Short:        Virus Boot Detector, a new multi purpose viruskille
Author:       Cheveau Frédéric
Uploader:     hlau dou dk (Henrik Lauridsen, Safe Hex International)
Type:         util/virus
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


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                  THE VIRUS BOOT DETECTOR 2.6

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The  VBD (The Virus Boot Detector) v2.6 is a multi-purpose virus killer
able  to  find  and  remove  any  type  of virus.  It can also learn or
analyse  new  types of bootblocks.  VBD has a personal bank (within the
main   program)  that  contains  more  than  800  known  programs,  and
optionally uses a learn file (found in the 'S' directory).

Programmer: Cheveau Frédéric, member of the SHI Antivirus group.

FEATURES:

- Written in 100% Assembler for faster running.
- User-friendly (Mouse, Gadgets, Menus, Keyboard!).
- GUI (Graphical User Interface).
- Works with Reqtools.library (©Nico François).
- Can be configured with preferences (Save function for Prefs).
- Can be personalised with your own samples.
- Evolutionary structure with the 'Learn Menu' (Learns new boots).
- Detect some unknown viruses that are not recognised nowadays.
- Can recognise more than 800 different programs.
- Automatic virus detection by analysing the whole disk.
- Analyse bootblock function to detect unknown viruses (Expert System).
- Reproduction counters showed (when it's possible!).
- Complete memory scanning and persistent clean memory test.
- May execute bootblocks without needed to reboot your Amiga.
- Able to destroy viruses on disks, boots, and memory.
- Configuration Amiga and current status function implemented.
- Help gadget to explain the main functions on-line.
- Display ASCII or hexadecimal bootblock.
- Can Disable Trackdisk.device when executing bootblock loaders.
- Possibility of aborting action in each requester.
- French and English documentation (you read it!).
- Multitasking supported when running from the CLI.
- Iconify function.