This is the evaluation version of Integrity Master(tm) (Version 3.21).
It will run on any PC with at least 370K free memory and DOS 2.1 or
later. A hard disk is recommended. Registration is $45 plus shipping and
handling.  Please upload or share Integrity Master with your friends,
but keep all these files together. Read file HISTORY.TXT to learn what's
new with this release and read or print file ORDER.TXT for a complete
list of agents.

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|  We recommend that you keep your files in a directory called \IM_HOME.|
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|  To install under DOS, just type SETUPIM and hit ENTER.               |
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|  To install IM under MS Windows(r), use the File Manager to execute   |
|  file IMWIN.EXE in the \IM_HOME subdirectory (or select Run under     |
|  Program Manager and type "C:\IM_HOME\IMWIN")  PLEASE READ THE NOTES  |
|  ON USING IM UNDER WINDOWS NEAR THE END OF THIS FILE.                 |
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|  You don't need to read the documentation first! The setup and install|
|  program contains a tutorial to tell you all you need to get started. |
|  Please read I-M.TXT later (use the command: IMVIEW I-M.TXT or IMPRINT|
|  I-M.TXT) after you have completed SetupIM and used IM for a while.   |
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|  If you plan to use IM on LAN, please read NET.TXT after you complete |
|  running SetupIM.                                                     |
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|  IF YOU HAVE A PRIOR VERSION OF IM INSTALLED, JUST COPY THE FILES FROM|
|  THIS RELEASE TO WHEREVER YOU HAVE THE EARLIER FILES. You do NOT need |
|  rerun SetupIM or reinitialize.  You should remove XLstart from       |
|  list of excluded directories (IM options menu) and delete the *.DOC  |
|  files from the prior release (these files now have *.TXT extensions.)|
|  If you have installed IM in Windows using IMWIN.EXE, you will need   |
|  to run IMWIN.EXE again to recognize the new .TXT files.              |
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|  The above is all you need to do if you are a registered user         |
|  electronically upgrading your version of IM (you must make sure      |
|  to install this copy in the directory with your old IM.PRM file!)    |
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 (We frequently refer to Integrity Master by its nickname, "IM")

 Once you install Integrity Master, there will be only two files you
 absolutely need to use Integrity Master:

   IM.EXE       - Integrity Master itself
   IM.PRM       - The parameter file which controls how IM works
                - This file is created by SETUPIM.EXE

 If you want to reinstall IM, or change advanced features of IM, you will need:

   SETUPIM.EXE  - The setup and install program (It creates and updates IM.PRM)

 If you use IM under Windows, you will also need to keep the *.PIF files.

 When you install IM, SetupIM will create file:

   IMPROC.TXT   - Complete instructions to finish install and run IM
   IM.PRM       - The parameter file (all option settings are stored here)
   IMCONFIG.SYS - Sample CONFIG.SYS file for floppies (optional)

 When you run (initialize) IM, it will create integrity data files.  These
 files will be called "ZZ##.IM" unless you use SetupIM to select a new
 name. These files contain the integrity data describing your files.  Files:
 BOOT.SRL and PART.SRL contain system sector integrity and reload information.
 (*.SID files are no longer needed.)

 The following files are provided as additional aids but are not required
 to use or modify Integrity Master:

 *.ICO  ------- Various icon files for use of IM under windows.
 3YEAR.TXT ---- Special three year virus and data integrity update offer
 DESCRIBE.TXT - Contains short descriptions of IM for BBS and vendor use
 DISKHELP.TXT - Contains information to help with accessing disk drives
 GENVIR.EXE  -- Execute this program to create SAMPVIR.COM a fake test virus
 HISTORY.TXT -- List of versions and changes made to Integrity Master
 I-M.TXT ------ Documentation file for IM and information on data integrity
 IMCHECK.EXE -- Supplemental stand-alone integrity check program
 IMPRINT.BAT -- Batch file to print files.  Syntax: "IMPRINT filename"
 IMVIEW.COM --- File viewer program. Syntax: "IMVIEW filename"
 IMWIN.EXE  --- Installs IM as a Windows program group.
 OMBUDSMN.ASP   Information of how to contact the ASP ombudsman for help with
                resolving a problem with an ASP member
 ORDER.TXT ---- Complete information on how to license Integrity Master
 ORDER.GER ---- Deutsche Bestellformular
 ORDER.FRM ---- Enter "COPY ORDER.FRM PRN" or "IMPRINT ORDER.FRM" to print an
                order form for IM
 PMsetup.INF -  Setup data file required for install of IM under Windows.
 NET.TXT ------ Suggestions on how to best install and use IM on a LAN.
 QUANTITY.TXT - Table of discounts for licensing multiple copies of IM
 QUESTION.TXT - Enter "IMVIEW QUESTION" to see common questions and answers
 README.TXT --- Contains latest information concerning IM
                Read this for documentation on the latest changes.
 SUPPORT.TXT -- How to contact Stiller Research for product support and help
 SYSOP.TXT   -- How to post Integrity Master on a BBS and info for BBS SYSOP
 VENDEDIT.TXT - Information in Vendedit format for BBSes and Vendors
 VENDOR.TXT --- Distribution requirements for disk vendors and clubs
 VIRREP.TXT --- How to report a virus attack
 VTEXT.TXT  --- List of viruses IM identifies by name

The following optional file may or may not be present:
 FILE_ID.DIZ -- Description file for PCboard, Wildcat other BBSes.

We're also including the following batch file to make IM easier to use
and to serve as examples for constructing your own batch files:

IMSCAN          This batch file allows you to virus scan all files on an
                entire disk or a specific directory on a disk and all
                lower subdirectories. For example, to scan files on disk
                C, type "IMSCAN C:" or to scan subdirectory DOS and all
                lower directories (e.g., \DOS\UTILS) type "IMSCAN \DOS".
                If you don't want to check memory each time include a
                "/B" (e.g., "IMSCAN \DOS /B"

IMSCAND         This allows you to scan a specific subdirectory. You can
                specify just the subdirectory or both the subdirectory
                and the disk (e.g., "IMSCAND C:\PCB\UPLOADS").

IMSCANM         Allows you to scan multiple diskettes for known viruses.
                After each diskette, IM will prompt you to insert
                another.

IMQ             Does a check in "Quick Update" mode of your current
                disk. This scans memory and the system sectors for known
                viruses and then checks only the files that have
                changed, providing a very fast way to check an entire
                disk for known viruses.  This also keeps your integrity
                data current for all files so you are up-to-date in case
                of a problem.  If you want to specify a different disk to
                check, you must use the "/Dx" command line switch (e.g.,
                "IMQ /DCF" will check both drive C and drive F).



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                         THE LATEST CHANGES:

 If you have been using a prior release of Integrity Master, please read
 the HISTORY.TXT file to see what has changed since your version.

 IM now supports the new FAT32 partitions offered by Windows 95 service
 release 2 (OSR2).

 IM now supports a Home directory where the autonamed report files as
 well as the system sector and CMOS related files will be stored.

 IM can now write clean self-checking boot sectors into your hard
 disk's partition sector or floppy boot sectors.  This allows IM to
 rapidly clean infected diskettes.

 IM offers several new command line options:

"/CM"    Check resident programs and memory (allows detection of unknown
         memory resident viruses.  This is equivalent to the "Resident
         programs and Memory" option on the check menu.

"/IM"    Record (initialize) data describing resident programs and memory

"/MF=xxxx.SRL"  Specifies the file used by check "Resident programs
                and memory" command.

"/MS#"   You can use the command line /MS# option (or SetupIM) to
         vary the sensitivity of IM to resident program configuration
         changes.  The sensitivity can be set from 0 to 9. 0 turns
         the check off, and 9 provides maximum sensitivity to
         changes.  /MS4 is the default (and recommended) setting. /MS9 is
         useful for for researchers and on systems where there should
         be no software changes at all.

 /VB     Scans floppy disks for boot sector viruses.  This allows IM
         to read floppy disks that cause DOS to crash.


Some other anti-virus products contain fragments of viruses. If you get
an indication of a known virus in another product, do not be too
alarmed.  Currently MicroSoft/Central Point anti-virus is occasionally a
problem in this way.  If you run Vwatch or Vsafe, IM may find viruses
in memory. Eliminate these programs and check again using IM to see if
you might have a real virus.


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         *******     TIPS ON USING IM UNDER WINDOWS    *******

If you run more than one copy of Integrity Master under Windows, be sure
to use the command line /RF= parameter or the Options menu to assign
a different name to the report file. Otherwise the second copy of IM
will fail when it tries to write to the same report file as the first
copy.

Integrity Master can run minimized in the background under Windows by
using the icons that we have provided (installed by IMWIN.EXE).  The
*.PIF files that we have provided contain the settings that allow
IM to run.  If you would like to change the way IM executes, just select
the ICON you wish to change and hit ALT + ENTER. This will allow you
to change the Windows properties and show you the .PIF that we use to
set the IM command line. If you are using Windows 95,
there is no .PIF file visible and you can change all the properties
directly. If you wish to change the IM options in Windows 3.1, you can
use the Windows "PIF Editor" program (in the Main program group) to
change the command line for each .PIF file.  For example, you may want
IM to run totally unattended in the background by adding the /NE
parameter to the command line.  Windows 95 sometimes doesn't assign the
correct .PIF information to each icon. If this happens to you you can
click on properties and set the Command line and title to appropriate
values (see the provided .bat files for appropriate command lines).

If you are using IM under Win95 and you get the "Open with" dialog
or you see IM integrity data files in folders, see the suggestion
in QUESTION.TXT on this.


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Please visit our support forum on Compuserve. GO STILLER at any prompt
and check library six for Integrity Master related files.

Visit the Stiller Research WWW home page: http://www.stiller.com
We offer:

 o  A tutorial on how viruses and anti-virus products work

 o  A description of virus myths

 o  Descriptions of common viruses

 o  The latest virus related news

 o  Information on Integrity Master (of course <g>)



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The latest evaluation version of Integrity Master can be obtained from
these sources:

Integrity Master should be available from any SDN, FDN or ASP AHN BBS.

Most larger cities have at least one such BBS the current file name
is I_M311c.ZIP (or .ARJ, .LZH, .PAK etc.) PLEASE NOTE WE'RE NOW
USING AN UNDERLINE RATHER THAN A HYPHEN IN OUR SUGGESTED BBS FILE NAMES>

Plus, we upload the latest versions of Integrity Master directly to
these locations:

o IM and support is available on the Metaverse anti-virus BBS.
  606-843-9363 (14.4 V.32bis). Logon as "GUEST USER", password=GUEST.

o Download from CompuServe in IBMSYS (lib 3)  and ZNT:TIPS lib 14 (one
  of the Ziff-Net, PC Magazine forums) file I-MAST.ZIP.  Or visit
  our support forum (GO STILLER) lib 6 "Stiller Research IM" and
  download I-MAST.ZIP.

Any major shareware diskette vendor should have a current copy of
Integrity Master.   All ASP affiliated disk vendors automatically get
new copies.

IM is available via ftp on Internet from:


  ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/msdos/virus/i_m321a.zip
          (This includes all the Simtel mirror sites)
  ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/virus/i_m321a.zip
  ftp://members.aol.com/wstiller/i_m321a.zip
  ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/virus/i_m321a.zip
  ftp://ftp.stiller.com/i_m321a.zip

(note, the file name will change as the version number changes 321a is
for version 3.21a only)

(Note that the above file names will change as we release new versions
of IM. These names are valid for version 3.21a of IM only.)
