F-Prot for Windows is available for all faculty, staff, and students on the CMS software website (http://cms.simons-rock.edu/software/). Download the file is fp-win_314a_m.exe, located in the windows directory on this site.
The following instructions have been tested in Windows XP Pro. Click on the downloaded fp-win_314a_m.exe. Click Setup, then Next, Yes, then Next four more times, then OK, then Finish. This concludes the installation of F-Prot. You may need to reboot your computer.
Now you will need to configure F-Prot so that it will automatically get virus definition updates and scan your computer. Open the newly-installed F-Prot application, and click on the Info tab on the left-hand side. Then click on the Updater button at the top-right and set Update type to Internet (on-line) (instead of Local network (LAN)). Click on the Settings... button and set the HTTP proxy to proxy.simons-rock.edu and the Port to 3128; then click OK. Click the Update... button to update immediately. Click the Close and Quit buttons when the update has completed.
Next, you need to configure the options F-Prot will use when it is run. Click on the Scan tab at the left. Then click on the Options... button on the right. Under the What to scan tab, select All files and check Compressed archives. Select the Action to take tab and select Disinfect, check Request Confirmation, and click OK. Finally, click the Settings tab on the left. Select Append to file from the Report section. Then click the Quit and Exit buttons to end this part of the setup.
Finally, configure the F-Prot Scheduler to update virus definitions and scan your files automatically. Remember, you are only protected against viruses if you are using current definitions and scanning frequently, perhaps daily. Additionally, you will want to choose a time to update definitions and scan your files when your computer will be on, but you will not be inconvenienced.
Go to Start, then Programs, then F-Prot Antivirus, and select Scheduler. By default, your hard drive will be scanned every week. Double-click on the line of text beginning Scan hard driv... to modify the time and frequency of scans. After making changes, click Save, and then repeat the procedure with the line beginning Run the Upd.... Click on the Close button when you are finished.
You may wish to copy shortcuts from the Start menu to the desktop. To do so, right-click on the Start button and select Open. Go to Programs, Fsi, F-Prot, Scan. While holding down the Control key, drag Floppy drives and Hard Drives to the desktop. (Make sure that you see the little + by the icon as you're dragging it. Rename the shortcuts on the desktop to something more descriptive, such as ``Scan a floppy disk for viruses''.