Software Vault: The Gold Collection/Software Vault - The Gold Collection (American Databankers) (1993).ISO/cdr01/im151.zip/HISTORY.DOC

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Version 1.51a  Released 6-14-93

1) IM identifies over 75 new viruses by name and characteristic including:
   CV4, CyberTech, Dome, Dreamer, Frajer, Futhark, Gosia, Hoa, Intrep,
   Jerus3, July13, Kiev2, Lepr2, Liquid, Loren, Lurve, Ontario730,
   PrintMonster, RunTimeErr412, Sentnl-I, Shaman, Simple, Sinep, Star1,
   Sticky, Uruk-Hai, Uruk394, V160, Volga, Wild Thing, ZAPHOD

2) Compressed volume files by Stacker, DoubleSpace and SuperStore are
   now excluded from checking by default.  It's pointless to check
   these files since IM will be checking the files on the compressed
   volume.  The exclude menu in IM can be used to modify this.

3) Integrity Master (SetupIM) recognizes additional device drivers for
   Stacker, DoubleSpace, SuperStore and the Bernoulli (RCD.SYS) device
   driver.

4) Integrity Master excludes OS/2 extended attribute files from default
   checking.  This was causing confusion since OS/2 changes these files
   without updating the time and date stamps normally. You can reverse
   this by using the Exclude menu.

Version 1.43c  Released 4-19-93

1) We've made virus naming corrections to adhere more closely to the CARO
   naming standard and reduced size of some text files.

Version 1.43b  Released 4-14-93 via ASP mailing

1) IM identifies over 250 new viruses by name and characteristic including:
   the following viruses: Tiny128, 2 minutes, A&A, ARCV1-9, Albanian, Alien,
   Barrotes, Beer, Benoit, BitAddict, Bubbles, CCCP, Chemnitz, Cinderella2,
   Costeau, Cpw, DIR3, DemoEXE, Demon, EXEbug, Experiment, Explode, FichvE1,
   GotchaF, Grunt2, Interceptor, IntruderB, Joanna, Jos, Joshua, Kamikaze2,
   Kiwi, Kthulhu, LPToff, Loki, Lovechild, Loz693, Luca, Lythyum, MD499,
   Malaise, Malign, Marauder, Mayak, Minimax, Ministry, Mix1b, Mr.Virus, NCU
   LI, Necropolis, Not586, Oxana, Pitch, PopooLar, Problem, Sandwich,
   Shadow, Shirley, SillyCR, Silly Willy, Silver Surfer, Skew, Stasi, Storm,
   Strange, SwissArmy, Tankard, Telecom3, Timemark, Todor, Tremor, Traveling
   Jack, Warrior, Wilbur, Wizard, Wolverine, X-2, X-1, Yeke.  IM now has
   improved algorithmic detection for viruses generated using the mutation
   engine (AKA mte or DAME) or with PS-MPC.  IM uses similar techniques to
   recognize Tremor and the V2Px or V2P6z related viruses.

2) You can now change directories by using the "/P" command line parameter.
   (e.g., "IM /P\DOS" /CR"  will check files in the \DOS subdirectory.)

3) You can now use the form "IM /Da:b:c:" to check disk a, b and then c.
   The older form of "IM /Dabc" is, of course, still supported for this.

4) We eliminated all remaining pauses in the screen display when you use
   the "/NE" command line parameter or if you have the "Halt" option set
   to "emergencies only".  This makes IM easier for sysops to run
   automatically to check uploads for viruses.

5) The "/VO" command line switch (scan current disk for viruses) is now
   recognized.

Version 1.42a  (Limited SYSOP only distribution)

Version 1.41c  (European Edition released 1-28-93)

Version 1.41b  (Shareware release only) 1-26-93

Version 1.41a  (released 01-16-93)

1) Integrity Master will now display dates in a variety of formats to
   suit national preference.  Months can be displayed in alphabetic form
   and years are now displayed in full four digit (e,g,. 1993) format.
   This makes it more obvious what's happening when viruses like 4096
   set the year ahead by 100 years.  The advanced option menu in SetupIM
   allows you to change the date and time format to suit your own
   preference if you don't like the standard used for your country;
   otherwise, IM will select the format appropriate to your country.  By
   default, IM now uses an alphabetic format for months and a four digit
   format for years to eliminate any possible confusion between months
   days and years.

2) IM will now report any file with its date stamp set beyond the
   current system date as a suspicious file and will explain in more detail
   when it finds problems with a file's directory information.

3) We've added the extended file/directory checks formerly found in only
   IM iteself to IM's stand alone file checker (IMcheck) which now
   checks for corruption or suspicious values in the directory entries
   and supports IM's enhanced date format.  IMcheck (now version 1.4)
   also uses a new technique to compute the check values so it will
   produce different results than the prior versions (1.3 and earlier).

4) Integrity Master now supports the "/VM" command line option to scan
   multiple diskettes.  The corresponding option is also on the virus
   scan submenu.  This allows you to scan several floppies hitting only
   a single key between each diskette unless a virus or other serious
   problem is found.

5) IM now writes two separator lines with a date/time stamp at the
   beginning of each report it writes to make it easier to find the results
   of a particular run.

6) In order to help less experienced users, IM will now present the
   initialize menu rather than the check menu whenever it thinks you
   need to run an initialize.

7) You now have greatly expanded control over your integrity data.  Using
   SetupIM, you can ask IM to give these files the DOS read-only or hidden
   attributes and you have several new naming options.

8) IM now supports variably named integrity data files.  In addition to
   giving your integrity data files any name of your choice you can now
   ask IM to give each file it creates a different (and apparently random)
   name.  This makes it very difficult for someone to recognize your
   integrity data files if you keep them on your hard disk.

9) IM identifies over 150 new viruses by name and characteristic.

Version 1.31e  (Europe only) Released 12-3-92)

Version 1.31d  (Released 12-3-92)

Minor changes.

Version: 1.31a  (Released 11-13-92)

1) IM identifies 95 additional new viruses by name.

2) IM now allows you to assign a name of your choice to integrity data files.

3) We removed the old "primary options" menu which duplicates the options
   menu in IM.

Version: 1.24a  (Released 9-03-92)

Over 150 new viruses are identified by name and characteristic

Version: 1.23a  (Released 7-14-92)

1) The COMMANDS menu now contains an "uninstall" option. to remove

2) We added three new command line options to scan files and system sectors.

3) New viruses and variants are identified by name.

Version: 1.22a  (Released 6-22-92)

1) SetupIM now allows you to exclude specific disks from checking.

2) New viruses.

Version: 1.21a

1) Files or directories may now be excluded.

2) During a virus scan, lines are now inserted in the report window (and
   file) any time suspect or infected files are detected.

Version: 1.20a  (Beta)

1) IM now offers automatic virus removal. This can be selected for
   specific viruses or for all viruses encountered.

2) The detail virus report screen can now be suppressed, either globally
   or only for specific viruses.

3) Keyboard handling has been modified to be compatible with the "NEWKEYS"
   keyboard and buffer enhancer.

4) New viruses.

Version: 1.13a (Released April 13, 1992)

1) New viruses.

2. Deleted directories are reported even if checking only programs.

Version: 1.12b (Released March 17, 1992)

Version: 1.12a (Released March 13, 1992)

(Details deleted)

Version: 1.11a (Released Feb 17, 1992)

(Details deleted)

Versions 1.03a/b/c and 1.10a/b were limited release beta versions.
   These versions are not for public use.

Version: 1.02b  (released 12/18/91)

Version 1.02a:  (released 12/16/91)

Version 1.01A: 11/15/92

   First general release (non-beta test) version of IM mailed world-wide.

Versions prior to 1.01a were limited beta versions.