[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #653 HackFix

["Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>]

MikesWhatsNews, 10, 04, 2003
in today's issue #653
HackFix Updates
2       FastFolder
3       Parodyville
4       Backup4all
5       Protecting your website's email addresses
6       US Time Zones and Clock
7       Wish you a Very Happy Easter From TheHolidaySpot 
8       CCC     Lego Mini-Mizer
9               Change Font Size in Word
10      Weighing the pros and cons of CRTs vs. LCDs
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (04/10/2003)

All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as 
some companies manufacture more then one product.

Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Apr 09/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.esafe.com/esafe/downloads/virusig.asp
Or
From the Esafe folder in your Start Menu select Download Updates
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AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Apr 08/2003
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/latest.htm
Or
Right click on the AVAST icon in the system tray, 
Select iAVS Update, AVAST will check for updates and 
download the appropriate files as needed.
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Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Apr 03/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.quickheal.com/winupg.htm
Or
Open Quickheal select Utility from the top toolbar and liveupdate.  
Follow the onscreen prompts.  
Alternately you can select Liveupdate directly from the 
QuickHeal program menu on the startmenu.
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Command Software Systems

Command antivirus/Fprot
Last Updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software Visit:
F-Prot
 http://www.complex.is/f-prot/Download.html 
Command
http://www.commandcom.com/downloads/virus_definition_updates.html 
Or
Open Command antivirus click Update Deffiles
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software
http://support.cai.com/Download/virussig.html
Or
From the Respective folder in your Start Menu select Autodownload

For Vet Anti virus
http://www.vet.com.au/html/software/update.html

Be sure to have your Customer ID and your registered 
email address handy for verification.

**Note**

We knew this time would come eventually, that Computer 
Associates would not continue to support/update the older program 
https://www2.my-etrust.com/services/ipe_support??
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GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Apr 10/2003
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
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Grisoft Inc.

AVG 
Last updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_updt.php
Or 
Open AVG and click Virus Database to check for updates
Or
Open AVG control centre and click Update Manager/update now

**Note:  
To help speed up AVG updates you can set your program 
to use an alternate download site.  
Open AVG control centre->update manager->
download from server.  The 
drop downbox should have listed www.grisoft.com (default)  
and www.grisoft.cz. 
(be sure to select "apply" when done to save the changes) 
The default site is most often used so can at times become 
temporarily unavailable.  By using the secondary site 
(www.grisoft.cz) helps to ease the server and makes your 
update go quicker as most don't use it!
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H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Apr 09/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
Or
Open AntiVir, from the top toolbar select Tools->
start internet update and follow the on screen prompts.


Vexira 
Last updated Apr 09/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.centralcommand.com/updates.html
Or
Open Vexira, from the top toolbar select Tools->
start internet update and follow the on screen prompts.

Vexira Antivirus is marketed by Central Command however 
it is the same program as Antivir with only a different name.
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Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Apr 04/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.kasperskylabs.com/updates.asp
Or
Open AVP from the top toolbar click Tools-> 
Update virus definition
Or
From the Kaspersky folder in your Start Menu select AVP updater


*Note*  Avp now has available a cumulative update and a 
daily update with the daily being any important items they 
feel shouldn't wait till the next cumulative update.  Our 
dates here are based on the most recent Major update.

**Note:  Improved update accessiblity.  
To ease the update web traffic Kaspersky labs has additional 
servers for autoupdating.  The program defaults to use one 
server but can be altered to check a variety of servers. 
Select Kaspersky updater, select update via the internet to 
open the drop down box(es) select "location"  Check the 
box labeled "Use alternate locations from the list"  select 
next and next to update.  
This option should stay selected after the first time.  
This helps Kaspersky lighten the load for updates and helps
you obtain updates easier.
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Network Associates

Mcafee 
Last updated Apr 09/2003
To update your software 
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.nai.com/naicommon/download/dats/superdat.asp 
(for Virus and Engine updates)
http://www.nai.com/naicommon/download/dats/mcafee_4x.asp 
(for Just virus pattern updates)

Drsolomn (Product no longer available for new users however 
updates still available for current users):  Go to the following 
Internet site: http://download.mcafee.com/updates/4x.asp
IMPORTANT: When you get to this site you may notice that it refers 
to VirusScan. This update is not only for VirusScan. It also works 
with Dr.Solomon's. 

Or
Open your respective software virus scan scheduler, double click 
Auto update, click Run Now to do a manual live update, or click 
Schedule to set up a timed live update.
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Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software
Visit: 
http://www.norman.com/downloads.shtml#definition_files_updates
Be sure to have your Valid Username and password handy for verification.
Or
From the Norman folder in your Start Menu select Internet Update

**Note Norman Virus Control web updates are only for version prior to 
5.0.  Norman 5.0 can only be updated via the update in the program itself.

Thunderbyte Anti Virus
Current Version: This product is no longer being supported.
http://www.norman.com/tbav.shtml
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Softwin

BitDefender 
(Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Apr 03/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.bitdefender.com/html/updates.php
Or
Open BitDefender select Protection Options->live upgrade
Or
From the BitDefender folder in your Start Menu select Bitdefender Live
         
Press Release on the software change 
http://www.bitdefender.com/press/ref1.php
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Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Apr 10/2003
To obtain the latest IDE files
Visit: http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/

**Note:  Sophos does not update as other products do.  
They update the Engine/software once a month (or so) 
to include all the previous IDE files. 
New IDE files are available with new virus threats and 
must be downloaded individually until the next software update is available.
 
Our update dates reflect the most recent available IDE file.
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Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/defs.download.html 
select your language -> product from the list
Or
Open Nortons software and click the "live update" button
Or
From the Nortons folder in your Start Menu>
select LiveUpdate - Norton Antivirus
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Trend Micro

PcCillin 
Last updated Apr 10/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp
Be sure to have your Registration number handy for verification
Or
Open PcCillin click Update then click Update Now 
(or Update later to Schedule a timed update)
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If there is an Anti Virus program that is Not listed here 
that you would like to see added to the weekly updates 
list Please feel free to let us know.

Remember Your anti virus software is only as good as the 
user...
If you don't keep it updated it won't provide you with 
maximum protection.

This weekly Update will be sent every Thursday on or 
after 6pm (eastern) to keep you up to date on virus 
pattern updates available. Virus patterns are checked 
for most recent update date as of 6pm Thursdays.

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FastFolder 
http://www.dogkennels.net/fastfolder/
When you need to deal with a huge number of folders on your computer system,
 you could use a way to open any given folder without having to find your
way using Windows Explorer. 
Use a small tray-located utility called FastFolder to keep track of our most
often used folders.
Thanks to; Murray
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3
Parodyville
http://www.parodyville.com

"Because life's to short to be serious", this site offers a great collection
of everything "lampooned".
Thanks to; Christy
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4
Backup4all ~ free 
http://www.backup4all.com
Win95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. 
The application requires approximately 4 MBytes of free disk space.
    
Backup4all performs incremental backup to keep track of file versions. 
Easily restore any version of files, you can also filter files to restore.

Backup4all works with any drive letter, including mapped network drives and
UNC paths. 
You can back up to inexpensive CDR/CDRW media, if the appropriate drivers
have already been installed.

From; Langa List
 http://www.langa.com/    
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5
Protecting your website's email addresses from being used by spammers
Aron Roberts, IST?WSS 
http://istpub.berkeley.edu:4201/bcc/Winter2003/feat.spamharvest.html
Introduction
If your email address appears on a campus website, you are at high risk of
having that address "harvested" and added to mailing lists used to send
"spam" ? unsolicited bulk email. 

It is not only your personal email address which is at risk of being added
to spammers' mailing lists. If your department or service publicizes general
contact addresses on its website, such as webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
feedback@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, or servicename@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, these
addresses may also become the target of spammers. Even addresses for your
departmental or campus mailing lists can be harvested from the websites
where they are publicized, potentially resulting in spam messages being sent
to those lists. 

Fortunately, there are a number of methods you can take for protecting your
websites from email address harvesting by spammers.

SNIP
3.3. Substitute a graphic image for all or part of the email address 
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US Time Zones and Clock
http://www.time.gov/
This public service is cooperatively provided by the two time agencies of
United States: a Department of Commerce agency, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), and its military counterpart, the U. S.
Naval Observatory (USNO). Readings from the clocks of these agencies
contribute to world time, called Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time
maintained by both agencies should never differ by more than 0.000 0001
seconds from UTC. 
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7
Wish you a Very Happy Easter From TheHolidaySpot 
http://www.theholidayspot.com/easter/
Prepare yourself to experience the best of Easter goodies! 
Scroll down, select your desire, and click. 
And do not forget to wish an egg-cellent Easter to all your near and dear
ones! 
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
  thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Lego Mini-Mizer

http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/index.html
Create a mini-me version of yourself using the Lego Mini-Mizer! 

Kid safe Lego Mini-Mizer
http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/kid.html

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Change Font Size in Word

Everyone knows that you can change the size of your fonts in Word by
selecting a different size from the drop down list. 
But here are 2 other ways you can change font size:

With your selection highlighted, pressing CTRL + ] will increase the font
size by 1. 
If it was 28 and you press that combination it will be 29.

With your selection highlighted, pressing CTRL + SHIFT + > will increase the
font size by one full size 
(to the next "step" in the drop down list). 
If it was 28 and you press that combination it will be 36.

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10
The Skinny on the Total Cost of Monitors ~ By Elizabeth Bennett
http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,3959,895910,00.asp
Weighing the pros and cons of CRTs vs. LCDs? Start with the skinny.
 
Most operations and technology executives are aware of the advantages LCD
(liquid crystal display) flat panels have over standard CRT (cathode-ray
tube) monitors. They're cheaper to ship, consume far less power, occupy less
desk space and are ergonomically better for employees.
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