chrisj@cs.utexas.edu (Chris Johnson) (12/15/89)
Gatekeeper Aid 1.0 of 13-Dec-89 by Chris Johnson (c) 1989 Gatekeeper Aid is a supplement to version 1.1.1 of the Gatekeeper Anti-Virus System. Gatekeeper Aid is a new component designed to locate and remove the WDEF viruses that have recently appeared and which are not hindered by Gatekeeper's existing security system. Gatekeeper Aid also checks for possible future variants of WDEF. Gatekeeper Aid automatically checks files as they are used for the presence of specific viruses and, if viruses are found, it removes them. Like Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper Aid runs continuously without the attention (and usually without the awareness) of the user. Unlike Gatekeeper, Gatekeeper Aid requires no configuration by the user -- it's objectives are specific enough that there's simply no need for configuration at this point. Although Gatekeeper Aid is designed to supplement Gatekeeper, it does not require that Gatekeeper be present in order to operate. Gatekeeper Aid has been posted to comp.binaries.mac, and is immediately available for anonymous ftp from ix1.cc.texas.edu and ix2.cc.utexas.edu. You'll find it (and Disinfectant 1.5) in the ~microlib/mac/virus directory. The IP addresses of ix1 and ix2 are, respectively, 128.83.1.21 and 128.83.1.29. Gatekeeper Aid will should be available from sumex and simtel in the near future. Cheers, - ----Chris Johnson - ----Author of Gatekeeper - ----chrisj@emx.utexas.edu