August 20, 1999 - XLCLEAN.EXE v2.9
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Overview
XLCLEAN.EXE is a utility to repair files which contain various forms of corruptions in Excel workbooks due to cleaning processes of older scanning engines prior to v3.2.2. Items cleared by this utility include invalid modules, virus remnants and even styles installed by the virus infection process.

Pre - requisites for running Program
It is recommended that VirusScan 4.0.25 (with latest .DAT) be used to identify and clean any virus on all systems.

Installation Instructions
None; it is a DOS command line utility which require command line parameters.

XLCLEAN is a DOS command line utility which must use parameters. Double-clicking on it in Explorer will not do anything. 

Copy XLCLEAN.EXE to a unique directory, or somewhere you will use it at the DOS command line level. You can place it in the Windows directory/folder if you choose; this way it will always be available if you go to an MS-DOS window.

Operating Instructions
To obtain the list of available parameters, run XLCLEAN at the command line without any-


C:\utility\AV>xlclean.exe

XLClean 2.9 (build 149)
Copyright (c) 1999 Network Associates, Inc. All rights reserved.


Usage: XLClean <Path> [/sub] [/n1] [/delall] [/backup] [/report <filename>]

Requirement:
        <Path>                   - Directory of files to examine.

Options:
        [/sub]                   - Look in subdirectories.
        [/n1]                    - See note (1)
        [/delall]                - Remove all macros & vba modules
        [/backup]                - Create backup file if
                                   changes made.
        [/report <filename>]     - Log to file.


**Notes**
 (1) Use this switch on files that cannot open because of too
     many cell formats.



Suggested Uses

If you have determined a file is corrupted after it was cleaned by an older engine prior to v3.2.2, you can use XLCLEAN to attempt repair. XLCLEAN will not  automatically create a backup file. Place the corrupted file into a unique working directory. In this example, the file will reside in the folder called "c:\mydox". 
xlclean.exe c:\mydox\*.xls /report xlcl.rep

Error messages:
Please report any errors to virus_research@nai.com.

List of Issues addressed by the program :
* repairs files cleaned of Excel macro viruses if files are corrupted 
* removes leftover virus modules after cleaning by older scan engines

New or modified since last version of this utility:
* adjusted for samples received and not corrected by v2.27 XLCLEAN routine
* module delete switch

Note:
This DOS command line utility program has not been approved by Quality Assurance and could cause crashes on your machine(s). It has  been designed to help you address various issues and should be used as recommended by your McAfee representative.


Contact:
For any further questions please contact Virus Research at virus_research@nai.com
