McAfee VIRUSSCAN 5.1 User Manual page 26

About VirusScan Software
All of the command-line scanners allow you to initiate targeted scan
operations from an MS-DOS Prompt or Command Prompt window, or
from protected MS-DOS mode. Ordinarily, you'll use the VirusScan
application's graphical user interface (GUI) to perform most scanning
operations, but if you have trouble starting Windows or if the VirusScan
GUI components will not run in your environment, you can use the
command-line scanners as a backup.
• Documentation. VirusScan software documentation includes:
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– BOOTSCAN.EXE, a smaller, specialized scanner for use primarily
with the Emergency Disk utility. This scanner ordinarily runs from
a floppy disk you create to provide you with a virus-free boot
environment.
When you run the Emergency Disk creation wizard, VirusScan
software copies BOOTSCAN.EXE, and a specialized set of .DAT
files to a single floppy disk. BOOTSCAN.EXE will not detect or
clean macro viruses, but it will detect or clean other viruses that can
jeopardize your VirusScan software installation or infect files at
system startup. Once you identify and respond to those viruses, you
can safely run VirusScan software to clean the rest of your system.
– A printed Getting Started Guide, which introduces the product,
provides installation instructions, outlines how to respond if you
suspect your computer has a virus, and provides a brief product
overview. The printed Getting Started Guide comes with the
VirusScan software copies distributed on CD-ROM discs—you can
also download it as vs51_getstart.PDF from Network Associates
website or from other electronic services.
– This user's guide saved on the VirusScan software CD-ROM or
installed on your hard disk in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format. You can
also download it as vscan51_userguide.PDF from Network
Associates website or from other electronic services. The VirusScan
User's Guide describes in detail how to use VirusScan and includes
other information useful as background or as advanced
configuration options. Acrobat .PDF files are flexible online
documents that contain hyperlinks, outlines and other aids for easy
navigation and information retrieval.
– An administrator's guide saved on the VirusScan software
CD-ROM or installed on your hard disk in Adobe Acrobat .PDF
format. The VirusScan Administrator's Guide describes in detail how
to manage and configure VirusScan software from a local or remote
desktop.