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- Short: V1.58 Check for Archives/Packers/Viruses
- Author: stoecker@amigaworld.com (Dirk Stoecker)
- Uploader: stoecker@amigaworld.com (Dirk Stoecker)
- Type: util/arc
- Requires: util/arc/xadmaster.lha
-
- util/virus/xvsLibrary.lha
- util/pack/xfdmaster.lha
- util/pack/xpk_User.lha
- Version: 1.58
-
- This program uses xfdmaster.library (see util/pack/xfdmaster.lha) and
- xvs.library (util/virus/xvsLibrary.lha) for packer and virus scanning.
- The xadmaster.library (see util/arc/xadmaster.lha) is used to dearchive
- file and disk archives.
-
- NOTE: xadmaster.library is Shareware, so think about registering when
- using this utility together with that library (and without it's nearly
- useless). See conditions in xadmaster.library distribution.
-
- The xfdmaster.library is needed to run the utility. The xvs.library and
- xadmaster.library are recommended! The xpkmaster.library is needed with
- ASKPWD password only (and to decrunch XPKF files).
-
- CheckX unpacks archives and packed files as deep as possible:
- - you can unarchive a crunched archive as well
- - multiple crunched files can be decrunched
- - multiple archives can be extracted
- - multiple disk archives can be extracted
- - linked and crunched and archived files are no problem
-
- This all depends mainly on your memory size! If have around 50MB and have
- only little problems with really large files.
-
- Call CheckX with a ? and you get following argument list:
- FROM,LOG,SAVE/K,ALL/S,ASKPWD/S,AUTOMOUNT/S,PRINTALL/S,PRINTEXEC/S,
- NODECRUNCH/S,NOUNLINK/S,NOUNARCHIVE/S,NOUNTRACK/S,NOTRACKCUT/S,NOSTRIP/S,
- NOVIRUS/S
-
- Enter a ? again and you get a short doc:
- FROM source file or directory - may contain patterns
- LOG log file name
- SAVE directory, where decrunched files are saved
- ALL scan deep into directories
- ASKPWD ask for password when needed (needs xpkmaster.library)
- PRINTALL print all filenames
- PRINTEXEC print names of all executable files
- AUTOMOUNT automatically mount RDx: device when needed
- NODECRUNCH do not decrunch files with xfdmaster
- NOUNLINK do not unlink files with xfdmaster
- NOUNARCHIVE do not call archiver for unarchiving file archives
- NOUNTRACK do not call archiver for unarchiving track archives
- NOTRACKCUT do not call archiver for partially track archives
- NOSTRIP do not strip useless hunks
- NOVIRUS do not scan with xvs.library for viruses
-
- A bit more explanation:
- LOG The output is written to a file as well as to the standard
- output stream. The main purpose CheckX was written for is
- to scan for crunched files and to test the decrunch
- routines. So the logging may take some more time, but is
- very stable, as the last log-entry is always the file which
- possibly crashed the machine.
- The logfile can be accessed by other progress for read and write
- the whole time CheckX works (and surely after that). But writing
- is not recommended, as this may produce a corrupted file.
- SAVE If this keyword is given, all uncrunched/unlinked/stripped
- files will be saved in the directory given with that keyword.
- The directory must already exist! Sub directories are created
- automatically.
- If files are unlinked, they get saved with .1, .2, ...
- extensions. Address crunched files are not saved. Use
- xfdDecrunchAddr or xfdDecrunch to do so.
- AUTOMOUNT To unarchive disk archives (DMS, Zoom) a destination device
- is needed. These devices are called RD0: to RDn: and for high
- density disks RH0: to RHn:. CheckX can automatically mount
- these or you may mount them before calling the program.
- The number n depends on the archiver depth, so normally RD1:
- should be the highest one really needed.
- NOTRACKCUT This prevents unarchiving of cutted archives. Splitted
- DMS-Archives may produce strange errors, but can be checked
- correctly, when the two parts are directly after another (e.g.
- no other track archive is between them). In this case the first
- file shows some XPKCERR_READWRITE and the second one the
- correct stuff. I checked EuroScene1 CD which has a lot cutted
- archives and newest xfdmaster.library had no problems, so
- probably this option is not needed anymore.
-
- CheckX cannot scan files, which are read-protected. You get CheckX error 4
- as result in that case. Unprotect files and scan again when you want. For
- files contained in archives, the protection bits are ignored.
-
- CheckX is completely reentrant and may work fine twice or more times
- parallel (You can set the pure file protection bit and make it resident),
- with one exception: Destination Disks (RDn: or RHn:) can be accessed only
- by one tool! So when source path contains disk archives, start only one
- copy of CheckX or use NOUNTRACK! It is not recommended to call it multiple
- times as CheckX normally needs lots of memory.
-
- This is a batch tool, so drink a coffee or two or three during its work.
- Check the logfile afterwards. Use a text-editor and scan case sensitive
- for "-Virus" and you get lines which a related to viruses (and mostly
- only the important lines). A scan with "XFD-", "XAD-", "CheckX-" or
- "-Error" brings lines which produced errors.
-
- The complete number of found viruses is logged at the file end (If the
- scan found some of them). Also the scan time is logged.
-
- If the permanent file scrolling slows down your computer try setting the
- output stream to a raw mode display using following redirect command:
- ">RAW:0/11/640/50/CheckX-Output/AUTO/CLOSE/WAIT".
- To get CheckX really silent either use LOG option and call CheckX with
- ">NIL:" or redirect normal output into logfile with ">filename".
-
- CheckX detects all the viruses found by xvs.library, which contains the
- complete antivirus knowledge of VirusZ utility by Georg Hörmann. CheckX
- cannot detect viruses in memory or remove detected viruses. You still
- need antivirus software like VirusZ, VT or Virus_Checker. I always run
- VirusZ in the background to check for viruses.
- CheckX also scans disk archive information texts for packers and viruses
- and also bootsectors of dearchived disks.
-
- If there are serious errors, please report them, but CheckX has a long
- way of development and I hope it is really stable now (as well as
- xfdmaster.library is now).
- Send me files, which cause the system to bring Enforcer/MungWall/PatchWork
- Hits or crash the computer. If the files are larger, please contact me
- first.
-
- Stuff which becomes obsolete soon:
- As xadmaster.library is still in development some important archivers are
- still missing, so internal routines detect Zip, Zoo and Arc archives. The
- corresponding programs are called to dearchive these files.
-
- Especially in UNARCHIVE mode this tool may need lots of memory (when T: is
- assigned to ram disk). Keep that in mind! Every checked file is completely
- loaded into memory! If you have low memory I would suggest assigning T: to
- harddisk to get better results. Note this is no longer necessary, when
- xadmaster.library includes all the missing clients, so I will not create
- a TEMPDIR argument or something like that.
-
- The program works fine with following archivers:
- Arc 0.23 50328 bytes
- UnZip 5.32 92992 bytes
- Zoo 2.1 Beta 3 54608 bytes
-
- This program is Freeware. Use it as you want, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY!
-
- Contact me at:
-
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 628 256 59.2% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 CheckX.info
- 11944 6895 42.2% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +CheckX
- 8243 3421 58.4% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +CheckX.readme
- 1949 422 78.3% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +RD-MountList
- 51737 15661 69.7% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +CheckX.c
- 2188 805 63.2% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +SDI_ASM_STD_functions.lib
- 5632 1977 64.8% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +SDI_ASM_STD_protos.h
- 1165 457 60.7% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +SDI_compiler.h
- 3567 1568 56.0% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +SDI_defines.h
- 375 255 32.0% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +SMakeFile
- 1403 703 49.8% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +StartCode.a
- 184 169 8.1% 28-Jul-99 20:02:40 +StartCode.o
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