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- You are cordially invited to try VDS 2.0 on your PC
-
- DESCRIPTION & FEATURES
- VDS (Virus Detection System) is an anti-viral software package
- designed to contain the spread of computer viruses by providing
- early detection and quick recovery. What distinguishes VDS from
- other anti-viral products is that its operation is based on
- analyzing viral behavior rather than just looking for known byte
- sequences extracted from virus samples. Therefore, VDS does not
- require frequent upgrades.
- VDS uses a proprietary triple-pass verification technique to
- catch the most evasive "stealth" viruses even when they are active
- in memory. Coupled with its blazing operational speed (thanks to
- its optimized internal cache), VDS represents the strongest
- software solution currently available.
- VDS (registered only) generates a customized device driver
- during installation. The device driver barely adds three seconds
- to bootup time and catches all system infectors with ease. It
- recovers vital system areas automatically. The user is given an
- opportunity to embed his own message inside the device driver. This
- message is displayed if a possible infection is detected. Businesses
- will find this feature very useful since it can be used to prompt users
- to report any incidents as instructed by the message.
- A unique feature of VDS is its decoy launching mechanism. The
- decoys are used to lure any viruses active in memory and to capture
- them in a POV (Prisoner Of VDS) file for examination. The captured
- intruders can speed up diagnosis process since you will know which
- virus you are dealing with or whether it is a new virus.
- VDS documentation rivals many books on computer viruses not
- only by its readability but also by its technical content. It
- offers practical guidelines and a risk analysis test designed to
- evaluate the vulnerability of your computers to viral attacks.
- The package includes a special utility program that helps
- users to recover from all system infectors that target vital areas
- of hard drives such as the master boot record. Another program in
- the package allows users to search network and floppy drives for
- known viruses.
- AVAILABILITY
- VDS Advanced Research Group offers six different versions of VDS:
- trial, personal, academic, charity, business and complimentary. Trial
- version is only $7 and can be ordered directly from the developers.
- It is also available on several BBSes and can be downloaded for free.
- Everyone is encouraged to upload the trial version of VDS to BBSes in
- their area, as long as the complete package with this message and
- documentation is uploaded.
- Personal version sells for $25 and can be used on as many computers as
- the user personally owns. If the user chooses to become a registered
- user after ordering the trial version, the $7 is credited towards the
- payment for the personal version. Site-licenses for businesses can
- be negotiated. Business version allows all employees of a company
- to use VDS on their home computers at no extra charge.
- System Requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible computer
- with 256K RAM, MS/PC-DOS 3.0 or higher, a hard drive and a floppy
- diskette drive.
- HOW TO ORDER A COPY OF VDS
- Phone orders can be placed by calling (410) 247-7117 and providing
- your name, address and the diskette size (of A: drive) you need. You
- must pay by C.O.D. or request to make another arrangement if your company
- policy does not permit C.O.D. purchases. To order VDS by mail (complete
- ORDERFRM.TXT), or if you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints,
- you can write to:
-
- Attn: Tarkan Yetiser
- VDS Advanced Research Group
- P.O. Box 9393
- Baltimore, MD 21228
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- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REGISTERED & TRIAL VERSIONS:
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- * No integrity-checking device driver is generated
- * No special installation diskette
- * No printed manual
- * No licensee name and serial number
- * There is a promotional opening screen ONLY during installation
- * Supports a single DOS partition (C: drive)
- * Beeps after done with verification and asks you to register
-