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Version 3.11c February 28, 1997
1 IM is modified so that any size directory can be scanned. This was
a concern when testing virus collections.
2 This release will not report macro viruses if detected in non-macro
capable files (e.g. .EXE or .DLL files).
3 Eliminate detection of PSBL TROJ2 in Dr. Solomon's anti-virus programs.
Version 3.11b January 21, 1997
1 IM will now prompt for a disk letter when "scan multiple diskettes"
(/VM) is selected but the current disk is a hard disk. The prompt can
be eliminated by using the /D or /P command line options.
2 When checking the partition sector, if you set halt to emergencies
only (/NE or /ND), IM will bypass the prompt for the disk to check.
3 New program (Delfiles.exe) included with (registered version of IM only)
ScanZip utilities. This allows rapid deletion of files under non-English
language DOS or Windows versions (no reply to a prompt is needed for
deletion.) This program is used by the IM scanzip utilities.
4 IM's scanner component will now recognize over 800 additional viruses
including: Alho, Ambulance.2124, AntiSabados, Autumn, Avalgasil,
Babol, Blos, Boot_446, Caffein, CSF, Caco, CatScratch, Change, Chiche,
Chkbox, Claire, Claudia, Compost, Cordobes, CrazyStub, Critter, Cruel,
DJIFX, DNEPR, Deadwin, Defo, Deliver.Stealth, Digi, Drepo,
Ebbelwoi,Edwin, Emas, Enjoy, Epsilon, Euskara, Felices, Five_8th,
Fruit, Gerd, Gerli, Grace, Heja, Hera, Holera, Hooze, IBVV, Incubus,
Inside, Int40, Iota, JBaby, JTTP, Jasio, Jorgito, Karnaval, KBRflags,
Kerstin, Kobrin4, Koder, Konkoor, KorWan, Kyokushinkai, Lazer, Lennon,
Linc, LosLobos, LostGeek, MMCA, Mango, Mask, Matthew, Met_Moon,
Midinfector, Mipt2, MMIR, Moloch, MoonLight, MrS, Nado7, Oktubre,
OverDoze,PI, PMM, Pasta, Paulus, Penthouse, Pieck, Plagiarist,
Poppins, PowerOff, Pro-Alife, Q.485, QDragon, Quiver, Ren, Rescue,
Romania, Salman, Scroll6, Selectroncs, Seller, Shift, Shire, Shoe,
Skull, Slips, StayCool, Tanpro, Teraz2, Timish, Tornado.461,
TPVO.3780, Traka, TSB, Tucuman, Uest.888, Undying, Ups, VCC, Walrus,
WASP, Wanderer2, WCWA, WhiteLion, WM.ABC, WM.Alien, WM.Alliance,
WM.AntiDMV, WM.Atom.C-F, WM.Bandung, WM.Birthday, WM.Boom:DE,
WM.Buero, WM.Chaos, WM.Clock, WM.ColorsB, WM.ConceptG-U, WM.CountTen,
WM.DMV, WM.Daniel, WM.Divina, WM.Doggie, WM.Gangsterz, WM.Guess,
WM.Hassle, WM.Helper, WM.Johnny, WM.LBYNJ, WM.Lunch, WM.MDMA, WM.MSW,
WM.Maddog, WM.Mario, WM.NF, WM.NJ-MV, WM.NOP, WM.NiceDay, WM.Npad.F/G,
WM.Outlaw, WM.PCW, WM.Paper, WM.Phantom, WM.Phardera, WM.Rapi,
WM.Smiley:DE, WM.Spooky, WM.Tracer, WM.Twister, WM.Twno, WM.Waverley,
WM.Wazzu.G-AE, WM.Weather, XED, XM.Delta, XM.Laroux.B, XM.Sofa,
Xuxa.1984, Yosha, Zarazony,Zibbert
Version 3.11a (preliminary release) (Dec. 1996)
1 IM and SetupIM have support for the new FAT32 volumes available in Win95
OEM service release 2.
2 SetupIM has improved disk recognition capabilities this additionally
allows allows SetupIM to recognize Win95 system sectors correctly without
booting to native DOS.
3 SetupIM differentiates IBM PC DOS 7 from MS DOS 7 (AKA Win 95) when
it determines optimal system settings.
4 IM will set the attribute of any integrity data files created in
the XLSTART subdirectory to hidden. This prevents MS Excel from
trying to load these files as spread sheets.
5 IM will check for Excel related files (for macro viruses)
independent of the file's extension (or only *.XL?) files depending
upon install options. This option can be changed using the SetupIM
advanced option menu.
6 Archive bits now set correctly for hidden integrity data files.
7 IM's documentation files have all been changed to .TXT extensions to
avoid confusion with MS Word's convention of using .DOC extensions.
8 If no other command line commands (/Cx or /IX) are present, the /CC or
/IC (check or initialize CMOS) commands will cause IM to execute and
quit rather than enter menu mode.
9 IM's advice relative to resident memory changes (e.g. /CM) has been
improved. This includes recognition of when the PC has been booted from
a floppy.
10 The "Check" "Partition sector" and "Initialize" "Partition sector"
commands now offer the option of checking other than just the
current disk. This is intended for situations where the current
disk is inaccessible by the operating system. (The reload menu
has always had this capability.)
Version 3.02a released 7-16-96
1) Integrity Master can now detect unknown viruses in memory with its
"Resident program and memory" configuration check. This allows you
to detect the presence of unknown viruses without booting from a
floppy and also provides you a warning if the low-level configuration
of your PC has changed. This check is done automatically by
the "Entire disk integrity" option on the check menu or directly by
the "/CM" command line switch or the "Resident programs and memory"
option on the "Check" menu.
2) IM offers several new command line options:
"/CM" Check resident programs and memory (allows detection of unknown
memory resident viruses. This is equivalent to the "Resident
programs and Memory" option on the check menu.
"/IM" Record (initialize) data describing resident programs and memory
"/MF=xxxx.SRL" Specifies the file used by check "Resident programs
and memory" command.
"/MS#" You can use the command line /MS# option (or SetupIM) to
vary the sensitivity of IM to resident program configuration
changes. The sensitivity can be set from 0 to 9. 0 turns
the check off, and 9 provides maximum sensitivity to
changes. /MS4 is the default (and recommended) setting. /MS9 is
useful for for researchers and on systems where there should
be no software changes at all.
3) IM identifies over 700 new viruses by name and characteristic
including: 4Seasons, Alfons, Angry, Antarex, AntiDivina, AntiDMV, AOS
(many variants), Asparagus, Atom, Baby, BadCom, Body, BootCom,
Burglar.1150, Bye, Caesar, Chance, Claws, CNTV, Colors, Combi,
Compiac, ConceptC, CroatVir, Date, Detic, Dick2, Doperland, Draculea,
DST, Eliza, Entity,ExeHeader.NLA, Faulkner,Friends, Funky, Genesis,
GerganaB, Gisela, Goldfish, Hamlet, Henry.IV, Hickup, Hole, Hot,
Httm, Immortal2, Imposter, Inquisitor.625, Ioe, Irish, Joker3,
Kaczor, Kali, Karol, Kasia, Kat, Kobrin, Koufidis, L&D, Lez, Louse,
Loves, Major, Mand, MDMA, MeiHua, Mobius, Morgen, MrH, MrR, Mururoa,
Nado, Neumann, Nexiv_Der, NuclearB, Nutcracker, PCA_Vir, Peligro,
Pheew, Pindong, Polite, Positron, Pretentious, Proto, Quandry,
R2Life, Raveica, Redhack, Redwarf, Reflex, Retail, Romeo, SayNay,
Shakespeare, Spirit, StickyKeys, Syndrome, Tanpro, Tet, Thunder
Struck, Tip, Trance, TV_N, Valentine, Voyage.1134, Wazzu, Were1500,
XENIXOS, XGH, Xnof, Z-90, Zlanted, ZX-X.
Versions 3.00a and 3.01 limited distribution beta releases.
These should NOT be used after 7/15/96.
Version 2.61b released 2-13-96
1) Minor fixes: /RE command line parameter and order screen (F2).
2) Agent list and our mailing address and telephone numbers have
been updated. WE ARE NOW LOCATED IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO!
Version 2.61a released 1-31-96
1) IM now offers an additional option when it finds a directory with no
integrity data. It will offer to ignore (skip checking) the current
and lower directories.
2) .SID files are no longer needed. Integrity Master now returns more
detailed information for system sector changes and avoids reporting
changes when Win95 changes the serial number in floppy boot sectors.
3) Additional support for recognizing devices under OS/2 and Win95.
4) The ReLoad menu has a new option titled, "Partition Boot code" and
there is a new associated command line switch: "/RE". This will check
the partition table and replace the executable code in the partition
sector (AKA Master Boot Record) with a clean self-checking program.
This can be used to remove boot sector viruses from your hard disk
when IM has no reload data. This code is compatible with DOS 2.1 or
later, OS/2, Win 95, Win NT and other operating systems.
5) The ReLoad menu has a new option titled, "Floppy Boot Sector" and
there is a new associated command line switch: "/RF". This will check
the disk parameters and replace the executable code in the boot
sector with a clean self-checking program and can correct the disk
parameters (diskette type, size, # of tracks, etc.) if needed. This
can be used to remove boot sector viruses from floppy diskettes when
IM has no reload data.
6) The option "Ignore Time/date changes ──────> on/OFF" is now set to
"on" in most cases and its function has been improved. IM will now
check for date or time changes even if this options is set to "ON"
but it will not display the change if the only change to the file
is its date or time stamp.
7) The Windows configuration is corrected for Win 95 (in some cases the
IM Windows setup program (IMWIN.EXE) would install the wrong command
line switches.)
8) IM now displays (and writes to the report file) when integrity data
update is turned off because of detected file corruption during
unattended checking.
9) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic including:
Achey, AirRaid, Algerian, Amazon Queen, Andris, Annihilator, Antibase,
AntiCom, Antipode, Are_Three, ArmyBoots, Assassin, AtomAnt, Avalon, BABA,
BadSectors, Bane, Blue9, Bobas, Bops, Boza, Bugs, Burglar, Byway,
CaNTaNDo, Cavaco, CeCe, China Syndrome, CLI&HLT, Clouds, Codejrn,
Cordobes, Cosenza, Crazy9, Crazy_Frog, Cybercide, Deliver, Dementia,
Desperate, Devastator, Dex, DigitalDeath, DosIdle, Drugs, DR_ET,
DΣSΣCRÆTΣD, Elaine, EM, Emmie3, Eternity, FatAveng, Finopoly, Fistik,
Five_U,G_World, FlyingV, Forget, Frankenstein, Girl_in_Green, Gnida,
Goobers, Gr0b, Grave Lion, Gynx, HDZZ, Horsa, Hypervisor, Immortal,
Istanbul, Jewelry, Jungle, Kirti, Kmee, Lady Death, Lapidario, Leda, LTS,
LTS2, Lutil, Mantis, Manzon, Manzon, Maresme, Markt, Merci, Mickie,
Milikk, Ming360, Mirage, MnemoniX, Monica, Morbid, MSD, MULTiPLEX,
Neither, Nemesis, NRLG NRLG, Ohlala, Onkogen, OpalSoft2, Paradise, Piojo,
Pizelun, Plague, RatBoy2, Right2Life, RiP, Rogue, Rose666, Sarampo,
Satria, Scotch, ShineAway, Sofia, Stakka, Sticky, Taurus2, TeaForTwo,
Unashamed, Unholy, Unloved, Vir6T, XERAM, Xuxa0, XUXA_Park
2.60 (prerelease) November 1995
1) Detection of macro based viruses with additional support in SetupIM
for macro file scanning options. Including the option to check all
files for the presence of macros. (IM otherwise checks only those files
likely to contain macros for the presence of macros.)
2) Windows .PIF files now run IM in full screen rather than windowed due
to compatibility problems on some systems.
3) SetupIM is modified so that for new installs integrity data files are
hidden under Win95 systems.
Version 2.51c released 8/14/95
1. Fixes problem that occurs with buggy drivers under Windows for
Workgroups 3.11. The drivers return an incorrect sector size to IM.
This results in errors when IM tries to check system sectors. This fix
detects the error and uses an alternate way to determine sector size.
Version 2.51b released 7/24/95
1. No change to programs beyond changing release from 2.51a to 2.51b. 2.51a
contained a defective GENVIR.EXE. 2.51b contains a corrected GENVIR.EXE.
(The defective version did not create a correct test virus as intended.)
Version 2.51a released 7/19/95
1) Add support for entering and displaying file and directory names
which contain high ASCII characters (characters with a code higher
than 128).
2) The new /NA option allows execution of IM with no ESCape or ALT X
key abort possible during checking. This allows you to prevent someone
from aborting a scheduled check invoked from a .BAT file.
3) Add /IC command line parameter to allow Initialization of CMOS reload
file from a batch file.
4) "Core" CMOS checking, a new more selective type of CMOS checking
is now available. Selecting "Core" will report only changes to
CMOS which could affect the integrity of your data or your ability
to reliably use your PC. "Base" and "Full" checking continue to work
as they have before and will detect all changes that can affect operation
of your PC. (SetupIM allows you to change the type of CMOS checking.)
5) IM now allows the form IM /CF:filename or /RF:filename as well as
the existing /CF= and /RF= form.
6) Integrity Master has been tested and works smoothly under the new
Microsoft Windows 95 system.
7) There is a Windows setup utility, (IMWIN.EXE) included to setup
Integrity Master in a Windows group with appropriate icons for
commonly used functions.
8) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic
including: 2UP, 2a2, Alex, Annihil, AntiNazi, Antipode, Arianna,
Armagedon, BackForm, Blava, Bravo, Caibua(Bua), Carbuncle, Catholic,
Chang, Changsha, ChkSum3, Cholera, Cholera, Chukcha, Clonewar2, Coib,
Continua, Crazy, D2, DARV, Dan_Zerino, Deccer, DelWin, Dieta,
DiskWasher, Dragon, Dudley, E-Morph, Enmity2, Error_Vir, Espejo,
Estonia, Exe_Engine, Exebug.Hooker, F-Soft2, Fat Avenger, FatAveng,
Father_Mac, FaxFree2, Fax_Free, FredSoft, GT-Spoof, Goblino,
Godzilla, Gonads, Gonfie, Gr0b, Granada, Gsav, HDkiller,
HLL.Novademo, HS, H_Andromda, Ha!, Havoc, Helen, Hello, Hemlock,
Hexametricx, Holiday, Il_Cuoco, Industrial, Infector2, Invisible,
ItalBoy, Itv, J&M, John, KI, KRAD, Kakashka, Khiznjak, Khrusha, Kiwi,
LAVI, LSD, LaLa, Leandro, Lemming, Lor, Loren, Lythyum, MLTI,
MacGyver, Magda, Mange_Tout, Mardi Bros, Marzia, Memannih, Mila,
Mirea, Mithrandir, Mongol, Monkeys Out of Control, N8Fall, Naziskin,
NiceB, Nigeb, Ninja, Notfound, Oops, Outwit, PDV, PG, Peace, Pendule,
Peter, Protect, Puppet, QuickSilver, Quicky, RIIHI, RMNS, Rainbow,
Rajaat, Renegade, Republic, SHHS, Sabrina, Satyricon, Sayha Watpu,
Scorpio, Scramble, SheHas, Smile, Stranger, Sum, Sway, Sybille,
Syrian, Tigre, Trakia, Traviata, U-life, Ugur, Urkel, Uruk, VMummy,
VSister, Velvet, Vlad, VladDir, Wboot, Weirdo, WildFire, Wolverine,
XPEH.
Version 2.42d released 4/05/95
This release fixes false positive virus indications in MSAV/CPAV products
as well as DM300, Neuroquila, and ViennaF.
Version 2.42c released 3/23/95
This release fixes a alse virus indication for: Auspara4 and Shiny.
Version 2.42b released 3/17/95
1) Small addition to IM's scanner of a few more viruses including Diehard2
and a correction to the Ming detection algorithm.
2) Adjust alignment of text on IM's Option menu.
3) Allow IM to update integrity data in initialize mode even when
"Integrity Update" is set to Never.
4) Fix detection of Freddy2 in Cheyanne's INNOCULAN.EXE.
5) Corrected false positive of Auspara4 and Phalcon
Version 2.42a released 2/28/94
1) IM supports a new option to allow rapid screening of diskettes for boot
viruses. This is available through the Check menu as well as the
"/VB" command line switch. This also allows IM to read boot sectors
on diskettes that are unreadable to DOS. Researchers can use this
option when testing IM since IM will also check the boot sector for
partition sector (MBR) viruses.
2) New "Force update" option on the "Integrity update" options submenu.
Selecting this option or using the new "/UA" command line switch will
force integrity master to update integrity data for all files. Normally
IM will not update integrity data for what appear to be corrupted files
when it is running unattended.
3) When run from a diskette, IM will now automatically offer to change to
change to another disk.
4) New easier install. SetupIM will now offer a super fast install that
usually gets IM installed in under one minute.
5) IM tolerates a wild card spec on it's /P (disk and directory change)
parameter. This allows you to use IM with some programs that insist
on including a wild card with the directory to check. For example:
IMSCAND C:\DOS\*.* will scan all files in subdirectory \DOS.
6) SetupIM changed so it will correctly recognize drive characteristics of
disks using Symantec's Ncache.
7) IM will not pause even if severe hardware errors occur when the /ND
command line option is used.
8) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic.
Versions 2.40a, 2.41a and 2.41b are restricted beta versions.
Version 2.31c released 11-22-94 (Bug fix release)
Fixes false-positives of StonedN,ArcvD,Hbex and 388 in memory.
Version 2.31b released 10-22-94 (Maintenance release)
1) New GENVIR.EXE. The prior version created a .bin that was being
detected by FPROT as a virus.
Version 2.31a released 10-01-94
1) New /ND parameter allows even faster execution of IM in unattended mode.
This works the /NE parameter but eliminates further pauses and screen
displays.
2) The primary display has been simplified and now displays license
information.
3) You may now choose report filespecs (disk, directory and filename) of
up to 30 characters using the /RF= command line option.
4) IM now supports a home directory so you can keep autonamed reports and
reload files in a single subdirectory.
5) Integrity Master now supports an option to never update integrity data
under any circumstance.
6) Registered users of IM can now download evaluation (shareware) versions
from any of thousands of BBSes world wide and convert them to the
registered version.
7) IM identifies over 300 new viruses by name and characteristic including.
Version 2.22a released 05-25-94
1) False positives fixed: (V2P6 in CRACK.COM a game cheat program and
mte in DECRYPT.EXE a program to use PGP in mailreaders).
2) Improved exmplanations included with CMOS checks
3) IM has been verified to detect all SMEG polymorphic viruses including
the new version of SMEG (Pathogen and Queeg).
4) IM identifies over 300 new viruses by name and characteristic.
Version 2.21u released 04-25-94
This is a UK oriented release otherwise identical with 2.21b.
Version 2.21b released 04-25-94 (Maintenance release)
1) When used with the /NE switch and checking boot sector viruses
IM will require only one key-press whether a virus is found or not.
(Needed by researchers to test boot sector viruses using SIMBOOT)
2) The full report of boot sector viruses will be displayed even when the
"/1" command line option is used.
3) IM will consistently display a header before any checking even
if only a boot sector or CMOS is checked.
4) Detection of viruses using the SMEG (Pathogen) polymorphic engine.
5) Modification to accomodate some non-standard CMOS memories.
Version 2.21a released 02-9-94
1) Since many people are unaware that IM can be used as a simple virus
scanner, IM will now offer the choice of scanning or initializing
when it encounters a directory that it hasn't seen before. This menu
can be easily disabled.
2) IM will now offer several options if it encounters a corrupted file
(unless you have already told it what to do using the "Integrity Update"
submenu). This allows you to easily verify that corrupted files have
been correctly fixed.
3) IM offers several new command line options:
/F - Forces full integrity checking. This is useful if integrity
checking has been set to "Quick update" as default.
/NOB - No Beep. Turns sound off.
/Q - Forces "Quick Update" mode.
/REPA - Report All. This reports all files scanned during a virus scan
or all files added during an initialize. This option is useful
if you want to create a report showing all files and their
check values or if you are testing a virus collection.
4) IM's change command line option (/P) now allows you to include a disk
letter.
5) IM now includes batch files to illustrate its use to automatically scan
diskettes and new uploads. SYSOP.TXT includes further information on this.
6) We now offer registered users 12 months of free downloads of the
registered version.
7) We have eliminated false-positives with respect to Central
Point/MicroSoft anti-virus related programs.
8) IM will now terminate if a virus is found in memory. (This can be bypassed
with the /B option.)
9) IM includes a description (NET.DOC) of how to easily install and use IM
on a LAN.
10) We fixed a problem which would cause repeated or lost lines on the
report file and another bug which could cause IM to halt when
checking some Syquest removable media boot sectors.
11) IM identifies over 350 new viruses by name and characteristic.
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** NOTICE!
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** We've eliminated all but the major changes from history items prior
** to this point.
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Version 2.11a released 11-3-93
1) Integrity Master now displays a one line summary of each virus
detected along with the full one or two page detailed description.
2) A "/1" "one line virus report" report option is now available for
people scanning large numbers of viruses.
3) IM supports a new /RF=filespec parameter.
4) The command line help display now allows full forward and backward
paging.
Version 2.01b released 9-28-93
New virues and /P fix.
Version 2.01a released 8-14-93
1) IM will now check your CMOS memory for any changes that could affect
the integrity of your PC. IM can also reload your CMOS if needed.
2) IM now provides extensive control over when it will update your
integrity data for changed files.
3) IM now has an option to scan the current and all lower directories
from the current subdirectory for known viruses. The new command
line switch for this is "/VL".
Version 2.00 8-7-93 restricted rest release (do not use this version).
Version 1.51c Special European edition 6-18-93.
Version 1.51b/a 6-17-93
1) Support for the new OS/2 files, special device drivers and
DOS 6 CONFIG.SYS parameters further enhanced.
2) Compressed volume files by Stacker, DoubleSpace and SuperStore are
now excluded from checking by default.
Version 1.43 4-19-93
1) 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.)
2) You can now use the form "IM /Da:b:c:" to check disk a, b and then c.
Version 1.42a (Limited SYSOP only distribution)
Version 1.41c (European Edition 1-28-93)
Version 1.41b Last minute virus upgrade 1-26-93
Version 1.41a (01-16-93)
1) Integrity Master will now display dates in a variety of formats to
suit national preference.
2) IMcheck enhanced with improved generic problem checks.
3) Integrity Master now supports the "/VM" command line option to scan
multiple diskettes.
4) IM supports variably named integrity data files, hidden and read-only
integrity data files. Use SetupIM to set these options.
Versions 1.31a/b/c/d/e Dec 92
1) IM now allows you to assign a name of your choice to integrity data files.
Version: 1.24a (9-03-92)
Version: 1.23a (7-14-92)
1) The COMMANDS menu now contains an "uninstall" option.
2) New virus scan options
Version: 1.22a (6-22-92)
1) SetupIM now allows you to exclude specific disks from checking.
Version: 1.21a
1) Files or directories may now be excluded.
Version: 1.20a (Beta)
1) IM now offers automatic virus removal. This can be selected for
specific viruses or for all viruses encountered.
2) Keyboard handling improved to be compatible with some odd keyboard
enhancers.
Version: 1.13a (April 13, 1992)
Version: 1.12b (March 17, 1992)
Version: 1.12a (March 13, 1992)
Version: 1.11a (Feb 17, 1992)
Versions 1.03a/b/c and 1.10a/b were limited release versions.
Version: 1.02b (12/18/91)
Version 1.02a: (12/16/91)
Version 1.01A: 11/15/91
First general release (non-beta test) version of IM mailed world-wide.
Versions prior to 1.01a were limited beta versions.