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- Virus Central v3.00
-
- * The following files are on the Virus Central distribution
- disk:
-
- CENTRAL.EXE - Virus Central executable program
- CENTRAL.CFG - configuration file
- CENTRAL.DOC - Virus Central user's manual
- UPDATE.EXE - Virus List Update Utility
- UPDATE.DOC - documentation for UPDATE.EXE
- REGISTER.DOC - registration information form (share-ware
- version only)
- README.1ST - late breaking news! (this file)
-
-
- * Some portions of the Virus Central user's manual use the
- IBM extended characters. Be aware of this if the printout of
- the manual looks funny.
-
-
- * The virus list contains the viruses that apply to CleanUp 80.
- If a newer version of the CleanUp program is released, you may
- add on the newer viruses to this list. Whenever new versions
- of Virus Central will be released, the virus list will be
- amended to reflect the most current version of CleanUp.
-
-
- * You may use the VALIDATE.COM program (included with your copy
- of ViruScan and/or CleanUp) to test the integrity of Virus
- Central. Take note that the share-ware and registered user's
- versions of the program yield different results, because of
- the share-ware notice on the latter.
-
- Here are the validation results of the share-ware and
- registered user's versions of Virus Central:
-
- CGA version Share-ware Registered
- ================================================
- File Name..........: CENTRAL.EXE CENTRAL.EXE
- Size...............: 92,869 90,894
- Date...............: 7-20-1991 7-20-1991
- File Authentication
- Check Method 1: A71A F4CF
- Check Method 2: 01A4 033D
- ================================================
-
- EGA version Share-ware Registered
- ================================================
- File Name..........: CENTRAL.EXE CENTRAL.EXE
- Size...............: 109,272 107,387
- Date...............: 7-20-1991 7-20-1991
- File Authentication
- Check Method 1: 48BF 545B
- Check Method 2: 19AC 1E00
- ================================================
-
- LITE version Share-ware Registered
- ================================================
- File Name..........: CENTRAL.EXE CENTRAL.EXE
- Size...............: 80,278 78,439
- Date...............: 7-20-1991 7-20-1991
- File Authentication
- Check Method 1: BEB1 0432
- Check Method 2: 1DE4 0530
- ================================================
-
- ** Release Notes / Bug Fixes **
-
- As can be expected with ANY program, particularly the first
- releases, there will ALWAYS be bugs. Virus Central is no
- exception. MANY bugs have been reported since Virus Central
- 1.00, and I have found a few, myself. As the program is further
- developed and bugs are ironed out, the version numbers will
- increase. I have decided to do away with my earlier practice of
- attaching letters to the version numbers of new releases since
- it causes confusion. I will, instead, adjust the version number
- to reflect the magnitude of modification.
-
- Virus Central Release Notes:
- (Release notes are from the most recent - backwards. Outdated
- notes have been shortened or removed)
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v3.00 (07/20/91) << MODIFIED CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT >>
- This release marks a first in Virus Central's short history; a
- revision made to the program that was first approved by its
- registered user base. Registered users were sent vote forms and
- asked to approve the replacement of "Clean drive ..." Quick-Keys
- with the more powerful "Scan drive ..." Quick-Keys. Well, the
- overwhelming majority approved the change, so goodbye "Clean"
- keys! You can now set up to four "Scan" Quick-Keys, which is
- really more powerful since you usually scan the disk and rely on
- Central's Clean Up sequence to do the dirty work. Chances are,
- the "Clean" Quick-Keys will not even be missed.
-
- Another interesting change, that should be welcome to a lot of
- you, is that Virus Central now supports NetScan. Before you go
- looking on the screen for another menu, let me warn you that
- there isn't one; the old "Virus Scan" Menu has been renamed to
- "Virus/Net Scan" menu, as both ViruScan and NetScan are accessed
- from this menu. This "shared" menu approach minimizes clutter on
- the screen and improves program efficiency.
-
- The last, but certainly not the least, revision to the program
- is the addition of an "Auto Scan" mode. The Auto Scan mode makes
- it possible to specify a list of disk drives for Virus Central
- to scan immediately after execution. You can even make Central
- automatically return to DOS after it completes scanning (and
- disinfecting, if necessary) these disk drives. This feature
- makes it easy to launch the program from a batch file, possibly
- from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- The remaining changes to the program were very minor bug fixes.
- Since not too many people called in to complain about them, I
- figure not too many people noticed.
-
- v2.50 (04/26/91) << MODIFIED CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT >>
- -Over 60% of Virus Central source code was modified.
- -Configuration file format was radically revised from the slow
- text file format to the much quicker random access file format.
- -The virus list limit was increased from 300 viruses to 16,000.
- -The alleged "bug" with v2.00 UPDATE utility was fixed.
- -Virus Central I made its debut in U.S. share-ware as Virus
- Central LITE.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v2.00 (02/10/91) << MODIFIED CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT >>
- -Initiated the use of overlays in program code to maximize the
- use of available memory.
- -Added a provision to allow the program to work if users
- arbitrarily changed the file names of ViruScan, CleanUp, and
- Virus Central itself.
- -Added the "Information" option in the main menu, which displays
- specific details about a selected virus.
- -Added a feature to "lock" main menu options that may be used to
- tamper with the program's configuration.
- -Overhauled program's text output routines, as many users called
- in with compatibility problems.
- -Modified the UPDATE utility to accomodate the newer
- configuration file format.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.40 (12/01/90) << MODIFIED CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT >>
- -Added support for ViruScan and CleanUp 71's newer command line
- parameters.
- -Improved, as in speeded-up, Virus Central EGA's screen output.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.30 (11/25/90)
- -The debut of Virus Central EGA and the Virus List Update
- Utility!
- -The command line switches, /EGARAM, /EMSRAM, and /SWAPFILE,
- were added.
- -The minimum number of required viruses in the configuration
- file was increased from 20 to 30.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.24 (11/05/90)
- -Corrected bug that messed up string input on the "File path to
- scan" field of the Virus Scan menu.
- -Changed program title in the upper left corner of the black box
- from "Virus Central ][" to "Virus Central CGA" (an omen of the
- Virus Central to come).
-
- v1.23 (10/07/90) << MODIFIED CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT >>
- -Fixed bug (well, sort of a bug) that caused DOS clock to
- slowdown.
- -Modified program and configuration file format to support new
- features of ViruScan 67, and updated virus list.
- -Added option that would disable the screen saver from
- automatically kicking in.
- -Corrected misspellings of "VirusScan."
- -Added openning screen, displaying Virus Central trade mark.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.03 (08/17/90)
- -Fixed bug in string input routine
- -Virus list updated for ViruScan/CleanUp 66.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.00B (08/08/90)
- -Incorporated "/IGNORE" switch to get around Virus Central's
- problems detecting DOS 4.01 and VGA graphics.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-
- v1.00A (08/02/90)
- -Unsuccessfully tried to correct detection of DOS 4.01.
-
-