[comp.sys.atari.st] Hard Disk "Gatekeeper"

glennd@athena.arc.nasa.gov (Glenn Deardorff - GDP) (04/20/91)

I've heard of a utility that warns you about unauthorized access
attempts to your hard disk (like with viruses, etc.).  Does anyone know
what this is called and if its in the Atari archive sites?
						Thanks,  Glenn

ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (04/20/91)

In article <1991Apr19.203011.5337@riacs.edu> glennd@athena.arc.nasa.gov (Glenn Deardorff - GDP) writes:
>I've heard of a utility that warns you about unauthorized access
>attempts to your hard disk (like with viruses, etc.).  Does anyone know
>what this is called and if its in the Atari archive sites?

Check out HOSPITAL, AZT or AZTA, VKILL381 (Virus Killer 3.81).  These are
virus checker programs, each are a little different in their functions.  I
don't know about one that checks for general unauthorized access (other
than for viruses), but there are ones that will lock out a user from
accessing a drive.  One is the shareware version of Quick Lock (which is
now a part of the commercial Quick Tools) and there's also a desk 
accessory by Tim Purves I believe called Protector or something, which
does the same as Quick Lock.

On a related note, I've heard that it's difficult or 'impossible' to get a
virus on an ST hard disk, like the floppy boot sector type, because of the
way the ST and hard drive communicate or something.  Is this true?

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ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) (04/22/91)

In article <1991Apr20.040324.4494@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>Check out HOSPITAL, AZT or AZTA, VKILL381 (Virus Killer 3.81).  These are
>virus checker programs, each are a little different in their functions.  I
>don't know about one that checks for general unauthorized access (other
>than for viruses), but there are ones that will lock out a user from
>         Ed Krimen  ...............................................
Are these the latest versions of these files? and are the
latest versions available at atari.archive?
--Gerry

ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) (04/23/91)

In article <1991Apr22.163608.531@rodan.acs.syr.edu> ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg) writes:
>In article <1991Apr20.040324.4494@ecst.csuchico.edu> ekrimen@ecst.csuchico.edu (Ed Krimen) writes:
>>Check out HOSPITAL, AZT or AZTA, VKILL381 (Virus Killer 3.81).  These are
>>virus checker programs, each are a little different in their functions.  I
>>don't know about one that checks for general unauthorized access (other
>>than for viruses), but there are ones that will lock out a user from
>>         Ed Krimen  ...............................................
>Are these the latest versions of these files? and are the
>latest versions available at atari.archive?

They are the lastest versions, as far as I know.  There was only one version
of AZT and HOSPITAL, and many versions of Virus Killer, but 3.81 is the 
latest.  And yes, they are at atari.archive.

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         Ed Krimen  ...............................................
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