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::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: BOOTX HISTORY :::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: Version 4.50 :: May 7, 1992 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - NEW: Finds and repairs blocks infected by the "The Curse of Little Sven" virus. The virus is attached to a version of the copy program X-Copy called "X-Copy Professional v6.5" spread by the group Contrast. The following text can be read after you click on the "About" gadget: COPYRIGHT ASI 1992, UPDATED BY CONTRAST ASI, THE VALLEY ANGUILLA, BWI DISTRIBUTION BY CACHET, OSTENDSTR.32 D-7524 OESTRINGEN The following text can be read after you click on the "Info" gadget: *** X-COPY PRO *** VERSION 6.5 DATE: 02/Feb/92 ** CONTRAST! ** THE LEADING HORSE!! - BUG FIX: Fixes a little problem in the date conversion routine which showed up with Workbench 2.1. ::: Version 4.49 ::: April 27, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - BUG FIX: BootX did not correctly adjust things if you wanted to have a different default drive at startup. Thanks to Steffen Salzmann for reporting this. - CHANGE: BootX will now report your system specs a "little bit" more correct when asking a Memory Check. If you want an exact report, use SysInfo or System Information. They were written to do just that. - NEW: BootX will use your Workbench font if it is 8x8 pixels. ::: Version 4.48 ::: April 17, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Minor internal improvements and optimizations. ::: Version 4.47 ::: April 13, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - CHANGE: Changed the way a disk-validator virus is handled. Read section 6.8 "How to kill disk-validator viruses" in the doc file to find out more about the new method. - CHANGE: People would say that BootX did not recognize the disk-validator viruses in memory. Gimme a BIG break ! BootX does recognise and KILL the virus. IT JUST DOESN'T REPORT IT. So now you get a nice big alert telling you what has happened. - CHANGE: When you had disabled Memory Check in the Settings menu to get rid of the vector check at startup BootX would not perform a virus check. - BUG FIX: Asking help about the "Quit" gadget would give a wrong help text. - BUG FIX: Something went wrong in the reporting of Block Write errors. - Added a BootX.Recog.History file. ::: Version 4.46 ::: April 9, 1992 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - NEW: The Alarm sample is now played in stereo when possible. - BUG FIX: BootX used to loose the colors after it returned from Iconify mode. BUG FIX: Clicking on the Quit gadget used to display the help text of the Iconify function when in Help mode. Thanks to Steffen Salzmann for reporting these bugs. ::: Version 4.45 ::: April 2, 1992 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Minor improvement in the Repair Disk routine. ::: Version 4.44 ::: March 25, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Mega apoligies, apparently when BootX was unable to find the BootX.BBLib, BootX.Recog, BootX.Brain or BootX.Prefs file the Guru would visit. Sorry this bug slipped through, it's all a matter of debugging conditions. I try to keep BootX as up to date as possible, sometimes neglecting quality. ::: Version 4.43 ::: March 24, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Fixed a small bug in the Add Comment routine. Somehow the virus name did not get included in the comment... - BootX now shows a message when Help Mode is on. - The BrainFile is now sorted. All new entries will be added in their correct alphabetic place. - Bug fix: when BootX failed to load the Alarm sample and a virus would be found, the audio.device would go into an endless loop. ::: Version 4.42 ::: March 10, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Some minor bug fixes. ::: Version 4.41 ::: March 2, 1992 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Completely rewrote the BrainFile system. Old brainfiles are not compatible anymore (sorry about that...). But now you can send me your brainfiles if there are any bootblocks in it that BootX does not yet recognize. NOTE: The new BrainFile system has not yet been fully implemented as I want it to be but this version is stable and functional. - From now on BootX requires the ReqTools library no matter if you are using KickStart 1.3 or 2.0. - Added some more file-types for BootX to recognize. - Added some more error reporting routines. - Added an installation script using Commodore's Installer. ::: Version 4.40 ::: February 3, 1992 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Bug fix: numerous users reported that the Check Disk feature did not work. Well, it didn't anymore and now it does again. - Bug fix: when BootX recalculated the checksum of a bootblock and it was incorrect, the replacement with the correct value was not succesfull anymore. - Bug fix: closing the small window after a Go to Sleep was a sure way to crash your Amiga. Thanks go to Peter SandΘn (Sweden) for reporting this. - Bug fix: in previous versions BootX sometimes corrupted the memory list when scanning hard-disks with many files (> 3000 files). This should be fixed now. Please write to me if you still experience this problem. Besure you can reproduce the error and specify the exact conditions under which it occured. - Bug fix: automatic diskchange should now work properly with KickStart 2.0. - Added some more error reporting routines. - Reduced stack space consumption of the Check Files routines. - New feature: BootX tries to load a FORM 8SVX sample called BootX.alarm during the program start. This sample will be played every time a virus (boot, file or link) is found. Note that no double-buffering is used so the sample can only be 128K of length (but I don't see how this will be a problem...). - New feature: When BootX finds a virus during the file check it will move the BootX screen to the front and either beep the display or play the BootX.alarm sample. This is handy when checking large hard-disks with the BootX screen somewhere in the back while you do something else. - New feature: BootX can check files crunched with the TNM Cruncher. - Rewrote the doc file and added an index. - New recognized file types: LhA SFX file PowerVisor Structure Definition file PowerVisor Macro file - New BootX.Recog v1.20 - Build in LVD 1.71. ::: Version 4.30 ::: January 6, 1992 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Starting with this version, BootX will load its virus recognition patterns from a file called BootX.Recog. This way it is easier to update BootX. I just have to change the Recog file and spread it instead of release a complete new version of BootX. Always try to get the latest version of the recog file to get maximum protection. You can find out the version of a recog file in several ways: 1. After BootX has succesfully loaded a recog file it will display the version and the release date of the file. 2. Select the About menu item. The text will show the version and the release date of the recog file and how many bootblocks, bootviruses and fileviruses it knows. NOTE: these numbers may vary from the number reported by the "Show known xxx" menu items. The numbers reported here are the number of recog blocks that BootX can use to identify a virus. The "Show known xxx" menu items only report all the different names that BootX uses, f.e. BootX recognizes 8 different versions of the Lamer Exterminator bootvirus but the name will only show up once in the the "Show known bootviruses" list. 3. Use the Workbench 2.x version command: 1> version BootX.Recog - The series of requesters for the Check Disk operation have been removed. Instead a simple settings requesters allows you to determine what checks to perform during a disk-check. - BootX now recognizes in which drive you insert a new disk (something it should have been able to do a long time ago, sigh...) and makes that drive the current one automagically. - The option Check All Files in the Check Files requesters has been removed because it was obsolete and has been replaced by something a lot of users have been asking about: Check crunched files When this option is enabled, BootX tries to decrunch all crunched executables in memory and then checks the file for viruses. Note that this will slow down a file check considerabely. Recognized crunchers: PowerPacker 3.0 PowerPacker 4.0 - New recognized bootviruses: ABC Nasty Nasty PowerTeam Ripper 2 WAFT Thanks go to Ralf Bechlarz (Germany) for sending the PowerTeam virus to me. - New recognized fileviruses: Byte Parasite II Byte Parasite III - New recognized file types: BMP picture (Microsoft Windows) JPEG picture PCX picture AMOS sprites AMOS icons MEd songs ::: Version 4.20 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognized bootviruses: SCA clone: Big Boss SCA clone: Kefrens SCA clone: TTK Byte Bandit clone: Rude Xeroxx - New recognized bootblocks: Anarchy Boot v1.1 Anarchy Boot II BootIntro 1.1 by Roger Fishlin BootText by SCX Draco Utility Boot PowerBoot 1.2 PutDisk RebelsBoot 1.4 Scoopex Utility Boot 1.1 Scoopex Utility Boot 1.3 Special Brothers Logo Sector Accessor TSB Scroller VCC's MemBoot X-Copy 5.0, 5.1 & 5.2 boot Thanks go to Ed Romijnders (The Netherlands), Tarjei Knapstad (Norway) & Michael M°ller (Denmark) for sending them to me. - New recognized programs in memory: AssignX 1.2 by Steve Tibbett AutoCentre 1.2 by Colin Bell ClockTick 1.4 by MKSoft InstallBeep 1.1 NTSC4NTSC 1.2 by Kai Bolay PatchNTSC SetStar TurboTopaz 1.0 by Preben Nielsen WBGauge 1.2 Thanks go to Steffen Salzmann (Germany) for sending them to me. - Changed the detection of the Saddam disk-validator virus and its clones. Thanks go to Michael M°ller (Denmark) for suggesting this change. - Built in LVD 1.63. - BootX now shows how long it took to generate a report. - When running under KickStart 2.0, the date and time is added to the linkvirus check report. - The memorycheck routine now buffers its output while walking through the system lists. This way I can disable multi-tasking which is the safest way to walk lists. - The presence or absence of an MMU is now shown in the system configuration display. - New recognized file types: Lha archives Added several of the filetypes recognized by Icon, a program by Olaf Barthel & MXM. LhPak disk archives (SFX) - BootX 4.20 is accompanied by a new version of the BootBlock library (at last...) offering a selection of some interesting alternatives to the normal DOS Install bootblock. Only the ones marked with an asterisk (*) are KickStart 2.x compatible... 1 MByte BootBlock Copy * AnarchyBoot 1.1 * AnarchyBoot II * Anti-Virus 5.0 CCS Boot 3.0 * DevWare Anti-Virus * DOS Cleared * DOS Install (FFS) * DOS Install (OFS) * DOS Uninstalled Draco Utility Boot HallonBoot 1.4 * Install2 * KickStart 2.0 Silent Start NOMAD Utility Boot 1.0 OmniBoot 2.3 PleasureBoot 1.3+ PowerBoot 1.2 * ProBoot 1.0 PVL VirusProtector 6.5 * RAMCleaner RattleBoot 1.0 RebelsBoot 1.4 * Sabaudian Utility Boot 1.0 Scoopex Utility Boot 1.3 SD-Boot 1.05 Semtex Utility Boot 3.35 SlipStream Utility Boot 6.1 Stone Utility Boot 1.06 System Report Boot TIP Memory Allocater 1.3 * TIP Memory Controller 1.3 ::: Version 4.13 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Due to the new file check routine introduced in version 4.00 BootX would do some pretty nasty things when checking data files. Don't worry, no damage would be done to the files on disk but BootX would start writing in memory not allocated by it. This should be fixed now. My hard-disk contains about 2760+ files and I have put BootX v4.13 to work on it using all the combinations of the options BootX offers (with success). Be careful with all versions between v4.00 and v4.12. They should all show the same symptoms being unexpected lock-ups and thrashing of chip memory and screens. - Numerous little bugs fixed thanks to a bug report from Holger Hellebro (Sweden). - New recognized bootblock: CopyLock Amiga (another version, sighhh...) Thanks go to Federico Di Vincenzo (Italy) for sending it to me. ::: Version 4.12 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Fixed a bug which caused BootX to trash memory when creating a large filecheck report under KickStart 1.3. ::: Version 4.11 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognized virus: Shit bootvirus Thanks go to Ville Pispa (Finland) for sending them to me. - New recognized bootblocks: 101 Big Boot Amiga CheckMark Blizzard Protector 2.0 BootTool NoFastMem Cave Logo Filter-Boot Selector 1.01 HallonBoot 1.4 Interferon Pro IRQ Protector KickStart 2.0 Silent Start Magic Fighter Anti-Virus Message Mega-Boot 1.30 MemCheck MemorySearcher 1.0 Mr. Magic NoFastMem Master Virus Killer VDC 2.2 No Expansion Mem Paranoid Anti-Virus 1.0 Protector & ScreenTest 3.3 Punisher Memory Clear RAM Cleaner RattleBoot 1.0 SD-Boot 1.05 Semtex Utility Boot 3.35 SOD Bootgenerator 1.5 Stone Utility Boot 1.06 SuperFly Detector 2.0 SysNot 1.2 Telstar Logo The Amiga Tool TNT VcC VCS 3.2 Virus Protect 1.3 Vision Logo ZeroVirus AutoAddRAM ZeroVirus BigScreenTest 1.1 ZeroVirus No Virus Message Thanks go to Andreas Genthner (Germany), Ed Romijnders (The Netherlands) and Ville Pispa (Finland ) for sending them to me. ::: Version 4.10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Due to a complete rewrite of the linkvirus check routine a bug crept in which made that BootX did not recognize 4 fileviruses anymore. This has been fixed. - New recognized bootblocks: ACC FastMem & Drive Killer Ayotrax TetraCopy Install BudBrain VP Install PAL Window (J. Lindahl) Sabaudian Utility Boot 1.0 VCC's MemBoot Thanks go to Martin Harbo (Denmark) for sending them to me. - New recognized viruses: Hauke bootvirus Hauke Exterminator 1 bootvirus Sachsen 3 bootvirus - New recognized file viruses: Freedom file virus Lamer VirusX file virus VirusBlaster 2.3 file virus - New recognized file type: Zoom disk archives ::: Version 4.04 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - The FREQF_SAVE flag is now set when a file requester is used to save a file to disk - New recognized bootblocks: Squash bootgame BootOut bootgame ::: Version 4.03 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - A bug crept into the Write Bootblock routine while rewriting BootX. This should be fixed now. My thanks go to J÷rg Janshen JΣger for bringing this to my attention. ::: Version 4.02 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognised linkvirus: The Traveling Jack 3 linkvirus - New recognised bootvirus: Dotty bootvirus ::: Version 4.01 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Built in LVD v1.60. DO NOT USE the LVD build into BootX 4.00 because it has a gigantic bug in it causing most files to be reported as infected. Mega apologies for that ! ::: Version 4.00 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - BootX v4.00 is a complete rewrite based on BootX v3.84. The user interface has been completely redesigned to follow the rules laid out in the Amiga User Interface Style Guide. I will continue to do this in future releases of BootX. - The screen depth was brought from 3 to 2 bitplanes resulting in a noticable increase in text output speed. BootX will use the colors of the Workbench when possible. Users of the ReqTools library have the option to change them using the pallete requester and save them with their configuration. - Added the Linkvirus Check Settings requester. - Made the paging routine a lot smarter. - Added the Report feature. - Added support for KickStart 2.0 SetPatch. - Improved the linkvirus check routine. It works a lot faster now and is more flexible than before. - BootX does not need the arp.library anymore ! Instead the reqtools.library is required now when running KS 1.3 ! - New file types recognised: BootX Bootblock library BootX Brain files Imploder 4.0 (Normal & Library) crunched files SAS/C Library files - New recognised file virus: Amiga Knights Thanks go to Andreas Genthner (Germany) for sending it to me. - New recognised bootblocks: 1 MByte Bootblock Copy Kein Virus bootblock Magnetic Fields Interferon Pro N.O.M.A.D. Utility Boot 1.0 OmniBoot v2.3 Paradox Install Pleasure Boot 1.3+ Power Boot 1.2 Pro Boot 1.0 Viruscope BootBlanker 1.0 X-Copy No Virus Message Thanks go to Andreas Genthner (Germany) for sending them to me. ::: Version 3.84 ::: Released on September 21, 1991 ::::::::::::: - New recognised bootblock virus: Unicorn 1.1 Thanks go to Jorrit Visschers (The Netherlands) for sending it to me. ::: Version 3.83 ::: Released on September 18, 1991 ::::::::::::: - New recognised bootblock viruses: Tai-Pan Chaos Tai-Pan LameBlame - New recognised bootblocks: Pseudo-Ops Viruskiller Install RF's Bootintro 1.0 Skid Row boot SlipStream Utility Boot v6.1 System Report bootblock The Amiga Tool TNM Disk Coder TNM Disk Decoder Thanks go to Vidar Bang (Norway), Petter Jalvinger (Sweden), Ed Romijnders (The Netherlands) and Federico Di Vincenzo (Italy) for sending them to me. - BootX now uses a different way to determine the parameters of its screen. The old way would cause some KickStart 2.0 users problems when they had an oversized Workbench. - New recognised file types: Arc files PPLoadSeg files (PowerPacker 4.0) Vista DEM files - BootX has been tested on a A2000 expanded with a 68040 accelerator board and it worked just fine ! I tweeked the code in some places to keep the caches of the 68040 happy. - Built in LVD 1.50. ::: Version 3.82 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognised file virus: Centurions 2 (The Smily Cancer 2) - New recognised bootblock viruses: Blizzard Protector v3.1 Fast Eddie French Kiss MAD I (Byte Bandit clone) SCA clone: Deniz Unal (ZLX) TriSector 911 - New recognised bootblocks: Magic Anti-Virus Slipstream Utility Boot v5.0 VirusScope Boot-PAL v1.0 VirusScope BootBlanker v1.0 VirusScope KillFast v1.0 VirusScope OnePlane v1.0 VirusScope OnlyChip v1.0 VirusScope QuietDrive v1.0 Ziggy ECS 60Hz ::: Version 3.81b ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognised bootblock virus: Zombi 1 Thanks go to Andreas Genthner (Germany) for sending it to me. ::: Version 3.81 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognised bootblocks: BootBoy BootLeg 2.1 Scoopex Utility Boot 1.0 Vision bootblock Zest Fast Menu Thanks go to Frederico Di Vincenzo (Italy) for sending me these. - Changed the name of the X-Copy II bootblock to X-Copy boot. - Made the check for a normal bootblock more intellegent. Sometimes the old Install command would not clear the remaining unused part of a bootblock resulting in a lot of garbage being written in the bootblock. ::: Version 3.80e ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Finally got the names straight of the disk-validator viruses. - Optimized the color changes in the text. - New file type recognised: SAS/C Library files BootX Bootblock library BootX Brain files ::: Version 3.80d ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - A bug in the requester routine caused BootX to crash when run with KickStart 1.3 and when there was only one gadget in the requester. Sorry about that... - Fixed a bug which caused BootX to have problems commenting infected files with KickStart 1.3. ::: Version 3.80c ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - New recognised bootblocks: Copylock Amiga KDVIII Install NoFastMem boot by J. Potter Thanks go to Ed Romijnders (The Netherlands) for sending me these. Dave Dos bootblock BOMBed bootblock Thanks go to Petter Jalvinger (Sweden) for sending me these. - New file types recognised: MovieSetter Movie files. IFF LISTs Drawer Info files Font descriptions AmigaBASIC files - MAJOR BUG FIX: Apparantly when the Go to Sleep feature was used in version 3.80 and 3.80b you were award with a free trip to India to visit the Guru. You can sleep safe now. (No pun intended.) - Added embedded version string. KickStart 2.0 users can now check the version of BootX by typing "version BootX". You will get a message in the following format: BootX version.revision - When you press the left mousebutton to stop a linkvirus check a requester will pop-up asking you to confirm you really want to stop. Some people complained they clicked the button by accident when the nearly had completed checking their 105 Mb hard-disk. - Fixed a little bug in the file recognition routine which caused small files to be recognized wrong. ::: Version 3.80b ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Very little, tiny, microscopic bug fix to put the ReqTools requesters in their default position. - BootX now recognizes PowerPacker 4.0 crunched executables and Imploder 1.0 crunched executables. ::: Version 3.80 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Added Memory and diskchecks for: BLF bootvirus Byte Bandit clone: ZAccess 2.0 bootvirus CLIManager anti-virus Future Disaster bootvirus Glasnost bootblock Gyros bootvirus Hoden v33.17 bootvirus Paramount Softworks bootvirus Santa Claus bootvirus SCA clone: AIDS (HIV) bootvirus SCA clone: BladeRunners bootvirus Suntronic bootvirus ULDV8 bootvirus Virus 4.2 bootblock (just looks like a virus) Warsaw Avenger bootvirus ZAccess 1.0 bootvirus Gotcha Lamer file virus Gotcha Lamer file virus install program TimeBomb file virus VirusTest file virus Icon.library (BlueBox) filevirus install program Clonk! anti-virus - Built in protection against PowerPacker 3.2 trojan horse and Saddam disk-validator virus. - Rewrote the console routines to make them faster. - Rewrote the directory tree walk routine to make it faster. - Made the Linkvirus check routine as flexible as the one in LVX. The user can now influence the checking process. - The colors of the mousepointer now get changed only when necessary. - BootX now recognizes the following new file types: Zip archives Zoo archives LhArc archives PowerPacker data files PowerPacker 3.0 executables PowerPacker 2.x executables Resource .rs files Plan/IT files GIF87a and 89a pictures files TIFF picture files ANC Cruncher Relokit 1.1 HQC Cruncher 2.0 Master Cruncher 3.0 Drag Pack 1.0b TurboSqueeze 5.1 TNM Cruncher 1.1 Titanics Cruncher Many thanks to Nico Franτois for the identifying codes of the PowerPacked and other chrunched executables ! - This version of BootX contains separate code for 1.2/1.3 and 2.0 users. This means that under KickStart 2.0 BootX does NOT need the arp.library anymore. (Are you happy now, Nico ?) - BootX is from now on prepared for Nico Franτois's ReqTools library. When you have ReqTools installed BootX will use it. Else BootX will try to use the Asl library for KickStart 2.0 users. - BootX now indents directories and files when walking down the directory tree during a linkvirus check. - You can now press the right mousebutton to halt BootX during a linkviruscheck so that you can take a better look at the files before the name flashes by. - Built in LVD 1.43. ::: Version 3.73 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Removed the flicker in the box draw routine when using BootX on 68030 equiped machines (read Amiga 3000). Are you happy now, Nico ? - PPLoadSeg by Nico Franτois is now recognised. - Rewrote the Check Files routine to make it faster. - Added memory and diskchecks for: Extreme bootvirus H.C.S. 4220 v4.0 anti virus EuroMail file virus Turk bootvirus installer ::: Version 3.72 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Removed the Edit gadget. - Added the Repair Disk gadget. - Added memory and diskchecks for: DAT '89 bootvirus L.A.D.S. (Gremlin) bootvirus Byte Bandit 3 bootvirus Lamer Exterminator 9 bootvirus MAD III (Byte Warrior clone) bootvirus MAD IV (Lamer Exterminator clone) bootvirus Divina Exterminator 1 bootvirus Disk-Validator (Lamer Exterminator) filevirus Icon.library (Blue Box) filevirus - Bug fix: the Disk-Validator (Saddam) filevirus was only recognized in memory after a reset. - Bug fix: TDClose vector was checked at the wrong address. ::: Version 3.71 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Bug fix: a tiny little bug slipped into the new Learn BootBlock routine. Version 3.70 would let you add new brain entries but they would not be used while recognizing a bootblock. ::: Version 3.70 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Gave BootX a semi-2.0 look. When running under KickStart 2.0 the screen and the windows get the 3D look. - Build in a check for NewLoadSeg and InternalLoadSeg. These are two new potential virus entry points in the dos.library under KickStart 2.0. - You can now use any mousebutton to skip through the info from MemoryCheck. Note though that a click on the left mousebutton is not detected when the mouse is over a gadget. - Added checks for: Riska virus (and Frity clone) - Completely rewrote the MemoryCheck routine. BootX now attempts to repair as much damage as possible, extracting the original values from the virus code. The best policy remains to turn the Amiga off when a virus is found. - Fixed a bug in Learn Bootblock. This feature refused to work under KickStart 2.0. ::: Version 3.66 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Added check for Butonic 1.31 and Bret Hawnes linkviruses - Added check for new bootviruses Blow Job virus Byte Voyager 1 virus Byte Voyager 2 virus Paratax II virus Fast 2 virus Mad II virus Hilly virus Obelisk Crew virus Paradox 1 virus Paradox 2 virus Saddam Hussein virus SuperBoy virus Tomates-Gentechnic virus The Traveller 1.0 virus Vermin virus - To comply with the classification of the Virus Bank I changed the following bootblocks to be reported as a virus: ASS VirusProtector ByteWarrior Fastloader HCS4220 Viruskiller SupplyTeam Viruskiller Virus Slayer 1.0 ::: Version 3.65 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Tweeked BootX a little further - Fix a little bug in my Anti-Virus bootlblock: Anti-Virus bootblock v5.0 is now KickStart 2.0 compatible ::: Version 3.64 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Added a file check for Saddam linkvirus. This little virus lives in the L: directory and has the name and the file size of a KickStart 1.3 disk-validator file. ::: Version 3.63 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Numerous little bug fixes to make BootX more stable. ::: Version 3.62 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Added the normal DOS Install bootblock to the bootblock library. - Removed some old anti-virus bootblocks from the library. ::: Version 3.61 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Succesfully adapted BootX to run with KickStart 2.x. KickStart 1.3 and 1.2 are still supported. - Fixed a bug in the startup routine that only showed up when the arp.library wasn't found. - CheckFile now shows more information about the file it is checking. - BootX now gets its screen height and screen mode from the Workbench screen in case it is open. In other cases the default 200 is used. - Fixed the bug that caused an uninitialised bootblock to recognized as the Graffiti virus (Sorry about that). - Replaced the MemoryCheck routine by the one found in EVW (EVW is an Early Virus Warning program by the same author). - The 'Show known bootblocks' menu option can now be used to show which bootblocks and bootviruses BootX knows. - Answering 'No' to the 'Remove current brainfile' requester now works. - BootX now offers to add a file comment to any linkvirus it finds. - IMPORTANT: some users complained that BootX didn't 'clear' any suspicious vectors. Well, it does but only the first 5 of the list. Should any other than the first 5 vectors be marked with 'Please check' and you don't know what is using those vectors, turn off your Amiga, wait a few seconds and reboot. I noticed that some harddisks or expansion boards changed the vectors of the ExecBase. ::: Version 3.60 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Expanded the memory checker - Fixed a bug in the error exit routine (in case the arp.library wasn't found) - Rewrote the CheckFiles routine again to use a FIFO software stack instead of being recursive. CheckFiles can be interrupted again by pressing any mousebutton. - Fixed a bug in the name printing routine of the linkviruses. I accidentally switch the arguments for _LVOPrintf. - Added a lot of new recog ID's for bootblockviruses. - BootX v3.60 now recognizes 10 linkviruses: IRQ Butonic BSG-9 (TTV1) CCCP Revenge of the Lamer Exterminator Jack Xeno Centurions Disaster Master TTV1 2 - Special thanks go to Erik L°vendahl S°rensen for giving me access to his virus databank. For more information and Erik's address, refer to the bottom of this doc file. ::: Version 3.40 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Added a check for the Peter Stuer Anti-Virus 3.0 bootblock - Cleanup up a lot of the code - Squashed some potential bugs - Completely rewrote the LinkVirusCheck routine to use a client call-back function. - Completely rewrote the MemoryCheck routine and added a few more vectors to check. - Added checks for 2 more bootblocks and 7 more bootblockviruses - Added checks for several new linkviruses. - Rewrote the BootBlock library routines - BootX now detects if another copy is running. This was asked by some users who always forgot they still had a dormant copy of BootX hanging around on the Workbench. - For users of the SetPatch -r option BootX now asks if it is allright to reset any memory vectors. - More vectors are shown that are potential targets for viruses. - Fix a bug in the View Brainfile option. - Fix a bug in the Save Brainfile option. - Added the Merge Brainfile option: Since version 3.30 BootX has been able to create brainfiles. This option allows you to 'merge' a brainfile you got from a friend. BootX takes care of all the details. It won't add any signatures that already exist. You select the brainfile you wish to merge in the ARP file requester. Merging occurs in memory, so don't forget to save the updated brainfile (BootX will warn you though. - Fixed a bug in the startup code. BootX now uses the same current directory as the CLI it was started from. - Added the Quit menuitem ::: Version 3.30 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Fixed a bug in the font name. BootX should now always use the Topaz 80 font (Hopefully). - Fixed a bug in the startup code. - Optimized the code completely - BootX now checks for viruses on startup - Completely rewrote the MemoryCheck routine - All information is now printed using a console (Now I can use formated output for several functions. For the Amiga programmers: I understand the RawDoFmt() function now (at last)). - Completely rewrote the link virus check routine. It can be stopped by pressing the left mousebutton. - BootX tries to reconise a bootblock that is loaded. - Added checks for PVL Virus Protector 6.5 and Anti-Virus 2.0 and added both to the built-in bootblocks. - Removed some of the spelling errors from this doc file ::: Version 3.20 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Fixed a bug in the new recognition routine. ::: Version 3.10 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Some internal code optimizations. - Added Anti-Virus 1.0 from Peter Stuer. - Finally removed the NorthStar 2 bootblock from the installable bootblocks. ::: Version 2.90 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - Reformated this doc file so it can be read from the CLI using type. - The detection on/off switch now flashes when it is selected. - Added a new bootblock to the recog list. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ⌐ 1992 BootX v4.50 written by Peter Stuer thanks to Nico Franτois & Johan Van Houtven for ▀eta-testing and all the useful suggestions. _ _ // Thanks to \X/ Amiga for being the best computer ever !