MSAV is an antivirus protection program shipped with DOS 6.2 and above. It allows users to scan for and eliminate viruses.

Availability

Msav is an external command and is available for the following Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 95 and later users should 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.

  • Availability

  • Msav syntax

  • Msav examples

  • MS-DOS 6.2 and above

  • Windows 3.11

  • Windows 95 (if upgraded from Windows 3.11).

Msav syntax

Microsoft antivirus Copyright (c) 1992-1993 Central Point Software, Inc.

Scans your computer for known viruses.

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

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

Msav 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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