ABOUT SAFE HEX INTERNATIONAL If you know a virus programmer you can get a reward of $ 1000 for supplying his name and address. The fact is that the law punishes data crime very severely. (5 years in jail in most countries). We are an international group with more than 500 members who have started trying to stop the spread of virus. Let me give you some example: 1. Our motto is: "Safe Hex", who dares do anything else today?". 2. A virus bank containing more than 1800 viruses for PC and Amiga. 3. We help people to get money back lost by virus infection. 4. We write articles about virus problems for 20 magazines worldwide. 5. We release the newest and the best virus killers around. 6. We have more than 35 "Virus Centers" worldwide where you can get free virus help by phoning our "Hotline", and the newest killers translated in your own language at very little cost. For more information contact: SAFE HEX INTERNATIONAL (Please send a "Coupon-Response Erik Loevendahl Soerensen International" and a self adders- Snaphanevej 10 sed envelope, if you want infor- DK-4720 Praestoe mation about SHI by letter). Denmark Phone: + 45 55 99 25 12 Fax : + 45 55 99 34 98 ****************************************** Snapshot V2.0 documentation and copyright. ****************************************** The SnapShot program and this documentation is copyrighted (C) by Ronny Oretap 1992, 1993. The SnapShot program may under no circumstances be distributed without this documentationfile. You may copy it freely, with the documentationfile unchanged and included, but you may NOT sell it for profit! The SnapShot program is NOT for commercial use without the written permission of the author. What is Snapshot? --------------------------------------------------------------- SnapShot is a `startup-utility` aimed at harddisk users, and is a SUPPLEMENT (NOT a replacement) to a good virus checker/killer. It can also be used by floppy users, but is intended to be used on a harddisk system. SnapShot is not only automatic, it`s also much, much faster than a conventional virus checker. Snapshot will automatically check your harddisk for viruses every day, week, month or whatever intervals you decide. If the disk structure is not 100% identical to what SnapShot expects to find you will get a message telling you that something is wrong, and you can do a more extensive check of the disk. The advantage over other virus checker programs is that SnapShot will do this automatically, say every week. So if you forget(?) to check your harddisk for viruses, SnapShot will do it for you!! System requirements: ------------------------------- An Amiga (hopefully any model, if not let me know). A Harddisk (optional). A System clock with battery. Mounted on most ramexpansions. How to use SnapShot. ------------------------------------------------------------- Before you can use SnapShot you must be sure that your system is 100% virusfree. I personally prefer to use `Virus_Checker` by John Veldthuis to make sure that my system is virusfree. SnapShot is used in two ways. First you have to use the `update` parameter to take a snapshot of your system. After the snapshot is taken you can put SnapShot in your `startup-sequence`. See below. The syntax of SnapShot is as follows: SnapShot <[update]|[0 1 .. 31]> where the parameters has the following meanings: = The harddisk partition (or floppy drive) to use. (The one you start up from.) <[update]> = This is the parameter you use to take a snapshot of the disk. This is used only the first time you use SnapShot, or when you have done any changes on the disk. More about this later. <[0 1 .. 31]> = This is the parameter(s) you use in the `startup-sequence`. The 1 .. 31 is the dates that you want the system checked for viruses. If you use 0 here it will check always. = The switches tells SnapShot what/where to check for viruses. They are as follows. -r This switch is if you want to include the `root` of the disk. (dh0: dh1: Workbench: etc.) -c This switch is if you want to include the `c` directory of the disk. (dh0:c dh1:c Workbench:c etc.) -s This switch is if you want to include the `startup-sequence` in the `s` directory of the disk. -d This switch is if you want to include the `Disk-Validator` in the `l` directory of the disk. -a This switch is if you want to include all of the above switches. I will give you some examples of how to use SnapShot for the first time. If your harddisk is `DH0:` and you want to take a snapshot of the entire disk, you will type the following line in the CLI: SnapShot dh0: update -a or, if you will only take a snapshot of the `root` and the `c` directory you will type: SnapShot dh0: update -r -c or only the `Disk-Validator` you type: SnapShot dh0: update -d About snapshotfiles. ------------------------------------------------------------- When using the -c switch, a file called `c.ss` is created and saved in the `s` directory of your disk. When using the -r switch, a file called `root.ss` is created and saved in the `s` directory of your disk. When using the -s switch, a file called `startup.ss` is created and saved in the `s` directory of your disk. When using the -d switch, a file called `validator.ss` is created and saved in the `s` directory of your disk. Do not alter or delete any of these files, or SnapShot will not be able to work properly. How to use SnapShot II. ------------------------------------------------------------ After you have used SnapShot with the `update` parameter you put in a line in your `startup-sequence` AFTER the `setclock load` command. I`ll give you a few examples: If you want SnapShot to check your entire disk on the 1st and 14th of every month you put in the line: SnapShot dh0: 1 14 -a or to check the `Disk-Validator` 5th and 30th of every month you put in the line: SnapShot dh0: 5 30 -d Easy or what!? Points to remember! ------------------------------------------------------------ SnapShot is NOT a viruskiller (yet?), it`s a supplement to the many available viruskillers in the public domain. It will only tell you if there is any changes in the diskstructure (a virus has infected a file or files, or you have forgotten to update the snapshot), NOT remove any viruses. NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! NOTICE! -------------------------------------------------------------- If your system is not 100% virusfree when you take a snapshot of your disk, SnapShot will not be able to give you correct information regarding the disk. You must ALWAYS remember to update SnapShot with the `update -r -c` parameter after you have installed new files in the `root` or `c` directory. Also use the `update -s` after you have changed your `startup-sequence`. The author, that's me, is NOT responsible for any loss of data, or other damages due to misuse of this program. I hope you will enjoy this program, and may you have many happy virusfree years ahead. SnapShot History ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SnapShot V0.1 to V1.0 was never released, and will never be. SnapShot V2.00 was released 03-Jan-93. signed: Ronny Oretap. Member of the SHI Anti Virus Group. My address is: Ronny Oretap Bakkeliveien 23, 1850 Mysen, NORWAY TEL. +47 09 89 27 79 (until 15-Apr-93) TEL. +47 69 09 89 27 79 (after 15-Apr-93) *** Update 7/26/93: By permission of the author, his new address is: Ronny Oretap Hans Holens gate 8B 2000 Lillestroem NORWAY TEL. +47 63 81 76 28 --Jim Maciorowski of SHI