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▓███│ V E R S I O N 1 . 1 0 │▓███
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(C) 1992 Cairo Research Labs, All Rights Reserved
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1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Words From the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What's New in This Release?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Licensing and Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Demo Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits of Registering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ordering VID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VID Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sysop Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Datafile Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
What's Next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Thanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upgrades and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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■ INTRODUCTION ■
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The mere mention of the word virus instills a feeling of despair in the minds
of most computer users. Since the dawn of the personal computer in the early
1980's, over 1400 different computer viruses have been isolated by anti-viral
researchers around the world. With an additional estimated 60 new viruses a
month being released into public circulation, the threat has evolved into
something that users and managers alike can no longer avoid.
VID is an online virus reference door for use with most major BBS systems.
It provides timely and accurate information about over 800 computer viruses,
with more and more being added regularly.
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▄│ Word From The Authors │
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If you experience any problems with the VID system, or have any questions,
please contact us! We can be reached in the fidonet DOORWARE, VIRUS, and
VIRUS_INFO echos, as well as via netmail to 1:3613/12 or 1:3613/10.
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▄│ Features │
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VID's features include:
* Complete support for both ANSI and ASCII users.
* Multinode Compatible!
* DESQview aware!
* Currently entails over 800 computer viruses.
* Complete query abilities for database searching.
* Much more!
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▄│ What's New in This Release? │
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* 74 New viruses added to the VID database
* Added Ability to Query into Virus Lengths
* "Browse" mode now more global in scope.
* BUG: VID would hang some systems. This was due to a memory
allocation bug in the VID system. Squashed!
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▄│ Licensing and Distribution │
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This documentation, programs, and other files distributed in this software
package (the "Software") are the copyrighted property of Scott Burkett,
Christopher Brown, and Cairo Research Labs. All rights are reserved.
For use by corporations, institutions or goverment agencies, or for-profit
purposes, contact the Author for licensing information.
U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
The use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the Software
is subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial software that
are specified in the subdivision (b.3.ii) of the 'Rights in Technical Data
and Computer Software' clause, document DFARS 52.227-7013.
DISTRIBUTION/USAGE
VID can be freely distributed, provided that the original archive
is not changed in any way (other than changing the archive type) and no
amount of money is required. In no circumstance at all can VID be
modified without written consent from the authors. It is prohibited too
to include this program, whole or in part, in other software. It is
expressly forbidden to distribute a registered key to unregistered users.
VID can be used in commercial organizations only after regular
registration.
This license is considered accepted if the program is used. Its violation
will involve the withdrawal of the registration key and the rights to use
the program.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
The Author cannot and does not warrant that any functions contained in the
Software will meet your requirements, or that its operations will be error
free. The entire risk as to the Software performance or quality, or both,
is solely with the user and not the Author. You assume responsibility for
the selection of the program to achieve your intended results, and for the
installation, use, and results obtained from the Software.
The Author makes no warranty, either implied or expressed, including with-
out limitation any warranty with respect to this Software documented here,
its quality, performance, or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event
shall the Author be liable to you for damages, whether direct or indirect,
incidental, special, or consequential arising out the use of or any defect
in the Software, even if the Author has been advised of the possibility of
such damages, or for any claim by any other party.
All other warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but
not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, are expressly excluded.
LIMITATION OF REMEDIES
The information contained in the documentation for the Software is subject
to change without notice.
The Author's entire liability, and your exclusive remedy shall be: (1) the
replacement of an original Software diskette not meeting the above Limited
Warranty and which is returned to the Author along with proof of purchase,
or (2), if the Author is unable to deliver a replacement diskette which is
free of defects, you may terminate the License Agreement by returning this
Software and the corresponding license fee will be returned.
By using the Software, you acknowledge (1) to have read and understood all
parts of this document and (2) to have agreed with and accepted all of its
provisions without any reservation.
Scott Burkett
Christopher Brown,
Cairo Research Labs
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▄│ Benefits of Registration │
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Benefits of registering VID:
o Extended Tech Support via the SPHINX echo (our support echo).
o If you are a member of fidonet, new versions will be sent to
your system automatically!
o You will also be entitled to free upgrades to newer versions of
VID, as they become available. In addition to the great
many features and the quality that this version of VID has
to offer, we are currently working on several additions and
enhancements for future versions.
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▄│ Ordering VID │
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Below are detailed instructions for registering VID. These
instructions are not intended to seem confusing or complicated; they are
simply meant to answer almost any question that you might have about
registering. If you have any questions or uncertainties about your
registration, please feel free to contact us. For information on how to
contact us, please see the section on "Upgrades and Information".
To order VID, simply follow these three steps:
1.) Fill out the registration form. Information on filling out
the form is located in the next section.
2.) Enclose the appropriate payment ($10), Ten American Dollars,
payable in the form of cash, check or money order. Make all checks
or money orders payable to: SCOTT BURKETT
3.) Send the above two items to:
Cairo Research Labs
1113 29th Street
Columbus, GA 31904
FILLING OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM
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NO PRINTER? Alternatively, if you do not have a printer, simply send a
hand-drawn version of the order form. If you do not wish to
mail a registration form in, you may opt to upload it to our
support BBS at (706) 596-8126 (9600v.32). We will not present
you with a registration key, however, until proper payment
has been rendered.
If you have any special instructions for us, or anything that
you would like to say when you register, feel free to write
this down on the back of the registration form, or on a
separate piece of paper.
When filling out the VID registration form, be sure to
indicate how you would prefer to receive your VID
registration key. You will have the choice of receiving your
registration key by one of three means: A call to our BBS,
FidoNet CrashMail, or by a call to your BBS. If you have a
FidoNet Email address, FidoNet CrashMail is still by far the
quickest way to receive your order. Once you have decided
which means you would prefer to receive your order by, please
read the detailed instructions on your order method below.
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RECEIVING In order to receive your VID registration key by a
BY CALL message and/or upload to your BBS, fill out the order form and
TO BBS mail it along with your payment as described below. Be sure to
include the phone number, baud rate, and our login and
password for the BBS to which you would like us to call. We
will cover any long distance costs. If, for some reason, we
are unable to connect to your BBS (not because it busy, but,
for example, if your BBS is no longer online), we will place
your key in a message on our support BBS.
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RECEIVING In order to receive your VID registration key via
ORDER BY FidoNet CrashMail, simply fill out the order form and mail it
FIDONET along with your payment as described below. Be sure to
CRASHMAIL include the FidoNet node address to which you wish to have
your order sent.
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■ GETTING STARTED ■
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VID is a snap to get up and running (as you will see).
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▄│ System Requirements │
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VID was designed for use with IBM compatible personal computer systems,
with 640K minimum RAM. It will run under most popular BBS packages, to
include RemoteAccess, Maximus, SuperBBS, QuickBBS, GAP, PCBoard, WildCat!,
WWIV, and others.
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First things first:
Create a directory to hold the VID system. We recommend using something
like C:\VID. Next, copy the VID110.EXE file into the directory
and type "VID110" at the DOS prompt. The archive is self-extracting and will
come apart without much effort.
** Note: Your source for obtaining the VID archive may have changed
the format of the archive to one suitable for use on their system (i.e. ZIP,
LZH, ARJ, etc).
Next thing on the list is to set the VID environment variable to the path
of the VID files. Place a SET command in your autoexec.bat file:
example: SET VID=C:\VID
The directory specified by the VID environment variable is utilized by
VID to find it's files (registration key, data files, etc). This environment
variable must be set in order for VID to operate efficiently.
Enclosed in the VID archive, is another archive, which contains the latest
virus database file for use with the VID system. This file is updated
regularly, and newer versions are available on our support BBS.
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■ OPERATION ■
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Once the user has entered the VID system, the virus database will be loaded
into memory. Once this has occurred succesfully, the user will then be
placed at the VID main menu. From the main menu:
(S)EARCH DATABASE - By pressing "S", the user will be able to perform a
number of "queries" against the virus database. These
queries include searching by Virus Name, Length,
Behavior, and Potential Damage.
(L)IST VIRUSES - By pressing "L", the user will be presented with the entire
database of virus names, one per line, one screen at a
time. At the end of each screen of names, the user will
have the option of continuing the listing process, viewing
a specific virus (places the user in "browse" mode), or
quitting back to the main menu. If the user opts to
"View" a particular virus, he will be able to move around
to next, previous, first, and last records with the press
of a key. When the user has completed his viewing session,
the list will continue, starting with whatever the last
virus to be "viewed" happened to be.
(H)ELP! - By pressing "H", the user will be presented with the help system.
(Q)UIT VID - Exits the VID system, and returns the user to the BBS.
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There are several options available to the Sysop while the user is in the
VID Door. Keep in mind that not all of these keys may be useful under
certain BBS systems.
[UP]/[DOWN] - Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the
amount of time which the user has left in the door.
[Alt]-[C] - Allows the sysop to break into chat with the user
at any time. [Alt]-[C] again, or [ESC] will end
chat mode. (Notice that the Want-Chat indicator
will also be turned off, if it was flashing. If
you are running under Apex, RemoteAccess or
QuickBBS, paging from within the door will even
cause the Want-Chat indicator to stay lit when the
user returns to the BBS)
[Alt]-[J] - Allows the sysop to shell to DOS, if enough memory
is available. Simply type EXIT to return to the
door again.
[Alt]-[H] - Hang up on the user. Plain and simple!
[Alt]-[L] - This key locks the user out of the BBS. It first
hangs up on the user, and then sets their security
level to 0, to prevent them from ever logging on
again. This feature may require use of the EXITINFO.BBS
file, depending on what system VID is running under.
[Alt]-[K] - The "User Keyboard-Off" key allows the sysop to
temporarily prevent the user from typing anything
on their keyboard. This has no effect on the local
keyboard, but causes VID to ignore any keystrokes
from remote.
[Alt]-[N] - The "Sysop Next" key, this function reserves the
system for use by the sysop after the user logs
off, if VID is running under an Apex or RA
1.00 or later system.
[Alt]-[D] - "Drop to BBS" key. This function allows the sysop
to exit VID and return the user to the BBS,
without hanging up.
[F1]..[F10] - The Function keys [F1] thru [F10] allows the sysop
access to various types of information on the
status line, or to turn the status line off. Note that
some of the information displayed will depend on the
type of BBS you are running, and may or may not be
available. These keys are as follows:
[F1] - Display basic user information (default)
[F2] - Display phone numbers and important dates
[F3] - Display security flags and up/download info
[F4] - Display system information and current time
[F5] - Display message info and user's settings
[F6] - Display chat reason and sysop's comment
[F9] - Display help information for sysop
[F10] - Turn off the status line
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VID accepts the following parameters:
-p(BBS Drop File Path)
-v(ideo Mode) 0 = Direct Screen Writes
1 = BIOS Screen Writes
-t(ask Number) (Node Number)
-d(DropFile Type)
0 = DORINFO?.DEF (Standard DORINFOx.DEF Drop file (Default))
1 = EXITINFO.BBS (RA v.01 - v.04)
2 = EXITINFO.BBS (Extended (RA v1.0 or greater))
3 = CHAIN.TXT (WWIV)
4 = SFDOORS.DAT (SpitFire BBS)
5 = CALLINFO.BBS (WildCat!)
6 = DOOR.SYS (GAP/PC-Board)
7 = DOOR.SYS (Doorway version)
8 = QBBS 2.75+ EXITINFO.BBS
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■ MISCELLANEOUS ■
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▄│ What's Next?! │
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The following are planned additions and changes for VID:
* More extensive information on each virus entry.
* Data extraction ability for preparing online info sheets.
* An online Virus activation date calendar.
* Much, MUCH more!
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▄│ Special Thanks │
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We would like to take time to offer our appreciation to the Cairo Research
Lab Beta Team. Thanks guys!
Thanks are also in order for Frans Veldman, Diane and Madeleine, Bob Kruger,
and countless others whose efforts and caveats seem to go unnoticed at times.
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▄│ Upgrades and Information │
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For the latest version of VID, or for tech support by BBS, call:
Under The Nile! Backwoods BBS
(706) 596-8126 9600 v.32 (706) 561-6106 9600 USR-DS
1:3613/12@fidonet 1:3613/10@fidonet
Magic name VID will get you the latest version!
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■ END OF VID 1.10 DOCUMENTATION ■
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