From: owner-bomp-digest@ (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@Bolis.com Subject: bomp-digest V1 #25 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@ Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@ Precedence: bulk bomp-digest Friday, January 31 1997 Volume 01 : Number 025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 02:14:33 -0800 From: gary mollica Subject: Re: Shadows/Top 3 (was re: Garage= Next Big Thing) David J. Coyle wrote: > > I would also "Shadows Are Go" among the most vital US reissues of the year. > It's about time we got to hear the Shadows without having to scour the > world for expensive imports... I couldn't agree more!! In fact, on the Neil Young list, there's a buddy of mine who's been bugging me to buy TWANG, the Shadows tribute by such unknowns as neil, randy bachman, Peter Green, mark Knopfler, Richie Blckmore, peter Frampton, Bela Fleck, Brian May & Tony Iommi (and some guy named Hank marvin????) anyways,turns out he's a transplnted washingtonian (DC) living in Chile, so i ran to the store, bought him a "GO", & it's in the mail now! It's that essential!!!! best, GaryM ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 08:12:45 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Shadows/Top 3 (was re: Garage= Next Big Thing) Indeed. Maybe Scamp or some other enterprising label will do the same for the Atlantics(who, incidentally, did the most killer cover of the "Goldfinger" theme I've ever heard). F David J. Coyle wrote: > > I would also "Shadows Are Go" among the most vital US reissues of the year. > It's about time we got to hear the Shadows without having to scour the > world for expensive imports... > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:43:43 +0900 From: "Hitomi I" Subject: RE: WE THE PEOPLE on Collectable I have Collectables one Declaration of Independence (You Are)The Color Of Love In the Past Free Informaition Alfred What Kind Of Man Are You By The Rule Half of Wednesday My Brother The Man Too Much Noise He Doesn't Go About It Right St.Johns Shop You Burn Me Up and Down Mirror of Your Mind Beginning Of The End Last year I bought Belgian '60s garage comp named 'Forgotten Heroes'. It has 'La Fermeture Eclair' by Delphine. It is French version of 'In the Past' and the backing truck is same as We The People ! It's mystery. Hitomi I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cutie Morning Moon '60s garage rock home page from Tokyo http://www.kiwi-us.com/~hitomi/ e-mail hitomi@kiwi.co.jp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:41:45 -0500 (EST) From: TweeKid@aol.com Subject: Kenny Pickett R.I.P. Has anyone else heard that Kenny Pickett, the singer/songwriter for The Creation, died back on Jan 10. What were the circumstances? Matthew ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 23:55:33 -0500 From: None Subject: Re: Kenny Pickett R.I.P. At 10:41 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >Has anyone else heard that Kenny Pickett, the singer/songwriter for The >Creation, died back on Jan 10. What were the circumstances? > >Matthew > TAKE ME OFF THIS GODDAMN LIST YOU ASSWIPES ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 11:20:06 -0500 (EST) From: Tawsurf@aol.com Subject: Re: Shadows/Top 3 (was re: Garage= Next Big Thing) damn!-that twang! cd is awful with hank's tune bein one of the worst songs on the whole thing! todd ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 11:26:10 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: How to unsubscribe Dear Sir/Madam: You wrote: TAKE ME OFF THIS GODDAMN LIST YOU ASSWIPES This is how you unsubscribe. Send an email to Majordomo@bolis.com with the following text: unsubscribe [your address] bomp If that doesn't work, try switching your address and bomp, or use bomplist. Maybe you should try going to charm school also, to do something about your manners. Have a good day. Sincerely, Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 00:55:25 -0500 From: rht@HK.Super.NET Subject: Re: How to unsubscribe At 11:26 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear Sir/Madam: > >You wrote: > > >TAKE ME OFF THIS GODDAMN LIST YOU ASSWIPES > > >This is how you unsubscribe. Send an email to Majordomo@bolis.com with the >following >text: > > unsubscribe [your address] bomp > >If that doesn't work, try switching your address and bomp, or use bomplist. > >Maybe you should try going to charm school also, to do something about your >manners. > >Have a good day. > >Sincerely, >Andrea > > > >Hey Guess what FUCK MANNERS I have no respect for you spammers ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:03:30 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Shadows/Top 3 (was re: Garage= Next Big Thing) Tawsurf@aol.com wrote: > > damn!-that twang! cd is awful with hank's tune bein one of the worst songs on > the whole thing! todd If you think that's awful, give a listen to the Hank Marvin Guitar Syndicate. F ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:44:17 -0500 (EST) From: Lelia Ellen Raley Subject: Re: Russ Myers again Now I remember! William Goldman wrote "Boys and Girls Together", turgid soap novel dealing with (gasp!) homosexuality (and other sorts of heated young coupling) ...seemed like pretty salacious stuff when I was 13 or 14. "The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name", that kind of stuff. Now am I right, Craig? Thanks - Lola On Thu, 30 Jan 1997 ccarlson@valsmtp.riag.com wrote: > Lelia asks: > > "IS THIS THE SAME WILLIAM GOLDMAN WHO WROTE "LORD OF THE FLIES"?" > > Fear not; you are thinking of William Golding. Did anyone see > the great photo of the movie cast reunited in The New Yorker a > few weeks ago? Kill the Pig! > > Craig > B.A. English > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:54:18 -0500 (EST) From: Lelia Ellen Raley Subject: Re: Fathoms On 30 Jan 1997, Andrea Lauritzen wrote: > > > > To the best of my knowledge, "Fathomless" was released on CD only. I recall > having a discussion with a friend about this, and his opinion was that by > releasing only a CD, the band alienated part of their potential audience. I > Sadly, it's becoming a luxury to release on vinyl as well as disc. How many "record" outlets don't even carry ANY vinyl now? Tapes have replaced records as the cheap format, it seems. With thousands of beloved records at home, we resisted a CD player for a long time (well, poverty is always a factor too) but there's so little music to be had otherwise! Vinyl is resurging *somewhat*, it seems, but... a vinyl release now relegates you to very small "cult" distribution. Which is not without its own value, but if you hope to make a living...I was VERY disappointed when my husband put out his solo "LP" on disc & tape only, but he just couldn't afford otherwise. Boo Hoo, Lola > > ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 12:57:41 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Re: How to unsubscribe - --Boundary-1012408-0-0 Hey, wow, look! You're a poet and you don't know! If you had whiskers you'd be a goat! Let me guess: Rhodes scholar? Harvard? Andrea - --Boundary-1012408-0-0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Date: 31 Jan 97 12:35:11 From:"Bomp@bolis.com" To: Bomp@bolis.com Subject: Re: How to unsubscribe X-Orcl-Application: Return-Path: Return-Path: Received: from relay1.UU.NET by kelvin.aspentec.com (MX V4.1 AXP) with SMTP; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:35:01 EST Received: from bolis.com by relay1.UU.NET with ESMTP (peer crosschecked as: bolis.com [204.153.195.9]) id QQcaxa26437; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 12:34:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by bolis.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA21132; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:00:32 -0800 Received: by Bolis.Com (bulk_mailer v1.5); Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:00:27 -0800 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by bolis.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) id JAA21115 ; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 09:00:21 -0800 Received: from hk.super.net (root@hk.super.net [202.14.67.4]) by bolis.com (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA21076 ; Fri, 31 Jan 1997 08:58:51 -0800 From: rht@HK.Super.NET Received: from hk.super.net.hk.super.net (dialh03019.netvigator.com [208.139.99.19]) by hk.super.net (8.7.6/8.7.1) with SMTP id AAA15972 for ; Sat, 1 Feb 1997 00:56:57 +0800 (HKT) Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970201005321.00689414@is2.hk.super.net> X-Sender: rht@is2.hk.super.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 00:55:25 -0500 To: Bomp@bolis.com Subject: Re: How to unsubscribe MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: Bomp-Sender@bolis.com Reply-To: Bomp@bolis.com Precedence: bulk At 11:26 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear Sir/Madam: > >You wrote: > > >TAKE ME OFF THIS GODDAMN LIST YOU ASSWIPES > > >This is how you unsubscribe. Send an email to Majordomo@bolis.com with the >following >text: > > unsubscribe [your address] bomp > >If that doesn't work, try switching your address and bomp, or use bomplist. > >Maybe you should try going to charm school also, to do something about your >manners. > >Have a good day. > >Sincerely, >Andrea > > > >Hey Guess what FUCK MANNERS I have no respect for you spammers - --Boundary-1012408-0-0-- ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 13:27:57 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Can I add something to the list of annoyances? Our favorite asswipe wrote: >I have no respect for you spammers Okay, here's another thing to add to my list of things I find irritating: technobabble. Words like "spam". Is there a technoterm "treet"? [Some of you may recall, treet is the "cheaper spam"; as if anything could be worse than spam!] But, I digress. Those little dealies like ;), etc. (what are they called, emoticons?) are okay; I use them myself. Things like BTW, IMHO, etc. are acceptable because I'm as bloody lazy as anyone else. However, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm technically challenged (some may use the word "retarded"), so it takes me a REALLY long time to figure these things out. Oh, yeah, and I was born a blond. AND I'm a chick. You know how us blond chicks are. Respectfully, Andrea Who now dyes her dark blond hair red And hopes every gets her sarcasm ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 13:30:26 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Boys and Girls Together Lola wrote: >Now I remember! William Goldman wrote "Boys and Girls Together", turgid >soap novel dealing with (gasp!) homosexuality (and other sorts of heated >young coupling) ...seemed like pretty salacious stuff when I was 13 or >14. "The Love That Dared Not Speak Its Name", that kind of stuff. >Now am I right, Craig? Thanks - Lola ...and to think, we made a big deal in Junior High about Judy Blume's "Forever"!!!!!!! (My mother still laughs if she hears the name "Ralph") Thanks Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:56:14 -0500 (EST) From: MDUGO125@aol.com Subject: Re: WE THE PEOPLE on Collectable To be just a bit more exact, the differences between the two CDs are: Collectables: Free Information, Alfred What Kind Of Man Are You?, By The Rule, Half Of Wednesday, Too Much Noise, Beginning of the End Eva: Lovin' Son Of A Gun, St. John's Shop (alternate version), Follow Me Back To Louisville, Love Is A Beautiful Thing, The Day She Died, When I Arrive, Ain't Gonna Find Nobody, Proceed With caution The above listed tracks are NOT on each label's release. Otherwise, the rest of the discs are filled out with duplicate tracks (including the GREAT Mirror Of Your Mind, You Burn Me Up And Down, and In The Past). Mark is right, however, in that the Collectibles release has the better sound quality. Completists will also have to have the Eva release until Collectibles feels the need to do a second volume (Why not? They have with the Blue Things and Morning dew...) ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 14:00:28 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: Records vs. CDs vs. cassettes Lola wrote: >Sadly, it's becoming a luxury to release on vinyl as well as disc. How >many "record" outlets don't even carry ANY vinyl now? Some Tower Records still carry vinyl, but I think most of them don't. (Shouldn't they change their name?) As far as the other big chains go, ie, Sam Goody's, HMV, and others whose names I forget because I tend to avoid such places, no way; no vinyl. >Tapes have replaced records as the cheap format, it seems. Cheap is right!!! Sorry, I utterly REFUSE to by a pre-recorded cassette. Their lifespan is way too short. Cassettes are for duplicating things so other don't have to spend the $$$ (which has come under fire in the past) and for duplicating things so you won't have to listen to the car radio! >we resisted a CD player for a long time I lasted until 1994. The lack of new music on vinyl in New Orleans forced me, you might say! The CD player was given to me, though. Weren't CD prices supposed to go down? Isn't that what "they" said when CDs first came out; that the prices would go down once they became more widespread? Oh, well, "they" also said that CDs were "perfect" and would never skip or stick. HA! What a lie!!! >... a vinyl release now relegates you to very small "cult" distribution. Which is not without >its own value, but if you hope to make a living... Which is probably why bands like the Royal Pendletons are still pretty unknown, and why they will never be able to leave New Orleans (one of the cheapest cities to live in)!!!! Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 13:56:45 -0500 From: mlawren1@explorer.csc.com Subject: Re: Kenny Pickett R.I.P. None wrote: > > At 10:41 AM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: > >Has anyone else heard that Kenny Pickett, the singer/songwriter for The > >Creation, died back on Jan 10. What were the circumstances? > > > >Matthew > > > > TAKE ME OFF THIS GODDAMN LIST YOU ASSWIPES ^ ^ of , "None": pertains to what, dignity? book learnin? human contacts? Bored, F ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:40:40 -0500 (EST) From: HayHuggins@aol.com Subject: Re: Records vs. CDs vs. cassettes Finding good stuff on vinyl is no problem if you no where to look. Can you really expect to find the good stuff at the likes of Tower, HMV, and Sam Goody?? We buy virtually all of our records (& I do mean records) from mail order services. Bomp, Midnight, Norton, Detour, Estrus (hurry back!), and Vinyl Vaults are just a coupla places to buy the latest releases by today's top garage combos or the latest reissues & comps. Detour claims that vinyl sales (stuff actually on the Detour label) outnumber CDs by about 9 to 1!! Personally, if the music's not worthy of vinyl, I don't want it. One reason CDs are heralded by "the industry" is that they are WAY cheaper to produce, ship, store, etc. Now that they've gotten you conditioned to paying more for em, do you really think they're gonna lower the price?? And slotting allows smaller labels to follow suit. Besides, no one has ever gotten a stuck or skipping CD to play by putting a quarter on the player. Richard ------------------------------ Date: 31 Jan 97 16:49:41 -0500 From: "Andrea Lauritzen" Subject: the ol' cd/vinyl issue Gee, Richard, thanks for all the information. Too bad you couldn't tell me something I didn't know. ;) Sorry, I'm just being a bitch. It's good to know there are people who still have the integrity to support vinyl despite the whole world saying not to. I stopped doing mail order for a while because I had stuff ripped off (by neighbors or passersby), but I could have stuff sent to work. Hell, my social life is conducted here. My email is here. >Can you really expect to find the good stuff at the likes of Tower, HMV, and Sam >Goody?? Well, Goody just don't "got it", but sometimes I find stuff at Tower and HMV. I usually DON'T go into such places because, besides my tendency to support independent record stores(and I, too, do mean records), I find those big chain stores to be a total consumer overload, which, combined with the harsh fluorescent lights, makes me dizzy/tired/sick. >Now that they've gotten you conditioned to paying more for >em, do you really think they're gonna lower the price?? And slotting allows >smaller labels to follow suit. Good point. Guess I should try to buy used CDs as much as possible, which works because some used record stores let you listen before you buy. >Besides, no one has ever gotten a stuck or skipping CD to play by putting a >quarter on the player. No shit. Sometimes I find hitting the player works. I know, that's how things get broken. But I've gotten used to the "if an appliance isn't working correctly, hit it" way of life. Hey, do I score points by having a rotary phone? Thanks Andrea ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 17:09:43 -0500 From: Evan Davies Subject: Trouser Press Guide Online!!! I swear, just a day or two ago I was thinking "jeez, it would be great if the TP Guide were on the web." Then this afternoon I read the following in @NY, an e-mail newsletter for the NY New Media community: IT GOES TO ELEVEN: Remember Trouser Press, the garish rock rag with great 3-D type and stories like "Clapton: the Cream Years?" Well, SonicNet (http://www.sonicnet.com) is betting that enough rockers of a certain age recall the 70s with a fond ear, and wallet. The Silicon Alley music zine will launch an online version of Ira Robbins' Trouser Press Record Guide tomorrow [Feb 1] (http://www.trouserpress.com), which will also include a monthly column by Robbins. Paging Johnny Thunders. Can't wait to check that out. Evan - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evan Davies "Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology" - I. Pop evan@funk.mtvn.com http://www.juvalamu.com MTV Networks may deny all knowledge of the existence of this message. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:08:18 -0500 From: bstewart@idsonline.com Subject: Re: Records vs. CDs vs. cassettes Isn't this really a tired debate? >At 03:40 PM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >Finding good stuff on vinyl is no problem if you no where to look. Can you >really expect to find the good stuff at the likes of Tower, HMV, and Sam >Goody?? We buy virtually all of our records (& I do mean records) from mail >order services. Bomp, Midnight, Norton, Detour, Estrus (hurry back!), and >Vinyl Vaults are just a coupla places to buy the latest releases by today's >top garage combos or the latest reissues & comps. Detour claims that vinyl >sales (stuff actually on the Detour label) outnumber CDs by about 9 to 1!! > >Personally, if the music's not worthy of vinyl, I don't want it. One reason >CDs are heralded by "the industry" is that they are WAY cheaper to produce, >ship, store, etc. Now that they've gotten you conditioned to paying more for >em, do you really think they're gonna lower the price?? And slotting allows >smaller labels to follow suit. > >Besides, no one has ever gotten a stuck or skipping CD to play by putting a >quarter on the player. > >Richard > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:08:18 -0500 From: bstewart@idsonline.com Subject: Re: Records vs. CDs vs. cassettes Isn't this really a tired debate? >At 03:40 PM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >Finding good stuff on vinyl is no problem if you no where to look. Can you >really expect to find the good stuff at the likes of Tower, HMV, and Sam >Goody?? We buy virtually all of our records (& I do mean records) from mail >order services. Bomp, Midnight, Norton, Detour, Estrus (hurry back!), and >Vinyl Vaults are just a coupla places to buy the latest releases by today's >top garage combos or the latest reissues & comps. Detour claims that vinyl >sales (stuff actually on the Detour label) outnumber CDs by about 9 to 1!! > >Personally, if the music's not worthy of vinyl, I don't want it. One reason >CDs are heralded by "the industry" is that they are WAY cheaper to produce, >ship, store, etc. Now that they've gotten you conditioned to paying more for >em, do you really think they're gonna lower the price?? And slotting allows >smaller labels to follow suit. > >Besides, no one has ever gotten a stuck or skipping CD to play by putting a >quarter on the player. > >Richard > > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 22:10:21 -0500 From: Phil Lerman Subject: Oblivians Tour Dates - ------------47014BF138800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does anybody have them. They were supposedly gonna' be playing here at Mama Kin on Feb. 14, but that club has a couple of (lame) surf bands listed for that night so it looks like road trip time. TIA a whole lot - -pHIL - ------------47014BF138800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Does anybody have them.  They were supposedly gonna' be playing here at Mama Kin on Feb. 14, but that club has a couple of (lame) surf bands listed for that night so it looks like road trip time.  
 
TIA a whole lot
-pHIL 
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[Some of you may recall, >treet is the "cheaper spam"; as if anything could be worse than spam!] But, I >digress. > >Those little dealies like ;), etc. (what are they called, emoticons?) are >okay; I use them myself. Things like BTW, IMHO, etc. are acceptable because >I'm as bloody lazy as anyone else. > >However, I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm technically >challenged (some may use the word "retarded"), so it takes me a REALLY long >time to figure these things out. Oh, yeah, and I was born a blond. AND I'm a >chick. You know how us blond chicks are. > >Respectfully, >Andrea >Who now dyes her dark blond hair red >And hopes every gets her sarcasm > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 11:49:40 -0500 From: rht@HK.Super.NET Subject: Re: Records vs. CDs vs. cassettes - --=====================_854833780==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 03:40 PM 1/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >Finding good stuff on vinyl is no problem if you no where to look. Can you >really expect to find the good stuff at the likes of Tower, HMV, and Sam >Goody?? We buy virtually all of our records (& I do mean records) from mail >order services. Bomp, Midnight, Norton, Detour, Estrus (hurry back!), and >Vinyl Vaults are just a coupla places to buy the latest releases by today's >top garage combos or the latest reissues & comps. Detour claims that vinyl >sales (stuff actually on the Detour label) outnumber CDs by about 9 to 1!! > >Personally, if the music's not worthy of vinyl, I don't want it. One reason >CDs are heralded by "the industry" is that they are WAY cheaper to produce, >ship, store, etc. Now that they've gotten you conditioned to paying more for >em, do you really think they're gonna lower the price?? And slotting allows >smaller labels to follow suit. > >Besides, no one has ever gotten a stuck or skipping CD to play by putting a >quarter on the player. > >Richard > - --=====================_854833780==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" What's New in VirusScan for Windows 95 v2.0.8 (9611) Copyright 1994-1996 by McAfee, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for using McAfee's VirusScan for Windows 95. This What's New file contains important information regarding the current version of this product. It is highly recommended that you read the entire document. McAfee welcomes your comments and suggestions. 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ScreenScan alerts you when viruses are found and prompts you to launch VirusScan. ScreenScan maintains a separate log file of its activities in the installation directory. 5. The new Administrator Mode provides the ability to lock VirusScan95 configuration settings. * ENHANCEMENTS * 1. VirusScan95 configuration files have been enhanced. Right-clicking on a VirusScan configuration file (VSC) displays the file's properties and two new tabs: Options and Actions. One of the new properties is Start Automatically, located in the Options tab. Start Automatically is necessary for scheduled scanning from the optional System Agent and for Startup group on- demand scanning. * NEW VIRUSES DETECTED * This DAT file (9611) detects the following 129 new viruses. Locations that have experienced particular problems with specific viruses are also identified. _922 Germany _1000 US _2673 Philippines APOCALIPSE.1685 Portugal APRIL1A.798 APRIL1B.797 AREQUIPA.1994 Peru ASBV ASH.302 ASMODEOUS.1437 ASSIGN.653 ATOM BANDUNG.A US/Indonesia BANDUNG.B BARAN.2978 BARAN.3001 BNB.498 BR.1180 BW.790 CACO.3310 Peru CHANDI US CHAPA.447 CHAPA.448 CHERRY.2266 COMP.180 CONCEPT.I CONCEPT.L CONCEPT.M CONCEPT.N CONCEPT.P COOL.929 COREA.926 COUP.2062 CRAWLER.545 CRIM_WW CYBERTECH.668 DAN.1784 DELTREE TROJAN DEMON3B.4313 DINA.271 DINA.283 DIR-II.1536.G DIR-II.AS DREAMER.8869 DST.330 DST.347 DST.396 DSTAR.223 EASY Internet EDOL.832 EXEHEADER.VLAD.337 EXTRACTJPG.TROJAN FATHER_MAC.1382 FAULT.9209 FORMATC:TROJAN FSN.1279 GANGSTERZ Internet H-ANDROMED.594 HELGA.666.B HELPER US HIDER.2143 INCH INFERNO.781 JASON.626 JOVIAL.503 JUICE.305 KALO.1464 KOSKON.313 LATER.981.B LD93.1217 Australia LUNCH.783 MACGYVER.4112 (MBR) Taiwan MAIDEN.891 MARKUS.5415 MBRK.714 MDMA.C US MINZ.470 MIXTURA.1000 MOSCA.1278 MURCIA.4651 NPOX.1186 OKTUBRE.1784 OUTLAW Internet PELIGRO.1206 Peru PHARDERA Internet PIRANIA.1617 PROTOVIRUS.720 PS-MPC.504 Peru RESCUE 911.3774 Saudi Arabia ROTATOR.864 SALAMANDER.888 SANLORENO.1025 SAVER:DE Internet SCROLL.600 SHOWOFXX Australia SIERRA.D US SILLY.745 SMILEY:DE Germany SPEC.907 SPOOKY:DE Internet STEATODA.1623 Israel STRYX:DE Internet SUPERF.1175 SVC.3103 South America SYSKLL.290 T555.556 TAURUS.1852 THEATRE:TW (*) Taiwan THEATRE.A:TW (*) Taiwan TREBUJENA.1094 TRIVIAL.44.F TRIVIAL.45.H TRIVIAL.52 TRIVIAL.53.A TRIVIAL.119 TRIVIAL.284 TROOPER.2259 TWNO:TW (*) Taiwan TWNO.B:TW (*) Taiwan TWNO.C:TW (*) Taiwan UNHAPPY.763.A UNHAPPY.763.B VCC.620 VCS.799 WAZZU.J WAZZU.O WAZZU.P US WEATHER:TW(*) Taiwan WAZZU.Q US ZGENRAT.785 US (*) Infects double-byte (omnicode) versions of Word, which include Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. * NEW VIRUSES REMOVED * This DAT file (9611) removes the following 112 new viruses. Locations that have experienced particular problems with specific viruses are also identified. 666 _922 Germany _1000 US 1946 _2673 Philippines ARALE AREQUIPA.1994 Peru ASBV AWAITS.500 BABY_L.674 BADSIZE.369 BANDUNG.B BARAN.2978 BARAN.3001 BARROTES.840 Spain BNB.498 BR.1180 BRBI.KOBRIN.492 CACO.2965 CACO.3310 Peru CARRYON.534 CHANDI US CHAPA.447 CHAPA.448 CONCEPT.I CONCEPT.L CONCEPT.M CONCEPT.N CONCEPT.P COOL.929 COREA.926 COUP.2062 DEARFRIEND.524 DOPERLAND.490 DREAMER.4808 DREAMER.8869 DUNE.483 EASY Internet EUPM.1731 F-YOU FIFO.333 FORMAS.1146 FORMATC:FORMAT GANGSTERZ Internet GENE.1991 GENIUS H-ANDROMED.594 HELPER US INCH.386 INT4B.231 INT4B.242 IVP.BUBBLES.684 US KALI-4 KOSKON.313 LD93.1217 Australia LOVEBUZZ.591 LUNCH MACGYVER.4112 Taiwan MANTRA.719 MARKUS.5415 MDMA.C US NPOX.1186 OMEGA OUTLAW Internet PELIGRO.1206 Peru PHARDERA Internet PS-MPC.504 Peru PUPPETS.960 RESCUE 911.3774 Saudi Arabia SAVER:DE Internet SHOWOFXX Australia SIERRA.D US SILLYC.90 SILLYC.155.B SILLYC.165 SILLYC.200.B SILLYC.202 SILLYC.226 SILLYC.316 SILLYC.373 SILLYORCE.76.B SILLYRC.214 SILLYRC.248 SILLYRC.303 SMILEY:DE Germany SPOOKY:DE Internet STEATODA.1623 Israel STRYX:DE Internet SUPERVISOR.2221 SVC.3103 South America T555.556 THEATRE:TW (*) Taiwan THEATRE.A:TW (*) Taiwan TIE.619 TIP.554 TULA.1540 TULA.1656 TURBOEXE.854 TWNO:TW (*) Taiwan TWNO.B:TW (*) Taiwan TWNO.C:TW (*) Taiwan UNHANDLED.495 UNHAPPY.763.A UNHAPPY.763.B VIAGGIO.1051 VOTADC.591 WAZZU.J WAZZU.O WAZZU.P US WAZZU.Q US WEATHER:TW (*) Taiwan WILDY.354.B WILDY.354.C (*) Infects double-byte (omnicode) versions of Word, which include Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. ____________ KNOWN ISSUES 1. VirusScan95 appears to continue scanning after clicking STOP. If this occurs, move the VirusScan95 window to reveal the DynaZip UnZip Error window. Click OK and respond appropriately to the dialog box. 2. Files with the "-" (dash) character in the filename that are compressed in Zipped files will not be scanned by the on-demand scanner. 3. Windows 95 no longer requires MS-DOS memory managers. Using MS-DOS memory managers may cause VirusScan95 to falsely detect viruses in memory. To eliminate false warnings, remark (Rem) the memory manager lines from your CONFIG.SYS to deactivate them. 4. ScreenScan only runs with Windows 95 screen savers, and will not scan if no Windows 95 screen savers are selected. 5. If you uninstall ScreenScan, you must go into Display Properties and select a screen saver. 6. ScreenScan's log file has a maximum size of 100K. If the file reaches this size, the oldest data will be deleted. To retain logging data, you should edit the content to keep the log file under 100K or save the oldest data to another file. 7. ScreenScan will stop scanning after it detects a virus and prompt you to launch VirusScan. If you have additional viruses on your system, ScreenScan will not notify you until the next time it activates. McAfee recommends that you scan and clean your entire system with VirusScan whenever ScreenScan detects a virus. ____________ INSTALLATION * INSTALLING THE PRODUCT * If you would like to perform a "silent" installation of VirusScan, requiring minimal user interaction and using all default or "Typical" installation settings, add -s (i.e. SETUP.EXE -s) to the setup command when you install the product. Network Administrators can customize the silent installation by following the steps below. 1. Check in the Windows directory to ensure that a file named SETUP.ISS does not already exist. If it does, rename it, back it up, or delete it. 2. Run SETUP.EXE with the -r switch, (i.e. SETUP.EXE -r). 3. Select the components you would like to be installed during the silent installation. All responses will be recorded. 4. Finish the installation, and locate the file SETUP.ISS in the Windows directory. 5. Open the file using any ASCII editor (e.g., NOTEPAD.EXE) and delete the section titled APPLICATION. 6. Locate the section [SdSetupType-0] in the SETUP.ISS file and go to the line: Result=x where x is equal to 301 (Typical installation) 302 (Compact installation) 303 (Custom installation) 7. Add 100 to the above value, so that the Result variable is equal to 401, 402, or 403. Modifying this file will allow the installation to copy the VirusScan files to the drive where the operating system resides instead of defaulting to the C: drive. 8. Rename, back up, or delete SETUP.ISS on the first installation disk (floppies only). For CD-ROM versions of the product, you must copy the installation files onto the hard drive before taking this step. 9. Copy the new SETUP.ISS from the Windows directory to the location of the installation files. 10. Run SETUP.EXE with the -s switch (i.e. SETUP.EXE -s). NOTE: If you do not specify a "recorded" answer for all dialog boxes during the initial installation, the silent installation will fail. Also, the file used for the silent installation, SETUP.ISS, may not work properly across different operating systems. For example, if the silent install is generated for Windows 95, it may not work properly in Windows 3.1x or Windows NT. 11. When the silent installation is complete, you should reboot the machine manually. * PRIMARY PROGRAM FILES FOR VIRUSSCAN95 * Files located in the Install directory: ======================================= 1. Installed for VShield/Scan95/DOS/ScreenScan: README.1ST = McAfee information SCAN.DAT = Virus scan definition data NAMES.DAT = Virus names definition data CLEAN.DAT = Virus clean definition data VALIDATE.EXE = McAfee file validation program CHKVSD.EXE = VShield virtual device driver checking utility PACKING.LST = Packing list UINSTALL.EXE = Uninstall program WHATSNEW.TXT = What's New document VSUINST.EXE = Uninstall assistant UPDATE.MSG = Update message file AGENTS.TXT = McAfee authorized agents SLFSRVSW.EXE = SelfServe client program MCAFEE.SCU = Temporary SelfServe catalog file DELSL1.ISU = Uninstall file VALIDATE.EXE = McAfee file validation program WCMDR.EXE = Windows Commander program WCMDR.INI = Windows Commander configuration settings 2. Installed for VShield/Scan95: DPMI16.DLL = 16-bit DOS protected mode interface library DPMI32.DLL = 32-bit DOS protected mode interface library DUNZIP32.DLL = File decompression library file DZIP32.DLL = File decompression library file MCKRNL95.DLL = Library files MCUTIL95.DLL = Library files MCSCAN32.DLL = Library files 3. Installed for VShield: VSHCFG32.EXE = VShield configuration manager VSHWIN32.EXE = Detection engine DEFAULT.VSH = Default VShield settings 4. Installed for Scan95: SCAN95.EXE = VirusScan95 program SHUTIL.DLL = Run-time support library DEFAULT.VSC = Default Scan95 settings 5. Installed for DOS: SCAN.EXE = MS-DOS scan program 6. Installed for ScreenScan: SCRSCAN.EXE = ScreenScan program file SCRSCAN.HLP = ScreenScan online help file SCRSCANP.DLL = Library file SCRSCANR.DLL = Library file ScreenScan Activity Log.TXT = ScreenScan activity log MCKRNL32.DLL = Library file MCUTIL32.DLL = Library file Files located in WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory: ========================================== 1. Installed for VShield/Scan95/DOS: CDISSS.OCX = SelfServe library file 2. Installed for VShield/Scan95: MCKRNL.VXD = Detection virtual device driver MCSCAN32.VXD = Detection virtual device driver MCUTIL.VXD = Support virtual device driver 3. Installed for VShield: VSHIELD.VXD = Detection virtual device driver 4. Installed for Scan95: S95EXT.DLL = Shell extension Files located in the WINDOWS\HELP directory: ============================================ 1. Installed for VShield: VSHLDCFG.HLP = VShield help 2. Installed for Scan95: SCANEXT.HLP = Scan95 Extension help VIRUSCAN.HLP = VirusScan help VIRUSCAN.CNT = VirusScan context-sensitive help Note: WINDOWS refers to the directory to which Windows 95 is installed, not the Windows 3.1x directory. * TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION * The Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort by anti-virus vendors throughout the world to come up with one standard by which customers can verify their anti-virus installations. To test your installation, copy the following line into its own file and name it EICAR.COM. X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* When done, you will have a 69- or 70-byte file. When VirusScan is applied to this file, SCAN will report finding the EICAR-STANDARD-AV-TEST-FILE virus. It is important to know that THIS IS NOT A VIRUS. However, users often have the need to test that their installations function correctly. The anti-virus industry, through the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research, has adopted this standard to facilitate this need. Please delete the file when installation testing is completed so unsuspecting users are not unnecessarily alarmed. _____________ DOCUMENTATION For more information, refer to the User's Guides, included on the CD-ROM versions of this program or available from McAfee's BBS and FTP site. These files are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.PDF) and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. This form of electronic documentation includes hypertext links and easy navigation to assist you in finding answers to questions about your McAfee products. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available on CD-ROM in the ACROREAD subdirectory. Adobe Acrobat Reader also can be downloaded from the World Wide Web at: http://www.adobe.com/Acrobat/readstep.html VirusScan and ScreenScan documentation can be downloaded from McAfee's BBS or the World Wide Web at: http://www.McAfee.com or http://205.227.129.97 For more information on viruses and virus prevention, see the McAfee Virus Information Library, MCAFEE.HLP, included on the CD-ROM version of this product or available from McAfee's BBS and FTP site. A ViaGraphix Interactive Anti-virus Training program also is available on the CD-ROM version, or can be purchased from the McAfee Web Site. __________________________ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Regularly updated lists of frequently asked questions about McAfee products also are available on McAfee's BBS, website, and CompuServe and AOL forums. Q: How do I enable McAfee's Centralized Alerting and Reporting? A: VirusScan now supports Centralized Alerting and Reporting to a remote NetWare or Windows NT server running NetShield for Windows NT v2.5.3 or NetShield for NetWare v2.3.3. To configure this option on your VirusScan client, modify Scan95's DEFAULT.VSH and DEFAULT.VSC, and/or your custom settings file to read the following: Note: Administrators will need to configure the AlertOptions section in both the .VSH and .VSC files for complete Centralized Alerting & Reporting. Add the following lines to the AlertOptions section: Note: The AlertOptions section already exists in the .VSC file. You must manually create this section in the .VSH file. szNetworkAlertPath= bNetworkAlert=1 Where the is the path to the remote NetWare volume or NT directory. From this directory, NetShield can broadcast or compile the alerts and reports according to its established configuration. NOTE: The client must have write access to this location and the directory must contain the NetShield-supplied CENTALRT.TXT file. To send a complete alerting file identifying the system and user, establish the following environment variables or add them to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Set COMPUTERNAME= Set USERNAME= The alert file sent to the server is an .alr text file. Upon receipt of the alert file, NetShield NT or NetShield for NetWare sends an alert message to an administrator and/or appropriate personnel. Q: I would like to electronically purchase and download the latest version of VirusScan95. I don't feel comfortable giving my credit card information over the Internet and my modem is very slow. Is there a way I can purchase VirusScan via modem but download the product via the Internet? A: Yes. The first time you download VirusScan95, the McAfee Online Purchase Wizard will prompt you to select the transmission method you prefer to download and to transmit your encrypted credit card information. At the Transaction Connection Type dialog box, select Internet to download your order via the Internet. At the Security Connection Type dialog box, select Direct Dial Modem to transmit your credit card information via modem. Q: While downloading a licensed copy of VirusScan95, the installation was interrupted and/or canceled. Where can I find my licensed VirusScan files and how do I proceed with the installation? A: The files are in the VSint folder located in the Windows Temp directory. Double click on SETUP.EXE within the VSint folder to continue with the installation. Q: I have created my own Emergency diskette, how can I optimize it's performance? A: For optimal performance, create a CONFIG.SYS file on the boot diskette and add the following lines: [CONFIG.SYS] DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS DOS=HIGH Add the HIMEM.SYS file from the DOS directory or if you are using Windows 95 system files, add HIMEM.SYS from the \WINDOWS\COMMAND directory to the boot diskette. Note: For detailed instructions on creating an Emergency diskette, refer to the instructions outlined in your online documentation. Q: How do I scan multiple drives? A: #1 Enter LocalDrives or NetworkDrives in the Scan In text dialog on the Where & What property page. Click Scan Now and all LocalDrives or all NetworkDrives will be scanned. A: #2 VirusScan95 can scan many locations simultaneously. To do this, take these steps: 1. Launch Explorer. 2. Highlight the drives or folders you want to scan. 3. Right-click to reveal the Context Menu. 4. Select Scan for Viruses. 5. Click Scan Now to begin scans. Q: I moved a VSC file to my Startup folder. Whenever I turn on my PC, it launches VirusScan95, but it does not begin scanning. How can I make it start scanning automatically? A: You need to customize your options. Take these steps: 1. Navigate to the location of the saved VSC file. 2. While pointing to the VSC file, right-click to reveal the Context Menu. 3. From the Context Menu, select Properties. 4. Select the Options Tab on the property sheet. 5. Check the Start Automatically box. By enabling this option, scanning will begin automatically. If viruses are not detected VirusScan95 will automatically close and free up system resources. Q: When VirusScan95 is launched, how does it determine the default settings? A: VirusScan95 default settings may be found in the DEFAULT.VSC file located in the install directory. Q: How can I tell that ScreenScan is working? A: ScreenScan does not alert you when it is scanning your system. However, if you enable the logging option during your configuration, all ScreenScan activity will be recorded in a log file in the Installation directory. Q: Can I update McAfee's data files to detect new viruses? A: Yes. If your data files are out-of-date, VirusScan95 will prompt you to update them. If you have a modem or Internet connection, you can use VirusScan's new electronic update feature for easy data file updates. The data file updates are free for the life of the scan engine. Through the electronic update feature, you can also purchase one year of data file updates, engine upgrades, and technical support. If you need additional assistance with downloading, contact McAfee Download Support at (408) 988-3832. ______________________ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The new Administrative Mode feature allows System Administrators to lock VirusScan95 configurations on users' systems. To use this feature, take the following steps: 1. Start VirusScan95 by double-clicking on the VirusScan95 icon. 2. Press and hold the Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys and double-click the magnifying glass icon. 3. Open the File menu. 4. Select Administrator Mode. a. Enter a new password. b. Confirm your new password. 5. Choose your configurations from the What & Where, Actions, and Reports tabs. 6. To retain these settings as an individual custom configuration file, save the file to the desktop or Program Menu for execution. Context-sensitive scanning (right-clicking) will draw upon the original DEFAULT.VSC configuration file and scan the selected item with the pre-established default settings. 7. To establish your configuration as the default setting, save the new settings by overwriting C:\PROGRAM FILES\MCAFEE\VIRUSSCAN95\DEFAULT.VSC 8. After saving your configuration and leaving Administator Mode or closing VirusScan95, the optional settings will be locked and cannot be altered without knowledge of the access keys, hotspot, and established password. 9. To view and confirm your changes, restart VirusScan95 from the shortcut if you overwrote the DEFAULT.VSC file or from your saved configuration file (VSC). To alter your configuration settings or make additional changes, repeat this process. ______________ CONTACT McAFEE * FOR QUESTIONS, ORDERS, PROBLEMS, OR COMMENTS * Contact McAfee's Customer Care department: 1. Call (408) 988-3832 Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. Pacific time 2. Fax (408) 970-9727 24-hour, Group III fax 3. Fax-back automated response system (408) 988-3034 24-hour fax Send correspondence to any of the following McAfee locations. 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The Microsoft Network: GO MCAFEE Before contacting McAfee, please make note of the following information. When sending correspondence, please include the same details. - - Program name and version number - - Type and brand of your computer, hard drive, and any peripherals - - Operating system type and version - - Network name, operating system, and version - - Contents of your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and system LOGIN script - - Microsoft service pack, where applicable - - Network card installed, where applicable - - Modem manufacturer, model, and baud, where applicable - - Relevant browsers/applications and version number, where applicable - - Problem - - Specific scenario where problem occurs - - Conditions required to reproduce problem - - Statement of whether problem is reproducible on demand - - Your contact information: voice, fax, and e-mail Other general feedback is also appreciated. * FOR ON-SITE TRAINING INFORMATION * Contact McAfee Customer Service at (800) 338-8754. * FOR PRODUCT UPGRADES * To make it easier for you to receive and use McAfee's products, we have established an Agents program to provide service, sales, and support for our products worldwide. 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