VirusScan Security DVD

This page details the VirusScan DVDs & CD, what you can expect it to do, and its contents.

Overview

The VirusScan and Security DVDs & CD are the primary means of distributing VirusScan to new students at the start of the academic year. Currently most of the Colleges give a copy of this (some produce their own version) to every new student. It is however for use by any student or member of staff assoicated with the University.

The application menu on these is written in Visual Basic 6 and comes with an autorun .ini file to enable autorun functionality.

Three Versions

As of August 2011 we have provided three different versions; an XP Only CD (for older systems with no DVD drive) and two for current versions (one for Windows 7, and one for XP and Vista).

The change was made due to space limitations on the CD and DVDs. The XP Only CD has SP2 on it.

Sections

The menu.exe program displays a form which has two sections. The first is a general section visible in all versions of Windows. The second is an OS specific section. The menu program when it runs will detect the Windows version and present a subframe of information specific to that version. All versions contain all the OS frames, users are directed to the correct version if they use the wrong one for their OS. e.g. if a Vista user puts the Windows 7 DVD in their system, text is displayed directing them to the correct DVD.

Date/Time Stamps in Registry

There are a number of date/time stamps recorded in the Registry when menu.exe is run and at other stages when buttons are clicked.

When menu.exe is run

• HKCU\SOFTWARE\UCS\ AVSecurityCD
• FirstRun
• LastRun
• Version - Refering to DVD or version (currently 3.0 for Windows 7)

Clicking the button to install Virusscan will add;

• VscanInstalled

Clicking the button to install the SDAT will add;

• SdatInstalled

Other relevant buttons leave some of the following keys (depending on the version, keys will vary);

• Win7ServicePack
• VistaServicePack
• XPServicepack
• XPUpdates
• 2KServicePack
• 2kUpdates
• It should be noted that the 64bit version of XP has the same service pack level as 2003 server, so only SP2 is available.

Patches

Currently we also make available the latest Service Pack and Critical System patches for Windows (not server versions). These are included on the discs immediately after their release. No patches are provided for Internet Explorer or Microsoft Office etc. Note: due to Microsoft not actually allowing the re-distribution of patches in this way we try not to advertise this too widely.

Info Buttons

Most of the buttons displayed also have an Info button adjacent to them which will display a relevant html help file for the action or task button

Generic Menu

The generic section has the following components/sections.

Run Stinger

• Button to run Stinger
• Info button

Anti Spyware Software

• Button to load Anti Spyware form

Anti-Spyware Form

• Install Spybot S&D button
• Update Spybot S&D button
• Windows Defender home page link button
• Return to menu button

Putty and WinSCP for Windows

• Button to load Putty and WinSCP form
• Button to install Putty
• Button to install Hosts reg file for Putty
• Buton to Run Putty
• Button to install Putty
• Button to run WinSCP
• Button to install WinSCP
• Return to Menu button

Remove AntiVirus Software

• Button which will open Add/Remove programs

OS Specific Frames

All of the frames will display text in the top left of the frame stating what version of Windows it has detected . If you come across any examples of mis-detection please report them to windows-support@ucs.cam.ac.uk. It will also detect if the system is 32 or 64 bit and install the correct service pack and patches. This effect is transparent to the user.

Windows 7

• Button to open the Windows Action center
• Button to enable ping
• Button to install Windows 7 service pack
• Button to install post service pack patches - 32 and 64 bit are available and are installed based on version info

Vista

• Button to display UAC info (about switching it off when using the menu)
• Button to open the Security center
• Text info to enable ping
• Button to install Vista patches - 32 and 64 bit are available and are installed based on version info
• Button to install VirusScan 8.8

NOTE : User Account Control in Vista causes huge problems for automation. Currently the user is required to disable UAC while using the menu to avoid having to manually do some things.

2003/XP64bit

• Button to install VirusScan 8.8

Window XP

• Button for latest Service Pack install
• Button to install post SP patches - a batch file with /quiet /norestart for each patch
• Button to open Security Center
• Button to enable ping
• Button to set user account passwords - opens User screen [Temporaily disables the Welcome screen to make this work]
• Button to Install VirusScan 8.8

Unknown Version

• Blank - We haven't been able to make it find an unknown version so we assume it won't be an issue. If you notice otherwise please email windows-support@ucs.cam.ac.uk