VirusScan Data Files
Important: These data files are for use with both Windows and Macintosh versions of VirusScan.
Download and Install Data files
Please review the instructions that follow and then download the data (.DAT) file update.
Note: As you're downloading the install file, the type of information that appears on your screen varies depending on the browser you're using. When prompted for a download directory, choose a temporary one on your hard drive. When the download is finished, you need to uncompress the update files.
- Locate the subdirectory where you downloaded the update,
and double-click the file with a name in the form sdatxxxx.exe.
- click OK to start the install process, which will guide you through the rest of the installation.
Additional Information
Macro viruses are named using this standard:
The first of a family is given "name.A". For each subsequently discovered variant, the suffix letters progress until .Z is reached. The next is given .AA until .AZ is reached. The next is given .BA, etc. until .ZZ is reached. The next would then be given .AAA and so on.
A macro virus name without a variant notation refers to all variants of that virus.
