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- Version 2.22a released 05-25-94
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- 1) False postives fixed: (V2P6 in CRACK.COM a game cheat program and
- mte in DECRYPT.EXE a program to use PGP in mailreaders).
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- 2) Improved exmplanations included with CMOS checks
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- 3) IM has been verified to detect all SMEG polymorphic viruses including
- the new version of SMEG (Pathogen and Queeg).
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- 4) IM identifies over 300 new viruses by name and characteristic including:
- 3NOP, AMS, Abbas, Actifed, Adams family, Alchemy, Avispa, Baclab,
- Baron, Blender, Blood Sugar, Breeder, Bunny, CvWar2, DieYoung,
- Dinamo, Dracula, E.Digital, Ein_Volk, Error, F-Soft, Flash, Francis,
- Gippo, Goblino, Hermanos, Infector, J&M, Jack the Ripper, Jan800,
- Jericho, Lamer's Surprise, Misis, Mojave, Mudshark, Mut-Int, Muu,
- Mystic3, Npox2, PIAF, Particle man, Pator2, PatoruzU, Pizzolla,
- Platina, Poisoning, Projekt, RedTeam, Steeve, Succubus, Talon,
- Teknitov, Uriel, Warsaw, and ZigZag.
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- Version 2.21u released 04-25-94
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- This is a UK oriented release otherwise identical with 2.21b.
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- Version 2.21b released 04-25-94 (Maintenance release)
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- 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)
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- 2) The full report of boot sector viruses will be displayed even when the
- "/1" command line option is used.
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- 3) IM will consistently display a header before any checking even
- if only a boot sector or CMOS is checked.
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- 4) Detection of viruses using the SMEG (Pathogen) polymorphic engine.
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- 5) Modification to accomodate some non-standard CMOS memories.
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- Version 2.21a released 02-9-94
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 3) IM offers several new command line options:
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- /F - Forces full integrity checking. This is useful if integrity
- checking has been set to "Quick update" as default.
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- /NOB - No Beep. Turns sound off.
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- /Q - Forces "Quick Update" mode.
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- /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.
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- 4) IM's change command line option (/P) now allows you to include a disk
- letter.
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- 5) IM now includes batch files to illustrate its use to automatically scan
- diskettes and new uploads. SYSOP.DOC includes further information on this.
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- 6) We now offer registered users 12 months of free downloads of the
- registered version.
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- 7) We have eliminated false-positives with respect to Central
- Point/MicroSoft anti-virus related programs.
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- 8) IM will now terminate if a virus is found in memory. (This can be bypassed
- with the /B option.)
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- 9) IM includes a description (NET.DOC) of how to easily install and use IM
- on a LAN.
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 1) Integrity Master now displays a one line summary of each virus
- detected along with the full one or two page detailed description.
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- 2) A "/1" "one line virus report" report option is now available for
- people scanning large numbers of viruses.
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- 3) IM supports a new /RF=filespec parameter.
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- 4) The command line help display now allows full forward and backward
- paging.
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- Version 2.01b released 9-28-93
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- New virues and /P fix.
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- Version 2.01a released 8-14-93
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- 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.
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- 2) IM now provides extensive control over when it will update your
- integrity data for changed files.
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- 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".
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- Version 2.00 8-7-93 restricted rest release (do not use this version).
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- Version 1.51c Special European edition 6-18-93.
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- Version 1.51b/a 6-17-93
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- 1) Support for the new OS/2 files, special device drivers and
- DOS 6 CONFIG.SYS parameters further enhanced.
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- 2) Compressed volume files by Stacker, DoubleSpace and SuperStore are
- now excluded from checking by default.
-
- Version 1.43 4-19-93
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- 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.)
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- 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)
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- Version 1.41c (European Edition 1-28-93)
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- Version 1.41b Last minute virus upgrade 1-26-93
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- Version 1.41a (01-16-93)
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- 1) Integrity Master will now display dates in a variety of formats to
- suit national preference.
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- 2) IMcheck enhanced with improved generic problem checks.
-
- 3) Integrity Master now supports the "/VM" command line option to scan
- multiple diskettes.
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- 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
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- 1) IM now allows you to assign a name of your choice to integrity data files.
-
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- Version: 1.24a (9-03-92)
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-
- Version: 1.23a (7-14-92)
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- 1) The COMMANDS menu now contains an "uninstall" option.
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- 2) New virus scan options
-
-
- Version: 1.22a (6-22-92)
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- 1) SetupIM now allows you to exclude specific disks from checking.
-
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- Version: 1.21a
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- 1) Files or directories may now be excluded.
-
- Version: 1.20a (Beta)
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- 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.
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- Version: 1.13a (April 13, 1992)
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- Version: 1.12b (March 17, 1992)
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- Version: 1.12a (March 13, 1992)
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- Version: 1.11a (Feb 17, 1992)
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- Versions 1.03a/b/c and 1.10a/b were limited release versions.
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- Version: 1.02b (12/18/91)
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- Version 1.02a: (12/16/91)
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- Version 1.01A: 11/15/91
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- First general release (non-beta test) version of IM mailed world-wide.
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- Versions prior to 1.01a were limited beta versions.
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