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Product Ver Type UI Doc Ease Ovrl Price Comments
SDRIMOE CG 1-4 I U 1-4
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Amiga
BootX (discontined)5.23 SDRM G free
amiga.physik.unizh.ch, ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
or wuarchive.wustl.edu /mirrors2/amiga.physik.unizh.ch/util/virus
Reviewed
Computer Malware B.9508 info 4 4 Free
VTC, cert
LDV 1.73
VirusChecker 6.26 free
amiga.physik.unizh.ch, ux1.cso.uiuc.edu or wuarchive.wustl.edu
VirusZ 3.06
Virus Tracker 2.45
ZeroVirus
Atari
Chasseur II D
atari.archive.umich.edu
Reviewed
FCHECK 25 I
atari.archive.umich.edu
Reviewed
Protect6 DR
atari.archive.umich.edu or larserio@ifi.uio.no
Reviewed
Sagrotan 4.12 S
atari.archive.umich.edu
Reviewed
VIRUSDIE S
atari.archive.umich.edu
Reviewed
Computer Malware B.9508 info 4 4 Free
VTC, cert
VKILLER 3.84 SD
woodside@ttidca.com or atari.archive.umich.edu /atari/Utilities/Virus
Reviewed
Mac
Computer Malware B.9508 info 4 4 Free
VTC, cert
Disinfectant 3.7.1SDR Free
nwu, sumex-aim.stanford.edu, mac.archive.umich.edu
Gatekeeper 1.3 R MO Free (no longer
supported)
Chris Johnson
Rival
Microseeds Publishing
SAM 5 SD M $99
Symantec/Norton
Virex 4.5.5
(see MS-DOS, product not by same author)
VirusDetective 5.10.5
Jeff Shulman
MS-DOS
Advanced Security MO C 2 2 3 1
no longer supported
Reviewed
AntiViral ToolKit 3.0 SDRI $59.95
KAMI, various agents
Reviewed
Antivirus (IRIS) SDR M C 2 2 4 2 $49
Fink Enterprises
Reviewed
Antivirus-Plus SDR M C 2 2 4 2 $99
Trend Micro
Reviewed
AVAST! 7.7 SDRIMO CG 3 3 2 3
ALWIL Software
Reviewed
Certus S RIMO C 2 1 3 2
no longer supported, cf. Norton Antivirus
Reviewed
Computer Malware B.9508 info 4 4 Free (note also
CARObase
VTC, cert and CMB)
Central Point Anti-VirusSDRIMO G 3 2 2 2
limited support, cf. Symantec/Norton, see also MSAV, Turbo AV
Reviewed
Control Room I G 2 4 4 2
no longer supported
Reviewed
Data Physician + 4.01 SDRIM C 2 2 2 2
Digital Dispatch
Reviewed
Data Security Plus MO C 2 3 2 2
PC Guardian
Reviewed
DISKSECURE 2.42 IM C 2 3 3 4 BSIs only
risc, urvax, eugene cf also FixMBR, FixUTIL
SafeMBR, CHKSMBR, CHKMEM, CHKBOOT in FixUtil etc. are free
Reviewed
Dr. Sol. AVToolkit 7.78 SDRIMO CG 3 2 3 4
S&S International Ltd., support@sands.co.uk, support@us.drsolomon.com
Reviewed
Eliminator SDR C 3 2 3 2
(no longer supported)
Reviewed
F-PROT 2.28 SDR CG 3 3 3 4 home - free, bus. -
$1/CPU
sales@complex.is, risc, urvax, eugene, garbo
Reviewed
Reviewed (Command Software)
Reviewed (Data Fellows)
Reviewed older version 1.xx with utilities
Freeze!! MO C 2 3 3 2
Command Software
Reviewed
Hoffman Summary 702 info G 3 3 $35
risc, urvax, eugene
HS 3.58 I C 2 2 2 3 $15
Stroem System Soft
Reviewed
HyperACCESS/5 S C 2 1 2 2 term program
Higraeve with scanner
Reviewed
IBM Antivirus/DOS 3.0 SRDI CG 2 2 2 3 $35
local IBM rep
Reviewed
Reviewed IBM scanner (no longer supported)
Immune II 4.1 SD M CG 1 1 3 2 $40
Higher Ground Diagnositcs (see also PC-
Cillin)
Reviewed
Immunizer MO C 1 1 1 1
Western Digital
Reviewed
Integrity Master 3.21 S I CG 4 3 3 3 $28
risc, urvax, eugene
Reviewed
InocuLAN S MO C 2 2 2 2
Cheyenne Software
Reviewed
Mace Vaccine MO C 1 3 2 2
no longer supported
Reviewed
Network Security Organizer CG 2 3 3 2
Thompson Network Software (cf. OnTrack?)
Reviewed
Norton AntiVirus 3.0 SDRI G 2 3 2 3 $130
Symantec, see also Central Point
Reviewed
PC-Cillin 5.02 SDRIM C 3 3 3 2 $139
Trend Micro (no longer supported?) cf. Immune II
Reviewed
PC/DACS MOE CG 3 2 2 2
Mergent
Reviewed
PC-Vault O C 2 3 3 1
Johnson Computer Systems
Reviewed
Rising Anti-Virus M C 1 2 2 2
Rising Science and Technology Inc.
Reviewed
SAFE IMOE C 1 2 1 2
Micronyx
Reviewed
SafeWord Virus-Safe1.12 I C 2 3 4 3
Enigma Logic
Reviewed
Security Guardian MOE C 2 2 3 3
Command Software
Reviewed
SIX (also BRECT) 3.08 I C 2 3 2 2 Free
DriftNet BBS +1-506-325-9002
Reviewed
Thunderbyte Utility8.04 SDRIMOE C 2 2 3 3 $29
risc, urvax, eugene, garbo
Reviewed
Reviewed Professional version
Reviewed (older scan only version)
Untouchable 1.1 SDRIM CG 2 2 2 2 PCUNTUCH.RVW
no longer supported, see also V-Analyst/B.R.M.
Reviewed
VACCINE (WWS) 5.00 SD IMO C 2 1 2 2
The Davidsohn Group
Reviewed
VACCINE (Sophos) 9111 S I CG 2 2 2 3
Sophos
Reviewed
VDS 2.10T I CG 2 2 3 2
risc, urvax, eugene
Reviewed
VET 9.0 SDRIM CG 3 3 3 3
Cybec
Reviewed
Victor Charlie 5.0 IM C 3 2 3 3 $99
(limited support?)
Reviewed
VirAway S C 1 3 2 2 $49
Techmar Computer Products, cf. Antivirus-Plus, Inoculan
Reviewed
Virex-PC 2.99 SDRIM G 4 2 4 4 $49
Datawatch, limited support
Reviewed
ViruCide SD CG 3 4 3
Parsons, cf. McAfee (no longer supported), Trend, Cheyenne
Reviewed
Virus0Buster 4.84 SDRIMO CG 3 3 3 4
Leprechaun Software
Reviewed
VIRUSCAN Suite 3.1.4SDRIM C 2 2 2 3 ~$25/module
risc, urvax, SIMTEL, garbo, mcafee.com
Reviewed
VirusNet PC SDRI CG 3 3 3 3
SafetyNet, cf. F-PROT
Reviewed
VirusProtect 4.0 S CG 1 2 2 2
Intel
Reviewed
VirusSafe LAN 7.1 SDRI O CG 2 2 3 2
EliaShim Micro
Reviewed
Vi-Spy 14.0 SDR M CG 2 2 3 3 $150
RG Software Systems
Reviewed
Watchdog 7 MOE C 3 3 3 3
Fischer International
Reviewed
Watchdog Armor Card MOE C 3 2 3 3
Fischer International
Reviewed
OS/2
HyperACCESS/5 S C 2 1 2 2 term program
Higraeve with scanner
Reviewed
IBM Antivirus/OS/2 2.5 SRDI CG 2 2 2 3 $35
local IBM rep
Reviewed
SCAN/OS/2 Suite 2.22 SDRIM C 2 2 2 3 ~$35/module
risc, urvax, SIMTEL, garbo, mcafee.com
UNIX
Computer Malware B.9508 info 4 4 Free
VTC, cert
Tripwire I Free
ftp.cs.purdue.edu pub/spaf/COAST/Tripwire
VirusScan/Solaris SD U$200/server
risc, urvax, SIMTEL, garbo, mcafee.com
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Key:
Type - S=scanner, D=disinfection (restoration of state), R=resident,
I=integrity checking, M=activity monitor, O=operation
restricting,
E=encryption
UI - user interface - C=command line, G=menu or GUI
The following are based on a 1=poor - 4=excellent scale
Doc - documentation
Ease - I=installation, U=use
Ovrl - overall rating for general use
Sites:
VTC - ftp.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (134.100.4.42)
cert - virus materials now moved to cs.ucr.edu
eugene - eugene.utmb.edu (129.109.9.21)
garbo - garbo.uwasa.fi (193.166.120.5)
nwu - ftp.acns.nwu.edu (129.105.113.52)
risc - risc.ua.edu (130.160.4.7)
simtel - ftp.coast.net (mirrored at other places)
urvax - urvax.urich.edu (141.166.36.6)
For more detailed reviews see /pub/virus-l/docs/reviews at cert or
http://www.victoria.tc.ca/techrev/quickref.html
For general virus info see the VIRUS-L/comp.virus FAQ at
ftp://ftp.infospace.com/pub/virus-l (IP address 206.129.166.107)
Shipping Address
Please send updated versions of antivirals to Rob Slade at 3118 Baird
Road, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, V7K 2G6. Publishers shipping from
outside of Canada are advised to label the materials as samples per
GST section 215(1), without value and not subject to GST. Please note
that UPS and RPS seem to have extreme difficulty in getting shipments
into the country. (In addition, I am in support of the proposed
boycott of UPS over their sale of digitized signatures.) Neither Rob
Slade nor V.I.R.U.S. take any responsibility for shipments delayed or
refused at Customs for failure to follow these directions.
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1992-97 QUICKREF.RVW 980205
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