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* History of !Guardian *
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Here is a brief concise history of !Guardian.
Versions :
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< 1.03 : Experimental (working) pre-release versions
1.03 : First full-feature 'release' version
1.04 : Wimp_Slot checking amended so as not to obscure a new task
starting.
The 'Extend' virus is automatically Zapped, if found in
memory when !Guardian loads, with no need for user intervention.
Note that this means no modules with the name 'Extend' will be
allowed to survive when !Guardian is loaded.
1.05 : Code added to reset machine if 'Extend' virus is detected.
Small bug fix in !boot file disc search, where the line is
printed out. Previous versions could backstep past the
beginning of the file. This is now fixed.
Please note, that the Extend virus doesn't appear to be that
harmful, in that it doesn't delete anything, just adding 1k
to the RMA space. If left un-checked, this will eventually
give a memory full error, this crashing your machine, as RMA
space is non-recoverable.
At the moment, if you 'Zap' a suspect !Boot file, it will be
physically deleted. Whilst useful for destroying the virus,
it is not useful if your program requires it's !Boot file.
I am currently working on this and will release a new version
soon, that just deletes the naughty lines and adds a CHR$&FF
to the end of the file (Extend will then think it has already
been affected and then leave it alone in future). Please
contact my BBS for up to date information of the progress of
!Guardian.
1.06 Small bug fixes carried out.
1.07
1.08 Amended to recognise and destroy 'Net Manager' virus.
1.09 Small minor bug fixes
2.10 (29th January 1992)
Amended to work on additional filing systems, eg. ADFS, SCSI,
IDEFS, NETFS and CDFS
Self-checking code added to prevent !Guardian itself being
infected by viruses.
Main window slightly enlarged and icons made clearer to read.
Additional 'Directory check' feature added. You can now check
individual directories by dragging onto the main window.
Amended to detect Archimedes World Module virus and ArchieVirus.
!Guardian will now also restore modules corrupted by the AW virus