ShareWare OnLine 2/ShareWare OnLine Volume 2 (CMS Software)(1993).iso/virus/comin2.zip/COMING.TXT

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          For the computees whose only need is another thrill,
          backup and security is of little concern.  You will
          not require this knowledge, so please exit.



















          For the enterprise or entrepreneur whose labours are funneled
          key-ward, system security is vital.  It should be reliable
          and uncomplicated.



















          The backup concept is a foregone conclusion.  If you do
          not comply, you are a fool or a gambler.




















          The issue is as follows:  Scanners look for old codes.
          Scanners do not ORDINARILY look for new codes.  Like Old
          West myths, they swagger after  *duh bad gize*.  Wringing
          your hands in schoolmarm idolization, you are convinced
          they will clean up the territory.  But they rely on Wanted
          Posters -- confirmed, antiquated, virus signatures.  They
          cannot see new scumbugs until after one has bludgeoned a
          system.  You're sure it's always somebody else's.  Tomorrow
          it could be YOURS.













          April 1, 1993.  Mark the date on your calendar.  A
          new protection system is coming. (No, it's not an
          April Fool's joke.)  The procedures are not new; they
          are merely optimized.


















          The only solid protection for System Parts is:

                       * BACKUP and RESTORE *

          Virus scanners would have you believe that CLEANING
          is the answer.  But misidentifications of viruses have
          caused improper, inadequate cleaning.  And you CANNOT
          clean a file that has been OVERWRITTEN by a virus.














          Scanners love to sneer at File Comparison techniques.
          This is because, if not handled properly, they can be
          *oh ---- sooooo ---- sloooooooooooooooow*

          But what is a File Comparer, really?

















          Imagine you own an Android, much like the Star Trek
          New Generation's "Data."  You come home from a long
          day at the office.  The Android greets you at the door
          and you ask him, "Any changes?"

          He replies: "The variations since you departed this
          morning are as follows: 3 drops of moisture formed
          on the ceiling above the humidifier, a vibration from
          a passing van rattled the windows, loosening one latch,
          and a shadowy figure scampered across the kitchen table,
          removed a bread crumb and departed into a hole behind
          the stove."










          From this you learn, that although your home is
          secure, potential problems may be around the corner.
          Time to adjust the humidistat to prevent water
          damage, time to secure the windows - no point in offering
          an easy access to intruders, and better buy some
          mousetraps, or phone the exteriminator.
















          This is the File Comparison program.  When
          combined with a Virus Scanner, a unique picture
          develops of your system.



















          You have just run your combined FC/Scanner only to find
          that 3 .COM files have changed and the scanner has
          detected the same virus in those three files.

          You erase the files, restore them from backups, but must
          carefully observe the hard drive activity, so you must
          run your FC/Scanner frequently for a few weeks.















          You have just run your combined FC/Scanner and
          discover that your Master Boot Record has changed,
          7 .EXE files have changed, but the scanner has
          detected nothing.

          Since you did not change the files, you either have
          a new and undefined virus, or environmental damage
          (could be that overactive humidifier).

          Make archive copies of the contaminated .EXE files,
          send them to an Anti-Virus Group for dissection and
          evaluation, then restore your MBR and replace the
          damaged files from original backups.









          Situation 3:  You have just booted up your
          computer, have requested a directory, but
          the file lists are all scrambled.

          "Serious situation, dude," says your all-knowing
          but helpless progeny.

          You just got hit by a Trojan.  They like to junk
          File Allocation Tables.

          Not to worry.  Just restore your FATs from a recent
          backup.  You do have a FAT backup, don't you?










                         This is Filehawk.

          - System Comparison: compares and backs up and can
            restore MBR, DOS boot, FATs.

          - Hard Drive Comparison: compares files and directories
            and annouces changes.

          - Virus Scanner: Scans only files that are new or changed.
            Scans files for signatures (Wanted Posters), trademarks
            (virus writers' egotistical inclusions), and keywords (what
            miscreants are apt to include in a virus code.











                         Filehawk is fast.

                     Filehawk is uncomplicated.

                     Filehawk is coming April 1.

                          You'll like it.