ATPROTCT.RVW  930430
 
                               Comparison Review
 
Company and product:
 
Lars-Erik 0sterud
0kriveien 39
N-1349 Rykkinn
Norway
+47-2-131571
ABK-BBS +47-2-132659
larserio@ifi.uio.no (User unknown)
Protect6
 
Summary: Boot sector overwriting disinfection and file change operation
restriction
                              
 
Cost  100NKr (U$15)
 
Rating (1-4, 1 = poor, 4 = very good)
      "Friendliness"
            Installation      
            Ease of use       
            Help systems      
      Compatibility           
      Company
            Stability         
            Support           
      Documentation           
      Hardware required       
      Performance             
      Availability            
      Local Support           
 
General Description:
 
 
 
                  Comparison of features and specifications
 
 
 
User Friendliness
 
Installation
 
The program is small, and is to be placed in the AUTO folder to run resident.
 
Ease of use
 
The user is prompted to overwrite the boot sector if a bootable sector is
detected, or to prevent modification if an attempt to alter a file is detected.
 
Help systems
 
None provided.
 
Compatibility
 
The program may alarm on programs which alter their own code.  Some similar
programs have difficulty with bootable MS-DOS disks, but this program is
specifically said to be safe with MS-DOS disks.
 
Company Stability
 
Unknown.
 
Company Support
 
Voice, BBS and Internet contact info is provided.
 
Documentation
 
Brief, but covers the two functions of the program.
 
System Requirements
 
Atari, unspecified.
 
Performance
 
Unknown.  Note that activity monitoring/operation restricting software which
uses system calls is subject to bypassing by "low level" programming.
 
Local Support
 
None provided.
 
Support Requirements
 
Support may be needed with users unfamiliar with whether or not certain
programs should be changing their own code.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993   ATPROTCT.RVW   930430

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Author "Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses" 0-387-94663-2 (800-SPRINGER)