EXE Master 3.8 by Independent (IND)
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1993 September 23
- Zip - DOS / Computer tool
- David Smith, program credits
4 items in the archive
- EXM.CFG
- EXM.DOC
- EXM.EXE
- FILE_ID.DIZ
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3.8
-= David Smith, 1993 =-
{{{{{{{{{ FREEWARE }}}}}}}}
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ExeMaster is NOT another executable file lister!
ExeMaster combines the power of compression listers with the
ability to show Self-Extracting Archivers, Windows files,
Batch Compiler recognition, self-displaying text files, plus
batch file information, and the CheckSum, and MORE!
Shows 57 types of files...
ExeMaster recognizes:
PKLITE (tm) version 1.0 and up
LZEXE .90 and .91
DIET all versions
TINYPROG all versions
SCRUNCH 1.0 and up
COMPACK all versions
SHRINK 1.0
PKZIP 1.1 - 2.0 self-extracting archives
ARJ all versions of self-extracting archives
LHA all versions of self-extracting archives
SQUEEZE all versions of self-extracting archives
LHARC all versions of self-extracting archives
ARC all versions of self-extracting archives
PAK all versions of self-extracting archives
ZOO all versions of self-extracting archives
LARC (.LZS) all versions of self-extracting archives
DWC all versions of self-extracting archives
WINDOWS(tm) 2.0 and up files
WordPerfect(tm) all versions of executable files
COM2EXE converted .COM files
COMVERT converted .COM files
TSRMaker TSR converted files
TurboBat compiled batch files
PowerBat compiled batch files
BAT2EXE (PC Magazine) compiled batch files
BatLite compiled batch files
BAT2COM compiled batch files
Laughing Dog self-displaying ANSI screens
Dave's README Compiler self-displaying text files
TurboTXT self-displaying text files
Asc2Com self-displaying text files
Doc2Com self-displaying text files
Txt2Com self-displaying text files
MakeRead self-displaying text files
TEXE self-displaying text files
BigText self-displaying text files
SHOW 2.0 self-displaying text files
TDISPLAY self-displaying text files
BOOK-E self-displaying text files
RO-SOFT Txt2Com self-displaying text files
DOC Maker self-displaying text files
TXT Maker self-displaying text files
GRABBER self-displaying Graphic Files
GIFEXE self-displaying Graphic Files
Graphic Workshop self-displaying Graphic Files
FLI 2 EXE self-displaying .FLI (Autodesk Animator) files
Graphic Workshop for Windows Graphic Files
Norton(tm) Files Compressed Norton Executable Files
PROTECT EXE/COM (version 1 and 2) Binary encrypted files
COP (version 1.0 and 1.4) encrypted files
PKLITE altered file (virus authors have a utils called NOLITE
LZEXE altered file and NOLZEXE that remove the PKLITE and
LZEXE header. These altered, possible
virus files are ID'd)
CRYPTCOM Encrypts .COM files (used by virus authors)
XEQ.COM XEQ Library Files
COM-PAK .COM Library Files
ALSO: Shows CheckSum of files, finds description files in compressed
archives,and displays line information about
Batch files. And ExeMaster does this at LIGHTNING speed.
USAGE: EXM [path/file/options] [options]
[[press any key during operation to pause : another key to continue]]
[[pressing ESC during operation aborts program]]
Options: /P Stop after every page
/W Wide display (5 column)
/BW Black and White (No colors)
/C show Checksum (much slower)
/-S no size info
/-D no date info
/-H do not scan Hidden/System files
/-W do not scan for Windows files (slightly faster)
/-B do not scan for Compiled Batch Files or
self-displaying TEXT files
/-I no summary Information at end
/OP Show only PKLITE
/OS Show only SCRUNCH & SHRINK
/OC Show only COMPACK
/OT Show only TINYPROG
/OD Show only DIET
/OL Show only LZEXE
/OEX Show only SFX Archives (and XEQ)
/OW Show only Windows files
/OB Show only Batches & text files
/OGN Show only Graphic & Norton
/EXE Display advanced infomation on EXE header!
/SYSOP Find FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and .SDA files
inside archived files
============= OPTIONS =======================================================
/W Wide display (five columns)
/BW Black and White (No colors). EXM normally uses \EXM.CFG
file for its colors. See Configuration File section
below for more details.
/P This causes EXM to pause after every 23 lines.
/C Show Checksum of file. The "checksum" of a file is the
sum total of all the bytes in a file. If any changes
are made to a file (from a virus or someone hacking
the program), the Checksum of that file will be different.
This is useful to ensure your file integrity is good, but
does take a while, since every byte of the file must be
read and calculated.
/-S No size information. This eliminates the file size displayed
normally on the second line.
/-D No date information. This eliminates the file date displayed
normally on the third line.
/-H Do not scan hidden files. As a default, ExeMaster scans
hidden files as well as normal files. This turns that
function off.
/-W No Windows file search. Normally, ExeMaster scans bytes
400-700 for the "requires Microsoft Windows" string. This
option eliminates that, and speeds up processing by
around 20%.
/-B No compiled batch file or self-displaying text file scan.
DOS Batch files can be compiled into .COM or .EXE files
by several different utilities. Normally, ExeMaster scans
for these. Also, ExeMaster scans for compiled text files.
This option turns this scanning off.
/-I No ending info. This eliminates the total files/sizes
and archiver information displayed at the end.
/OP Show only PKLITE. Only files compressed with PKLITE(tm)
will be displayed.
/OS Show only SCRUNCH. Only files compressed with SCRUNCH
will be displayed.
/OC Show only COMPACK. Only files compressed with COMPACK
will be displayed.
/OT Show only TINYPROG. Only files compressed with TINYPROG
will be displayed.
/OD Show only DIET. Only files compressed with DIET
will be displayed.
/OL Show only LZEXE. Only files compressed with LZEXE
will be displayed.
/OEX Show only Self Extractors. Only files that are compressed
with LHA, ARC, PKZIP, ARJ, SQUEEZE, PAK and LHARC will be
displayed.
/OW Show only Windows files. Only files that run under Windows(tm)
will be displayed.
/OB Show only Batch and Text. Only batch files that have been
compiled, and self-displaying text files will be displayed.
/OGN Show only Graphic & Norton Files. Self-displaying graphic
files are images stored as .EXE files, and show themselves
when run. Norton(tm) files are included in such packages
as NORTON UTILITIES, or NORTON DESKTOP, and are compressed
with his own executable compressor.
/SYSOP New! Many SYSOPS spend a LOT of time sorting through new
uploads, trying to find descriptions in them. This merely
searches the compressed (ZIP,ARJ,etc) file and tells if
it contains a FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, or .SDA. It may be a
little slow, since it searches through the WHOLE file.
/EXE This shows advanced information about the HEADER of an .EXE file.
NOTE: You can only specify ONE file on the command line
when you use this option!
The typical information provided is:
Signature byte = MZ
Remainder after dividing load module = 8C
Size of file in 512-byte pages = 2A
Number of relocation table items = 0
Size of header in bytes = 32
Minimum memory needed for file = 35536
Maximum memory needed for file = 65520
Offset of stack in load module = 8BE
Stack Pointer register loaded with = 80
Checksum of all words in file = 0 (sometimes zero...)
Instr. Pointer register loaded with = E
Offset of code segment in load mod. = 511
Offset of first relocation item = 1C
Overlay number (zero if no overlay) = 0
These should be self-explanatory. If not, please consult a technical
manual for more information. The important things about the above
are:
Minimum memory needed for file, since this is the absolute
smallest amount of MEMORY you can survive through the .EXE
with.
Overlay number, since an overlay file usually cannot be
compressed with a .EXE compressor.
==== CONFIGURATION FILE ======================================================
ExeMaster uses a configuration file in your current directory
(or root directory) called EXM.CFG for your colors.
Each archiver has its own color (default of WHITE ON BLACK),
in the following format:
Normal= Uncompressed Files
Pklite= Compressed
Lzexe= "
Diet= "
Tinyprog= "
Scrunch= "
Compack= "
PKZIP= Self-Extracting Archivers
ARJ= "
LHA= "
Squeeze= "
Arc= "
Pak= "
Windows= Windows Files
Batch= Compiled Batch Files
Text= Self-Displaying Text Files
Graphics= Self-Displaying Graphics Files
Norton= Norton(tm) Files
XEQ= XEQ Library Files
WordPerfect= WordPerfect executable files
Each of these file types are followed by a color. Valid colors
are:
Foreground Background
======================= ======================
BLACK BLACK
BLUE BLUE
GREEN GREEN
CYAN CYAN
RED RED
MAGENTA MAGENTA
BROWN BROWN
LGREY LGREY
DGREY
LBLUE
LGREEN
LCYAN
LRED
LMAGENTA
YELLOW
WHITE
BLINK (causes the foreground color to blink)
The format is: WHITE ON BLACK
or: LRED ON BLUE
or: WHITE
or: BLACK ON LGREY BLINK
A valid example of a configuration file is included. Please
notice the format:
Normal=WHITE ON BLACK
Pklite=RED ON LGREY
Lzexe=LMAGENTA
Diet=BLACK ON LGREY
Tinyprog=RED
Scrunch=LCYAN
Compack=YELLOW ON BLACK
PKZIP=LGREEN
ARJ=DGREY ON BLUE
LHA=YELLOW ON BLUE
Squeeze=WHITE
Arc=YELLOW ON LGREY
Pak=GREEN ON BLACK
Windows=LGREEN ON BLACK
Batch=LBLUE ON MAGENTA
Text=LRED ON BLACK
Graphics=CYAN ON LGREY
Norton=MAGENTA ON BLUE
XEQ=CYAN
WordPerfect=RED ON BLACK
(the default is WHITE ON BLACK. If no color is specified, or
the file type is not in the configuration file (ie: no "Norton"
lines), WHITE ON BLACK will be assumed)
=== VALID EXAMPLES: ==========================================================
EXM Display and scan all files. As a default, EXM
scans everything except the Checksum, and no pause
after every page. Ending file info, size and date
display are also displayed.
EXM *.exe Scan all .EXE files in current directory.
EXM *.com /C Scan all .COM files, and show Checksum information.
EXM /-S/-D Scan all files, but do not display size and date info.
EXM \TURBO Scan all files in \TURBO directory.
EXM \TURBO\*.com Scan all .COM files in \TURBO directory.
EXM B:*.com Scan all .COM files in B: drive.
EXM /-B/-I Scan all files, but don't scan for compiled batch
files, or self-displaying text files, and no ending
information at end.
EXM /OB Only compiled batch files and self-displaying text
files are listed.
EXM /OEX Only self-extracting compressed files will be
shown.
EXM /exe TRYME.EXE Show the advanced header information from the
executable file.
EXM /sysop *.ZIP Finds FILE_ID.DIZ, DESC.SDI, and .SDA files
inside archives. This is convenient for SYSOPS
who want to post compressed files, but don't want
to hunt through all of them to see if they have
descriptions.
NOTE: EXE MASTER will exit with an errorlevel of the last file
tested. The errorlevels are:
0 Normal
1 Pklite
2 Lzexe
3 Diet
4 Tinyprog
5 Scrunch
6 Compack
7 PKZIP or ZOO
8 ARJ
9 LHA
10 Squeeze
11 Arc
12 Pak
13 Windows
14 Batch
15 Text
16 Graphics
17 Norton
18 XEQ
19 WordPerfect
So if you run a local BBS, and want to be able to identify your
uploaded files, then you could have a batch file like:
EXM %1 /-I
if errorlevel 10 goto ITS_SQZ
if errorlevel 9 goto ITS_LZH
if errorlevel 8 goto ITS_ARJ
if errorlevel 7 goto ITS_ZIP
goto UN_KNOWN
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* VIRUS NOTE *
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Although EXE MASTER identifies NOLITE and NOLZEXE files, false
alarms may arise. Don't panic if a few files come up as altered.
They may merely be compressed with something that's unidentified
by EXE MASTER. However, if a file is already suspicious, a warning
from this program should make you even MORE suspicious.
But if you know with confidence that the file is perfectly OKAY,
then ignore the EXE MASTER warning.
Considering the level of hacking that virus authors can perform,
it is impossible to perfectly identify an altered file.
What in the world is CRYPTCOM, NOLITE, NOLZEXE?
In order to introduce detectable viruses onto computer systems,
virus authors are compressing them with executable compressors
or encryptors. At that point, the virus is no longer detectable.
When the file is executed, the program decompresses, the virus is
run (or the boot sector virus is dropped into your disk) and wala,
you gotta virus.
ExeMaster is freeware from David Smith.
For a great deal, see the enclosed CATALOG.COM file
for over 30 utilities for only $20.00 !
======== UPDATES ==========================================================
2.7 Added WordPerfect(tm) files, FLI 2 EXE graphics files,
Laughing Dog Self-Displaying ANSI files, COM2EXE converted
.COM files, Dave's Readme Compiler, plus added commas into
the "TOTAL BYTES USED" ending section.
Also fixed bug with locating .COM self-extractors, and
updated some other new versions of graphics and document
conversion files.
2.8 Added Graphic Workshop for Windows, MakeRead 1.4,
TDISPLAY, and improved speed by looking directly
at bits of the buffer rather than comparing strings
in many compressions.
2.9 Added RO-SOFT and BOOK-E self-displaying text files,
plus ZOO self-extractors.
3.0 Added PROTECT EXE/COM 1.x plus LARC (.LZS)
files.
3.1 WARNING: Virus authors use a file util called NOLITE
that removes the PKLITE header information from files,
in order to hide embedded viruses. Those files are
now included.
3.2 Added NOLZEXE files, and Protect EXE/COM 1.1 and 2.0
files.
3.3 Added CRYPTCOM files (used by virus authors), plus
improved the help screen.
3.4 Added COMVERT, COM-PAK, DOCMAKER, TSRMAKER, TXTMAKER,
COP 1.0 & 1.4 (courtesy of Jack Orman)
3.5 Added some weird headers from PKZIP -AV options.
3.6 Added the advanced header information (/EXE)
switch, plus fixed a couple of bugs...
3.7 Had to fix some bugs...
3.8 Added (/SYSOP) configuration for sysops who want to check
through their .ZIPPED or compressed files for descriptions
plus added SHOW v2.0 and Breeze v5.2 files.
=============== CREDITS ================================================
Protect! EXE/COM v.3.0 encrypts your EXE & COM files and
leaves them executable, making a complete FILE INTEGRITY CHECK every
time it is run using a complete CRC. Anti-debugging techniques and
a new header have been added to this version to make it more resistant
to cracking and you can customize your own CRC error messages !
SHOW V20 is Copy(c)right 1989,1993 by Gary M. Raymond, New Orleans, La.
Show TEXT Converter (Text to COM) Program V2.0 by Gary M. Raymond
all other archivers and programs are copyright by their
individual authors
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