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!AWFeb93/Goodies/Guardian/!Help
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| Filename: | !AWFeb93/Goodies/Guardian/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0619 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
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- Archimedes archive » Archimedes World » AW-1993-02.adf » AWFeb93 » !AWFeb93/Goodies/Guardian/!Help
- Archimedes archive » Archimedes World » AW-1993-02.adf » AWFeb93 » !AWFeb93/Goodies/Guardian/!Guardian3/!Help
File contents
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* !Help file accompanying !Guardian : *
* (28th Sep 1992) *
* * *
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(C)opyright 1991/2 Paul Vigay
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PLEASE READ THE TEXT FILES WITHIN THE 'DOCS'
FOLDER INSIDE !GUARDIAN BEFORE USING.
To open the !Guardian dirctory, hold down SHIFT
whilst doble-clicking on !Guardian.
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Comment from the Author !
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I have received a number of comments about compiling !Guardian and not
releasing the source code. I have this to say;
I have decided to protect !Guardian by compiling it, for two reasons;
1. By not seeing how I have detected and killed viruses, virus writers won't
get any ideas on how to amend viruses to avoid detection and be able to
make more devious viruses in the future.
2. By not supplying the source code, it makes it extremely difficult for
any potential hackers and virus writers to amend my code and/or
incorporate viruses into the !Guardian code itself.
Versions of !Guardian above 2.00 also incorporate fairly extensive self-
testing to ensure that the !Guardian application itself is safe from
contamination. Therefore, do not attempt to alter any files within the
!Guardian application, or it may fail to install.
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