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VirusScan
®
Command Line 5.20.0 Product Guide
Preventing Infections
Detecting new and unidentified viruses
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Updating your DAT files
The DAT files are contained in a single compressed file. Download the new file from
either of the following sources:
FTP server.
Open a connection to the FTP site,
ftp://ftp.mcafee.com
.
Use
anonymous
as your user name and your e-mail address as your password to
gain access. Look for a compressed file in the directory
pub/antivirus/datfiles/4.x
. The file has the format
dat-nnnn.zip
, where
nnnn
is
the DAT version number. For example:
dat-5066.zip
.
Web Site.
Start your browser, then go to the
Downloads
area for the latest file. See
the
Download Site
under
Contact information
on page 9
for the address.
The number given to the file changes on a regular basis. A higher number indicates a
later version of the DAT files. When you are selecting the latest version of DAT file,
ignore any reference to SuperDAT (a self-installing DAT file). You cannot use this type
of file with the command-line scanner.
To use the new DAT files:
1
Create a download directory.
2
Change to the download directory, and download the new compressed file from the
source you have chosen. The downloaded DAT file is in a compressed .ZIP format.
3
Locate the directory on your hard drive where the command-line scanner is currently
loaded (as set up in
Step 1 on page 11
).
4
Use a compression utility such as WinZip or PKZip to extract the files from the .ZIP
file into that directory. Be sure to extract all the files. If using WinZip, select the
Use
Folder Names
and the
All Files
options.
5
Allow the updated files to overwrite the existing DAT files.
Note
If other SupportingProductName software products are loaded on your computer, or if
you chose custom installation options, some DAT files might be located in more than
one directory. If so, save these updated DAT files to each directory.
