frisk@rhi.hi.is (Fridrik Skulason) (01/15/90)
Since many readers of comp.sys.ibm.pc do not read the comp.virus group,
I would like to announce my new product here too.
I have been working on an anti-virus package the last five months or so.
This package, F-PROT, is now (finally) ready for distribution. It can handle
the following PC viruses:
Agiplan, Alabama, Alameda (Yale), Amstrad, April 1., Brain, Cascade,
Dark Avenger, DataCrime, DataCrime II, dBase, December 24th, Den Zuk/Ohio,
Disk Killer (Ogre), Do-Nothing, 405, 4096, Fumble, Fu Manchu, Ghost,
Icelandic/Icelandic II/Saratoga, Jerusalem/New Jerusalem/Sunday,
Lehigh, MIX1, New-Zealand (Stoned), Oropax, Perfume, Ping-Pong/Typo,
South African "Friday 13.", Sylvia, SysLock/Macho, Swap (Fallboot),
Traceback/2930, Vacsina, Vcomm, Vienna/Lisbon, Virus-90, W13, Yankee
Doodle and Zero Bug (Palette)
Included in the package are programs for...
... scanning diskettes or files for infection (similar to McAfee's SCAN
and VIRSCAN from IBM)
... removing any viruses found without destroying the original programs
(a complete set of disinfection tools)
... preventing infected programs from being executed. This program is
a device-driver, that will only occupy around 2K of memory, but will
stop any of the viruses listed above. It will also stop any new boot
sector viruses.
... adding "self-testing" modules to any .COM or .EXE file
... providing protection against Trojans in general.
and much, much more...
The package also includes full descriptions of all the viruses listed above.
The programs included are even able to prevent the use of Dr Solomon's secret
"fourth method" for bypassing disk-protection software. (Which had been
considered practically undefeatable)
When new viruses appear, only a single line, containing an encrypted signature
string has to be added to one of the text files. The programs will then be
able to detect any infections by those new viruses.
The package will be distributed as shareware, (suggested contribution $15 US).
The .ARC file is rather large (237K), but I will arrange for it to be
uploaded to SIMTEL and the various anti-virus archives. I was hoping to have
the program distributed on comp.sys.ibm.pc.binaries, but the resignation of
the moderator will probably delay that.
I will also E-mail copies to those I have already promised a copy, but I
simply cannot send copies to everyone interested. However, if you are
willing to upload the package to a BBS or make it available to a number of
other people, let me know and I'll E-mail you a copy.
I will send the package as a XXencoded PKarc file. If you do not have
XXdecode, I can include the source to it (in C). The reason XXencode is used
but not UUencode is that some BITNET sites garble some of the characters
produced by UUencode.
-frisk
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Fridrik Skulason University of Iceland
frisk@rhi.hi.is Computing Sevices
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Fridrik Skulason University of Iceland
frisk@rhi.hi.is Computing Services
Guvf yvar vagragvbanyyl yrsg oynax .................