NOTE: It is recommended that you change the default installation folder for FileChecker! (You can also re-name the filechecker.exe program after install.)

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FileChecker v1.7 Readme
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Created by javacool.


NEW USERS: See the new FileChecker Tutorial!


LATEST UPDATE (1.7):
-NEW: Addition of "Add Folder" option (with many features). <--REQUESTED FEATURE
-NEW: Addition of a "Check for Updates" feature!
-NEW: Further optimization of the main scan engine.
-NEW: Bug fixes.
-NEW: Minor interface tweaks.
-NEW: Addition of bug reports/support section.


PREVIOUS UPDATE (1.6):
-NEW: All current known issues fixed! (This includes false detections on some systems in certain instances - this is completely fixed)
-NEW: Fixed another instance of the run-time error 6 bug.
-NEW: SMTP ALERT ENGINE! (Send e-mail alerts for deletions, checksum changes, etc.)
-NEW: Fixed problems with any checksum scanning time above 2 minutes not working correctly - you can now set it for as long as you like
-NEW: Fixed specific problems on certain system configurations
-NEW: Numerous bug fixes and error fixes (too many to list)
-NEW: Donation information
-NEW: Tutorial for beginning users

This is the most stable, fastest, and best release of FileChecker yet!

(NOTE: FileChecker help file has not been updated for v1.6 - however, all of it still applies - it is just missing information about the new SMTP e-mail alert feature.)

-Latest installer adds a required file MSWINSCK.OCX, which may be missing on some users systems.




OLDER UPDATES 
(1.5 and 1.5.1):
-Core improvements
-Password Protection
-Optional installation as a Windows Service (adds to the security!)
-Logging to the NT Event Log
-Administrator Lock-Down Features
-Bug Fixes
-Optional tool-tips to help new users.
-Fixed a small number of bugs some users were experiencing. (1.5.1) 
-Fixed "run-time error 6" crash. (1.5.1)
(1.4):
-Selective Checksumming feature - you can now select a checkbox that will let you set up only select files for checksum computation (files in your watch-list that are checked will be checksummed).
-Added new help file.
-New graphics in the interface.
-Fixed some minor bugs.
-FileChecker is no longer beta! =)
(1.3.01 BETA):
-Fixed small bug in installer routine (for some people an error occured in the install).
(1.3 BETA):
-Added configurable pop-up notification options (you can select to have pop ups for all detected changes, just for checksums, just for file deletions, combinations, etc.)
-Log file format changed to add date and time for events.
-Log file can now be set up to export to a text file (it is recommended you configure the log file to be place in a directory OTHER than your FileChecker install directory).
-Watch-list is now stored in ENCRYPTED format (you can also change your current watch-list to encrypted format with a click of a button).
-Other configuration information (such as location of log file) is stored in ENCRYPTED format.
-Fixed some minor bugs.

NOTES: For maximum protection, you can move the filechecker.exe file once it is installed to a new directory. To uninstall, you can then run the uninstaller program, and then delete the new directory you placed FileChecker in.


Old Updates:
v1.2 BETA
-New install program. Should install extraneous dlls and other files that are needed to run this program (and that some people don't have).
-Checksumming scanning is now implemented. All files on your scan list will be scanned (a separate scanning list for the checksum computation is an "in the works" feature).
-A separate timer is configured for the Checksum Scanning. Click on the "IMPORTANT INFORMATION >" button for very useful information on the checksum feature of FileChecker (please read before you use it).

Notes:
-The checksum feature will NOT automatically start on start-up of FileChecker, even if the other scanning options are enabled on start up. You must bring up the main window, stop scanning, and restart it to start the checksum feature (if you had previously configured it). This was necessary as the checksum feature does freeze the FileChecker main display until it finishes it's operation (although alerts will be shown in a timely fashion). This is also why there is a separate timer for the checksum function (please read the IMPORTANT INFORMATION section in the checksum configuration window in FileChecker).

Website: http://www.wilderssecurity.com/filechecker.html

Forums (where you can post comments, suggestions, bug reports, etc.): http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=8