IBM AntiVirus

General Information
You're sitting at your home computer, trying to finish the business presentation that your boss expects the first thing in the morning. Sudenly, your program starts behaving strangely. You wonder: Is your system infected by a virus? Did you just lose all your work?

Then, you relax. You remember that you have IBM AntiVirus installed.

We all know that computer viruses are a leading cause of data loss and downtime in today's PCs. There are thousands in existence and three new ones are discovered each day.

IBM AntiVirus offers you the security of knowing that there's an effective barrier between your PC and any viruses that attempt to infect it. It is today's premier anti-virus solution: designed and supported by IBM scientists whose expertise in anti-virus research is acknowledged worldwide.

Reliable, comprehensive, and technologically advanced, IBM AntiVirus is also one of the easiest virus protection solutions to use. Its clear graphical interface and simple, install- and-forget operation make state-of-the-art virus protection a true "no-brainer."

IBM AntiVirus is literally packed with features that make it easy to keep your PC virus-free, including automatic installation, automatic scanning, advanced memory-resident detection, throughout system examination, heuristic analysis, neural network technology (patent pending), file change detection, regular virus updates and more.

IBM AntiVirus even offers full verification of viruses before disinfection and advanced false alarm elimination for an extra margin of safety.

IBM AntiVirus. It's powerful protection you'll actually use.


 * Comprehensive
 * Detects more than 6,000 viruses - including polymorphic and stealth viruses
 * Offers regular virus protection updates to detect and eliminate new viruses
 * Includes a flexible scheduler for automatic system scanning
 * Runs on DOS, Windows and OS/2, including Warp!
 * Checks diskette boot sectors automatically for viruses
 * Records all actions performed by IBM AntiVirus using built-in Activity Log


 * Advanced
 * Features heuristic analysis to detect previously unknown viruses
 * The DOS Shield allows critical applications to run safely - even if infected - without risk of spreading the infection
 * Incorporates neural network technology to detect unknown boot sector viruses
 * Alerts user (optionally) when suspended virus activity occurs


 * Reliable
 * Reduces false alarms dramatically using advanced false alarm elimination technology
 * Verifies a suspected virus definitively before initiating disinfection procedures
 * Removes most viruses automatically without damaging the underlying application program or data


 * Easy
 * Includes comprehensive online documentation and help - with extensive virus descriptions - as well as printed documentation
 * Does not require you to be a virus expert
 * Maintains a similar "look and feel" under DOS, Windows and OS/2 - if you know one version, you know them all
 * Permits you to specify how often the program should automatically scan for viruses

Support Services
IBM AntiVirus support is available to assist you in using the program or managing an infection. IBM's Emergency response and new virus analysis services can provide special help when needed.

Hardware:
IBM PC or PS/2 or compatible, with 640 RAM (DOS & Windows) installed and one of the following: - 2.6MB disk space (DOS & Windows) - 1.6MB disk space (DOS only) - 1.5MB disk space (OS/2)

Sofware:
- OS/2: IBM OS/2 Version 2.0 or above

IBM Antivirus Web site http://www.brs.ibm.com/ibmav.html Antivirus Signature Update page http://www.brs.com/download.html

License

 * Discontinued - Commercial