Scan Virus in DOS using McAfee Antivirus

McAfee offers antivirus for use in the DOS environment. This tool is suitable for computer technicians because without the installation process, but it has proved a powerful antivirus.

This antivirus should not be used directly on a computer that contracted the virus since many files that can not be opened, the file is being used by Windows. So put on your hard drive off another computer or most practical way, booting using Hiren Boot CD select Mini Windows XP.

The following steps should be taken:

1. McAfee SuperDAT download here

2. select the file sdatXXXX.exe, XXXX indicates updated version (more or less the size of 110MB, a very large measure due to the virus definition database)

3. Save the file in the folder c: \ sdat (optional, adjust to your needs)

4. Sign in MS-DOS prompt (Start - Run - type cmd - Enter)

5. Type: cd \ sdat (Enter)

6. Do extract the file with the command: sdatXXXX.exe / e (Enter) - extract command was slow because of the large size of the file.

7. To scan, there are various command line include:

- Scan all local drives and sub-directory, all files: scan / all / adl / sub clean

- Scan the drive c: only all files: scan c: / all / sub / clean

- Scan the drive c: and d: all files in the log: scan c: d: / all / sub / clean / report c: \ log.txt

8. In the end scans, will appear Summary Scan results

If you want to update the virus definitions, then the following steps:
1. Download update the definition (DAT) here
2. Select file dat-XXXX.zip (Select the Windows & Netware File size approximately 65MB)
3. Extract the files in the folder where you extract the SuperDAT, example: c: \ sdat, Overwrite the file if its have questions..