a secondary, full-time operational scanner.
From: FromTheRafters on 17 Apr 2010 19:58
"Virus Guy" <Virus(a)Guy.com> wrote in message news:4BCA29B0.2F7F9606(a)Guy.com... > gufus wrote: > >> BTY... will Avira and NAV run side-by-side on XPP/XPH? > > My impression is that there will be no conflict. Avira is configurable for on-read and/or on-write file access. It *might* be possible to configure two on-access scanners without a conflict in this regard. There may be other kinds of conflicts to deal with though. > I have run other on-demand and installed malware scanners on XP > machines > in addition to NAV 2002. One being "The Cleaner" by Moosoft (which is > an AV app that I've never seen as part of Virus Total - maybe Lipman > can > explain why). Is it an antivirus now? [...] |