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                                     SBABR
                   System Boot Areas Antivirus & Crash Recovery
                                  Version 3.12
                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~
              Copyright (C) 1996-2000 by Nicola Ferri - NikoSystems
                           http://www.nikosystems.com
                                    
                         Homepage: http://www.nikosystems.com
                         E-Mail:   info@nikosystems.com
                         Support:  support@nikosystems.com
                         Phone:    +39-(0)347-485-3920
                         Fax:      1-(603)754-5266
                  ASP - Association of Shareware Professionals
   

Contents:

1) What is SBABR ?
2) Version 3.12 installation
3) Status and Distribution Status
4) End notes
5) Contact Information


1) WHAT IS SBABR ?


SBABR is  specifically designed to  detect and  remove Boot Sector  and MBR
viruses on both  hard drives  and floppies as well  as protect your machine
from  crashes by intercepting any  change  that may occur to your  computer
system areas. SBABR is also a  CMOS Data, Track Zero,  Memory, MBR and Hard
Disk & Floppy Boot Sector manager/editor and back up/restore utility.
SBABR also cleans the traces  of previous  infections, restores a lost CMOS
configuration and refreshes damaged system areas.
SBABR  can also draw  samples of infected sectors, back up system areas and
important files, will replace a suspicious floppy  boot  sector,  keep  the
memory under control and more.

Schematically, the main SBABR features:

   Floppy Boot Sector     Back up/Restore
   Hard Disk Boot Sector  Back up/Restore
   MBR (Partition)        Back up/Restore
   CMOS data              Back up/restore
   Track Zero             Back up/Restore
   Automatic Floppy disinfection with built-in safe Boot Sector
   Automatic back up/restore of all the areas
   CMOS, Boot Sector and MBR Check (not TSR)
   MBR Decryptors
   Track Zero Check
   Entire Track Zero display and edit with built-in MBR search
   Single sector back up along the Track Zero
   CMOS password unlocking and CMOS clean up
   Relocated MBR search
   "Seek and erase" relocated MBR
   Memory check
   Automatic system check at every computer startup (not TSR)
   Automatic backup of modified areas at computer startup
   Files back up
   File Dumper. Shows the ASCII and Hex contents of any file
   Shows technical information about floppies and hard drive
   Offers a handy HD/Floppy Boot Sector, and MBR viewer

   and more.


2) VERSION 3.12 INSTALLATION


The SBABR 3.12 installation is quite straightforward. Please read carefully
the following instructions. This step by step explanation will be  all  you
have  to do in order to install the package on your hard disk and SBABR and
its utilities will be ready to protect your system.

Please  note  that SBABR must be installed on a clean hard drive: the SBABR
defense   will  be effective upon installation.

1)   Unzip the archive.

2)   Launch  INSTALL.EXE.  After  showing  an  introductory  picture,  the
     installation  program  will  scan  your  system  looking for previous
     SBABR  versions  and  checking  your  system. You'll be able to choose
     among three installation options in the following menu:

     1) Full Installation (Recommended)
     2) Install SBABR executables only
     3) Install SBABR documentation only

     If this is the first time you install SBABR on your system, option
     number 1) is highly recommended.

3)   If  the  installation program found a previous SBABR version, it  will
     show  the  current  installation  directory as the suggested location,
     while if you're installing the software for the  first  time  it  will
     prompt  you  to  choose  the  default  installation  directory.  Press
     <return> to accept or type in a new path.

     Note:  If  you're  upgrading  from  a  previous  SBABR version you can
     install the new files into the same directory. The newer programs  and
     documentation files will overwrite the  old  ones  regardless  of  the
     installation option (1, 2 or 3) you choose.

4)   Once  the program has been unpacked on your hard drive, follow the  on
     screen  instructions  and  press  return to exit to DOS. Now type "SB"
     (without quotes) to start the Program Launcher.

5)   The  Launcher will detect whether the  SBABR installation is  complete
     or  not  and  prompt  you  to  continue  accordingly. Press Y (Yes) to
     complete the software setup.

6)   After  showing  a graphic screen explaining what it's about to do, the
     program will set up the rest of the package for you.

7)   After quitting Setup, SBABR is ready to take care of your system.
     Type 'SB' to get back to  the  general  Launcher  and  work  with  the
     programs.  Don't forget to reboot the computer and to create the SBABR
     Rescue Floppy.



3) STATUS


SBABR  3.12  is released as SHAREWARE. It is not Public Domain and it's not
free. SBABR is Copyright (C) 1996-2000 by Nicola Ferri - NikoSystems.

You may use this shareware copy for an evaluation period up to 30  days  in
order  to determine whether the program meets your needs before registering
it. Once the evaluation period  ends  you  agree  to  either  register  the
program or to stop using it.

You  may make copies of the Shareware version to give to others (ftp sites,
bbs', friends etc..) as long as you distribute the  unaltered  archive  you
originally received. No version renumeration may be accepted.
The Shareware copy of SBABR may be included in Shareware collection CD-ROMs
or floppies.


After installing SBABR, please refer to:

LICENSE.TXT.....Complete License Terms and Conditions & Distribution Policy
REGISTER.TXT....How to Register
WHATUGET.TXT....What you get when you register the program


4) END NOTES


All the documentation  files  as  well  as  the  programs  are  inside  the
compressed  archive.  Run  INSTALL.EXE  to uncompress the package. The main
files that you ought to read after installing the program are:

MANUAL.PDF..........SBABR User Manual (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
SBABR.TXT...........SBABR User Manual (ASCII)
INSTALL.TXT.........Installation instructions (ASCII)

Some of the most important topics can be found as separate ASCII files.
Please note that all the DOC/TXT files are plain ASCII text files regardless
of the file extension.


5) CONTACT INFORMATION


http://www.nikosystems.com  Homepage
info@nikosystems.com        For general information
support@nikosystems.com     For technical support and help
webmaster@nikosystems.com   Questions and problems concerning the Web site
Phone: +39-(0)347-485-3920
Fax:   1-(603)754-5266

PGP Public Key available on servers, homepage or request.
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