rc3h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ross Ward Comer) (03/28/90)
I just saw an advertisement (or announcement) for Disinfectant 2.0 in the America Online catalog which just arrived. Is this for real? (I rather doubt it, but I was just wondering...) :ross rc3h@andrew.cmu.edu
CHRIS@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU (Christopher Krohn) (03/28/90)
In article <oa3uJxi00WB7IR3kRU@andrew.cmu.edu> rc3h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ross Ward Comer) writes: > I just saw an advertisement (or announcement) for Disinfectant 2.0 in > the America Online catalog which just arrived. Is this for real? (I > rather doubt it, but I was just wondering...) John Norstad is currently working here at Northwestern on Disinfectant version 2, but the program is not finished and therefore not available. The most recent version of Disinfectant released to the public is version 1.6 Chris Krohn chris@nuacc.acns.nwu.edu Academic Computing & Network Services Northwestern University
henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt) (03/28/90)
In article <5711@accuvax.nwu.edu> CHRIS@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU (Christopher Krohn) writes: >In article <oa3uJxi00WB7IR3kRU@andrew.cmu.edu> rc3h+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ross >Ward Comer) writes: >> I just saw an advertisement (or announcement) for Disinfectant 2.0 in >> the America Online catalog which just arrived. Is this for real? (I >> rather doubt it, but I was just wondering...) > > John Norstad is currently working here at Northwestern on >Disinfectant version 2, but the program is not finished and therefore not >available. The most recent version of Disinfectant released to the >public is version 1.6 > John did a presentation on viruses for our users' group (The NorthWest of Us) at the beginning of the month which concluded with a preview of the development version of Disinfectant 2.0. All I can say is WOW!! He is turning disinfectant into a complete virus package. It will include a small INIT to prevent infection. And Disinfectant itself is being totally revamped. The documentation (which is pretty extensive in 1.x) will be expanded and he's adding a print engine to make sure it prints correctly. Online help is great, just hit command-? and click on the object you want help with. If you ask for help on an error message, it will take you directly to the explanation in the docs. He's also adding a checksumming feature. I've always given a thumbs-down to checksumming before because there's too many legal ways to change a file. However John has come up with a checksumming scheme that sounds like it will work: checksums will be kept for each executible resource, not for the whole file. He'll also be adding a VirusDective like virus definition facility so you can update Disinfectant yourself instead of waiting for a new release. And the best news is... it's no longer modal!!! It will be able to be run in the background and can even be scheduled to check for viruses after work hours. He's also adding a Monty Python sound! Henry C. Schmitt Author of Virus Encyclopedia President of the NorthWest of Us -- H3nry C. Schmitt | CompuServe: 72275,1456 (Rarely) | GEnie: H.Schmitt (Occasionally) Royal Inn of Yoruba | UUCP: Henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Best Bet)