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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