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S E C U R I T Y G U A R D V 3.6
Copyright (c) 1995 George Rita II
-The Ultimate Program in Security Protection for Your Computer-
REQUIREMENTS:
MS-DOS 4.x or greater
100k of free Conventional Memory
FEATURES:
-Protects your computer from unwanted intruders by password protecting
it
-Choice of 1-5 Passcode(s) (1 passcode for Unregistered versions)
-Let's you make the passcode(s) sensitive
-Displays a "Bad command or file name" after the correct passcode is
entered.
-Uses the DOS prompt as the passcode prompt
-Executes most of the MS-DOS commands
-Will not allow commands that make changes to your computer
-Locks up (registered version) or displays a "Bad command or file name"
if a MS-DOS command that makes changes to your computer is entered
-Allows you to enter passcode(s) during the lock up phase to unlock
your computer
-Allows you to input the correct passcode into DOS as a DOS command
-Allows you to display an "Access Granted" after the program exits
-Allows you to use an Anti-Virus program of your choice.
-Allows you to set on which days to use the Anti-Virus program (1-356)
*Allows you to specify the name of the weekday to use the Anti-Virus
program if you do not wish to use the days setting.
*Will allow you to display a personalized Text File
-Allows you to use the preset defaults at any time
-Records incorrect or all passcode(s) to a log file called LOG.FIL
(registered version)
-Records date and time that incorrect/correct passcode(s) were entered
in the log file
-Tells you rather or not they eventually entered your computer in the
log file
*Now supports text colors in SETUP.EXE
-Let's you change any part of the configuration without re-installing
-And best of all: let's you choose which of the features you wish to or
not to use, making Security Guard VERY configurable to your needs!
* = New features
_____________________________________________________________________________
It can be too easy for people to simply enter your computer and edit,
delete or basicly do anything they want to your computer by simply turning it
on and typing in a few commands.
With Security Guard, you won't have to worry about this. Its
features let unknowing people think that they are actually in your computer,
not knowing that Security Guard is watching as well as protecting your
computer from harm.
For the very low prices asked, what more could you ask for in protection?
Wouldn't you say that $5.00 or $12.00 is worth protecting your $1,000 - $10,000
computer? Cheaper and easier than buying a guard dog...
[[[ NOTE: These prices are a limited time offer! Offer expires 1/1/96 ]]]]]]
[[[[[[[[[ Prices after expiration: ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
[[[[[[[[[ $9.00 for registration codes ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
[[[[[[[[[ $16.00 for disk orders ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
-ABOUT SECURITY GUARD v3.6-
Security Guard is a password protection program for your computer. It
can be used to help you keep nosy friends out of your computer or to help
insure you that your business files or other important files are safe while
you are not around.
Security Guard, which should be ran through your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, will
run through DOS, giving it its unkowing presence. It will view and
determine which DOS commands inputed may be used. Any commands that
make changes to your computer will not be excepted (such as "DEL", "COPY",
etc.) and will either display a "Bad command or file name" or lock up
(depending on which features are turned off or on and rather you have a
registered copy of Security Guard). Unharmful commands that only tell brief
information, such as "PATH", can be used normally through DOS. .EXE or .COM
files may not be ran while in Security Guard (such as a Text Viewer program,
etc.).
With the lock up feature, you can set the amount of chances they get to
enter the correct passcode or even if you wish to have this feature turned on.
The lock up feature is initiated after so many attempts at entering the correct
passcode OR when a command that makes changes to your computer is inputed at
the DOS prompt. When it is initiated, it will merely "lock up", meaning that
if anything is pressed it will not be displayed to the screen. If the computer
is reset or turned off and then back on while in the lock up phase, Security
Guard will know to automactically go back to the lock up phase. To exit the
lock up phase, you merely have to enter your correct passcode(s) and it will
exit Security Guard, leaving no harm at all to your computer.
NOTE: The lock up phase of Security Guard does NOT do any harm to your
computer at all.
The old CTRL + C command (that exits from programs) will NOT work while
in Security Guard. If these keys are pressed, Security Guard will display
a "Bad command or file name" and count them as an incorrect passcode.
If you have a registered version of Security Guard, you can choose to
create a log file that will keep a record of the incorrect passcode(s)
entered. You can also select to choose to have a record of the correct
passcode(s) entered (Security Guard will not actually put the correct passcode
into the log file. Instead it will merely display "PASSCODE 1: Success" and
then the date and time). In the log file, it will tell at which passcode
number, the incorrect passcode entered, the date at which it was entered and
the time at which it was entered.
EXAMPLE:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [6] [8]
Passcode 1: FAILED Wed Jun 07 16:50:24 1995
Entered: dir /w [5] [7] [9]
[10]
1 - Passcode number at which the correct passcode was to be entered.
2 - Rather they succeeded or failed. Displays "Success" if they
entered the correct passcode or displays "FAILED" if they entered
an incorrect passcode.
3 - Day at which the passcode was entered.
4 - Month at which the passcode was entered.
5 - Date " " " " " " .
6 - Hour
7 - Minutes
8 - Seconds
9 - Year
10 - Displays the incorrect passcode entered. If they succeeded with
the passcode, "Entered: <passcode>" will NOT be displayed.
If an incorrect passcode has been entered, a "They did finally enter the
correct passcodes!" will be displayed before an astrex "*" line (The astrex
line means that that was the end of that recorded session).
If this astrex line and statement is not included in the file, but yet
you see some incorrect/correct passcode(s) recorded into the file, this means
that they had not exited Security Guard and had turned off or reset the
computer.
And if all of these options isn't enough, I've even added an option of
using an Anti-Virus program of your choice after the amount of days you choose.
And it will even let you select by the weekdays if you don't want to go by the
number of days. So now your sure to be closer to protection than before.
But even if someone does find out that you have Security Guard installed
and protecting your computer, they still have to try and enter the correct
passcode(s).
But the best thing about Security Guard is that you have the ability to
choose which features you wish to or not to use! This makes it very
configurable to what you are looking for in protection for your computer;
rather its a program that password protects your computer without people even
knowing that there is a password protection program installed or simply just
having a program that password protects your computer. Either way, the only
way they're going to exit out of Security Guard is to enter your passcode(s),
which you should be the only one who knows them.
Enjoy the confort of knowing that your computer is being protected while
your not around!
******************************************************************************
DISCLAIMER:
Being that this program is released through shareware, I will in NO way
be held responsible for any problems that may arise due to this program.
******************************************************************************
This does not mean that I expect Security Guard to mess up in any way.
I have tested Security Guard time and again and use it on my own personal
computer and have had no serious problems with it.
The reason the disclaimer is here, is because in the shareware world,
some people like to "hack" programs and put viruses into them. I will not
and shall not be held responsible for their mischief.
To help insure you that your copy of Security Guard is virus free, a
file called "FILES.DOC" was included into this zip file. In it, it should
give the size, date and time stamp of the .EXE files (which are the files
that are usually infected by viruses). If the .EXE files are not the same
size or do not have the same time and date stamp, this may mean that they
have been infected with a virus.
If this is so, it would be safe to run an anti-virus program on the files
and/or just delete the files and try to obtain an original copy of Security
Guard. If you wish, for $3.00 I will send you a guarenteed virus free copy
of the latest SHAREWARE Security Guard.
If you do happen to find a bug or another problem with Security Guard,
please inform me of the problem and send comments:
George Rita II
P.O. BOX 3005
Carbondale, IL 62901
-SHAREWARE-
Support shareware! This program has been released through the shareware
concept. Meaning, that if you use this program more than 30 days, you are
required to register it. I'm not asking a lot for this program. Only five
(5) American dollars (twelve for disk versions). Upon receiving your check
or money order, your registration codes or disk with the registered version
on it will be sent to you through the mail. To register, simply print and
fill out REGISTER.FRM (should be included in your SG.ZIP file).
NOTE: These prices are a limited time offer. Offer expires 1/1/96
Prices after expiration:
$9.00 for registration codes
$16.00 for disk versions
You only need to register Security Guard one time. All future versions
shall be a free update to you.
Send checks or money orders to:
George Rita II
P.O. BOX 3005
Carbondale, IL 62901
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SHAREWARE copy of Security Guard may be freely distrubuted.
Registered versions of Security Guard may NOT be distrubuted without the
consent of the author and may only be copied for back up purposes and no
other purpose. <period>
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-INSTALLING SECURITY GUARD V3.6-
1. Unzip the SG.ZIP. (Hopefully you have already done this)
2. Type "INSTALL" (without quotations)
It's that simple. When you run INSTALL you will be asked a series of
questions. Simply answer them to the best of your knowledge (a brief
description will be displayed before each). Before Install makes any changes
to your computer, it will ask you if it is to your satisfaction.
After the Installation has been successfully completed, you will be
prompted to either run the UPGRADE.EXE program or the SETUP.EXE program. If
you are using an old version of Security Guard, Select "U" for Upgrade. After
Security Guard has been successfully upgraded you will be prompted rather or
not to switch over to SETUP.EXE.
-MANUAL INSTALLATION-
First time install: Simply put SG.EXE into its own directory. Type
SG CONFIG to run the configuration. The first time it is ran, it will
automactically have you fill out all the necessary information. It will
ask you, in this order:
1. The number of passcodes you wish to use. One to five passcodes can
be used. Simply type in the number you wish to use.
2. The passcode(s) you wish to use. It will prompt you on each
passcode you wish to use. Spaces can be used in the passcode(s).
Try to use passcode(s) that are fairly easy to remember for you,
but hard for others to guess. Usually personalized passcode(s) are
the best.
EXAMPLES:
Say you hate mondays you could use:
"I H8t mondays" or "I hate Mondays"
(Note the capitalizations)
Let's say you didn't want anyone to know you had Security Guard
installed onto your computer. You could turn the "Access granted"
feature off and turn the "Enter passcode into DOS" feature on and
use:
"CD DOS"
It will accept "CD DOS" as the passcode as well as change to the
DOS directory. This way, if you use your computer around other
people and do not wish them to know you have Security Guard on your
computer, they will simply think you were changing to the DOS
directory and not even know you were entering a passcode to Security
Guard.
Or if you wanted to be a little more careful and cautious, you could
use something like "cd dOs" and turn the "Sensitive" feature on. That
way if they even guess that "cd dos" is your passcode, they would have
to capatilize the "O" or Security Guard will take it as an incorrect
passcode.
3. Rather or not you wish to use the Business Computer Defaults,
Private Computer Defaults, Secured Computer Defaults or Enter Your
Own Selections. Choosing one of the defaults will automactically set
the rest of Security Guard's features for you. Remember, you can
always change any part of Security Guard later on without re-
installing by simply running "SETUP.EXE".
If you wish to set Security Guard to different settings, then type
"4" for "Enter Your Own Selections". This will ask you what you want
to set the other features to, one by one.
4. Rather or not you wish to make the passcode(s) sensitive.
Making them sensitive means that you MUST enter the passcode(s)
EXACTLY (meaning that capital letters count too). If this is turned
off, capitalization will not count.
For ultimate security, it is best to turn this feature on. That
way if they happen to know your passcode(s) (for some reason), they
will still have to enter it exactly or it will not count as the
correct passcode.
EXAMPLE:
Passcode 1 = BuiLdings
If this feature is turned on and they entered "Buildings", it will
not count as the correct passcode because they did not capitalize
the "l" in BuiLdings.
5. Rather or not you wish the passcode(s) to be entered into DOS as a
command. Turning this feature on will make Security Guard accept the
passcode as well as input it into DOS. Otherwise, if a correct
passcode is entered, it will merely skip a line without displaying
any syntax.
If you use your computer around other people and do not wish them to
know you are using Security Guard, then turn this feature off.
6. Rather or not you wish to create a log file to record incorrect
passcode(s) as well as the date and time they were entered. In the
log file, it will put an astrex line "*" at the end of each session.
This allows you to know rather or not someone entered your computer.
for if they never entered the correct passcode(s) and reset or turned
off your computer the astrex line will not be added. Also, if an
incorrect passcode is entered and they do finally enter the correct
passcode(s), a "They DID finally enter the correct passcode(s)!" will
be displayed right before the astrex line.
To read the log file, simply run the "LOG.BAT" or type "SG LOG".
Or you can use a Text Editor/Viewer of your own preference.
This feature is for REGISTERED version only.
7. If answered yes to #6, it will ask you rather or not you wish to
record ALL passcode(s) entered. If you turn this feature off, it
will just record failed attempts.
8. If answered yes to #6, Security Guard will ask you if you wish to
have the log file displayed to you after the correct passcode(s) are
entered.
If you use your computer around other people and do not wish anyone
to know you are using Security Guard to protect your computer, then
turn this feature off.
9. Rather or not you wish a "A system error has been detected"
displayed at the beginning of the program. This is simply to allow
unsuspecting people believe that the reason DOS is not accepting
commands that make changes to your computer is because there is an
error with your computer (do not worry when you see this message
displayed, it is merely a text displayed and there is no actual
error).
10. Finally, it will ask you rather or not you wish it to lockup after so
many attempts at entering the passcode(s). If selected to yes, it will
ask you after how many tries it should lock up (1-30).
To get out of a lock up phase, simply type in your passcode(s).
Nothing will be displayed when a key is pushed, but Security Guard
will be recording and watching all events during the lock up.
If the computer is reset or turned off, Security Guard will
automactically go to the lock up phase when rebooted or turned back on.
lockup. If selected to yes, then it will ask how many times an
incorrect passcode can be entered before the lockup takes place (1-30).
If a lock up accurs, then the cursor will remain at its position
rather a key is hit or not. Simply just type in all your passcodes
and it will give you access to your computer. If a lock up accurs and
the computer is rebooted, the lockup will automactically occur, by
passing the fake dos prompt.
This feature is for REGISTERED versions only.
After all the questions have been answered, it will take you to the
Security Guard Configuration Menu. You can change any information you wish by
using the UP/DOWN or 8/2 arrow keys to move the selector to your choice and
then hit enter to change the selection. If you need help with the
Configuration Menu, then just type a "?". Entering "Q" will allow you to quit
the configuration and will prompt you rather or not you wish to save any
changes made before exiting.
After you have ran the configuration, simply edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
and add to the end of it something like:
CD <directory> | <directory> is the directory where SG.EXE is
located
SG.EXE | this will run Security Guard
CD C:\ | switches back to main directory
That should do it. Now every time your computer is booted, it will run
Security Guard.
!!! IMPORTANT !!!: Do NOT forget your passcodes!
NOTE: UPGRADE.EXE will only upgrade v3.4 and v3.5 to v3.6. If you have
any other version, you will have to re-install Security Guard v3.6