Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/Me

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Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/Me is virus detection and disinfection software for PCs running Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. It checks local hard disks, floppy disks and networks, Internet downloads, email attachments and Groupware for the presence of viruses. It operates in scheduled, on-access, and on-demand modes. Its unique architecture intelligently determines which files need to be virus checked, maximising user transparency and minimising performance overhead. Flexible configuration options mean that Sophos Anti-Virus can make the most efficient use of workstation and network resources.

How it works

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/Me has two components:

SWEEP provides on-demand and scheduled virus checking on the workstation.
InterCheck provides on-access virus checking on the workstation.

Infected files can be renamed, deleted (reversible), shredded (irreversible), moved or copied.

Infected boot sectors and infected documents can be disinfected.

Features

Is updated twelve times a year, and urgent interim updates can be downloaded or, on request, be received via fax or email.
Easily detects polymorphic viruses using Sophos's advanced Virus Description Language (VDL) and a built-in code emulator.
Detects and disinfects Microsoft Word, Excel and Office 97 macro viruses.
Provides automatic updating for networked PCs.
Allows multiple scheduled jobs to be configured for automatic operation.
Can be installed automatically on multiple workstations from a login script.
Features an `immediate mode' which allows checking on demand.
Ensures total security by providing automatic centralised reporting, via Microsoft Exchange, of every virus incident.
Includes an extensive on-line virus information database.
Is available in multiple language versions.
Allows pull-based, automated retrieval of Sophos Anti-Virus updates from the Sophos website.
Offers on-screen expert help as part of the CD on which the software is delivered.
Protects WANs, LANs, portables and stand-alones.
Provides Sophos Anti-Virus for PCs, Macintoshes and servers, all as part of a single licence.

Technical details

Product name	Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95/98/Me.
Function	Scanning individual drives for known viruses.
Mode of operation	Fully Windows compliant 32-bit application with a graphical user interface, extensive on-line virus information database and comprehensive on-line help.
On-access scanning	InterCheck VxD (Virtual Device Driver).
Updates	12 per year, sent by post at the beginning of each month, or available for download.
Virus alerts	Network managers can be notified by email via Microsoft Exchange. In addition, the user is alerted by an on-screen message and information is written into the SWEEP report files.
Specification of items to be checked	Memory, individual files with specific extensions, files not on exclusion list, and recursive searching of subdirectories.
Specification of identities	Between monthly updated, interim virus identities (.IDEs) for new in-the-wild viruses can be downloaded and added into SWEEP at runtime; they can also be sent as faxed ASCII text.
System requirements	Windows 95/98/Me.
File systems supported	FAT, FAT32.

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