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- The version history of Scanner:
-
- 1.00 (12-Dec-1991) - Will find files, albeit not very nicely put
- on the screen.
- 1.02 (12-Dec-1991) - Nicer layout! Scans for NETSTATUS and
- ARCHIEVIRUS viruses. Provides removal of the
- NETSTATUS virus from !Boot files.
- 1.03 (10-Jan-1992) - Added check and kill for TRAPHANDLER virus.
- LINK check added (at 5am!!!). Working on
- disinfection.
- 1.04 (11-Jan-1992) - Finds infection count in LINK virus. (Module
- offset: 2F0)
- 1.05 (12-Jan-1992) - Small bug fixes.
- 1.06 (14-Jan-1992) - Completed disinfectant code for LINK virus.
- 1.10 (22-Jan-1992) - Fixed bugs and added error 'routine'.
- 1.12 (25-Jan-1992) - Added IMAGE virus scan & kill.
- 1.13 (26-Jan-1992) - Added !Boot search for IMAGE infections. I
- want to know if this works!! (I haven't got
- the damn virus...)
- 1.14 (03-Feb-1992) - Got the MODULE virus in the post today, so
- added scan for this. Thanks to Eivind Hagen
- for that one.
- 1.15 (03-Feb-1992) - Added MYMOD scan and kill. Also added option
- for logfile. Please note that 1.14 has a wrong
- version date. It should be 02-Feb-1992!
- 1.16 (12-Feb-1992) - Bugs removed. Added CEBIT scan.
- 1.17 (19-Feb-1992) - Added kill for 2048 byte version of NetStatus.
- Thanks to Alan for notifying me on that one.
- 1.20 (04-Mar-1992) - Added in-memory detection of CEBIT (removal),
- EXTEND, LINK (removal), MYMOD (removal),
- NETSTATUS (removal), NETMANAGER (removal),
- PARASITE and TRAPHANDER (removal).
- 1.21 (13-Mar-1992) - Added disc scan for PARASITE and THANATOS.
- 1.22 (13-Mar-1992) - REMOVED in-memory removal of CEBIT as this one
- has to be patched before it can shut down.
- Call me lazy, but I'm afraid all you can do is
- reset the computer if Scanner detects it in RMA.
- Added scan for SPRITE and scan/kill of VALID.
- I apologize to those who had to download both
- versions.
- 1.23 (18-Mar-1992) - Scanner seemed to detect PARASITE viruses in
- modules which weren't infected. This is now
- fixed temporarily by checking the accompanying
- !Boot file in an infected application. I wish
- I could make it more reliable, but I don't have
- enough examples of the virus to do that. Added
- "NOT SURE" colour. See above.
- 1.24 (23-Mar-1992) - Did small changes to virus reports to make them
- comply to the Archimedes Reference Document.
- E.g. ARCHIEVIRUS is now ARCHIE, and VIGAYVIRUS
- is VIGAY. In other words, no major change, but
- I'd forgotten that we changed those names in
- our document!
- 1.25 (30-Mar-1992) - Bug fixes(!). Added option for removal of
- ARCHIE inoculation fingerprint.
- 1.30 (15-Apr-1992) - A big leap (.5) in version number due to the
- implementation of OS_GetEnv to make Scanner
- work from a command line. Thanks to Herbert
- zur Nedden for this routine (although I *was*
- thinking of using GetEnv too! Thanks for saving
- a lot of time doing experimenting! :-). This
- version was done at The Gathering 1992, coughed
- together by Deadline/Crusaders. At the moment
- I'm pretty awake, but wait......... :-)
- Also - I think there's a new version of MODULE
- around. Scanner didn't detect this new one
- anyway!!
- 1.31 (15-Apr-1992) - I'm in for a long night... Parameters missing.
- Removal code for EXTEND inoculations completed.
- I guess it didn't become such a long night
- after all!
- 1.32 (18-Apr-1992) - Added scan and kill of ICON. Also added scan
- of suspicious files - currently checks sprite
- and absolute files. Fixed 'Press space...' when
- Scanner finishes. Fixed serious bug whihc didn't
- allow Scanner to search on writeprotected discs!
- 1.33 (24-Apr-1992) - Added scan for BBCECONET virus. Also modified
- 'strange' scan, it was slightly weird... Now
- detects if first word has "<instr>NV" or
- <instr> reg,reg where reg=reg. I.e. MOV r0,r0.
- I don't know if this is of any use, and might
- prove to be annoying, but...
- Please refer to the Archimedes Virus Reference
- Document for full info about this (and the
- other) viruses. Current version is 1.26p.
-
- Please note that version 1.32+ scans suspicious
- for sprite files too! (Forgot to mention it.)
-
- 1.34 (28-Apr-1992) - First of all, I was told by Svlad Cjelli to
- credit him! :-) I got IMAGE from him through
- Alan. BTW, Svlad, you *are* credited in AViD...
- And yes - you'll have to send a disc. Second, I
- am working on the STRANGE criteria. Seems it
- bummed out quite badly in v1.33! Sorry about
- that - I hope it will be better in this version.
- I think it does! Finds if BBCECONET is in
- memory, kills it if so.
-
- 1.35 (23-May-1992) - Fixed ? PARASITE warning on short module names.
- Should be OK now. Other fixes in PARASITE scan
- routine. Did some editing of the Doc file.
-
- 1.36 (29-May-1992) - Bugs bugs bugs. Thanks Alan... :-P
- I really needed *that* after a nice day on the
- beach! Also added EXTEND media search. I guess I
- didn't think people were that anxious to find
- that one since it was so old. (I treated it as
- an extinct virus for the time being.) Added
- VCZMod (MYMOD dropper?) scan, but no kill as I
- don't know if this is a module on it's own or
- in an application. Also detects any version of
- VIGAY (due to a silly filelength check, the 2432
- byte version never showed up!). When I get hold
- of NETMANAGER, a media scan & removal will be
- added.
-
- 1.37 (01-Jun-1992) - EXTEND scan routine updated to also scan for the
- different module names (in case there are
- dormant viruses - e.g. virus file, but never gets
- loaded because !Boot/!Run is not infected).
- Now finds "VCZMod" (MyMod dropper), and deletes
- it if found (and if kill is active).
-
- 1.40 (03-Jun-1992) - Added NETMANAGER scan/kill. Completed integrity
- check. Made Scanner EXCLUSIVLY available from
- me, and modified registration fees. It is now
- illegal to UPLOAD/EMAIL/FTP Scanner to any BBS
- or server. Made !RunImage smaller.
-
- Special thanks go to Alan Glover for super
- support and always good updates on Killer and
- a steady supply of viruses. Also, I'd like to
- extend my thanks to John Kortink for Translator
- and for defining the phrase "I'm pissed off by
- unregistered users".
-
- Also thanks to the 12 people who have
- registered so far (you know who you are)!
-
- Current version of AVRD is 1.31p.
-
- 1.41 (11-Jun-1992) - Fixed count% bugs. Added MODE87 kill and scan.
- Added infection count display for MODE87.
- Added GARFIELD scan. Fixed print bug.
- Kills GARFIELD if in memory.
-
- 1.42 (20-Jun-1992) - Scanner is now commercial. Read !Help.
- Added CODE scan/kill. Added GARFIELD kill.
- Added SPRITEUTILS scan/kill. Fixed small bugs.
-
- 1.43 (18-Jul-1992) - Added T2 scan (media/memory). Fixed small
- printing bug. Renamed ICON to ICON-xxxx,
- NETSTATUS to NETSTATUS-xxxx and GARFIELD to
- GARFIELD_W in the "Viruses" file to match the
- descriptions in AVRD 1.42+.
-
- 1.44 (20-Jul-1992) - Fixed "? STRANGE!" bug when encountering
- BBCECONET.
-
- 1.45 (20-Jul-1992) - Added check for writeprotected discs. Noticed
- after release of 1.44 that the files "Doc" and
- "Versions" were wrong.
-
- 1.46 (16-Aug-1992) - Added MODULE code removal - files only. I guess
- you have waited long for this one. Sorry - but
- time hasn't permitted me to add this until now.
- Also I have to get myself a new monitor - this
- Philips shite which Acorn provided is ready for
- the scrapyard. It suddenly decided to dim down
- on me (I guess it's the PSU). Renamed GARFIELD
- to GARFIELD_W for AVRD compatibility. Rewrote
- report layout (both in file and screen) a bit.
-
- 1.47 (04-Sep-1992) - Added GARFIELD_I search/destroy mission. Also
- added TERMINATOR and BIGFOOT scan routines.
- Garh - I'm using a TV as a VDU, and it really
- sucks!
-
- 1.48 (15-Sep-1992) - Added IRQFIX awareness. Both media and memory
- is covered. IRQFIX is identical to EXTEND,
- except that the ASCII text within them is
- different. I don't have a sample yet, so
- Scanner only looks for the filenames which
- IRQFIX saves itself under. In other words:
- no in-depth checking (and so no removal code).
-
- Immense thanks go to The German Archimedes
- User Group (GAG) and Herbert zur Nedden!
-
- 1.49 (21-Sep-1992) - Added INCREMENT awareness.
-
- 1.50 (26-Sep-1992) - Fixed bug in MODULE removal code. Please
- check your disinfected modules if you used
- Scanner to clean them!
-
- 1.51 (12-Oct-1992) - DISTRIBUTE THIS VERSION FREELY. Also please
- note that the email address has been changed.
-
- (The reason for this being FreeWare (DON'T
- PUT IT IN ANY PD LIBRARIES!) is that for the
- upcoming BBC Acorn User Show I won't have
- time to register new users there! You will
- need to register with me if you want upgrades
- of this product, though.)
-
- This version has a "timer" in it, though,
- warning you about one month from now that it
- is considered old. You may still use it, but
- are advised NOT to.
-
- 1.55 (29-Dec-1992) - Whoah. Finally I got around to adding three
- new viruses. Media scan only, of ARCUEBUS,
- HANDLER and RUNOPT. Also, I had to REMOVE
- the code for MODULE file-cure. Some version
- has apparrently majorly f*cked up the clean
- routine, and at present I haven't had time
- to clean it up. So, Scanner will DETECT
- MODULE, but won't remove it.
-
- Also! BIG THANKS to Olaf Krumnow, whom has
- added SparkFS compatibility. Scanner now
- searches archives if you have SparkFS
- installed. Thanks again!
-
- Scanner is still FreeWare. Please read
- !Help for details. Distribute freely, but
- don't put it in PD/SW libraries. USENET
- distribution (FTP/Mail) is wholeheartedly
- permitted! :)
-
- All the best for 1993, all of you!
-
- 1.56 (08-Jan-1993) - Fix the T2 in-memory check to avoid false
- alarms when later versions of VProtect
- are resident.
-
- Versions prior to 1.02 were never released to the public, as there were
- killers around for the viruses killed/detected by those versions.
-
- Known problems:
-
- Won't kill MODULE infected files correctly. This routine has
- been removed, though.