FYI, the current version (V5) of NAV for DOS is called NAVDX. It is very
difficult to find at Symantec's web site - try a search for a "recovery
disk" or "emergency disk" or something similar. This will get you a copy
of the NAVDX program (and install it for you - installation seems otherwise
impossible due to lack of information), with an antiquated set of virus
definition files. Once you have done this, you can extract the latest
virus definition files from the Windoze updates, giving you an up-to-date
NAV package for DOS. Note that you will need plenty of memory - 4M will
get you by _only_ if you load almost nothing else, otherwise you need
more. Of course, your alternative is F-Prot for DOS, which is _excellent_
and free for private use.
Anyway, all this NAVDX stuff can be achieved without resorting to Windoze
at all. With InfoZip's UNZIP program, you can even extract the new virus
definition files from the *.EXE Windoze updates, using the following batch
file :
@echo off
REM Last revised : 2001/08/07 ...
if not exist navdx.exe goto where
if $%1==$ goto usage
if $%1==$/? goto usage
if exist S:\NAVUPD~1\%1 goto justname
cd S:\NAVUPD~1
if not exist %1 goto usage
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C %1 *.exp
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C %1 *.dat
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C %1 *.txt
rem g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C %1 exclude*.dat
goto end
:justname
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C S:\NAVUPD~1\%1 *.exp
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C S:\NAVUPD~1\%1 *.dat
g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C S:\NAVUPD~1\%1 *.txt
rem g:\util\infozip\unzip -o -C S:\NAVUPD~1\%1 exclude*.dat
goto end
:where
echo ***** ERROR : Norton Anti-Virus software ain't here ! *****
:usage
echo.
echo Usage : UPDATE SourceFileName
echo.
echo Available Source Files (in chronological order) :
echo.
if exist S:\NAVUPD~1\????i32.EXE xdir /bt S:\NAVUPD~1\????i32.EXE
if exist S:\NAVUPD~1\2002*.EXE xdir /bt S:\NAVUPD~1\2002*.EXE
if exist S:\NAVUPD~1\2003*.EXE xdir /bt S:\NAVUPD~1\2003*.EXE
echo.
:end
You will note here that our IT department regularly posts new NAV
updates on our network, at S:\NAVUPD~1, so the batch file, when
invoked without arguments, gives a list of available updates. When
invoked with the name of the selected update (eg. UPDATE 200209~1.exe
or UPDATE S:200209~1.exe), it extracts the necessary stuff from the
update file. Oh, and it also executes the InfoZip UNZIP program from a
particular location and assumes that DR-DOS's XDIR program is available
(with the "brief" and "sort by time" options selected, although you
can probably do similarly using M$'s DIR command). Note that PKWare's
PKUNZIP program will not work properly here, get InfoZip's from
"www.info-zip.org". Anyway, you should be able to adapt this batch
file to suit your own requirements ... it's a bit fancy, so feel free
to strip it down to bare essentials if you like.
Joe.
On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:48:53 CST, Glenn Gilbreath Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hiya List,
>Just a quick note to let everyone know I have uploaded
>both the Win3X/DOS and Win9X versions of Norton Antivirus
>4 to the public FTP site at ftp.tmonroe.com! Login with
>username public, use password public, and check out all
>the goodies that are there! Hope someone gets some good
>out of these,
>C U L8R!
>Wiz <{;-)
>Wizard57M
>Glenn Gilbreath Jr.
>http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/index.htm
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