About VirusBlockade™ II 2.0.6 
Copyright © 1992 Shulman Software Co. all rights reserved

written by Jeffrey S. Shulman

owned and distributed by Shulman Software Co.
Address:   1111 W. El Camino Real, Suite 109MAC, Sunnyvale, CA  94087-1057  USA
Phone:      408/245-1890
FAX:            408/245-1891

Office hours:                         Mon - Fri 9am-6pm (Pacific Standard Time)
Technical support:             Mon - Fri 9am-9pm; Sat & Sun 11am-9pm

Electronic addresses:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS…
A) How to Become a Registered User: Where to Send Payment, How Much, and in What Form;
B) To Register (or Order);
C) When You Register, What You Can Expect to Receive Very Soon After We Receive Your Registration and Payment;
D) Technical Support and Continuing Customer Service;
E) System Requirements;
F) Briefly, What VirusDetective and VirusBlockade Do;
G) A Powerful New VirusBlockade Feature Called “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™”;
H) Other Major Changes in Comparison with Earlier Versions;
I) For Programmers Only;
J) Further Information;
K) Sample Option Configurations / Scenarios.

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A) HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED USER: WHERE TO SEND PAYMENT, HOW MUCH, AND IN WHAT FORM…

PRICES:     $19 US / $24 non-US when you register VirusBlockade™ II 2.x if you are already a 
                               registered VirusDetective® user but not a VirusBlockade II registered user yet;
                               OR…
                               $59 US / $64 non-US when you register VirusBlockade II 2.x concurrently with 
                               VirusDetective 5.x if you are not registered for either yet.        

                               Site licensing is available – write or call for details.

                                NOTE: VirusDetective stands alone. VirusBlockade II does not stand-alone – 
                               VirusBlockade’s reason for being is to enhance and streamline VirusDetective. To use 
                               VirusBlockade, you first require VirusDetective. Therefore, VirusBlockade must be
                               registered AFTER VirusDetective, or concurrently.

UPDATES:  $10 US / $15 non-US when you update to VirusDetective 5.x if you are already
                               a VirusDetective registered user;
                               OR…
                               $20 US / $25 non-US when you update to VirusBlockade II 2.x and VirusDetective 5.x
                                if you are already a registered user for both VirusDetective and VirusBlockade II.

SITE LICENSE UPDATES:
                               Site license updates are same as the above UPDATE prices, per ‘LICENSE’ (not per
                               ‘MACHINE’). Call or write for details if you are currently site licensed for VirusDetective and 
                               you wish to site license VirusBlockade II 2.x.

When you would like to receive the full-working VirusBlockade program, kindly register as follows:

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B) TO REGISTER (OR ORDER)…
All registrations, orders and purchase orders must be accompanied by payment-in-full at the time of order in the form of a check, money order, Visa or MasterCard. All checks must be sent in US currency drawn on a US bank, or international money order. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all our products… if you are not completely satisfied, we shall gladly refund your money in a timely manner.

Make check or money order out to: SHULMAN SOFTWARE CO. 

Remember – register VirusDetective PRIOR to registering (ordering) VirusBlockade II, or concurrently.

No billing – this allows us to keep costs down which we pass on to you, our customer. However, upon request, we do United Parcel Service (U.P.S.) COD’s within the USA, and other methods of shipping.

Prices subject to change without notice.

Distribution of any of Shulman Software Co’s software for money-making purposes is prohibited without the author’s written consent.

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C) WHEN YOU REGISTER, WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE VERY SOON AFTER WE RECEIVE YOUR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT…
Once you have registered, you will receive an 800K diskette which has the most recent version of VirusDetective and VirusBlockade on it, plus a user license for each. The diskette also includes the most recent demo version of VirusBlockade II 2.x (VirusBlockade II LTD.) to distribute to your friends and various acclaimed public domain repair and eradication anti-virus software – plus several anti-virus articles and essays from different publications and organizations. The disk is jam-packed with information on how to combat viruses, Trojan Horses and worms.

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D) TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CONTINUING CUSTOMER SERVICE…

Virus Alert mailings

We monitor the Macintosh virus scene DAILY. Inevitably, some destructive turkey who tries to pass for a human being will write a new virus, Trojan Horse or worm, and we at Shulman Software Co. shall sound the alarm and pounce on the offending entity (the virus) with lightning speed (can we also leap tall buildings in a single bound?). 

As part of our continuing customer service, at no additional charge, we send each VirusDetective registered user our Virus Alert mailings to notify him/her of the new search string(s) which will defend their Macintoshes from damage by newly discovered viruses, Trojan Horses and worms. The user adds the new search string to his/her existing set of search strings (s)he already has in his/her version of VirusDetective 5.x (or later).

Our firm has gained an reputation for excellent customer support amongst our registered users. In August 1989, Boston Computer Society awarded us for an outstanding software product and customer service.

Notices of VirusDetective and VirusBlockade updates

We send each registered user a mailing whenever a major upgrade of VirusDetective or VirusBlockade has just become available.

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E) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS…
VirusBlockade II 2.x requires a Macintosh Plus (or later) running System 6.0.2 (or later).

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F) BRIEFLY, WHAT VIRUSDETECTIVE AND VIRUSBLOCKADE DO…

PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE ! 
– that is our motto.

VirusDetective, our main anti-virus product, is a desk accessory for the Macintosh that unearths and sniffs out viruses, Trojan Horses and worms [that is, it unearths and sniffs out “Hexually-transmitted diseases” (HTDs for short)] – BEFORE the viruses, Trojan Horses and worms (HTDs) get a chance to get at your disks and unleash their havoc. 

VirusDetective can be considered a DETECTION TOOL. First you have to find ‘em before you can get rid of ‘em – AND find them before it’s too late and you have an infected Macintosh. VirusDetective excels in ‘the finding’ which means locating HTDs BEFORE any damage is done, not ‘after the fact’.

VirusBlockade II (VirusBlockade for short), a Control Panel Document (a startup document), is a companion product to VirusDetective which lets you, the Macintosh user, CONTROL the circumstances under which VirusDetective automatically scans disks and files; that is, it gives YOU control over when, where, and how VirusDetective searches for harmful HTDs. Among other things, the team of VirusDetective + VirusBlockade enables you: to automatically scan disks and files (see “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™”), to automatically and manually lock and unlock disks, and have a novice-user work on your Macintosh while having the confidence your Macintosh is protected from viruses, Trojan Horses and worms (see “ROOKIE SWITCH™”). VirusBlockade will soon have major REPAIR and REMOVAL capabilities.

In a nutshell, VirusDetective + VirusBlockade let you practice “safe hex”. Keep your Macintosh humming smoothly by using VirusDetective + VirusBlockade.

[“Hexually-transmitted diseases” is a word coined by Jeffrey S. Shulman, Summer 1990.]

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G) A POWERFUL NEW VIRUSBLOCKADE FEATURE CALLED “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™”…
One of the most innovative new features of VirusBlockade 2.0 (accompanied by VirusDetective) is a feature that no other Macintosh program has!! This new feature is called “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™” because of its lightning speed. You see, SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™ scans each file as each file is created or modified. (This – no other Macintosh program can do!!!) SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™ even works on file servers.

What we mean when we say SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™ scans each file as each file is created or modified is that when you download a file, or copy a file, or create a file, or un-archive a file, VirusBlockade, without delay, takes the bull by the horns and sends word to VirusDetective to scan that file that has just landed on your disk. Almost always you, the user, are unaware that VirusDetective is scanning or has just scanned some files though you may see VirusDetective’s four-diamond cursor as a tell-tale sign. A moment after a file hits your disk, VirusDetective finishes its scanning in LESS THAN NO TIME.

Not only does the scanning occur instantaneously, YOU don’t have to initiate the scan. You don’t have to remember to do anything at all except install VirusDetective (as a desk accessory) and VirusBlockade (as a Control Panel Document). Set the options in VirusDetective and VirusBlockade the way you want them, and the two programs follow through per your instructions to perform your designated tasks at designated times under designated circumstances. YOU don’t have to remember to run our anti-virus software in order to safeguard your files and disks – VirusBlockade REMEMBERS FOR YOU, ON YOUR BEHALF!

Superfast File Scanning™ in regard to file servers

VirusDetective + VirusBlockade also works on Macintoshes that function as file servers – and prevents users from duplicating infected software onto the file server!

          NOTE: When SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING™ is used on a Macintosh that is used as a file server, we offer VirusDetective and VirusBlockade NOT at a higher price because it’s a file server, but at the normal per-copy price! When compared with our competitors’ prices and software capabilities, this means a huge cost savings for organizations who want to protect their file servers from HTDs!

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H) OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN COMPARISON WITH EARLIER VERSIONS…

•  Fully System 7.0 compatible (including new “Balloon Help”);
•  Aesthetically-pleasing graphics of windows and dialog boxes;
•  Anti-tampering measures;
•  Pre-Macintosh Plus machines will not be supported;
•  Automatic “desktop” (like WDEF) virus detection and removal (even without VirusDetective).

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I) FOR PROGRAMMERS ONLY…
VirusBlockade II 2.x has a couple features that you, a programmer, may be interested in:

The first is that an application you’re developing can ask VirusBlockade to scan any file, folder or disk and report back to you if any matches occur. This capability can be used under both System 6.x (6.0.2 and later) and System 7.x. This capability does NOT use AppleEvents.

The second is that an application you’re developing can install its own callback procedure that is called whenever VirusDetective finds an infected file.

When you register VirusBlockade II 2.0, on the disk you receive soon thereafter, there are C header files, example source code, and an MPW object file containing the code for the routines you need. For your benefit, if you DO intend to use any of these routines, kindly phone me so I can inform you of any subsequent changes. 

For our general information and for marketing purposes, if you would be willing to send us a copy of the application you have developed, it would be muchly appreciated.

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J) FURTHER INFORMATION…
For details, take a look-see at VirusDetective’s and VirusBlockade’s internal Help files…

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K) SAMPLE OPTION CONFIGURATIONS / SCENARIOS
You can find several suggested Option Configurations / Scenarios (“Configs”) by holding down the Option key and clicking the About button.

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** WE ENCOURAGE SUGGESTIONS, INQUIRIES AND FEEDBACK ! **

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