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Q98636: VSAFE Looks for VIRSIGS.CPS Rather Than VIRSIGS.MS

Article: Q98636
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SYMPTOMS
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When Microsoft VSAFE loads, it looks for an external signature file named
VIRSIGS.CPS rather than VIRSIGS.MS. Microsoft Anti-Virus and Microsoft Anti-
Virus for Windows correctly look for the VIRSIGS.MS file.

WORKAROUND
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If you are using Microsoft VSAFE and you have obtained a new signature file from
Central Point Software, duplicate the VIRSIGS.MS file as VIRSIGS.CPS. For
example, type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER:

  " copy virsigs.ms virsigs.cps " (without the quotation marks)

When VSAFE loads the virus signature files successfully, you should see the
following message

  <nnnn> external signatures were read.

where <nnnn> is the number of signatures read from file.

Additional query words: 6.22 6.00 MSAV MWAV 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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