How to obtain updates to the DOS shareware version over the net: Updates to F-PROT consist of three distinct files. fp-xxx.zip This file is updated as necessary, maybe every one or two months. It contains the DOS version of F-PROT and the current virus definition files. fp-def.zip Contains the latest SIGN.DEF and SIGN2.DEF macrdef2.zip Contains the latest MACRO.DEF The .DEF update files are updated more frequently than the program itself. At the moment, they are only available directly from us (ftp.f-prot.com), and any site that mirrors our FTP site, but that may change soon. If you have FTP access, you can always get the current version of F-PROT by anonymous FTP from a number of sites. Our primary method of distribution is through Simtel and Garbo, and all "mirrors" of those sites should always carry an up-to-date version of F-PROT. The primary locations are ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/virus/fp-xxx.zip ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/virus/fp-xxx.zip http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/virus/fp-xxx.zip xxx stands for the version number, for example 308 in version 3.08 The Simtel archive is mirrored on numerous sites, and in general you should use the one that is closest to you geographically. Country Host Directory --------- ---------------------- ------------------- Australia ftp.bhp.com.au /pub/simtelnet Australia ftp.iniaccess.net.au /pub/simtelnet Australia ftp.tas.gov.au /pub/simtelnet Austria ftp.univie.ac.at /mirror/simtelnet Belgium ftp.linkline.be /mirror/simtelnet Belgium ftp.tornado.be /pub/simtelnet Brazil ftp.iis.com.br /pub/simtelnet Brazil ftp.unicamp.br /pub/simtelnet Canada ftp.crc.doc.ca /systems/ibmpc/simtelnet Canada ftp.direct.ca /pub/simtelnet Chile sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl /pub/Mirror/simtelnet China ftp.pku.edu.cn /pub/simtelnet Czech Republic ftp.eunet.cz /pub/simtelnet Czech Republic pub.vse.cz /pub/simtelnet Czech Republic ftp.zcu.cz /pub/simtelnet Finland ftp.funet.fi /mirrors/ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet France ftp.grolier.fr /pub/simtelnet France ftp.ibp.fr /pub/simtelnet Germany ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /pub/simtelnet Germany ftp.tu-chemnitz.de /pub/simtelnet Germany ftp.uni-heidelberg.de /pub/simtelnet Germany ftp.uni-magdeburg.de /pub/mirrors/simtelnet Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de /pub/simtelnet Germany ftp.uni-trier.de /pub/pc/mirrors/simtelnet Germany ftp.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de /pub/pc/simtelnet Greece ftp.ntua.gr /pub/pc/simtelnet Hong Kong ftp.cs.cuhk.hk /pub/simtelnet Hong Kong ftp.hkstar.com /pub/simtelnet Hong Kong sunsite.ust.hk /pub/simtelnet Italy cis.utovrm.it /simtelnet Italy ftp.flashnet.it /pub/simtelnet Italy ftp.unina.it /pub/simtelnet Italy mcftp.mclink.it /pub/simtelnet Japan ftp.iij.ad.jp /pub/simtelnet Japan ftp.riken.go.jp /pub/simtelnet Japan ftp.saitama-u.ac.jp /pub/simtelnet Japan ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp /pub/PC/simtelnet Japan ring.aist.go.jp /pub/simtelnet Japan ring.asahi-net.or.jp /pub/simtelnet Latvia ftp.lanet.lv /pub/mirror/simtelnet Malaysia ftp.jaring.my /pub/simtelnet Malaysia ftp.mimos.my /pub/simtelnet Mexico ftp.gdl.iteso.mx /pub/simtelnet Netherlands ftp.euro.net /d5/simtelnet Netherlands ftp.nic.surfnet.nl /mirror-archive/software/simtelnet New Zealand ftp.vuw.ac.nz /pub/simtelnet Norway ftp.bitcon.no /pub/simtelnet Poland ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl /pub/mirror/Simtel.Net Poland ftp.icm.edu.pl /pub/simtelnet Poland ftp.man.poznan.pl /pub/simtelnet Portugal ftp.ip.pt /pub/simtelnet Portugal ftp.ua.pt /pub/simtelnet Romania ftp.sorostm.ro /pub/simtelnet Slovenia ftp.arnes.si /software/simtelnet South Africa ftp.is.co.za /pub/simtelnet South Africa ftp.sun.ac.za /pub/simtelnet South Korea ftp.nuri.net /pub/simtelnet South Korea ftp.sogang.ac.kr /pub/simtelnet Spain ftp.rediris.es /mirror/simtelnet Sweden ftp.sunet.se /pub/simtelnet Switzerland ftp.switch.ch /mirror/simtelnet Taiwan ftp.ncu.edu.tw /Packages/simtelnet Taiwan nctuccca.edu.tw /mirror/simtelnet Thailand ftp.nectec.or.th /pub/mirrors/simtelnet UK, Edinburgh emwac.ed.ac.uk /mirrors/simtelnet UK, London ftp.demon.co.uk /pub/simtelnet UK, Liverpool ftp.mersinet.co.uk /pub/simtelnet UK, Lancaster micros.hensa.ac.uk /pub/simtelnet UK, London sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk /packages/simtelnet US, California ftp.cdrom.com /pub/simtelnet US, California ftp.digital.com /pub/micro/pc/simtelnet US, Illinois uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu /pub/systems/pc/simtelnet US, Mass. ftp.bu.edu /pub/mirrors/simtelnet US, Michigan oak.oakland.edu /pub/simtelnet US, New York ftp.rge.com /pub/systems/simtelnet US, Oklahoma ftp.ou.edu /pub/simtelnet US, Oregon ftp.orst.edu /pub/simtelnet US, Utah ftp.cyber-naut.com /pub/simtelnet US, Virginia mirrors.aol.com /pub/simtelnet