Short: virus snaring program plus extras Author: Erwin van Breemen Uploader: br103 city ac uk Type: util/virus Architecture: m68k-amigaos What's new? 08-02-1992 =========== This new release of BigBrother is an update of V2.11 on Fish 473. The purpose of the new release was to make BigBrother more compatible with KickStart 2.0 and to add some usefull new features. - 2.0 look gadgets. The colors used by BigBrother V3.12 may look strange on a normal 1.2 or 1.3 machine. Just use the following colors: color 0 ---> 10,10,10 color 1 ---> 15,15,15 color 2 ---> 0, 0, 0 color 3 ---> 6, 7, 9 - all arp stuff has been removed. (Everyone may make mistakes!) - Nocare patch (of Fish 480) has been included as standard. - Mouse accelerator has been included. The accelerator uses the same acceleration as Dmouse. - All diskdrive related DoIO functions are done using direct rom code. This is done in a legal way and works for all Kickstart (1.2,1.3 and 2.x). All DoIO related viri cannot fool BigBrother anymore with a BootBlock emulation. - The script and shell launching options can be turned off, so that the Functionkeys can be used by other programs such as WP. The mouse accelerator and the NoCare patch can be turned off also. - BigBrother has now a quit option. All resources are returned accept for 200 bytes. - BigBrother is now using Signals for faster response. To do in the future =================== I have several idea's for further expansion: - ARexx port for controlling the options. - An accept option which will accept the current status of BigBrother. With such an option you can still use Blitzdisk. - Checking more memory locations such as the Switch() function and Interupt no.5. The Switch() function can be used by a virus and if BigBrother has to work properly with Xoper (which uses the Switch()) the accept option must also be implemented. - A screen blanker If you any idea's, comments or suggestions please let me know: Erwin van Breemen Berliozplein 15 2651 VG Berkel ZH Holland e-mail: breemen@rulcvx.LeidenUniv.nl Many thanks in advance!