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- Update report of Thunderbyte Anti-Virus utilities for Windows.
- Prefixes:
- '-' indicates a change that does not require user attention.
- '->' indicates a modification that requires user attention, such as a
- change in program invocation, etc.
-
- *** NOTE ***
- TBAV-for-Networks has been released. This product, which operates
- together with TBAVWIN, allows you to implement a secure anti-virus system
- on your network!
- An evaluation version of TBAV-for-Networks V6.33 is available (without
- charge !) from the ThunderBYTE support BBS ! Get TBAVN633 or contact your
- local distributor for more information!
-
- *** NOTE ***
- We moved! We didn't fit in our building anymore. Our voice and fax numbers
- have been changed. In addition, we got a new Fido-Net number. Select
- "About TBAVWIN" in the TBAV-for-Windows 'Help' menu to get our updated
- address info.
-
- *** NOTE ***
- Since TBAV-for-Windows and TBAV-for-DOS both use the same scan engine,
- you are advised to read the "What's New" information concerning TBAV-
- for-DOS as well. Select the item "What's new ?" in the TBAV-for-Windows
- 'Documentation' menu to read the information.
-
- *** NOTE ***
- The accompanying 'ReadMe.1st' file contains some last-minute information
- about TBAV-for-Windows. Select the item "Read Me" in the TBAV-for-Windows
- Program Manager group to read this file.
-
- *** NOTE ***
- The author of TBAV for Windows now has his own internet address. Please use
- this address for comments, questions and so on. Select "About TBAVWIN" in the
- TBAV-for-Windows 'Help' menu to get this internet address.
-
-
- 6.33 Product update
- -------------------
-
- TBAV-for-Windows:
- -> TBAV-for-Windows can now automatically be updated! If TBAV-for-Windows
- is loaded each time MS-Windows is started, you can now configure
- TBAV-for-Windows in such a way, that an 'update' directory is
- automatically checked for new or changed files. If such files exist,
- they will be copied into the TBAV-for-Windows directory.
-
- This offers great oppertunities for network administrators. For
- example, suppose you want each network-user to have the same
- settings for their local copy of TBAV-for-Windows. Simply specify a
- common-accessible network directory, and copy a predefined TBAV.INI
- file in that directory. This TBAV.INI will be copied to the
- TBAV-for-Windows directory of each workstation whenever
- TBAV-for-Windows is started. Hence, the configuration of TBAV-for-
- Windows at each workstation will be updated automatically.
-
- In order to install the automatic update utility, you should either
- use the 'First-time' install option of the accompanying setup program,
- or you must incorporate some changes manually. In the latter case,
- you should add a new section to the each local TBAV.INI file, for
- example:
-
- [TbLoad] ; section in TBAV.INI
- UpdateDir=X:\SHARED\UPD_TBAV
- Option=Newer files ; the other option is 'All files'
- ProgramToLoad=TBAVWIN.EXE ; required !
- TimeStamp=02-24-1995, 06:33:00 ; fill this in yourself (please use
- ; the 'mm-dd-yyyy, hh:mm:ss' format)
-
- Besides the change in TBAV.INI, you should also change the 'load='
- entry in WIN.INI. This line will now (amongst others) refer to
- 'TBAVWIN.EXE'; this should be changed into 'TBLOAD.EXE'. For example:
-
- [windows] ; section in WIN.INI
- ...
- load=c:\tbav\tbload.exe
- ...
-
- The settings can also be altered via TBAV-for-Windows (choose the
- item 'Automatic update configuration' in the 'Options' menu).
-
- Please note that the automatic update feature is only available for
- registered users !
-
- - TBAV-for-Windows no longer needs TbDriver for reading bootsectors !
- We have now implemented a reliable bootsector reader in the main
- TBAV-for-Windows program. Keep in mind however, that if you want to
- use 'on-the-fly' virus checking (for example, if you want a diskette
- that you place in your diskdrive to be checked for bootsector virusses)
- you still need TbScanX to be resident !
-
- - The network interface with TBAV for Networks has been improved. In stead
- of registering the workstation via SETUP.EXE, the automatic registration
- for TBAV for Networks is now integrated in TBAV-for-Windows. If a file
- called TbNet.Ini, with the proper parameters (refer to the TBAVNW
- documentation) is found in the TBAV-for-Windows directory, the automatic
- registration procedure will be initiated. Furthermore, the communication
- with TBAV for Networks is implemented slightly different.
-
- - Some false positives have been eliminated.
-
- Setup-for-Windows:
- - The setup program has been given a complete new user interface.
- Check it out! It no longer relies on the DOS programs TbScan and TbSetup,
- but it neatly makes use of the Windows-based Scan and Setup modules.
- Besides, the error check routines (for missing files, or low disk space,
- for example) have been rewritten.
-