Network Associates: Dr. Soloman's Virex v5.9.x

 * DL #1: The enclosed ISO image file "Virex-5.9-Mac.iso", is a image
   of a bootable Mac OS 8.1 CD.
It contains the classic Macintosh anti-virus software; VIREX version
5.9.0 (Oct. 1998).
Originally sourced from the [Web Archive][1].

 * DL #2: The enclosed ".dsk" disk image files are Disk Dup+
   formatted 1.4MB floppy disk images.
It contains the classic Macintosh anti-virus software; VIREX version
5.9.1 (Jan. 1999).
Originally sourced from the Web Archive [here][2] and [here][3].

 * DL #3: Virex v5.9.x Definition Updates, (2002 & 2003)
Valuable definition updates to add detection against the pathogen
SevenDust (aka 666) and others.

> Virex now integrates new scanning technology derived from the Dr
> Solomon's Software product line...
>
> On December 1, 1997, McAfee Associates merged with Network General
> Corporation, Pretty Good Privacy, Inc., and Helix Software, Inc. to
> form Network Associates, Inc. On August 13, 1998, Network Associates
> completed the acquisition of Dr Solomon's Software, Ltd., makers of
> Virex.
>
> ?Excerpt: Read Me doc, enclosed in CD download.

See Also: [Virex 1.x][4], [Virex 3.8.2][5], [Virex 4.0][6], [Virex
5.0.6][7], [Virex 5.7.1][8], [Virex 6.1][9], [Virex 7.x][10]

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k PPC

 * System Requirements:
   * Virex will install and run on Macintosh II or later computers equipped with
     * A Motorola 68020 or later processor
     * Mac OS 7.1 or later
     * 4MB of available random-access memory (RAM)
     * 7MB of available hard disk space

Virex 5.9.x will check inside archived software such as StuffIt and
standard zip files. BUT It will not check the contents of StuffIt
version 5 and later .sit files. Be alert to this. See screenshots #6,
#7 & #8, above.

  [1]: https://archive.org/details/network-associates-dr.-solomans-virex-mac-5.9-1998-10-english-cd
  [2]: https://archive.org/details/virexv591_mac
  [3]: https://archive.org/details/virexv591virusupdate19981210
  [4]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-1x
  [5]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-382
  [6]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-40
  [7]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-506
  [8]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-571
  [9]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-61
  [10]: http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/virex-7x-mac-os-x

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