Welcome to Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit Version 7.70
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This readme contains important, last minute information about the
Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95.


CONTENTS

1. Changes to Installation Procedure
2. New Uninstall Procedure
3. WinGuard Auto-Disinfect
4. WinGuard Error Log
5. WinGuard Configuration Program Now a Service
6. ViVerify Repair Database
7. New ViVerify Executable Name
8. Updated User Interface
9. Inspect Utilities Deleted
10. Right-Click Functionality
11. Excel Macro Virus Scanning
12. Discontinued switch - /GURU
13. Microsoft Expand Support
14. Removing the Windows 3 Toolkit
15. If a FindVirus Repair Fails
16. Manual Amendments
17. News about Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit


1.  Changes to Installation Procedure
-------------------------------------
 
When you are prompted for the installation directory, if you already have a 
version of the Toolkit installed, then the existing Toolkit's directory is 
now used as the default response.


If you enter an alternative to this directory you subsequently see a dialog 
with the prompted options: 'Replace Previous' (installs into the existing 
Toolkit directory as if you had accepted the default), 'Continue' (installs 
to your entered directory, leaves the old directory in place but the icons 
and registry entries are re-assigned to the newly installed programs) and 
'Exit' (abandons the installation).

Long directory names and spaces are supported in directory names. Please be 
aware however that Windows 95 does not support directory names containing 
leading and/or trailing dots (that is '.........adirectory.......').

You are prompted whether you wish to install the 16 DOS tool 'CLEANBOO'. This 
is s useful tool and you are recommended to install it.

After the installation a compulsory virus scan is carried out. After this 
scan the system is updated and the installation completes.


2.  New Uninstall Procedure
---------------------------
 
There is a new procedure to uninstall the Windows 95 Toolkit:

1. From the 'Start' menu select 'Settings' then 'Control Panel'.

2. Select 'Add/Remove' programs from the control panel.

3. Select the Install/Uninstall tab.

4. Select 'Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit' from the list.

5. Click the 'Add/Remove' button.

6. At the prompt confirm to remove the program.



3.  WinGuard Auto-Disinfect
---------------------------
 
The 'WinGuard configuration' dialog has a new 'Auto-Disinfect' option. If 
this is enabled, then whenever a virus is discovered it is automatically 
removed, then access is granted. You are notified that the disinfect has 
taken place. If the disinfect fails, then access is blocked, in the same way 
it would be if 'Auto-Disinfect' was not enabled.


4.  WinGuard Error Log
----------------------
 
The WinGuard configuration program now has an extra 'Log' menu to set up and 
view an error log.

To enable logging select 'Options' from the 'Log' menu and check 'Log file 
enabled', type a new log file into the box if necessary, and click on 'OK'.

To view the log file select 'View' from the 'Log' menu.

The log file is in standard ASCII so you can also open it in a text editor.


5.  WinGuard Configuration Program Now a Service
------------------------------------------------
 
The WinGuard configuration program is now implemented as a service. The 
configuration is stored in the registry.


6.  ViVerify Repair Database
----------------------------
 
ViVerify has a new repair database facility. The repair database is generated 
at the same time as a fingerprint file, and is associated with this 
fingerprint file. It contains a copy of the first and last 16Kbytes of each 
file (these are the sections of the file most liable to virus damage), other 
crucial parts of the file may also be copied, depending on the file type.

In the report at the end of the check for changes scan, there is now a new 
prompt to repair changed files. If you select this option the sections of the 
file in the repair database are copied back into the file, so restoring it.


7.  New ViVerify Executable Name
--------------------------------
 
If you are using the Windows 95 ViVerify from the command line you will need 
to use the new executable name; this is 'WVIVER32.EXE'.


8.  Updated User Interface
--------------------------
 
The Anti-Virus Toolkit user interface has been updated to support long file 
names and UNC.



9.  Inspect Utilities Deleted
-----------------------------
 
The utilities 'Inspect disk' and 'Inspect file' have been deleted from the 
'Advanced' menu of the Anti-Virus Toolkit User Interface.


10.  Right-Click Functionality
------------------------------
 
A FindVirus shell extension has been implemented via the control panel. This 
adds the item 'FindVirus' to the right hand mouse button menu in the Windows 
95 Explorer. Selecting this option performs a FindVirus scan on the selected 
folder or files.

The control panel has a configurator for changing the right-click 
functionality.


11.  Excel Macro Virus Scanning
-------------------------------
 
To combat Excel macro viruses, the Excel file extension '.XLB' has been added 
to the group of file extensions which FindVirus and WinGuard scan by default.


12.  Discontinued switch - /GURU
--------------------------------

The "Reference Information" chapter features a table on FindVirus
switches. The entry for the /GURU switch has been deleted from this
table, as it has been discontinued.

/GURU will also be removed from the switches list in the "Running
FindVirus from the command line" section of the "Advanced Virus
Detection" chapter.


13.  Microsoft Expand Support
-----------------------------

The Microsoft Expand compression format is now supported.


14.  Removing the Windows 3 Toolkit
-----------------------------------

If you still have a Windows 3.x Toolkit that you installed before
upgrading to Windows 95, you should remove this before installing a
Windows 95 Toolkit.

To do this:

1. Disable WinGuard by switching to its configuration interface from the
Taskbar icon, and unchecking the 'WinGuard Enabled' option.

2. Delete all links to the Toolkit programs (Start menu items, shortcuts
etc.).

3. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to remove the line which contains the
'GUARD' command (if this is present).

4. Delete the Toolkit directory and all the files in it.


15.  If a FindVirus Repair Fails
--------------------------------

If a FindVirus repair fails you should make the following checks and retry 
the repair:

* If the repair is being attempted on a diskette, make sure that the diskette
  is not write protected.

* Make sure the logged on user's account has write access to the file.

If the repair still fails contact Dr Solomon's support.


16.  Manual Amendments
----------------------

This section details the amendments that will be appearing in the next
edition of the Windows 95 Toolkit Manual.

In the "What you need" section of the preface, the third paragraph has
been amended to:

If you want to install the Toolkit on more than one PC, you should
enquire about a site licence from Dr Solomon's Software, or your local
international distributor if you are outside the UK.
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In the "Types of virus" section of the "introduction" chapter, the first
two sentences stating that there no specific Windows 95 viruses, have been
deleted.
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In the "What you can do" section of the "Introduction" chapter, the
following sub-section has been added:

Avoiding encryption and password protection
-------------------------------------------

Encryption and password protection are ways of protecting files from
unauthorized access. You can, for example, password protect Word
documents.

Unfortunately files protected in this way cannot be accessed by scanning
programs; which can lead to viruses remaining undetected. Files may
contain embedded objects (Word documents containing macros for example)
which may be infected. Non-password protected files can be scanned, and
the virus found, password protected files cannot be scanned.

Note that infected Word "documents" are actually templates which have
been disguised by the virus as documents.
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The "README files" section of the "Installing the Toolkit" chapter, has
been amended to:

As part of the installation, a file called README95.TXT is copied to the
Toolkit folder. If you install the DOS Toolkit a file called README.TXT
is also copied to the Toolkit folder. These files contain amendments to
the manuals, and provide information on the latest Toolkit developments,
so you are recommended to read them carefully.

These text files can be accessed by any of the normal methods.
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The following new section has been added to the "Installing the Toolkit"
chapter.

2.2 How to uninstall the Toolkit
--------------------------------

To uninstall the Toolkit:

1. Make sure WinGuard is disabled; see "WinGuard Configuration dialog"
in the Toolkit manual.

2. For Toolkit versions 7.64 to 7.67, check whether Dr Solomon's Scheduler is
in the StartUp folder. If it is then remove it (refer to the information on
the Windows 95 operating system for the removal procedure). Also if the
Scheduler is running, right click on its icon in the taskbar and select
"Close".

3. Start the "Add/Remove Programs" applet from the Control Panel. Select
"Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit" and click the "Add/Remove" button.

4. Confirm that you want to remove the Toolkit when you see the prompt.

5. If prompted, specify the Toolkit directory; enter its full path.

6. If you see the message "Cannot delete C:\.....\tk_schen.exe" go back
and complete Step 2.

7. Respond to the prompt to move or delete any data files containing
custom setup information.
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In the "WinGuard Configuration dialog" sub-section of the "Using WinGuard" 
section of the "Guarding against viruses" chapter, there is an additional 
setting:

Scan on writes: Selecting this option ensures that files are scanned as
they are written to your local hard disk, such as downloading from the
Internet, file decompressions, etc. This option slows down the scan.
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Wherever "PKLite" is stated as being supported in the manual, this will
be qualified as being Version 1.0 only.
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In the section "The Virus Encyclopedia" in the "Checking for viruses"
chapter, the text after the screen example has been replaced by the
following text:

For the virus highlighted in the "Viruses" list on the right hand side
of the dialog, the "Description" provides the following information:

* How common it is.

* How infectious it is.

* How much damage it does.

* What is infected: files, boot sectors or partition sectors.

* Whether or not it has memory-resident capabilities.

* If it uses stealth.

* If it is polymorphic.

* Any aliases it is known by, and whether there are any variants.

A virus can be highlighted in the "Viruses" list by clicking on it with
the mouse. Keyboard users can move the selection bar using the cursor
keys.

Use the "Locate" box to jump to a specific part of the "Viruses" list.
The virus is highlighted whose name starts with the string of letters
you type into the box. For the first few letters you type several
viruses will probably match, and the first one in the list will be
highlighted. As you type more letters the identification will get more
specific. The "Search" option is more powerful as it can find any
specified string occurring anywhere in the virus name.

The "Search" button finds each virus whose name, or the name of any of
its aliases, contains the string of letters you enter.

Once you have run a search you can step to the next found match using
the "Next" button.

The "Print" button outputs the current description to the default
printer port.
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In the "To set up a new event" section of the "Using the Scheduler" chapter,
the following "note" paragraph has been inserted:

Once you have set up a new event as described below, you must make sure that
the Scheduler is running before the event can take place; see "Running the
Scheduler".
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In the "Setting the event details" sub-section of the "To set up a new
event" section of the "Using the Scheduler" chapter, the "Send a
message" type of event has been deleted.
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In the "Scanning files and folders" sub-section of the "Running
FindVirus from the command line" section of the "Advanced Virus
Detection" chapter, all references to the /BADLIST switch have been deleted,
as this is no longer supported.

/BADLIST has been deleted from the section on the ViVerify command in
the "Reference Information" chapter.
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 Wherever in the manual a list of the file extensions that are scanned by 
default appears, for both WinGuard and FindVirus, '.XLB' has been added. See 
also 'Excel Macro Virus Scanning above'.


17.  News about Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
-----------------------------------------------

* The February 1997 edition of What PC? reviewed Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as "a top
  performer. It can check inside the widest range of compressed
  file formats, making it an excellent product for internet
  users.. worth its weight in gold".

* The January 1997 edition of Secure Computing conducted an
  in-depth comparative review of 15 anti-virus products.  Dr
  Solomon's performed better than any other product and won
  the top accolade of "Best Buy": "Another world-beating
  performance keeps this product as the up-front leader of
  the pack - the one the rest have to beat... Dr Solomon's
  Toolkit is far and away the best virus detector".

  -  Dr Solomon's found more viruses than any other product
  -  Dr Solomon's detected 100% of the in-the-wild viruses
  -  Dr Solomon's was the only product to detect 100% of the macro
     viruses
  -  Dr Solomon's came first in the "In-the-wild" polymorphic test,
     detecting 100%
  -  Dr Solomon's came equal first in the false alarm test
  -  Dr Solomon's came first in terms of scanner performance

* In December 1996 Secure Computing Magazine announced that
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkits for Windows 3.x, Windows 95,
  Windows NT, Novell NetWare, and OS/2 had received the high
  accolade of certification under Secure Computing's Checkmark
  scheme.  With a Checkmark awarded in each of the five tested
  categories, Dr Solomon's Software received more than any other
  anti-virus company.

  "By gaining the Secure Computing Checkmark, Dr Solomon's Software
  puts clear blue water between themselves and all un-Checkmarked
  anti-virus products," said Paul Robinson, editorial director of
  Secure Computing Magazine. "This level of commitment and the high
  number of products which passed through the first wave is a strong
  indicator of Dr Solomon's Software technical excellence."

* The December 1996 edition of LAN Magazine reviewed Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit for NetWare and Windows NT: "There is no
  disputing the pedigree of this product.. the pedigree earned by
  consistently excellent virus detection performance and a
  reputation for immunity to false positives makes this a reliable
  workhorse for anyone looking for serious virus protection".

* The Christmas 1996 supplement contained within What PC? contained
  an anti-virus review.  Dr Solomon's won top marks and was awarded
  with Editor's Choice.

* The December 1996 edition of PC Format recommended Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit over anti-virus products in its review of
  top utilities: "Excellent virus removal software and other useful
  tools for both recovery and insurance".

* The Autumn 1996 edition of Business Continuity contained a feature
  on Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit, describing it as "universally
  acclaimed as a world leader in virus detection and repair".

* Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was awarded with the title of
  "Recommended" in Secure Computing's November 1996 macro virus test:
  "This excellent and attractive product is one of the consistently
  high scoring anti-virus products in our tests".

* The November 1996 edition of What PC? conducted a comparative review
  of Windows 95 anti-virus products, with Dr Solomon's coming out in
  top position:  "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit enjoys an enviable
  reputation worldwide as one of the leading virus scanners.
  Independent tests show that it is consistently one of the best
  performers at detecting and identifying viruses... the Toolkit can
  check a wider range of [compressed file] formats than any other
  product... included in the price is access to Dr Solomon's legendary
  technical support".  The review concluded: "For the single user this
  is quite an expensive investment but it is, indisputably, the best".

* The October 1996 edition of Virus Bulletin conducted a comparative
  review of thirteen Windows NT anti-virus products.  Dr Solomon's scored
  100% in the in-the-wild and polymorphic tests, an achievement matched
  by only one other product in the test.  Virus Bulletin praised
  the Toolkit's speed of scanning and described its detection rate as
  "very impressive".

* The Yorkshire Post reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit on
  October 29th: "It's amazing what protection you get".

* The September 1996 edition of PC LAN conducted a comparative review
  of six anti-virus products for Novell NetWare and Windows NT.  Dr
  Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit detected more viruses than any other
  product.

* The August 13th 1996 edition of the Daily Telegraph examined half
  a dozen anti-virus products with Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
  coming top with the highest score.

* The August 1996 edition of Network Computing magazine printed the
  results of its "Readers Choice Awards, 1996".  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit beat a number of other anti-virus products to take top place
  in the anti-virus category.

* In the Summer of 1996 the University of Tampere conducted a comparative
  anti-virus test.  The University's test compared results for Dr Solomon's,
  and products from McAfee, Symantec (Norton), F-PROT, IBM, Microsoft
  and many others. Of the 13 scanners tested, only Dr Solomon's showed a
  100% detection rate for DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 "on-demand"
  scanners. For DOS and Windows background scanners, which are memory
  resident and constantly monitor for viruses without user intervention,
  Dr Solomon's products were clearly superior versus the competition.

* The June 1996 edition of Virus Bulletin tested Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95: "All round, an excellent
  performance from the Toolkit".

* The May 1996 edition of Virus Bulletin conducted a comparative test
  of anti-virus products' ability to deal with macro viruses.  Dr
  Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit scored full marks (100 per cent) in all
  tests - detection, clean-up, and interception.  Virus Bulletin
  described it as "An impressive performance.. especially notable for
  good removal and memory-resident features".

* The May 1996 edition of Secure Computing conducted an exhaustive
  comparative review of Windows 95 anti-virus products.  Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit was awarded "Editor's Choice" and described as
  "The best overall anti-virus product".

* The April 1996 edition of Micro Mart reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for Windows 95: "The Toolkit is a cocktail of remedies
  to prevent, detect and repair the effects of virus attack".

* The April 5 issue of PC Computing tested a range of different
  Windows 95 anti-virus software, with Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
  receiving the highest recommendation.

* The April 3 issue of PC User conducted a comparative review of
  Windows 95 anti-virus software concluding: "If you want to
  customise everything easily and feel secure about what's happening
  behind the scenes, then Dr Solomon's is the product for you."

* The April 1996 edition of Network Computing reviewed Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit for NetWare describing it as having "won more
  awards than I care to remember.  The product was one of the first
  of its kind and a continual update process has seen it maintain 
  its position".

* The March 1996 edition of Windows Plus magazine reviewed Dr
  Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as
  "a best seller and regular award winner for years.. Dr Solomon's
  is among the very best.. it's a must".  The magazine awarded the
  Toolkit the title of "Windows Plus Best Buy".

* The March 1996 edition of What PC? conducted a comprehensive 
  comparative review of Windows 95 anti-virus products with
  Dr Solomon's winning the top accolade of "Best Buy": "Our
  top recommendation has to go to Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.
  This was the only product, besides Sweep, to detect every virus.
  But, as well as first-class virus detection it provides full 
  protection under both Windows and DOS, a repair facility, and
  can check archive files without first unpacking them".

* The March 1996 edition of PC Pro reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for Windows 95.  Its verdict was that Dr Solomon's "remains
  the definitive PC anti-virus package" and was awarded the top title
  of "PC Pro Recommended".

* The February 7 1996 edition of PC User conducted a comparative review
  of network anti-virus products.  Dr Solomon's for NetWare, Windows NT,
  and Windows 95 beat all other products winning the top accolade of 
  "Recommended":  "The best product for overall virus detection was
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.  It's a good, large-scale solution
  with virtually identical interfaces across all platforms".

* The February 1996 edition of PC Lan reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for Windows 95 and detected all the viruses it was tested
  against.  The review concluded: "An excellent anti-virus product
  that keeps getting better.  Windows 95 users who want peace of mind
  should check it out".

* The February 1996 edition of What PC? reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as "one of the leading virus
  detection and removal packages..  a comprehensive anti-virus package 
  that no computer user should be without".

* The January 22 edition of PC Week reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus 
  Toolkit for Windows 95 commenting that it "fared very well in PC Week
  Labs' virus-detection tests, finding infected files whether they were
  on a disk, on a network, or downloaded over a modem... Dr Solomon's 
  Anti-Virus Toolkit has excellent scanning routines for detecting
  unknown viruses, and its Virus Encyclopedia is the best online
  resource for virus information that PC Weeks Labs has seen".

* The January 1996 edition of Secure Computing conducted a comprehensive
  comparative review of over 20 anti-virus products.  Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit detected more viruses than any other product winning
  Editor's Choice: "Dr Solomon's AVTK - last year's leading product - once
  again turned in immaculate scanning performances this year.  Its features
  and high quality support make this a worthy Editor's Choice".

* The January 1996 edition of PC Guide reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit, describing it as "unmatchable in speed, detection and usability".

* In the December 1995 edition of BYTE magazine Jerry Pournelle praised the
  Toolkit: "I recommend Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.  They have a good
  track record of early detection and disarming of new virus threats, and
  I like their approach".

* The December 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin reviewed the NetWare
  version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit praising its "excellent
  detection rate" which accurately detected 100% of both the "In the
  Wild" and "Polymorphic" test-sets.

* The December 1995 edition of Windows Sources reviewed Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows 95 describing it as "remarkably 
  accurate.. It may be your data's best protection under Windows 3.x 
  and 95".

* The December 1995 edition of PC Direct published a compendium of
  "The Best of Everything".  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was
  awarded the title of The Best AntiVirus Software: "If you want
  a package that will kill all known viruses dead then look no
  further than Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit... you couldn't
  buy a better product".

* The December 1995 edition of Personal Computer World conducted a
  comparative review of anti-virus software, awarding Dr Solomon's
  the accolade of "Editor's Choice":  "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit
  is an outstanding piece of software".

* The November 6 edition of InfoWorld reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for NetWare: "Detection rate was 100 percent.. Much improved 
  interface; feature rich; fast scanner; top-tier virus and trojan
  horse detection rate; excellent disinfection capabilities... Dr 
  Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for NetWare offers top-notch protection 
  against viruses; use it and you need have no worries about viruses 
  creeping into your systems".

* The November 1995 issue of LAN Magazine published a comparative review 
  of anti-virus products for Windows NT, concluding: "Solomon's Toolkit 
  detected more viruses in the main test set of 5000 different file 
  viruses than any other product... for a single NT server, or a number 
  of NT workstations, the best product is Dr Solomon's Toolkit which 
  gave excellent virus detection results".

* The November 1995 edition of What PC and Software awarded Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit the title "Best Seller 95" in the anti-virus 
  software category: "One of the most successful virus protection tools
  available.. leads the rest of the world".

* Microcomputer Journal (Nov/Dec 1995) reviewed Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit:  "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is everything it's claimed 
  to be. It's effective ... it worked for me when a half-dozen other 
  packages failed to perform - and easy to use. It has what it takes to 
  give peace of mind to a skeptic like me in terms of keeping my PC from 
  succumbing to the ravages of viral infection..this terrific program..I 
  can't recommend a better purchase than Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus 
  Toolkit." 

* On October 2 1995 a journalist reported in the Washington Post that 
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was the only product which could 
  clean up his Form-infected Windows 95 machine.  He described the
  Toolkit as "the heavy artillery of the anti-virus arsenal".

* The October 1995 edition of Secure Computing selected Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit as Editor's Choice in its heuristics comparative
  review: "We awarded the Editor's Choice to this package because in
  our tests it demonstrated effective heuristic analysis, it detected
  most viruses and, most impressively, it produced no false alarms on
  our 2.8Gb test set".

* The October 1995 edition of PC Magazine awarded Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit for NetWare the accolade of "Editor's Choice": "Quite simply
  the most effective package when it comes to detecting and deactivating
  viruses, Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is way ahead of its rivals.  It
  provides peace of mind owing to its ability to act on such a wide
  variety of viruses.  With this package you can install it and then
  virtually forget about it... With its wealth of features, Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit is once again placed at the top"

* PC Week (US Edition) published a comparative review of anti-virus
  products in their September 18 1995 edition.  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit was the best performer: "We were most impressed with the
  protection afforded by Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit.  It was the
  only one of the five that detected all the viruses in our testbed...
  probably the best virus-protection package of the bunch".

* PC World Norge published a comparative review of anti-virus products
  in their September 1995 edition in collaboration with Virus Bulletin.
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit won the award of "Best in Test"
  commenting "The highest virus detection of any program tested..
  very impressive".

* The August 1995 edition of PC Plus reviewed version 7.1 of the Toolkit:
  "[Dr Solomon's AVTK] has always been one of the best ways to protect
  your PC from virus attack.  Now it is faster and much more powerful,
  providing more protection at a time when the danger of virus infection
  is greater than ever."

* The July 95 edition of Windows User reviewed version 7 of the Toolkit:
  "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit is the sort of program that no one
  should be without... a powerful, easy-to-use and highly effective
  weapon in the on-going war against viruses".

* In June 95 Micro Mart reviewed version 7 of the Toolkit concluding,
  "This release has the power to find more viruses than ever before..
  Peace of mind from virus attacks is available from all good software
  vendors now.  Simply ask for Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit".

* The June 95 edition of PC Direct reviewed version 7 of Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit: "Dr Solomon excels in virus identification.  The
  scanner, FindVirus, is a leader when it comes to detection rates,
  sailing through our tests with ease... Dr Solomon's AVTK has got a
  well-deserved reputation as one of the most reliable and effective
  antivirus products.  Version 7 is better than previous incarnations: its
  detection rate is unmatched, its operating speed is good and its memory
  resident monitor takes up very little memory... For first line
  protection against viruses you couldn't buy a better product"

* In the same edition PC Direct announced their 50 top products of the
  year (as voted for by its readers).  Dr Solomon's won the anti-virus
  category: "Lauded at home and abroad, this UK-developed antivirus
  product is one of the few packages to have continued to prove its
  worth against international opposition".

* The May 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin reviewed version 7 of
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit: "The product has a long-standing
  reputation for high detection rates, and performs consistently well
  in DOS scanner comparative reviews.  It remains excellent at
  detection, and extra facilities for inspecting within compressed
  and archived files add to its impressive armoury... Version 7 of
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit gets a hearty recommendation from
  me."

* The May 1995 edition of What PC? magazine reviewed version 7
  of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit describing it as "the best
  version yet of Europe's leading anti-virus product.. [Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit] has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the
  most complete and effective anti-virus solutions".

* The May 1995 edition of CD ROM User reported on the Windows '95
  show held in London.  It awarded S&S International a prize for
  most impressive presentation and commented "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus
  Toolkit is one of the best products of its type available".

* The May 1995 edition of Secure Computing reviewed version 7 of
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit describing it as easier-to-use and
  "much more powerful... Authoritative; clean powerful performance
  and excellent documentation"

  "Features .................... 5/5
   Ease of use (novice) ........ 4/5
   Ease of use (professional) .. 5/5
   Support ..................... 5/5
   Performance ................. 5/5
   Value for money ............. 5/5

   Overall ..................... 5/5"

* The April 1995 edition of LAN Magazine reviewed version 7 of
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit and described it as
  "consistently ranked as the top product and most up-to-date
  scanner in independent surveys".

* The April 1995 edition of PCLAN magazine reviewed version 7 of
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit and concluded: "A combination of
  high detection rates, good documentation and excellent support
  make Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit one of the best protection
  packages on the market".

* The March 1995 edition of What PC studied a range of anti-virus
  packages, with Dr Solomon's coming first in virus detection.
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit was awarded with the title of
  "Recommended" and described as "an excellent product".

* The March 1995 edition of Computer Buyer Middle East conducted
  a comparative review of anti-virus products awarding Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit the highest accolade of Editor's Choice: "All
  in all this is a truly excellent piece of software".

* The February 1995 edition of Secure Computing concluded its two
  month comparative review of anti-virus products by awarding
  Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit "best overall product".

* The January 1995 edition of Virus Bulletin magazine conducted a
  comparative review of over 20 anti-virus products.  The review
  concludes:

  "There is no question about this being the toughest Virus Bulletin
   Comparative Review ever carried out.  The viruses used in the
   polymorphic test-set have been carefully chosen to include new
   samples, in order to highlight those vendors which are keeping
   their products up-to-date.  These enhancements have stretched
   the field, leaving one clear winner in terms of detection.
   The top product in terms of virus detection was Dr Solomon's
   Anti-Virus Toolkit".

   In the wild: 100%
   Boot sector: 100%
   Standard   : 100%
   Polymorphic: 99.5%

* The January 1995 edition of Secure Computing also conducted a
  comparative review of anti-virus products awarding Dr Solomon's
  Anti-Virus Toolkit the highest accolade of Editor's Choice.

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