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- Update report of Thunderbyte Anti-Virus utilities for Windows.
- Prefixes:
- '-' indicates a change that does not require user attention.
- '->' indicates a modification that requires user attention, such as a
- change in program invocation, etc.
-
-
- 6.37 Product update
- -------------------
-
- General notes:
- - NEW EMAIL ADDRESS!!!
- In order to provide you better service we have now a dedicated
- support E-Mail address. Instead of using the address of the main
- developer of TBAV or TBAV-for-Windows you should now use the
- support site address. The new address is
- <tbavtech@worldaccess.nl>.
-
- - We have a WWW-server up and running! Besides the 24 hours a day
- support via CompuServe, we have set up a WWW server to provide
- you better service. You can contact ThunderBYTE via the World
- Wide Web at <http://www.thunderbyte.com>.
-
- - The printed manual has been completely rewritten. It covers
- TBAV-for-Dos, TBAV-for-Windows and TBAV-for-Networks. If you are
- using the old printed manual, we advise you to contact your
- local distributor to get a updated manual.
-
- - The electronic manual provided with TBAV-for-Dos has been
- revised. Those of you who once printed the "TBAV.DOC" file,
- are advised to print out this new electronic manual. Please note
- that this electronic manual only covers TBAV-for-Dos. The
- manuals for TBAV-for-Windows and TBAV-for-Networks are formed
- by the Windows-based .HLP-files for these products.
-
- Older news:
- - We have developed a 32-bit version of TBAV-for-Windows! The
- beta version runs successfully under Windows NT and the
- Windows95 Preview Edition. A beta version of TBAV-for-Networks
- for the Windows NT platform is finished, we will start releasing
- it soon!
-
- - ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus is now supported electronically 24 hours
- a day via CompuServe. You can contact us via the ThunderBYTE
- Forum (GO TBYTE), WUGNET/WINUTIL Forum (GO WINUTIL) and via the
- Windows News Forum (GO WINNEWS).
-
- - TBAV-for-Dos now comes with a file containing answers to some
- Frequently Asked Questions. This file, called TBAV.FAQ, can be
- viewed via the TBAV-for-Windows and TBAV-for-DOS 'Documentation'
- menu.
-
- - TBAV-for-Networks has been released. This product, which
- operates together with TBAVWIN, allows you to implement a secure
- anti-virus system on your network! An evaluation version of
- TBAV-for-Networks V6.37 is available (without charge!) from the
- ThunderBYTE support BBS! Get TBAVN637 or contact your local
- distributor for more information!
-
- - We moved! We didn't fit in our building anymore. Our voice and
- fax numbers have been changed. In addition, we got a new
- Fido-Net number. Select "About TBAVWIN" in the TBAV-for-Windows
- 'Help' menu to get our updated address info.
-
-
- TBAV-for-Windows notes:
- - Since TBAV-for-Windows and TBAV-for-DOS both use the same scan
- engine, you are advised to read the "What's New" information
- concerning TBAV-for-DOS as well. Select the item "What's new ?"
- in the TBAV-for-Windows 'Documentation' menu to read the
- information.
-
- - The accompanying 'ReadMe.1st' file contains some last-minute
- information about TBAV-for-Windows. Select the item "Read Me" in
- the TBAV-for-Windows Program Manager group to read this file.
-
-
- TBAV-for-Windows:
- -> This release introduces a full Windows-based implementation
- of TbCheck, the resident integrity checker. The implementation
- of the integrity checker in TBAV-for-Windows is part of the
- Application Execution Tracker module. The TbCheck module however
- cannot be active in any (windowed or full-size) DOS-box, due
- to technical constraints. By default, the TbCheck module will not
- check for missing Anti-Vir.Dat files on removable media or
- network drives. Since the integrity checker brought several new
- options along, we have redesigned the configuration of the
- Background Scan Module, File I/O Monitor and Application
- Execution Tracker. See the new 'Options' menu in TBAV-for-Windows!
-
- -> TBAV-for-Windows now contains several security options. You can
- disable a lot of items that are really meant for advanced
- users. System administrators can now disable some of the advanced
- TBAV-for-Windows features for novice users using the TBAV-for
- Windows security settings. Check out the item called
- 'Security Options' in the TBAV-for-Windows 'Options' menu.
- Please note that the security options are available for
- registered users only.
-
- -> TBAV-for-Windows V6.37 introduces Quick Scan icons ! If you
- use the accompanying setup program to install or update
- TBAV-for-Windows, some icons, labeled 'TBAV Quick Scan: ...'
- will appear in the TBAV-for-Windows Program Manager group.
- If you double-click one of these icons, TbScan will automatically
- be executed in order to scan one of the scan targets. The Quick
- Scan icons introduce another convenient feature of TBAV-for-
- Windows: you can start the scan engine by specifying the filename
- of some .SCN file on the commandline. Hence, if you select 'Run'
- from the Program Manager's File menu, and you type:
- C:\TBAV\TBAVWIN.EXE @download.scn
- then the targets specified in the 'download.scn' file will
- be scanned for viruses at once. Note the '@'-character!
-
- - The TBAV-for-Windows user interface has been slightly changed.
- First, when clicking one of the 'drive bar' buttons while you
- are not editing a target will now result in the creation of
- a new (empty) target. Next, the multiple-selection method in the
- listboxes has been adopted so that you can select multiple
- items using the 'CTRL' and 'SHIFT' keys together with the left
- mouse button. The new selection procedure is conform the Windows
- standards. Finally, if you have edited a target and forgot
- to save it, TBAV-for-Windows will produce a warning message.
-
- - The settings for the network interface with TBAV-for-Networks
- are now moved to a separate .INI file, called TBAVNETW.INI.
- Storing the network interface settings in TBAV.INI introduced
- some inconveniences for system operators. This release of
- TBAV-for-Windows will automatically move the [Network] section
- of TBAV.INI to the TBAVNETW.INI file.
-
- - A new option is added in the 'TbSetup options'. You can now
- specify extra executable extensions of which you want to
- record the checksum information.
-
- - TBAV-for-Windows is now able to play waveform sound files when
- a virus is detected; however, the default setting of TBAV-for-
- Windows is to produce the standard 'beep' sound. You can use
- the 'Options|TBAV-for-Windows configuration' menu item to
- select a .WAV file to be played (for example, you can choose
- the SIREN.WAV file distributed with TBAV-for-Windows).
-
- - The virus scan engine of TBAV-for-Windows has been improved,
- resulting in a faster and more accurate detection of viruses.
-
- - The dialog box that appeared when the TBAV-for-Windows virtual
- device driver was not installed, has been changed. Now, you can
- configure the dialog in such a way that TBAV-for-Windows
- shouldn't show this dialog upon startup. Change the setting
- for displaying the dialog box via the 'Options|TBAV for Windows
- configuration' dialog !
-
- - The TBAV-for-Windows virtual device driver, introduced in the
- previous release, produced some unpredictable errors when it
- was used together with SmartDrive and/or the 4Dos command
- interpreter. Furthermore, the TBAVWIN.386 VxD did not work
- properly together with some communication programs.
- These errors have been fixed.
-
- - The Virus Information Database has been enhanced.
-
- - A small bug in the TBAV-for-Networks interface concerning
- bootsector viruses has been solved.
-
- Setup:
- - The default settings for the installation procedure of TBAV-
- for-Windows can be changed by editing the entries in the
- [Defaults] section of Setup.Inf. This is an important feature for
- multi-user versions of TBAV: the system administrator can edit
- the Setup.Inf the way he (she ?) thinks TBAV should be installed,
- and the users only have to launch SETUP.EXE and press the
- 'Continue' button.
-
- TbLoad:
- - The TbLoad program that implements the Automatic Update Feature
- of TBAV-for-Windows has been enhanched. Up till now, the TbLoad
- program of certain releases could not cope with some new features
- in subsequent releases. We have now developed a scheme where
- TbLoad interacts with the main TBAV-for-Windows program, so that
- the update procedure will allways be fulfilled correctly.
-