PCFPROTC.RVW 950921 Antiviral Protection Comparison Review Company and product: Company: Command Software Systems Address: 1061 E. Indiantown Road, Suite 500, Jupiter, FL 33477 Phone: +1-407-575-3200, +1-800-423-9147 Fax: +1-407-575-3026 Contact: Lance McKay, Sarah Gordon Email: lmckay@commandcom.com, sales@commandcom.com, support@commandcom.com, sarah@commandcom.com Other: BBS +1-407-575-1281 Product: F-PROT Professional (cf Frisk) Summary: Resident and manual scanning, change detection Cost: (varies) Rating (1-4, 1 = poor, 4 = very good) "Friendliness" Installation 3 Ease of use 4 Help systems 3 Compatibility 3 Company Stability 3 Support 3 Documentation 3 Hardware required 4 Performance 4 Availability 3 Local Support ? General Description: Scanning, resident scanning and disinfection capabilities, change detection software and resident scanning. Windows interface included. (See also Data Fellows product, this vendor's version is more basic.) Comparison of features and specifications User Friendliness Installation The full package was obtained from Command Software. The product is shipped on two writable but protected 1.44M disks. A simple installation program is included, but this does not cover installation of the change detection component. In the automated installation, VIRSTOP is installed to be invoked from AUTOEXEC.BAT. Those wishing to invoke it from CONFIG.SYS must do the installation manually. Ease of use The user, by default, is presented with a graphical interface, but command line switches are an option for those wanting more speed, or a standard invocation for a large group of users. Help systems Online help is available. Compatibility See as for F-PROT version 2.xx. Company Stability See as for F-PROT. Company Support Phone, (800), fax, BBS, Internet, MCI mail and Compuserve support is provided. Documentation The documentation available from Command Software is very brief and contains no general virus information. It is clear as regards program operation. Hardware Requirements No special hardware is required. Performance See as for F-PROT 2.xx. Local Support Toll free telephone support is available in North America and Internet email elsewhere. Support Requirements This product is recommended for unsupported environments. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993, 1994, 1995 PCFPROTC.RVW 950921 ====================== ROBERTS@decus.ca rslade@cln.etc.bc.ca rslade@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca "If you do buy a computer, don't turn it on." - Richards' 2nd Law of Security Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94311-0/3-540-94311-0