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- Version 4.01 February 1998
-
- 1. Under Windows 95 (or Win 98), IM will now display long names (up to
- 260 characters long) for both files and directories (folders) along
- with the short names. These names are displayed only if they are
- different from the short names. This is documented in detail
- in file LONG.TXT.
-
- 2. IM will now match file names based on long file names (if they are
- available) and will maintain (and display) the long file name
- information in its integrity data files even when you boot from
- versions of DOS that don't support long file names.
-
- 3. IMcheck will now display Win 95 Long names for both files and directories.
-
- 4. IMcheck supports a /P command line parameter which pauses IMcheck's output
- after each page (24 lines) of output.
-
- 5. IMsetup now offers an option for "simple hardware update". This allows
- IMsetup to interrogate the hardware configuration on systems where a
- buggy device driver prevents the normal driver hard configuration
- analysis.
-
- 6. The /P (path) command line option can be used with long directory (folder)
- names as well as short names. The IM "Directory Change" option on
- the IM "CoMmands" menu supports this as well.
-
- 7. Fixed problem displaying illegal file dates greater than 2100 in both
- IM and IMcheck.
-
- 8. IM's scanner component recognizes the latest viruses. This includes
- MicroSoft Office 97 Word and Excel macro viruses.
-
- 9. A new Windows installation utility has been added that completely
- automates updating and installing IM.
-
- Version 3.21a
-
- 1 IM has improved error detection for disk directory and FAT corruption.
- (This also includes Win95 FAT32 corruption.)
-
- 2 IM can better tolerate corrupted (or unreadable)
- disk directories and files. This type of damage has been found in
- some Win95 systems; previously IM would stop if it could not
- access a corrupted directory..
-
- 3 CMOS checking has been improved to provide better and more detailed
- change diagnostics.
-
- 4 IM checks for known Microsoft Office 97 (MS Word 97 and Excel 97)
- viruses.
-
- 5 Variably named integrity data files are now selected by SetupIM's
- "Integrity Advisor" for most new users.
-
- 6 You can now use the /N command line switch (or the Halt option set to
- "Serious problems") and IM will offer the integrity data update menu
- if there are signs of serious problems. The /NE and /ND command line
- switches will continue to allow IM to run unattended with integrity
- data updating turned off, if serious problems are detected.
-
- 7 IM's scanner component will now recognize over 990 additional viruses
- including: Afori, Alarm, Amber, Andry, Angelia, AntiAVP, AntiCARO,
- AntiHeuristic, Apadana, Appder, Archie, Arequipa, Arianna, Atomic422,
- AusPara209, BUKIT, Baby, Beeper, Berylium, BlMon, Black, BlackMonday,
- Blackend, BladeRunner, Breaking, Bug70, CDROM, Cancerbero, CeeFour,
- Combat, Critico, DZT, DarkManko, DarkRay, Darkside, DeathBoy, DemoEXE,
- Desert, Devast2, Devastator, Doglasi, Dracula, Eel, Elvira, Emhaka,
- Eraser, ERRM, Face, Fire, Five_U,, Flowers, Fricker, Fuga, G_World,
- Gable, Gif, Gingerbread2, Goll, Goodluck, Green, Grip, Grosser, Grunt,
- HaHaGIF, Happy, Hellspawn, HIAC, HV, HXH, Hooter, Hungry, Hybrid,
- Ihater, IMI, Immortal3, Implant, Into, JAJA, Joan, Jovial, Juice,
- Jun8, Kalip, Kazanir, Kassasin, KeyKap, Kiev, Killer, Killsyst, Kode,
- Kode2, Kompu, KPI, Krack, Kraut, KVS, LTS2, Lauren, Legend, Lisa,
- Lockup, LordZero, Luri, Mark, Mercy,, MiniMad, Minimal, Mman, Monster,
- Mota, Mothership, NJDLK, NightShade, NomVir, Olivia, Oolong, Open
- Oval, Palma, Pamyat, Pandora, Paycheck, Pollution, Poopi, Pulso,
- Punch, QPA, Ramesy, Rats, Rehenes, Rhubarb, Rtfishel, SAM, Satanic,
- Scitzo, Sepultura, Shell, Showoff, Simbioz, Slow, Smile2, Spanska2,
- SpiceGirl, Strezz, Suffle, Sunnyvaley, Surabaya, Talon, Talon2, Tan,
- Tease, Theatre, Torero, Tourist, Trul, TwoLines, Uniba, Vampiro,
- Vanitas, Visit, WarCannibal, Warp, WeekDay, WhiteNoize, WildLicker,
- Wsurc, XXX, Xanthic, Xingo, Xuxa4, YCTC, YZ, Yeah, Yukom, Zany, Zed,
- Zoo, Znos, and Zyklon along with many new variants of existing known
- viruses.
-
-
- Version 3.11c February 28, 1997
-
- 1 IM is modified so that any size directory can be scanned. This was
- a concern when testing virus collections.
-
- 2 This release will not report macro viruses if detected in non-macro
- capable files (e.g. .EXE or .DLL files).
-
- 3 Eliminate detection of PSBL TROJ2 in Dr. Solomon's anti-virus programs.
-
-
- Version 3.11b January 21, 1997
-
- 1 IM will now prompt for a disk letter when "scan multiple diskettes"
- (/VM) is selected but the current disk is a hard disk. The prompt can
- be eliminated by using the /D or /P command line options.
-
- 2 When checking the partition sector, if you set halt to emergencies
- only (/NE or /ND), IM will bypass the prompt for the disk to check.
-
- 3 New program (Delfiles.exe) included with (registered version of IM only)
- ScanZip utilities. This allows rapid deletion of files under non-English
- language DOS or Windows versions (no reply to a prompt is needed for
- deletion.) This program is used by the IM scanzip utilities.
-
- 4 IM's scanner component will now recognize over 800 additional viruses
- including: Alho, Ambulance.2124, AntiSabados, Autumn, Avalgasil,
- Babol, Blos, Boot_446, Caffein, CSF, Caco, CatScratch, Change, Chiche,
- Chkbox, Claire, Claudia, Compost, Cordobes, CrazyStub, Critter, Cruel,
- DJIFX, DNEPR, Deadwin, Defo, Deliver.Stealth, Digi, Drepo,
- Ebbelwoi,Edwin, Emas, Enjoy, Epsilon, Euskara, Felices, Five_8th,
- Fruit, Gerd, Gerli, Grace, Heja, Hera, Holera, Hooze, IBVV, Incubus,
- Inside, Int40, Iota, JBaby, JTTP, Jasio, Jorgito, Karnaval, KBRflags,
- Kerstin, Kobrin4, Koder, Konkoor, KorWan, Kyokushinkai, Lazer, Lennon,
- Linc, LosLobos, LostGeek, MMCA, Mango, Mask, Matthew, Met_Moon,
- Midinfector, Mipt2, MMIR, Moloch, MoonLight, MrS, Nado7, Oktubre,
- OverDoze,PI, PMM, Pasta, Paulus, Penthouse, Pieck, Plagiarist,
- Poppins, PowerOff, Pro-Alife, Q.485, QDragon, Quiver, Ren, Rescue,
- Romania, Salman, Scroll6, Selectroncs, Seller, Shift, Shire, Shoe,
- Skull, Slips, StayCool, Tanpro, Teraz2, Timish, Tornado.461,
- TPVO.3780, Traka, TSB, Tucuman, Uest.888, Undying, Ups, VCC, Walrus,
- WASP, Wanderer2, WCWA, WhiteLion, WM.ABC, WM.Alien, WM.Alliance,
- WM.AntiDMV, WM.Atom.C-F, WM.Bandung, WM.Birthday, WM.Boom:DE,
- WM.Buero, WM.Chaos, WM.Clock, WM.ColorsB, WM.ConceptG-U, WM.CountTen,
- WM.DMV, WM.Daniel, WM.Divina, WM.Doggie, WM.Gangsterz, WM.Guess,
- WM.Hassle, WM.Helper, WM.Johnny, WM.LBYNJ, WM.Lunch, WM.MDMA, WM.MSW,
- WM.Maddog, WM.Mario, WM.NF, WM.NJ-MV, WM.NOP, WM.NiceDay, WM.Npad.F/G,
- WM.Outlaw, WM.PCW, WM.Paper, WM.Phantom, WM.Phardera, WM.Rapi,
- WM.Smiley:DE, WM.Spooky, WM.Tracer, WM.Twister, WM.Twno, WM.Waverley,
- WM.Wazzu.G-AE, WM.Weather, XED, XM.Delta, XM.Laroux.B, XM.Sofa,
- Xuxa.1984, Yosha, Zarazony,Zibbert
-
- Version 3.11a (preliminary release) (Dec. 1996)
-
- 1 IM and SetupIM have support for the new FAT32 volumes available in Win95
- OEM service release 2.
-
- 2 SetupIM has improved disk recognition capabilities this additionally
- allows allows SetupIM to recognize Win95 system sectors correctly without
- booting to native DOS.
-
- 3 SetupIM differentiates IBM PC DOS 7 from MS DOS 7 (AKA Win 95) when
- it determines optimal system settings.
-
- 4 IM will set the attribute of any integrity data files created in
- the XLSTART subdirectory to hidden. This prevents MS Excel from
- trying to load these files as spread sheets.
-
- 5 IM will check for Excel related files (for macro viruses)
- independent of the file's extension (or only *.XL?) files depending
- upon install options. This option can be changed using the SetupIM
- advanced option menu.
-
- 6 Archive bits now set correctly for hidden integrity data files.
-
- 7 IM's documentation files have all been changed to .TXT extensions to
- avoid confusion with MS Word's convention of using .DOC extensions.
-
- 8 If no other command line commands (/Cx or /IX) are present, the /CC or
- /IC (check or initialize CMOS) commands will cause IM to execute and
- quit rather than enter menu mode.
-
- 9 IM's advice relative to resident memory changes (e.g. /CM) has been
- improved. This includes recognition of when the PC has been booted from
- a floppy.
-
- 10 The "Check" "Partition sector" and "Initialize" "Partition sector"
- commands now offer the option of checking other than just the
- current disk. This is intended for situations where the current
- disk is inaccessible by the operating system. (The reload menu
- has always had this capability.)
-
- Version 3.02a released 7-16-96
-
- 1) Integrity Master can now detect unknown viruses in memory with its
- "Resident program and memory" configuration check. This allows you
- to detect the presence of unknown viruses without booting from a
- floppy and also provides you a warning if the low-level configuration
- of your PC has changed. This check is done automatically by
- the "Entire disk integrity" option on the check menu or directly by
- the "/CM" command line switch or the "Resident programs and memory"
- option on the "Check" menu.
-
- 2) IM offers several new command line options:
-
- "/CM" Check resident programs and memory (allows detection of unknown
- memory resident viruses. This is equivalent to the "Resident
- programs and Memory" option on the check menu.
-
- "/IM" Record (initialize) data describing resident programs and memory
-
- "/MF=xxxx.SRL" Specifies the file used by check "Resident programs
- and memory" command.
-
- "/MS#" You can use the command line /MS# option (or SetupIM) to
- vary the sensitivity of IM to resident program configuration
- changes. The sensitivity can be set from 0 to 9. 0 turns
- the check off, and 9 provides maximum sensitivity to
- changes. /MS4 is the default (and recommended) setting. /MS9 is
- useful for for researchers and on systems where there should
- be no software changes at all.
-
- 3) IM identifies over 700 new viruses by name and characteristic
- including: 4Seasons, Alfons, Angry, Antarex, AntiDivina, AntiDMV, AOS
- (many variants), Asparagus, Atom, Baby, BadCom, Body, BootCom,
- Burglar.1150, Bye, Caesar, Chance, Claws, CNTV, Colors, Combi,
- Compiac, ConceptC, CroatVir, Date, Detic, Dick2, Doperland, Draculea,
- DST, Eliza, Entity,ExeHeader.NLA, Faulkner,Friends, Funky, Genesis,
- GerganaB, Gisela, Goldfish, Hamlet, Henry.IV, Hickup, Hole, Hot,
- Httm, Immortal2, Imposter, Inquisitor.625, Ioe, Irish, Joker3,
- Kaczor, Kali, Karol, Kasia, Kat, Kobrin, Koufidis, L&D, Lez, Louse,
- Loves, Major, Mand, MDMA, MeiHua, Mobius, Morgen, MrH, MrR, Mururoa,
- Nado, Neumann, Nexiv_Der, NuclearB, Nutcracker, PCA_Vir, Peligro,
- Pheew, Pindong, Polite, Positron, Pretentious, Proto, Quandry,
- R2Life, Raveica, Redhack, Redwarf, Reflex, Retail, Romeo, SayNay,
- Shakespeare, Spirit, StickyKeys, Syndrome, Tanpro, Tet, Thunder
- Struck, Tip, Trance, TV_N, Valentine, Voyage.1134, Wazzu, Were1500,
- XENIXOS, XGH, Xnof, Z-90, Zlanted, ZX-X.
-
- Versions 3.00a and 3.01 limited distribution beta releases.
- These should NOT be used after 7/15/96.
-
- Version 2.61b released 2-13-96
-
- 1) Minor fixes: /RE command line parameter and order screen (F2).
-
- 2) Agent list and our mailing address and telephone numbers have
- been updated. WE ARE NOW LOCATED IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO!
-
- Version 2.61a released 1-31-96
-
- 1) IM now offers an additional option when it finds a directory with no
- integrity data. It will offer to ignore (skip checking) the current
- and lower directories.
-
- 2) .SID files are no longer needed. Integrity Master now returns more
- detailed information for system sector changes and avoids reporting
- changes when Win95 changes the serial number in floppy boot sectors.
-
- 3) Additional support for recognizing devices under OS/2 and Win95.
-
- 4) The ReLoad menu has a new option titled, "Partition Boot code" and
- there is a new associated command line switch: "/RE". This will check
- the partition table and replace the executable code in the partition
- sector (AKA Master Boot Record) with a clean self-checking program.
- This can be used to remove boot sector viruses from your hard disk
- when IM has no reload data. This code is compatible with DOS 2.1 or
- later, OS/2, Win 95, Win NT and other operating systems.
-
- 5) The ReLoad menu has a new option titled, "Floppy Boot Sector" and
- there is a new associated command line switch: "/RF". This will check
- the disk parameters and replace the executable code in the boot
- sector with a clean self-checking program and can correct the disk
- parameters (diskette type, size, # of tracks, etc.) if needed. This
- can be used to remove boot sector viruses from floppy diskettes when
- IM has no reload data.
-
- 6) The option "Ignore Time/date changes ──────> on/OFF" is now set to
- "on" in most cases and its function has been improved. IM will now
- check for date or time changes even if this options is set to "ON"
- but it will not display the change if the only change to the file
- is its date or time stamp.
-
- 7) The Windows configuration is corrected for Win 95 (in some cases the
- IM Windows setup program (IMWIN.EXE) would install the wrong command
- line switches.)
-
- 8) IM now displays (and writes to the report file) when integrity data
- update is turned off because of detected file corruption during
- unattended checking.
-
- 9) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic including:
- Achey, AirRaid, Algerian, Amazon Queen, Andris, Annihilator, Antibase,
- AntiCom, Antipode, Are_Three, ArmyBoots, Assassin, AtomAnt, Avalon, BABA,
- BadSectors, Bane, Blue9, Bobas, Bops, Boza, Bugs, Burglar, Byway,
- CaNTaNDo, Cavaco, CeCe, China Syndrome, CLI&HLT, Clouds, Codejrn,
- Cordobes, Cosenza, Crazy9, Crazy_Frog, Cybercide, Deliver, Dementia,
- Desperate, Devastator, Dex, DigitalDeath, DosIdle, Drugs, DR_ET,
- DΣSΣCRÆTΣD, Elaine, EM, Emmie3, Eternity, FatAveng, Finopoly, Fistik,
- Five_U,G_World, FlyingV, Forget, Frankenstein, Girl_in_Green, Gnida,
- Goobers, Gr0b, Grave Lion, Gynx, HDZZ, Horsa, Hypervisor, Immortal,
- Istanbul, Jewelry, Jungle, Kirti, Kmee, Lady Death, Lapidario, Leda, LTS,
- LTS2, Lutil, Mantis, Manzon, Manzon, Maresme, Markt, Merci, Mickie,
- Milikk, Ming360, Mirage, MnemoniX, Monica, Morbid, MSD, MULTiPLEX,
- Neither, Nemesis, NRLG NRLG, Ohlala, Onkogen, OpalSoft2, Paradise, Piojo,
- Pizelun, Plague, RatBoy2, Right2Life, RiP, Rogue, Rose666, Sarampo,
- Satria, Scotch, ShineAway, Sofia, Stakka, Sticky, Taurus2, TeaForTwo,
- Unashamed, Unholy, Unloved, Vir6T, XERAM, Xuxa0, XUXA_Park
-
- 2.60 (prerelease) November 1995
-
- 1) Detection of macro based viruses with additional support in SetupIM
- for macro file scanning options. Including the option to check all
- files for the presence of macros. (IM otherwise checks only those files
- likely to contain macros for the presence of macros.)
-
- 2) Windows .PIF files now run IM in full screen rather than windowed due
- to compatibility problems on some systems.
-
- 3) SetupIM is modified so that for new installs integrity data files are
- hidden under Win95 systems.
-
-
- Version 2.51c released 8/14/95
-
- 1. Fixes problem that occurs with buggy drivers under Windows for
- Workgroups 3.11. The drivers return an incorrect sector size to IM.
- This results in errors when IM tries to check system sectors. This fix
- detects the error and uses an alternate way to determine sector size.
-
- Version 2.51b released 7/24/95
-
- 1. No change to programs beyond changing release from 2.51a to 2.51b. 2.51a
- contained a defective GENVIR.EXE. 2.51b contains a corrected GENVIR.EXE.
- (The defective version did not create a correct test virus as intended.)
-
- Version 2.51a released 7/19/95
-
- 1) Add support for entering and displaying file and directory names
- which contain high ASCII characters (characters with a code higher
- than 128).
-
- 2) The new /NA option allows execution of IM with no ESCape or ALT X
- key abort possible during checking. This allows you to prevent someone
- from aborting a scheduled check invoked from a .BAT file.
-
- 3) Add /IC command line parameter to allow Initialization of CMOS reload
- file from a batch file.
-
- 4) "Core" CMOS checking, a new more selective type of CMOS checking
- is now available. Selecting "Core" will report only changes to
- CMOS which could affect the integrity of your data or your ability
- to reliably use your PC. "Base" and "Full" checking continue to work
- as they have before and will detect all changes that can affect operation
- of your PC. (SetupIM allows you to change the type of CMOS checking.)
-
- 5) IM now allows the form IM /CF:filename or /RF:filename as well as
- the existing /CF= and /RF= form.
-
- 6) Integrity Master has been tested and works smoothly under the new
- Microsoft Windows 95 system.
-
- 7) There is a Windows setup utility, (IMWIN.EXE) included to setup
- Integrity Master in a Windows group with appropriate icons for
- commonly used functions.
-
- 8) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic
- including: 2UP, 2a2, Alex, Annihil, AntiNazi, Antipode, Arianna,
- Armagedon, BackForm, Blava, Bravo, Caibua(Bua), Carbuncle, Catholic,
- Chang, Changsha, ChkSum3, Cholera, Cholera, Chukcha, Clonewar2, Coib,
- Continua, Crazy, D2, DARV, Dan_Zerino, Deccer, DelWin, Dieta,
- DiskWasher, Dragon, Dudley, E-Morph, Enmity2, Error_Vir, Espejo,
- Estonia, Exe_Engine, Exebug.Hooker, F-Soft2, Fat Avenger, FatAveng,
- Father_Mac, FaxFree2, Fax_Free, FredSoft, GT-Spoof, Goblino,
- Godzilla, Gonads, Gonfie, Gr0b, Granada, Gsav, HDkiller,
- HLL.Novademo, HS, H_Andromda, Ha!, Havoc, Helen, Hello, Hemlock,
- Hexametricx, Holiday, Il_Cuoco, Industrial, Infector2, Invisible,
- ItalBoy, Itv, J&M, John, KI, KRAD, Kakashka, Khiznjak, Khrusha, Kiwi,
- LAVI, LSD, LaLa, Leandro, Lemming, Lor, Loren, Lythyum, MLTI,
- MacGyver, Magda, Mange_Tout, Mardi Bros, Marzia, Memannih, Mila,
- Mirea, Mithrandir, Mongol, Monkeys Out of Control, N8Fall, Naziskin,
- NiceB, Nigeb, Ninja, Notfound, Oops, Outwit, PDV, PG, Peace, Pendule,
- Peter, Protect, Puppet, QuickSilver, Quicky, RIIHI, RMNS, Rainbow,
- Rajaat, Renegade, Republic, SHHS, Sabrina, Satyricon, Sayha Watpu,
- Scorpio, Scramble, SheHas, Smile, Stranger, Sum, Sway, Sybille,
- Syrian, Tigre, Trakia, Traviata, U-life, Ugur, Urkel, Uruk, VMummy,
- VSister, Velvet, Vlad, VladDir, Wboot, Weirdo, WildFire, Wolverine,
- XPEH.
-
-
- Version 2.42d released 4/05/95
-
- This release fixes false positive virus indications in MSAV/CPAV products
- as well as DM300, Neuroquila, and ViennaF.
-
- Version 2.42c released 3/23/95
-
- This release fixes a alse virus indication for: Auspara4 and Shiny.
-
- Version 2.42b released 3/17/95
-
- 1) Small addition to IM's scanner of a few more viruses including Diehard2
- and a correction to the Ming detection algorithm.
-
- 2) Adjust alignment of text on IM's Option menu.
-
- 3) Allow IM to update integrity data in initialize mode even when
- "Integrity Update" is set to Never.
-
- 4) Fix detection of Freddy2 in Cheyanne's INNOCULAN.EXE.
-
- 5) Corrected false positive of Auspara4 and Phalcon
-
- Version 2.42a released 2/28/94
-
- 1) IM supports a new option to allow rapid screening of diskettes for boot
- viruses. This is available through the Check menu as well as the
- "/VB" command line switch. This also allows IM to read boot sectors
- on diskettes that are unreadable to DOS. Researchers can use this
- option when testing IM since IM will also check the boot sector for
- partition sector (MBR) viruses.
-
- 2) New "Force update" option on the "Integrity update" options submenu.
- Selecting this option or using the new "/UA" command line switch will
- force integrity master to update integrity data for all files. Normally
- IM will not update integrity data for what appear to be corrupted files
- when it is running unattended.
-
- 3) When run from a diskette, IM will now automatically offer to change to
- change to another disk.
-
- 4) New easier install. SetupIM will now offer a super fast install that
- usually gets IM installed in under one minute.
-
- 5) IM tolerates a wild card spec on it's /P (disk and directory change)
- parameter. This allows you to use IM with some programs that insist
- on including a wild card with the directory to check. For example:
- IMSCAND C:\DOS\*.* will scan all files in subdirectory \DOS.
-
- 6) SetupIM changed so it will correctly recognize drive characteristics of
- disks using Symantec's Ncache.
-
- 7) IM will not pause even if severe hardware errors occur when the /ND
- command line option is used.
-
- 8) IM identifies over 600 new viruses by name and characteristic.
-
- Versions 2.40a, 2.41a and 2.41b are restricted beta versions.
-
- Version 2.31c released 11-22-94 (Bug fix release)
-
- Fixes false-positives of StonedN,ArcvD,Hbex and 388 in memory.
-
- Version 2.31b released 10-22-94 (Maintenance release)
-
- 1) New GENVIR.EXE. The prior version created a .bin that was being
- detected by FPROT as a virus.
-
- Version 2.31a released 10-01-94
-
- 1) New /ND parameter allows even faster execution of IM in unattended mode.
- This works the /NE parameter but eliminates further pauses and screen
- displays.
-
- 2) The primary display has been simplified and now displays license
- information.
-
- 3) You may now choose report filespecs (disk, directory and filename) of
- up to 30 characters using the /RF= command line option.
-
- 4) IM now supports a home directory so you can keep autonamed reports and
- reload files in a single subdirectory.
-
- 5) Integrity Master now supports an option to never update integrity data
- under any circumstance.
-
- 6) Registered users of IM can now download evaluation (shareware) versions
- from any of thousands of BBSes world wide and convert them to the
- registered version.
-
- 7) IM identifies over 300 new viruses by name and characteristic including.
-
- Version 2.22a released 05-25-94
-
- 1) False positives fixed: (V2P6 in CRACK.COM a game cheat program and
- mte in DECRYPT.EXE a program to use PGP in mailreaders).
-
- 2) Improved exmplanations included with CMOS checks
-
- 3) IM has been verified to detect all SMEG polymorphic viruses including
- the new version of SMEG (Pathogen and Queeg).
-
- 4) IM identifies over 300 new viruses by name and characteristic.
-
- Version 2.21u released 04-25-94
-
- This is a UK oriented release otherwise identical with 2.21b.
-
-
- Version 2.21b released 04-25-94 (Maintenance release)
-
- 1) When used with the /NE switch and checking boot sector viruses
- IM will require only one key-press whether a virus is found or not.
- (Needed by researchers to test boot sector viruses using SIMBOOT)
-
- 2) The full report of boot sector viruses will be displayed even when the
- "/1" command line option is used.
-
- 3) IM will consistently display a header before any checking even
- if only a boot sector or CMOS is checked.
-
- 4) Detection of viruses using the SMEG (Pathogen) polymorphic engine.
-
- 5) Modification to accomodate some non-standard CMOS memories.
-
-
- Version 2.21a released 02-9-94
-
- 1) Since many people are unaware that IM can be used as a simple virus
- scanner, IM will now offer the choice of scanning or initializing
- when it encounters a directory that it hasn't seen before. This menu
- can be easily disabled.
-
- 2) IM will now offer several options if it encounters a corrupted file
- (unless you have already told it what to do using the "Integrity Update"
- submenu). This allows you to easily verify that corrupted files have
- been correctly fixed.
-
- 3) IM offers several new command line options:
-
- /F - Forces full integrity checking. This is useful if integrity
- checking has been set to "Quick update" as default.
-
- /NOB - No Beep. Turns sound off.
-
- /Q - Forces "Quick Update" mode.
-
- /REPA - Report All. This reports all files scanned during a virus scan
- or all files added during an initialize. This option is useful
- if you want to create a report showing all files and their
- check values or if you are testing a virus collection.
-
- 4) IM's change command line option (/P) now allows you to include a disk
- letter.
-
- 5) IM now includes batch files to illustrate its use to automatically scan
- diskettes and new uploads. SYSOP.TXT includes further information on this.
-
- 6) We now offer registered users 12 months of free downloads of the
- registered version.
-
- 7) We have eliminated false-positives with respect to Central
- Point/MicroSoft anti-virus related programs.
-
- 8) IM will now terminate if a virus is found in memory. (This can be bypassed
- with the /B option.)
-
- 9) IM includes a description (NET.DOC) of how to easily install and use IM
- on a LAN.
-
- 10) We fixed a problem which would cause repeated or lost lines on the
- report file and another bug which could cause IM to halt when
- checking some Syquest removable media boot sectors.
-
- 11) IM identifies over 350 new viruses by name and characteristic.
-
- *****************
- **
- ** NOTICE!
- **
- ** We've eliminated all but the major changes from history items prior
- ** to this point.
- **
- *****************
-
-
- Version 2.11a released 11-3-93
-
- 1) Integrity Master now displays a one line summary of each virus
- detected along with the full one or two page detailed description.
-
- 2) A "/1" "one line virus report" report option is now available for
- people scanning large numbers of viruses.
-
- 3) IM supports a new /RF=filespec parameter.
-
- 4) The command line help display now allows full forward and backward
- paging.
-
-
- Version 2.01b released 9-28-93
-
- New virues and /P fix.
-
- Version 2.01a released 8-14-93
-
- 1) IM will now check your CMOS memory for any changes that could affect
- the integrity of your PC. IM can also reload your CMOS if needed.
-
- 2) IM now provides extensive control over when it will update your
- integrity data for changed files.
-
- 3) IM now has an option to scan the current and all lower directories
- from the current subdirectory for known viruses. The new command
- line switch for this is "/VL".
-
-
- Version 2.00 8-7-93 restricted rest release (do not use this version).
-
-
- Version 1.51c Special European edition 6-18-93.
-
- Version 1.51b/a 6-17-93
-
-
- 1) Support for the new OS/2 files, special device drivers and
- DOS 6 CONFIG.SYS parameters further enhanced.
-
- 2) Compressed volume files by Stacker, DoubleSpace and SuperStore are
- now excluded from checking by default.
-
- Version 1.43 4-19-93
-
- 1) You can now change directories by using the "/P" command line parameter.
- (e.g., "IM /P\DOS" /CR" will check files in the \DOS subdirectory.)
-
- 2) You can now use the form "IM /Da:b:c:" to check disk a, b and then c.
-
- Version 1.42a (Limited SYSOP only distribution)
-
- Version 1.41c (European Edition 1-28-93)
-
- Version 1.41b Last minute virus upgrade 1-26-93
-
- Version 1.41a (01-16-93)
-
- 1) Integrity Master will now display dates in a variety of formats to
- suit national preference.
-
- 2) IMcheck enhanced with improved generic problem checks.
-
- 3) Integrity Master now supports the "/VM" command line option to scan
- multiple diskettes.
-
- 4) IM supports variably named integrity data files, hidden and read-only
- integrity data files. Use SetupIM to set these options.
-
- Versions 1.31a/b/c/d/e Dec 92
-
- 1) IM now allows you to assign a name of your choice to integrity data files.
-
-
- Version: 1.24a (9-03-92)
-
-
- Version: 1.23a (7-14-92)
-
- 1) The COMMANDS menu now contains an "uninstall" option.
-
- 2) New virus scan options
-
-
- Version: 1.22a (6-22-92)
-
- 1) SetupIM now allows you to exclude specific disks from checking.
-
-
- Version: 1.21a
-
- 1) Files or directories may now be excluded.
-
- Version: 1.20a (Beta)
-
- 1) IM now offers automatic virus removal. This can be selected for
- specific viruses or for all viruses encountered.
-
- 2) Keyboard handling improved to be compatible with some odd keyboard
- enhancers.
-
- Version: 1.13a (April 13, 1992)
-
- Version: 1.12b (March 17, 1992)
-
- Version: 1.12a (March 13, 1992)
-
- Version: 1.11a (Feb 17, 1992)
-
- Versions 1.03a/b/c and 1.10a/b were limited release versions.
-
- Version: 1.02b (12/18/91)
-
- Version 1.02a: (12/16/91)
-
- Version 1.01A: 11/15/91
-
- First general release (non-beta test) version of IM mailed world-wide.
-
- Versions prior to 1.01a were limited beta versions.
-