Microsoft DOS msav command

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About msav

A Virus protection program shipped with DOS 6.2 and above allowing you to scan and clean viruses.

**WARNING** Windows 95 and above users: do NOT run this program! This program was designed for Windows 3.x and with new features of Windows 95, the Windows 3.x version may think Windows 95 is a Virus. This program is several years old and should not be used.

Today, no user should be using msav as it is outdated and will not detect any of the new viruses or spyware. We suggest you look at document CH000514 for a listing of available virus scanners and document CH000578

Availability

The msav command is an external command and is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

MS-DOS 6.2 and above
Windows 3.11
Windows 95 (if upgraded from Windows 3.11).

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Syntax

Scans your computer for known viruses.

MSAV [drive:] [drive:] [drive:]

MSAV [drive:][path]filename [/S | /C] [/R] [/A | /L] [/N] [/P] [/F] [/VIDEO]

/S	Scans disk and files for viruses (on by default).
/C	Scans and cleans disk and files for viruses.
/R	Creates a report file [MSAV.RPT] in the root directory.
/A	Scans all drives except drives A and B.
/L	Scans all local drives except drives A and B.
/N	Displays contents of MSAV.TXT, if present, in place of interface.
/P	Displays command-line interface.
/F	Turns off the display of filenames that have been scanned. Use only with /N or /P.
/VIDEO	Displays a list of switches that control how MSAV is displayed.

Examples

MSAV /s /r

Open the virus scanner, scan on default, and then create a report and save it to a file.

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