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- ZVTST.DOC 11 / 23 / 89
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- The programs described herein, excepting SCAN (Copyright McAfee
- associates) and PKUNZIP (Copyright PKware) are released into the
- public domain as of 11/23/89. They may be freely distributed as
- long as no fee over $5.00 US is charged for duplication services.
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- What is the Z/V test Kit?
- -------------------------
- ZVtest is a set of modular programs designed for the BBS SysOp
- and the average computer user. ZVtest allows you to automatical-
- ly test ZIP files damage and the files contained in the ZIP file
- for viruses.
-
-
- Caveats (Warnings)
- ------------------
- SysOps Please note: The SysOp components are written for PCBoard
- BBSs. This is the ONLY type of BBS that I am
- SURE will be able to use the SysOp componants
- of the ZVtest kit, try others at your own
- risk.
-
- In order to make use of the ZVtest kit, you will need a version
- of McAfee Associates virus tester "SCAN". I recommend version
- 1.7V49 or higher, since this is the version that I used to test
- ZVTEST. You will also need the PKZIP/PKUNZIP utility from
- PKware Inc. The latest version available at this time is 1.02
- Both of these utilities should be in your path or in the current
- directory (the one you'll be running ZVtest from). PLEASE NOTE
- that both of these utilities are shareware, and should be regis-
- tered with their respective authors if you plan on using them
- regularly.
-
- You will also need plenty of free disk space, aproximately enough
- to hold the unzipped contents of your largest ZIP file plus about
- 60 K.
-
- Please also note that there are NO provisions in the ZVtest kit
- for the use of ARC-type files. Anyone still using ARC format
- files deserves what he gets.
-
-
-
- Files Contained in ZVtest. (approximately in order of use)
- and projected user.
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- ZVTST.TXT (all)
- DFFIX.EXE (SysOp)
- FLIST.EXE (all)
- BATBLD.EXE (all)
- DFUPD.EXE (SysOp)
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- Thumbnail descriptions:
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- ZVTST.TXT
- you're currently reading it.
-
- DFFIX.EXE
- 'Synchronize' the file dates in your directory list
- file with the date & time stamps of the files described
- therein. Also rewrites the description information in
- proper case.
-
- FLIST.EXE
- Builds the list of files to be tested.
-
- BATBLD.EXE
- Creates a DOS batch file to test all of the selected
- files for the presence of viruses, as well as for
- damaged ZIP files.
-
- DFUPD.EXE
- Updates your directory list file to reflect any prob-
- lems found.
-
-
- Using ZVtest
- ------------
- I'll go thru this twice, once for SysOps and once for normal
- users - You may want to skip whichever section doesn't apply to
- you.
-
-
-
- SysOps
- ------
-
- For reasons of preserving my sanity, we'll start with some
- basic terminology:
- DIR - the DOS drive & path where the files are actually
- located.
- DIRLIST - the text files that your BBS uses to hold the
- associated file name & description.
- TMPDIR - an empty subdirecory that can be located on any
- drive that will be used as temporary work space. ZVtest
- will NOT create this.
-
- Okay, having gotten that out of the way. I use a batch file
- to run ZVtest, you'll probably want to also. The batch file
- that I use is included in the ZVtest release file as
- "SYSTST.BAT".
-
-
-
-
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-
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- DFFIX.EXE
- ---------
- Purpose:
- DFFIX does 2 things; it reconciles the time & date
- stamp of the file with the date contained in your dir
- list. (some transfer protocols keep the originating
- file creation date, and the file date is what FLIST
- uses to determine if the file needs to be tested.) and
- re-writes the dir file description information in
- proper upper/lower case convention.
-
- Usage:
- DFFIX requires 3 command line parameters. They are;
-
- Parameter 1 is the drive, path and name of your DIRLIST
- file.
-
- Parameter 2 is the drive & path of your DIR.
-
- Parameter 3 is the drive, path and filename of the new
- DIRLIST file that dffix is about to create.
-
- FLIST.EXE
- ---------
- Purpose:
- FLIST creates a file named TESTFILS.LST that contains
- the drive, path and filename of all files to be tested.
- This file will be located in the current directory.
-
- Usage:
- FLIST requires 1 command line parameter and has an
- optional second parameter. The first argument is the
- drive and path of the directory containing the files to
- be tested. The optional second argument is the word
- ALL , which will instruct FLIST not to do the normal
- date testing. This option will simple produce a list
- of the files in the directory to be tested.
-
- BATBLD.EXE
- ----------
- Purpose:
- BATBLD reads the list of files produced by FLIST and
- creates a BAT file containing the DOS commands neces-
- sary to extract the file, detect any errors with the
- extract process, scan the files contained in the ZIP
- file for the presence of virus infections, detect any
- virus found information, and create a list of any
- 'problem' files.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Usage:
- BATBLD requires 1 command line parameter, the directory
- to be used as temporary storage space for the tests.
- This directory MUST exist (nothing in the ZVTEST kit
- creates or deletes directories), and should be empty.
- If you supply the name of a directory that contains
- files, it won't contain them for long....
-
- TESTFILS.BAT
- ------------
- Purpose:
- BATBLD.EXE creates this file. If one existed before,
- it was overwritten. This is the DOS BAT file that
- performs all of the tests and captures the results.
- Usage:
- TESTFILS.BAT requires and accepts no parameters or
- configuration files. Any problems that the testing
- procedure finds will be in a file named PROBLEMS.LST,
- which will be located in the current directory. The
- files are listed one file per line of the file. The
- type of problem will also be in this file - if the last
- character on the line is a 'Z', it was unextractable.
- If the last character on the line is a 'V', a virus was
- detected.
-
-
- DFUPD.EXE
- ---------
- Purpose:
- DFUPD.EXE reads the list of files that had problems and
- updates your dirlist file, as well as deleting the file
- in question. If the file was damaged, the first de-
- scription line for that file will be rewritten to say"
- DAMAGED UPLOAD: DELETED ". If the file had a virus "
- infection, the first description line will be rewritten
- to say "VIRUS DETECTED: DELETED". Each line will start
- with three (3) ascii code 240 (decimal)s. I did NOT
- make the file delete an option, if you want me to, drop
- me a comment and I'll hook it up. Personally, I didn't
- see the point.
-
-
-
- Usage:
- DFUPD requires 3 command line parameters. They are;
-
- Parameter 1 is the drive, path and name of your DIRLIST
- file.
-
- Parameter 2 is the drive & path of your DIR.
-
- Parameter 3 is the drive, path and filename of the new
- DIRLIST file that dffix is about to create.
-
-
-
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- SysOp usage comments, etc.
- --------------------------
- The following is the section of my event that runs the ZVtest
- routines;
-
-
- dffix q:\pcb\gen\dir21 r:\pcb\dir21 q:\pcb\gen\newupdr.tmp
-
- Reconcile the file dates
- with when they were
- uploaded, and clean up
- after the upper case
- typists of the world.
-
-
- flist e:\pcb\dir21 Check the files located
- in my recent uploads
- directory & list all of
- the ones that have been
- uploaded in the last 2
- days.
-
-
- batbld e:\pcb\dir21\testwrk Build the BAT file to
- perform all of the tests,
- and use the directory
- '\pcb\dir21\testwrk' on
- drive e: for the tempo-
- rary workspace.
-
- call testfils Call the BAT file you
- just built. Don't forget
- to CALL it, or control
- will never return to the
- event BAT! (If you're
- using a DOS version pre
- 3.3, use the command/c
- construct.)
-
- if not exist problems.lst goto noprob If the file PROBLEMS.LST
- doesn't exist bypass the
- next step or you'll get a
- 'file not found' error,
- and the system will sit &
- wait for you to hit
- <ENTER>.
-
-
- dfupd q:\pcb\gen\dir21 r:\pcb\dir21 q:\pcb\gen\newupdr.tmp
-
- Update the dir list file
- to reflect any problems
- found and delete the
- problem files.
-
- :noprob No problems were found in
- any of the files to be
- tested.
-
-
-
-
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-
- Standard Users
- --------------
-
-
- FLIST.EXE
- ---------
- Purpose:
- FLIST creates a file named TESTFILS.LST that contains
- the drive, path and filename of all files to be tested.
- This file will be located in the current directory.
-
- Usage:
- FLIST requires 1 command line paramater and has an
- optional second parameter. The first argument is the
- drive and path of the directory containing the files to
- be tested. The optional second argument is the word
- ALL , which will instruct FLIST not to do the normal
- date testing. This option will simple produce a list
- of the files in the directory to be tested.
-
- BATBLD.EXE
- ----------
- Purpose:
- BATBLD reads the list of files produced by FLIST and
- creates a BAT file containing the DOS commands neces-
- sary to extract the file, detect any errors with the
- extract process, scan the files contained in the ZIP
- file for the presence of virus infections, detect any
- virus found information, and create a list of any
- 'problem' files.
-
- Usage:
- BATBLD requires 1 command line parameter, the directory
- to be used as temporary storage space for the tests.
- This directory MUST exist (nothing in the ZVTEST kit
- creates or deletes directories), and should be empty.
- If you supply the name of a directory that contains
- files, it won't contain them for long....
-
- TESTFILS.BAT
- ------------
- Purpose:
- BATBLD.EXE creates this file. If one existed before,
- it was overwritten. This is the DOS BAT file that
- performs all of the tests and captures the results.
- Usage:
- TESTFILS.BAT requires and accepts no parameters or
- configuration files. Any problems that the testing
- procedure finds will be in a file named PROBLEMS.LST,
- which will be located in the current directory. The
- files are listed one file per line of the file. The
- type of problem will also be in this file - if the last
- character on the line is a 'Z', it was unextractable.
- If the last character on the line is a 'V', a virus was
- detected.
-
-
-
-
-
-
- General Comments on ZVTEST
- --------------------------
-
- I made little effort to make these programs 'pretty' since I was
- in a hurry and simply needed them to WORK. They do indeed work,
- I have been using them on my BBS for about 8 weeks with no prob-
- lems at all. If you have questions or problems with the ZVtest
- kit, this is where to reach me.
-
-
- The Hacker Central BBS | 201-334-2555 | 300/1200/2400 8N1
-
-
-
- Since the ZVtest kit makes use of PKwares' PKZIP utility and
- McAfee Associates SCAN I want to urge you to register them if
- you plan on using the ZVtest kit regularly.
-
-
-
- I ask for no registration fees for ZVtest because I basically
- wrote them for my own BBS. If they do something that will help
- you, I'm glad I was able to be of help. If you want to send
- some money, I'd appreciate a donation to the Red Cross or the
- American Cancer Society. Better yet - donate some blood at your
- local hospital.
-
-
- If you want to call my BBS and drop a comment (or a scream) I'll
- be pleased to hear from you.
-
-
-
- Michael W. Cocke
- 12/2/89
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