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F-Prot — Antivirus monitor, scanner, and disinfectant.

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[updated 2005-07-01]

F-Prot is a shareware antivirus package that has received rave reviews. Not only is it free for individual (non-commercial) use, but it is updated frequently in order to keep pace with new virus types – over 311,000 viruses, Trojans, etc. in database. Can scan within archives (ARJ / CAB / LZH / RAR / ZIP), many packed executables, and email. Requires 80386+ (DOS extender built in). Runs under DOS, DOS32, OS/2 and under Win9x in box, full screen, or when booted to command prompt (best).

Usage: F-PROT [drive, file or directory] [options]

If a drive, file or directory is given, F-PROT will enter
command-line mode, unless the /INTER option is given as well.

    /AI         Enable neural-network virus detection.
    /APPEND     Append to existing report file.
    /ARCHIVE=n  Scan inside archives (n levels deep)
    /AUTO       Automatic virus removal.
    /BEEP       Beep when a virus is found.
    /CDROM      Scan any attached CD-ROM drives.
    /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.
    /FREEZE     "Freeze" the program if a virus is found.
    /HARD       Scan the hard disk(s).
    /HELP       Display this list.
    /INTER      Force interactive mode.
    /LIST       List all files checked.
    /LOADDEF    Load DEF files from a floppy.
    /NET        Scan network directories mapped to a drive.
    /NOBOOT     Do not scan boot sectors.
    /NOBREAK    Do not abort scan if ESC is pressed.
    /NOFILE     Do not scan files.
    /NOFLOPPY   For use on system without floppy drives.
    /NOHEUR     Disable heuristics.
    /NOLFN      Disable long file name support.
    /NOMEM      Do not scan memory for viruses.
    /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    /OLD        Do not complain when using outdated DEF files.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.
    /RENAME     Rename infected COM/EXE files to VOM/VXE.
    /REPORT=    Send the output to a file.
    /SERVER     Activate mail filter heuristics.
    /TYPE       Select files by type. (default)
    /VIRLIST    List the known viruses.
    /VIRNO      Count the known viruses.
    /WRAP       Wrap text so the report fits in 78 columns.

Special options for command-line mode:

    /PAGE       Pause after each page.
    /SILENT     Do not generate any screen output.

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.
Author: Friðrik Skúlason / Frisk Software International, Iceland (2005).

2005-04-07: v3.16b.

Download all three files (always current)
f-prot.zip	
(~2.6MB)	
Program, docs
fp-def.zip	
(4.4MB+)	
Virus signature files
macrdef2.zip	
(250K+)	
Macrovirus signature files
Go to Frisk Software International's Home page and to the Current versions page, for F-Prot for other OSes (free for Linux, BSD, Solaris, but not Windows), assorted other files, virus news & more.