About VirusDetective® 5.0.6 
Copyright © 1992 Shulman Software Co. all rights reserved

written by Jeffrey S. Shulman

owned and distributed by Shulman Software Co.
Address:   1111 W. El Camino Real, Suite 109MAC, Sunnyvale, CA 94087-1057  USA
Phone:      408/245-1890
FAX:            408/245-1891

Office hours:                         Mon - Fri 9am-5pm (Pacific Time)
Technical support:             Mon - Fri 9am-8pm; Sat & Sun 11am-8pm

Electronic addresses:
          AppleLink:                   KILROY
          Compuserve:             76136,667
          GEnie:                            KILROY
          America OnLine:      KILROY7
          Delphi:                           JEFFS

TABLE OF CONTENTS…
A) How to Become a Registered User: Where to Send Payment, How Much, and in What Form;
B) To Register (or Order);
C) When You Register, What You Can Expect to Receive Very Soon After We Receive Your Registration and Payment;
D) Technical Support and Continuing Customer Service;
E) System Requirements;
F) Briefly, What VirusDetective and VirusBlockade Do;
G) A Powerful New VirusBlockade Feature Called “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING”;
H) Repair and Removal by VirusBlockade;
I) A Little on Search String Programability;
J) Other Major Changes in Comparison with Earlier Versions;
K) Further Information.

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A) HOW TO BECOME A REGISTERED USER: WHERE TO SEND PAYMENT, HOW MUCH, AND IN WHAT FORM…

PRICES:     $40 US / $45 non-US when you register VirusDetective™ 5.x if you are not a
                               VirusDetective registered user yet;
                               OR…
                               $59 US / $64 non-US when you register VirusBlockade® II 2.x  concurrently with
                               VirusDetective 5.x if you are not registered for either yet.

                               California residents must add appropriate sales tax.

                               Site licensing is available – write or call for details.

                               NOTE: VirusDetective stands alone. VirusBlockade II does not stand-alone – 
                               VirusBlockade’s reason for being is to enhance and streamline VirusDetective. To use 
                               VirusBlockade, you first require VirusDetective. Therefore, VirusBlockade must be
                               registered AFTER VirusDetective, or concurrently.

UPDATES:  $10 US / $15 non-US when you update to VirusDetective 5.x if you are already
                               a VirusDetective registered user;
                               OR…
                               $20 US / $25 non-US when you update to VirusBlockade II 2.x and VirusDetective 5.x
                                if you are already a registered user for both VirusDetective and VirusBlockade II.

SITE LICENSE UPDATES:
                               Site license updates are same as the above UPDATE prices, per ‘LICENSE’ (not per
                               ‘MACHINE’). Call or write for details if you are currently site licensed for VirusDetective and 
                               you wish to site license VirusBlockade II 2.x.

VirusDetective is shareware – you are on the HONOR SYSTEM. If you like VirusDetective or use it on a continuous basis, we would appreciate it if you would register it. This is the only way YOU, as an individual, can insure our firm’s continuing commitment to these products. Kindly register as follows:

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B) TO REGISTER (OR ORDER)…
All registrations, orders and purchase orders must be accompanied by payment-in-full at the time of order in the form of a check or money order, Visa or MasterCard; if payment is not from the USA, send a check in US currency drawn on a US bank, or international money order. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee on all our products… if you are not completely satisfied, we shall gladly refund your money in a timely manner.

Make check or money order out to: SHULMAN SOFTWARE CO. 

Remember – register VirusDetective PRIOR to registering (ordering) VirusBlockade II, or concurrently.

No billing – this allows us to keep costs down which we pass on to you, our customer. However, upon request, we do United Parcel Service (U.P.S.) COD’s within the USA, and other methods of shipping.

You may also register using Compuserve’s Shareware Registration service. The price for VirusDetective is $50 US and VirusBlockade II is $70 US (additional cost added to cover Compuserve’s processing fees). VirusDetective’s ID number is 113. VirusBlockade II’s ID number is 114. 

Prices subject to change without notice.

Distribution of any of Shulman Software Co’s software for money-making purposes is prohibited without the author’s written consent.

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C) WHEN YOU REGISTER, WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE VERY SOON AFTER WE RECEIVE YOUR REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT…
Once you have registered, you will receive two 800K floppy disks which have the most recent version of VirusDetective on it, plus a user license. The disks include the most recent DEMO version of VirusBlockade II 2.x to distribute to your friends and colleagues; various acclaimed public-domain repair and eradication anti-virus software; plus several anti-virus articles and essays from different publications and organizations. The disks are  jam-packed with information on how to cope with viruses, Trojan Horses and worms.

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D) TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND CONTINUING CUSTOMER SERVICE…

Virus Alert mailings

We monitor the Macintosh virus scene DAILY. Inevitably, some destructive turkey who tries to pass for a human being will write a new virus, Trojan Horse or worm, and we at Shulman Software Co. shall sound the alarm and pounce on the offending entity (the virus) with lightning speed (can we also leap tall buildings in a single bound?). 

As part of our continuing customer service, at no additional charge, we send each VirusDetective registered user our Virus Alert mailings to notify him/her of the new search string(s) which will defend their Macintoshes from damage by newly discovered viruses, Trojan Horses and worms. The user adds the new search string to his/her existing set of search strings (s)he already has in his/her version of VirusDetective 5.x (or later).

Our firm has gained an reputation for excellent customer support amongst our registered users. In August 1989, Boston Computer Society awarded us for an outstanding software product and customer service.

Notices of VirusDetective and VirusBlockade updates

We send each registered user a mailing whenever a major upgrade of VirusDetective or VirusBlockade has just become available.

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E) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS…
VirusDetective 5.x requires a Macintosh Plus (or later) running System 6.0.2 (or later).

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F) BRIEFLY, WHAT VIRUSDETECTIVE AND VIRUSBLOCKADE DO…

PREVENTION IS THE BEST CURE ! 
– that is our motto.

VirusDetective, our main anti-virus product, is a desk accessory for the Macintosh that unearths and sniffs out viruses, Trojan Horses and worms [that is, it unearths and sniffs out “Hexually-transmitted diseases” (HTDs for short)] – BEFORE the viruses, Trojan Horses and worms (HTDs) get a chance to get at your disks and unleash their havoc. 

VirusDetective can be considered a DETECTION TOOL. First you have to find ‘em before you can get rid of ‘em – AND find them before it’s too late and you have an infected Macintosh. VirusDetective excels in the ‘finding’ part which means finding BEFORE any damage is done, not ‘after the fact’.

VirusBlockade II (VirusBlockade for short), a Control Panel Document (a startup document), is a companion product to VirusDetective which lets you, the Macintosh user, CONTROL the circumstances under which VirusDetective automatically scans disks and files; that is, it gives YOU control over when, where, and how VirusDetective searches for harmful HTDs. Among other things, the team of VirusDetective + VirusBlockade enables you: to automatically scan disks and files (see “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING”), to automatically and manually lock and unlock disks, and have a novice-user work on your Macintosh while having the confidence your Macintosh is protected from viruses, Trojan Horses and worms (see “ROOKIE SWITCH”). VirusBlockade will soon have major REPAIR and REMOVAL capabilities.

In a nutshell, VirusDetective + VirusBlockade let you practice “safe hex”. Keep your Macintosh humming smoothly by using VirusDetective + VirusBlockade.

[“Hexually-transmitted diseases” is a word coined by Jeffrey S. Shulman, Summer 1990.]

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G) A POWERFUL NEW VIRUSBLOCKADE FEATURE CALLED “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING”…
The strongest and most innovative new feature of VirusBlockade 2.x (accompanied by VirusDetective) is a feature that no other Macintosh program has!! This new feature is called “SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING” because of its lightning speed. You see, SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING scans each file as each file is created or modified. (This – no other Macintosh program can do!!!) SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING even works on file servers.

What we mean when we say SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING scans each file as each file is created or modified is that when you download a file, or copy a file, or create a file, or un-archive a file, VirusBlockade, without delay, takes the bull by the horns and sends word to VirusDetective to scan that file that has just landed on your disk. Almost always you, the user, are unaware that VirusDetective is scanning or has just scanned some files though you may see VirusDetective’s four-diamond cursor as a tell-tale sign. A moment after a file hits your disk, VirusDetective finishes its scanning in LESS THAN NO TIME.

Not only does the scanning occur instantaneously, YOU don’t have to initiate the scan. You don’t have to remember to do anything at all except install VirusDetective (as a desk accessory) and VirusBlockade (as a Control Panel Document). Set the options in VirusDetective and VirusBlockade the way you want them, and the two programs follow through per your instructions to perform your designated tasks at designated times under designated circumstances. YOU don’t have to remember to run our anti-virus software in order to safeguard your files and disks – VirusBlockade REMEMBERS FOR YOU, ON YOUR BEHALF!

Superfast File Scanning in regard to file servers

VirusDetective + VirusBlockade also works on Macintoshes that function as file servers – and prevents users from duplicating infected software onto the file server!

          NOTE: When SUPERFAST FILE SCANNING is used on a Macintosh that is used as a file server, we offer VirusDetective and VirusBlockade NOT at a higher price because it’s a file server, but at the normal per-copy price! When compared with our competitors’ prices and software capabilities, this means a huge cost savings for organizations who want to protect their file servers from HTDs!

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H) REPAIR AND REMOVAL BY VIRUSBLOCKADE…
Watch for these “soon-to-be-released” features!

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I) A LITTLE ON SEARCH STRING PROGRAMABILITY…
VirusDetective protects your Macintoshes from HTDs because it provides you with the means to search for the “fingerprints” an HTD leaves behind AFTER it infects a file that is about to be added to your disk but BEFORE it can infect your files and disks. In technical jargon, these fingerprints are called “resources.”

VirusDetective searches resources by means of various matching criteria called “search strings”. The search strings are programable – you can change them, add new ones and delete old ones. It is generally known that VirusDetective was the PIONEER and INNOVATOR in Macintosh anti-virus software by being the FIRST anti-virus Macintosh program to be programable (customizable) but also its use of a search string method!

VirusDetective’s being customizable means you don’t have to purchase a new update of VirusDetective every time an HTD appears on the scene. When a future HTD is discovered, all that is required of you is to input the new search string into the version of VirusDetective you already have! It is effortlessly and easy to add a search string, and not have to replace the entire VirusDetective program.

VirusDetective protects your Macintosh against PAST HTDs due to the search strings that are already there, built-in. Your Macintosh is protected from past HTDs as long as you are using the most recent set of search strings! 

When you become a registered user, our firm provides you with the search strings in regard to PAST and FUTURE HTDs by sending you timely Virus Alert mailings.

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J) OTHER MAJOR CHANGES IN COMPARISON WITH EARLIER VERSIONS…

•  Fully System 7.x friendly (including new “Balloon Help”);
•  Aesthetically-pleasing graphics of windows and dialog boxes;
•  Improved multiple monitor support;
•  Ability to scan resources that don’t completely fit into memory;
•  New StartPos search string keyword;
•  Anti-tampering measures;
•  Pre-Macintosh Plus machines will not be supported;
•  Enhanced search capabilities for detecting, among other things, HyperCard HTDs.

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K) FURTHER INFORMATION…
For details, take a look-see at VirusDetective’s and VirusBlockade’s internal Help files…

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** WE ENCOURAGE SUGGESTIONS, INQUIRIES AND FEEDBACK ! **

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