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PROVIEW (tm) For Windows Integrated System Analyzer and Viewer
Version 1.01
Copyright (C) 1992 - 1993 by McAfee Associates
All rights reserved
McAfee Associates (408) 988-3832 office
3350 Scott Blvd, Bldg. 14 (408) 970-9727 fax
Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408) 988-4004 BBS (25 lines)
U.S.A. USR HST/v.32/v.42bis/MNP1-5
CompuServe GO MCAFEE
InterNet support@mcafee.COM
Overview
PROVIEW for Windows is a program used to analyze, view
and edit the basic components of a system, including the
system memory, system interrupts, device drivers, CMOS and
installed disk drive sectors and file contents. PROVIEW
will allow you to view system elements in HEX, ASCII or
disassembled code format. Full searching and editing
functions are included. It also provides a system audit
function to determine whether programs have been added to a
system, deleted from a system or have been changed since the
last audit.
PROVIEW displays data in real time. For example, if you are
viewing a memory location that is being updated by
the system (the clock interrupt, for example), PROVIEW
will display the changes as they occur.
PROVIEW provides an extensive on-line context sensitive
help function. At any point in the program you may press
the <F1> key to display help text for the process you are
currently engaged in. NOTE: The WPV.HLP file must be
in the same directory as the WPV.EXE file.
PROVIEW is Novell Network aware. You may view any network
file and edit any network file that is not locked.
Installation
Copy the files WPV.EXE, BWCC.DLL and WPV.HLP to any
subdirectory of your disk. Run WINDOWS and then select
FILE - NEW - PROGRAM ITEM. Enter the Name PROVIEW and
specify the path where WPV.EXE has been placed.
Using The Menus
After you have entered the PROVIEW menu system
you will be able to move about the PROVIEW menus
to access all of the system functions. To pull
down one of the available menus, press the ALT key
and the highlighted letter of the menu you want or
use the mouse to select the pulldown list.
Using the Edit Functions
The Edit menu contains all the commands you need to
edit or change the system elements that are accessed with
the Memory and Disk menus.
Undo (Backspace)
To undo any change that you have made. Note that
any values that have been changed are highlighted.
Set Mask/Value (F3)
The mask/value may be set to any hex byte value for
XOR/Negate or Add/Subtract operations.
XOR/Negate (F7/Shift-F7)
XOR/Negate the selected byte using the mask value.
Add/Subtract (F8/Shift-F8)
Add/subtract the Mask/Value to the highlighted field.
Rotate Left/Right (F9/Shift-F9)
Rotate selected byte left or right.
The FILE Menu
The file menu has three options:
Save Edited Object
Permits saving any changes you have made without
having to exit the current edit in process.
Read only (Default = No)
This options allows you to enable or disable the
Read Only function. When enabled (ON), you will
not be able to change or edit any system data with
the PROVIEW program. To make changes, and be able
to save them, toggle this option to read NO.
Exit
Returns you to WINDOWS. Be sure to save any
changes that you have made before exiting.
The MEMORY Menu
System memory may be viewed and edited by PROVIEW.
Memory may be viewed in HEX, ASCII or disassembled
code format. If viewing in assembler format, you
may follow the control of the program by selecting
the numbers in parenthesis to the right of each
branch instruction that is displayed on the screen.
to reverse the flow of control, press (0) to return
to the previous branch instruction.
The following options are available in the Memory Menu:
DOS System Area
View/Edit the DOS System Area, starting at 0K and
continuing as much as space as necessary for all
the information loaded. Information stored here
includes the BIOS DATA Area, DOS Communication
Area, IO and DOS code, System File Tables, FCB
Tables, Disk Buffers, System STACKS (CODE and
DATA), as well as devices loaded with the
CONFIG.SYS file (e.g., HIMEM.SYS, SETVER driver,
MOUSE driver).
Program Area
View/Edit the Program Area of memory, starting
at the end of the DOS System Area and including
all used and unused space up to 640K. Information
stored here includes the COMMAND.COM code, as well
as any TSR programs loaded by the system (e.g., MOUSE,
DOSKEY).
Upper Memory Area
View/Edit the Upper Memory Area, starting at 640K
and including all the used and unused space up
to 1MB. Information stored here includes the
Graphic and Text Video RAM, Video ROM BIOS, and
System ROM BIOS.
Interrupts
View/Edit the System Interrupt Vectors. Proview
indicates which ones are currently in use, their
memory addresses, owners and interrupt chains.
You may display/edit the actual interrupt code in
hex or ASM format.
NOTE: Do not use the "Display Interrupt Chain"
sub-function of this feature if you are running
any background multi-programming operating environment
such as DESQview. Your system may hang under some
circumstances if it is attempted.
Drivers
View/Edit installed system device Drivers. PROVIEW
displays the list of installed drivers and their
attributes. Individual drivers may be selected for
viewing or editing.
Absolute Memory View
View/Edit a user selectable memory address range
within the system absolute memory.
WARNING!!
Changes made to system memory can cause system crashes
or data loss. Make sure that you understand any change
that you wish to make to any memory location.
CMOS
The CMOS viewer allows you to view any element of your
CMOS. Full descriptions are provided for sub-fields of
the CMOS. To view detailed descriptions, select any of
the CMOS fields and press Enter.
DISK Menu
File View
View/Edit files on the default hard disk drive.
You can view the file in either HEX, ASM or ASCII
format. Files may be selected from hard disk, floppy
diskette or network drives.
Sector View
View/Edit logical sectors on any installed disk
drive, hard or floppy. This option may not be used
on network drives.
Physical Sector View
View/Edit physical sectors on any disk drive. This
option may not be used on network drives.
Boot Record
View/Edit the boot record on any installed drive. This
option may not be used on network drives.
Master Boot Record
View Edit the Master Boot record on any drive.
WARNING!!
Changes made to the Boot sector, Master Boot Record or
File allocation table area of the hard disk or floppy disk
can cause system crashes and/or loss of data. Make sure
that you understand any changes made to these areas.
AUDIT Menu
The AUDIT function allows you to monitor modifications
to a computer's software. It may be used to check for
the presence of unknown viruses or to monitor each user's
additions, deletions or modifications to their system's
software.
When the first sub-function "AUDIT" is selected, a software
configuration file will be created for the specified drive.
Any time thereafter you may choose to view programs that have
been added, changed or deleted since the audit. When a new
"AUDIT" procedure is run, it will replace the audit configuration
file for the selected drive.
When listing programs, each program will be prefixed by
an icon which indicates whether the program is a DOS program,
a WINDOWS program or an OS/2 program.
HELP Function
Comprehensive context sensitive help is provided with
PROVIEW. At any point in the program press <F1> to
display help instructions for the function you are
engaged in.
AUTHENTICITY
Before using PROVIEW for the first time, verify that it has
not been tampered with or infected by a virus by using the
the enclosed VALIDATE program. For instructions on using
VALIDATE, please read the VALIDATE.DOC file.
The validation results for Version 1.01 should be:
FILE NAME: WPV.EXE
SIZE: 158,736
DATE: 05-28-1993
FILE AUTHENTICATION
Check Method 1: 21B3
Check Method 2: 1CE2
If your copy of PROVIEW differs, it may have been damaged.
Always obtain your copy of PROVIEW from a known source. The latest
version of PROVIEW and validation data for WPV.EXE can be
obtained from McAfee Associates' bulletin board system at
(408) 988-4004 or from the McAfee Virus Help Forum on
CompuServe (GO MCAFEE), or the mcafee.COM anonymous ftp site on
the Internet.
PROVIEW series are archived with PKWare's PKZIP Authentic File
Verification. If you do not see an "-AV" after every file is
unzipped and receive the "Authentic Files Verified! # NWN405
Zip Source: McAFEE ASSOCIATES" message when you unzip the files
then do not use them. If your version of PKUNZIP does not have
verification ability, then this message may not be displayed.
Please contact us if you believe tampering has occurred to the
.ZIP file.