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From: "Bob McGregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> what does the /packed parameter on the scanfile line in the config file
do?
> Is it a switch that I want on? It's not mentioned in the manual for
declude virus.
Bob, you don't mention which virus scanner you're using, but I'm going to
assume that it's F-Prot. Here is a description of the different switches
that fpcmd supports:
Usage: f-prot [drive, file or directory] [options]
-ai Enable neural-network virus detection.
-append Append to existing report file.
-archive Scan inside .ZIP and .ARJ files.
-auto Automatic virus removal.
-collect Scan a virus collection.
-delete Delete infected files.
-disinf Disinfect whenever possible.
-dumb Do a "dumb" scan of all files.
-ext Scan only files with default extensions.
-follow Follow symbolic links.
-help Display this list.
-list List all files checked.
-nobreak Do not abort scan if ESC is pressed.
-noheur Disable heuristics.
-nosub Do not scan subdirectories.
-old Do not complain when using outdated DEF files.
-onlyheur Only use heuristics, not "normal" scanning.
-packed Unpack compressed executables.
-page Pause after each page.
-rename Rename infected COM/EXE files to VOM/VXE.
Press <ENTER> to continue to view the command-line options.
-report= Send the output to a file.
-server Activate mail filter heuristics.
-silent Do not generate any screen output.
-type Select files by type. (default)
-verno Show version information.
-virlist List the known viruses.
-virno Count the known viruses.
-wrap Wrap text so the report fits in 78 columns.
Special macro virus options:
-nomacro Do not scan for macro viruses.
-onlymacro Only scan for macro viruses.
-removeall Remove all macros from all documents.
-removenew Remove new variants of macro viruses by removing all macros
from infected documents.
-saferemove Remove all macros from documents, if a known virus is found.
I have used the "packed" switch with F-Prot for about a year now. Don't
know if it has helped any, but it certainly has not hurt anything.
Bill
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