Jonathan Potter's virus killer must be one of the easiest to use. It has icons, it has pull down menus.
The main feature of the program is that it can learn. A brainfile is used to remember all known viruses, and it can be updated to look for new viruses. It doesn't automatically destroy any suspect programs, but will warn you and give you the option
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First, the program checks your Amiga's memory to make sure that no virus is present. It also displays some of the memory vectors which viruses alter.
By clicking on the left mouse button, you can enter the main menu. The three top options are a bootblock checker, a file checker and finally the brainfile. To get out of these options, use the standard Intuition method: that is, move the mouse poin
ter to the top left of the screen and press the right-hand button down a menu. Keeping the button pressed, move the pointer down and select Main Menu.
Bootblock Checker: You can check disk bootblocks (where viruses commonly hide). If you have extra floppy disk drives attached then check those disk too.
File Checker: You can select a particular directory to search, and also get Zero Virus to check all the subdirectories it encounters. If you want, it will delete any virus it comes across automatically.
BrainFile: A scrollable list of all the viruses that the program knows about is displayed. You can load in a new brainfile or edit the old one. Note that some of the so called `viruses' are in fact obscure bootblock loaders, which you may want to r
etain. Also, some of the suspect programs `may or may not be' viruses: they are in the brainfile just in case they turn out to be.
Leave: Before you leave Zero Virus, you can iconify the program. This means that the program will stay enabled on the front of Workbench and will check all disks put in the disk drive for suspect bootblocks.
