F-Prot - anti-virus for DOS

Notes from ClifNotes, Nov 2007, permalink Anti-Virus Tools

Another one bites the dust ...
Long ago and far far away, F-Prot anti-virus for DOS was well known and often recommended. For many years they have had a free version of their anti-virus program for DOS operating systems. To this day, F-Prot is still used on "rescue disks" of CDs, so that you can boot into DOS and scan a mal-functioning Windows computer.

I visited F-Prot recently to see if they had a free Windows A-V scanner and was sad to see this message listed on the DOS page.

We no longer offer F-PROT Antivirus for DOS. Please refer to F-PROT Antivirus for Windows or our products for other platforms for your needs.

I found that it's still offered at this page on SnapFiles, but I decided to snag a copy and keep it here just in case. You will find a download link below.

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Quote from Snapfiles.com:
F-Prot Antivirus for DOS is the classic command line scanner for the DOS operating system. Among features included in F-Prot Antivirus for DOS is an effective heuristic scanner to scan for new viruses and suspicious files. F-Prot Antivirus will scan inside compressed files, as well as in Word documents and Excel workbooks.

I'll host a copy here for awhile. As soon as my friend at Last Freeware Version nabs it, I'll take it down.
Last free version of F-Prot for DOS

File Size4691 kb
Version 3.16F
Last updated Jun 28, 2006
License Freeware
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP


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