Does F-PROT for DOS support the detection and disinfection of macro viruses?
No. The OLE2 engine used by F-PROT requires so much memory that it cannot be used by the DOS version of the program (F-PROT.EXE and VIRSTOP.EXE). F-PROT.EXE has a limited ability to detect some of the most common macro viruses, but we recommend that you always use F-PROT for Windows for combating macro viruses. An alternative is to use the program F-MACRO.EXE under DOS. F-MACRO.EXE contains the macro virus search engine used by F-PROT for Windows, compiled into a DOS program. Known macro viruses spread only under Windows. Changes in F-PROT Professional Version 2.26 A massive renaming of viruses has taken place in order to make F-PROT conform more closely to the CARO virus naming standard. The list of renamed viruses can be found at the end of this document. Changes in F-PROT for DOS The program used to give the false alarm Possibly a new variant of Jerusalem about the file ONGUARD.COM. This has now been corrected. Changes in F-PROT for Windows Iomega ZIPdrive and other similar removabl
