*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* *= *= =* VirusZ III 1.02 Documentation =* *= Copyright ｩ 2002-2004 by Georg Hmann *= =* =* *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* Last updated: 14-Aug-2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGAL STUFF ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The VirusZ software package is FREEWARE and copyright ｩ 1991-1999/2002-2004 by Georg Hmann and ｩ 1999-2001 by Dirk Stker. The installation script is ｩ by David Crawford and the MorphOS icon is ｩ by Christian Rosentreter. No parts of this package may be altered by any means (this includes editing, reprogramming, crunching, resourcing etc.), except archiving. The author is in no way liable for any changes made to any part of the package, or consequences thereof as he is in no way liable for damages or loss of data directly or indirectly caused by this software. Neither fees may be charged nor profits may be made by distributing this software package. Outside a single machine environment, you are not allowed to reproduce single parts of the package, but you have to copy it completely. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT ADDRESSES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For any comments, bug reports, snapshots or if you have found a new virus, contact the author at the following addresses: snail-mail: Georg Hmann Martinswinkelstraﾟe 16c 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Germany e-mail: ghoermann@gmx.de You will always find the latest updates of VirusZ and related files in the Aminet (util/virus) or at the following places: Virus Help Team Denmark homepage: www.vht-dk.dk Dirk Stker's homepage: www.dstoecker.de ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VirusZ will run on any (emulated or real) Amiga that comes with at least AmigaOS 2.04 (Kickstart v37) or MorphOS. The following disk-based libraries are required: - commodities.library v37+ (part of AmigaOS) - rexxsyslib.library v33+ (part of AmigaOS, for ARexx features) - reqtools.library v38+ - xfdmaster.library v37+ - xvs.library v33+ - xadmaster.library v8+ (optional, for scanning inside archives) - disassembler.library v40+ (optional, for disassembling bootblocks/memory) None of these libraries will be distributed with the VirusZ package any longer (because of copyright reasons and the exploding size of the archive), get them from Aminet or the homepages mentioned above. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation requires nothing more than either clicking on the install icon or dragging VirusZ to your WBStartup drawer by hand or adding the following line to your 'S:User-Startup' file: [Path]VirusZ [Option(s)] To make sure that you have received an original version of VirusZ and not a fake, you can use my PGP key added at the end of this documentation together with the signatures included in the archive to verify the files. You can also download a 100% safe copy of my PGP key from the homepages mentioned above. Additionally, you should compare the file size of your VirusZ copy with the one displayed in the 'About' information. They MUST match if you didn't crunch VirusZ with a file compressor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- KNOWN PROBLEMS & THIRD PARTY BUGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISASSEMBLER.LIBRARY & MMU.LIBRARY: VirusZ might crash if both disassembler.library and mmu.library exist in your LIBS: drawer, but the mmu.library setup is incorrect. In those cases, either configure your mmu.library environment correctly (read the manuals) or delete/rename mmu.library, so that disassembler.library cannot find it at startup. Thanks to Harry Sintonen for this report. MUGUARDIANANGEL HITS: Sometimes when a device gets Inhibit()ed by the sector check, the filesystem in ROM causes a hit. It then releases less memory than it has allocated. This is not a bug in VirusZ! STATRAM.DEVICE v37.11 / FMSDISK.DEVICE v3.0: These device drivers cannot handle NSD-commands correctly and crashed with pre-1.00 releases of VirusZ. Due to a changed behaviour of VirusZ since v1.00, there shouldn't be any more problems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHELL TEMPLATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VirusZ currently supports the following Shell template: CX_PRIORITY/N/K,CX_POPKEY/K,CX_POPUP/K,PUBSCREEN/K,AREXX/K,QUIT/S For more detailed information about Shell syntax, commodity usage and hotkey definitions, please consult the manuals shipped with your Amiga. Please note that the ARexx interface commands described below require VirusZ to be active already. If it is not, it will first be started, the starter process will wait until the ARexx port appears and then the commands are sent to the port. CX_PRIORITY: Specifies the commodity priority of VirusZ's broker. Values may range from -128 to 127, default is 0. CX_POPKEY: Defines the hotkey used to pop up the main window. CX_POPUP: Tells VirusZ whether to pop up on startup or not. PUBSCREEN: Tells VirusZ to open its windows on the defined public screen instead of the Workbench screen. AREXX: The argument given to this option will be directly sent to VirusZ's ARexx port as a command and the return code in the Shell will correspond to the return code of the ARexx command. QUIT: Sends the ARexx command "QUIT" to an already running copy of VirusZ and thus terminates it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICON TOOLTYPES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more detailed information about tooltypes, commodity usage and hotkey definitions, please consult the manuals shipped with your Amiga. VirusZ currently supports the following tooltypes: CX_PRIORITY: Specifies the commodity priority of VirusZ's broker. Values may range from -128 to 127, default is 0. CX_POPKEY: Defines the hotkey used to pop up the main window. CX_POPUP: Tells VirusZ whether to pop up on startup or not. PUBSCREEN: Tells VirusZ to open its windows on the defined public screen instead of the Workbench. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREXX COMMANDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VirusZ has an ARexx port called 'VIRUSZ_III.REXX' that currently offers the following commands: HIDE: This command makes VirusZ close its main window and work in the background. To get the interface back you have to use the defined hotkey or the Exchange utility. QUIT: This command terminates VirusZ. As you can see, there are no really useful commands implemented at the moment that can help you with virus scanning. This only might change in the near future if *YOU* have any suggestions... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROGRAM STARTUP & SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- VirusZ will perform a system scan at startup-time and afterwards survey your computer for suspicious activities. You can tell VirusZ what exactly should happen on startup via the 'Startup' preferences and control the surveillance mode via the 'Surveillance' preferences. The following options appear in the 'Startup' preferences only: 'Perform Self-Test': If enabled, the hunk structure of VirusZ will be checked. An alert appears if there is something wrong (might be a link virus). Disable this option if you intend to crunch VirusZ with a file packer because most of them modify the hunks. 'Load Bootblock Brain': If this option is enabled, the default bootblock brain (see 'Bootblock Lab' preferences) will be loaded automatically. 'Pop Up Main Window': If enabled, VirusZ opens the main window, otherwise it can be controlled via the Exchange commodity or the ARexx port only. 'Activate Main Window': This option tells VirusZ to activate the main window. This is useful for all users that don't have VirusZ running in the background all the time and want to start a scan without activating the window by hand first. The following options appear in both the 'Startup' and the 'Surveillance' preferences (introduced by 'Check...' or 'Survey...'): '...ColdCapture/CoolCapture/KickTags': System pointers used by viruses (but also by useful utilities) to keep their code reset resistant. Only disable these options if you really know what you are doing. '...CPU Interrupts/Exec Interrupts/Library Vectors/Process Fields': O...
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