[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #546 HackFix

MikesWhatsNews, 09, 08, 2002
in today's issue #546
HackFix Updates
2       Zone Alarm  3
3       Virtual Reference Library
4       Mozilla 1.0 Stops Pop Ups
5       All In One Tools | X-Setup 6.2 
6       Diskeeper Lite
7       Tina's FrontPage Tips ~ Saving space on the Toolbar
8       CCC ~ Serious Lego
9       Changing The Icon Font
10      Alive Arkanoid  ~ game
11      InstallFile v1.2
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (08/08/2002)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Aug 07/2002
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 Aug 07/2002
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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Command Software Systems

Command antivirus/Fprot
Last Updated July 31/2002
To update your software
Visit: http://www.complex.is/f-prot/Download.html (F-Prot)
http://www.commandcom.com/downloads/virus_definition_updates.html (Command)
Or
Open Command antivirus click Update Deffiles
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Aug 08/2002
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:  Aug 08/2002
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=3DDaily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
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Grisoft Inc.

AVG 
Last updated Aug 02/2002
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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Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Aug 03/2002
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 Aug 07/2002
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)

For 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 Aug 07/2002
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 July 26/2002
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 Aug 08/2002
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 Aug 08/2002
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 Aug 06/2002
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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~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org

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Burlington, Ontario
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Zone Alarm  3 ~ free firewall
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
Version 3 of our legendary basic firewall is now available. 
Free to individual and non-profit users, ZoneAlarm® is the popular 
first step for many home PC users. 

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3
Virtual Reference Library (Toronto)

http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/

The Virtual Reference Library from Toronto Public Library aiding 
all your research needs.

Thanks to; Christy
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4
Mozilla 1.0 Stops Pop Ups

 Mozilla 1.0 works great in Windows XP.
It also has a feature that stops pop ups.
 Edit> preferences -> Advanced -> Scripts and Windows. 
Uncheck the box that says "Open unrequested windows".

 http://www.winxpnews.com volume 2, 30 issue 36

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5
All In One Tools | X-Setup 6.2 
http://www.majorgeeks.com/article.php?sid=127

Xteq X-Setup is a so-called hacker or tweaker program. 
It allows you to change settings that are normally hidden deeply in some
configuration-files like the registry fast and easily. 

X-Setup offers several advantages, making it the ultimate tool for black
belt system tuning. It's runs on any Windows version (incl. XP), is
clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your
computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker. 

It includes major changes to the programs, a lot of new features, more than
200 plug-in changes and about 100 new plug-ins. If you are interested, just
have a look at the file HISTORY.TXT once you have downloaded it. 

X-Setup is 100% Freeware for home user and charity/non-profit organisations,
but shareware for commercial institutions.  
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6
Diskeeper Lite ~ defragger
http://www.executive.com/freeware/diskeeper-lite/download.asp
Diskeeper Lite, the freeware download that educated millions on the
advantages of eliminating fragmentation and increasing system performance,
is back in a new improved version. 
Diskeeper Lite is still manual operation only but this version includes the
same advanced defragmentation technology used in Diskeeper 7.0 and it runs
on all Windows operating systems from 98 through XP. 

Diskeeper Lite is true freeware and does not expire.
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

Saving space on the Toolbar

When you click on the tab on the right end of any of the toolbars, a pop-up
option labelled 'Add or Remove buttons'; will appear. 
A further pop-up menu becomes visible if you click on the option, with all
the buttons that are available for this toolbar. 
Using this, you can enable or disable any of the functions that you do or
don't regularly use, thus saving space on your toolbars.

At the bottom of each menu is a small chevron icon. Click on this to expand
the menu to access all the rest of the lesser-used features in FrontPage
2000. 
If however, you'd like to see all of the functions all of the time, click on
'Customise' in the 'Tool' menu, and in the dialog box uncheck the box
labelled `Menus show recently used commands first'.

AccessFP ~ FrontPage Resource Centre
Site ~  http://www.accessfp.net/
Ezine & Forums ~ http://anyfrontpage.com/  FREE FP E-Books
Journal ~ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AccessFPJournal
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
  thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Serious Lego

http://www.jpbrown.i8.com/

Lego robots that walk, float, fly, play musical instruments, Fetch, and
solve the Rubik's Cube.

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9
Changing The Icon Font

Remember back in the days of Windows 3.x when you could change your File
Manager font? 
Unfortunately, Windows Explorer doesn't offer this option (one of its many
shortcomings) unless you're willing to change the font of every icon on your
system--on the desktop, in folder windows, and so on. 

Right-click the desktop and select Properties. 
Click the Appearance tab, and under Item, select Icon. 
On the line below that, select a new Font and Size (don't adjust the Size to
the right of the Item list, or you'll change the icon size), then click
Apply. 
Open an Explorer window (or switch to the desktop) for a preview of the new
setting, and if you like the look, click OK. 
If not, change it again until you do. 

Change your mind? In case you forgot, the default icon font for the Windows
Standard color scheme is eight-point, MS Sans Serif
(Western). 

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Alive Arkanoid 
http://www.alivegames.com/free_online_games/
is an incredibly addictive free online game. 
This online arkanoid game features a new set of bonuses that make the game a
lot more interesting to play.
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11
InstallFile v1.2
http://www.kraftig.com/InstallFile/
The new version 1.2 of InstallFile quickly solves the common problem of
replacing or deleting locked files. An overwhelming amount of more than
55000 downloaded version 1.1, and this version adds enhanced support for
Windows 95/98/Me and Windows XP.
InstallFile:

InstallFile is the command-line utility for replacing locked files on the
hard disk immediately after a reboot. This utility updates the registry so
that destination file is replaced by source file after reboot. 

The problem:

You cannot run your favorite application. One of the dlls suddenly has the
wrong version number, probably as a result of the installation of another
program. After searching the disk and CD-ROMs you find the right version,
only to discover the wrong version cannot be replaced. At this point,
typically you would reinstall your favorite application, perhaps loosing a
lot of customized options. Sounds familiar? 

The solution:

Use InstallFile to replace the wrong version file with the right version
file. And it works! 

How it works:

InstallFile moves the file after the operating system is restarted. The
system moves the file immediately after AUTOCHK is executed, but before
creating any paging files, or loading dynamic link libraries.

How to use:

InstallFile is actually two utilities: A command line utility
(installfile.exe) and a windows dialog-based utility (winstallfile.exe).
Select the interface you like best, the result will be equivalent.

WInstallFile

WInstallFile guides you through the process of replacing the file by
presenting dialog where you can brows for the necessary source and
destination files. 
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Antivirus software is a good choice to scan your system for possible viruses, 
however no virus scanner is 100% effective as manufactures cannot keep up with 
the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
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