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README FIRST! Command Antivirus for Linux

README FIRST!
Command AntiVirus(tm) for Linux(r)
Command Software is proud to introduce Command AntiVirus 
(CSAV) for Linux Version 4.75.1. Through our advanced 
HoloCheck(tm) scanning technology, CSAV for Linux detects 
tens of thousands of viruses and provides state-of-the-art 
polymorphic virus detection.
NOTE: After installing Command AntiVirus, we recommend that
you perform a manual scan of your local drives to ensure 
that your system is virus-free. This is especially important 
if you have not been running anti-virus software prior to 
this installation.
For a list of international distributors of Command
AntiVirus, see the distrib.txt file.
Please read the Command AntiVirus for Unix(r) User's Guide.
This guide is installed when you install the documentation
installation package. The Command AntiVirus for Unix User's
Guide provides installation instructions and an overview of 
Command AntiVirus for Linux. 
The cssunix.pdf file contains the Command AntiVirus for Unix
User's Guide. This file can be read with the Adobe(r) Acrobat(r) 
Reader.
You can download Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated 
through our web site at:
http://www.commandsoftware.com/service/tc-viewutil.html
The guide.txt is a text file that contains the CSAV for Linux User's 
Guide. This guide contains command-line options and exit codes.
A Release Notes section is provided for each release. It contains 
the following topics:
*  Special Notes - contains important pre- and post-installation 
   information that pertains to the release.
*  Product Enhancements - contains information about new virus
   signatures, scan engine improvements, and new features.
*  Fixes - contains updated information on previously reported
   problems that have been fixed.  
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.75.1
28 February 2003
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.75.1,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  Scan engine enhancements have been added to this release.
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release. 
FIXES
*  None for this release.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.75.0
30 January 2003
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.75.0,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release. 
*  Command AntiVirus now detects VBS/Redlof@m. 
FIXES
*  Some customers reported that the -notify switch does
   not work. This has been fixed.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.74.1
23 October 2002
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.74.1,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
*  The COMMAND ANTIVIRUS FOR UNIX USER'S GUIDE has been updated.
FIXES
*  None for this release.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.70.0
27 June 2002
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.70.0,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
*  To accommodate for the translation of Command AntiVirus for 
   Linux into different languages, the product now contains an 
   additional installation package for the documentation. The name 
   of this documentation package is:
   csav-docs-VER-LANGUAGE.noarch.rpm
   NOTE:  VER      -  represents the version number, for example 
                       4.70.0
          LANGUAGE -  represents the language used, for example,
                       english.
          The file name for the English version is:
          csav-docs-4.70.0-english.noarch.rpm 
   This package installs the translated versions of the following:
   readme.txt
   guide.txt
   distrib.txt
   legal.txt
   email.cfg
   cssunix.pdf
   The English versions of the first five files are still installed
   when you install the Command AntiVirus package called
   csav-VER-shared.i386.rpm. Therefore, translation of these
   files is optional.
   The cssunix.pdf file is NOT installed unless you install the 
   documentation package. 
   To install the documentation package, at the command prompt,
   type the following and press ENTER:
   rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/CSAV/linux/csav-4.70.0-english.noarch.rpm
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  Scan engine enhancements have been added to this release:
 -  Disinfection of W32/Klez.H@mm 
 -  Improved detection of "intended viruses" and corrupted
    virus samples that are frequently found in virus 
    collections but pose no credible threat. Detection 
    of these non-working files is enabled when using the
    -collect switch.
 -  Scanning of MIME-encoded files is now supported. BASE64
    and QUOTED-PRINTABLE parts will be decoded and then
    scanned. Several MUAs (Mail User Agents) save the 
    content of the e-mail boxes in plain-ASCII files. Such
    files will be scanned if you use the -archive switch. 
    No disinfection is offered for such files as they are 
    treated as archives. 
 -  The scanning speed has been improved 
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
*  The following extensions have been added to the default
   extensions to be scanned list.
   EML  -  Outlook Express MIME-encoded e-mail messages
   WAV  -  Windows Wave files
FIXES
*  None for this release.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.64.1
14 December 2001
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.64.1,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
FIXES
*  None for this release.
__________________________________________
RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.64.0
19 November 2001
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.64.0,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  A new command-line option has been added. This new option 
   quarantines the infected files to the directory specified
   at the command line. At the command line type the following:
   -quarantine= 
   NOTE:  Only the root can use this command-line option.  
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
FIXES
*  None for this release.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.62.4
03 October 2001
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.62.4,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
*  All viruses previously referred to as W95/x are now
   named W32/x. For example, W95/Nimda.A@mm is now 
   called W32/Nimda.A@mm.
   NOTE:  x represents a name variable.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  Scan engine enhancements have been added to this release.
   It is now possible to disinfect some script viruses, 
   for example, HTML files modified by the Nimda virus.   
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
FIXES
* Particular types of VBS files caused the scan engine to
  false positive. The number of false positives has been
  decreased in this release.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.62.2
21 September 2001
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.62.2,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  Scan engine enhancements have been added to this release, for 
   example, an ELF scanner has been added to cover Unix(r) viruses
   in native Unix file format.
   The scan engine has also been enhanced to help detect some 
   corrupted (non-working) samples of the Magistr virus.    
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
FIXES
*  It was reported that long lines caused the VBS scanner not to  
   identify some viruses precisely. Viruses were detected, but the 
   exact name of the virus was not given. This has been fixed.  
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.61.5
06/21/01
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.61.5,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
FIXES
*  Particular types of VBS files caused the scan engine to 
   false positive. The number of false positives has been
   decreased in this release.
*  Some Windows Portable Executables (PE) SYS files caused the 
   scan engine to false positive.  This has been fixed.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.61.2
03/08/01
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.61.2,
   you MUST first uninstall any versions prior to Version 4.61.1.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  New virus signatures have been added in this release.
*  This release contains the following scan engine enhancements:
   -  Scanning of Visio files is now supported. Heuristics scanning
      is now in place to help detect unknown Visio viruses. 
   -  Scanning of PIF files is now supported. PIF viruses can now 
      be listed.
   -  Scanning of PHP viruses is now supported.
   -  Heuristics scanning is now in place to help detect unknown VBS 
      viruses such as new variants of LoveLetter.
   -  Our HoloCheck technology has been improved to detect a few new 
      polymorphic viruses.
FIXES
*  Some users experienced a problem with starting Command AntiVirus 
   on slow computers. This has been fixed.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.61
01/31/01
SPECIAL NOTES
*  Before installing Command AntiVirus for Linux Version 4.61,
   you MUST first uninstall any previous versions.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  None for this release.
FIXES
*  A problem with some corrupt RAR files causing General Protection 
   Faults (GPFs) has been fixed.
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RELEASE NOTES
Notes on Command AntiVirus (CSAV) for Linux Version 4.60
12/20/00
SPECIAL NOTES
*  This is the first release of Command AntVirus for Linux. New 
   features and enhancements will be added, if necessary, in future 
   versions of this product.
*  For product updates and definition file updates, contact 
   Customer Service at 561-575-3200.
PRODUCT ENHANCEMENTS
*  This version contains the latest available virus definition
   files. 
FIXES
*  None for this release.
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