[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #548 HackFix

MikesWhatsNews, 23, 08, 2002
in today's issue #548
HackFix Updates
2       Tips & Tricks for 602Pro PC SUITE
3       Digitimer
4       123 FREE Solitaire for Children 2002
5       Weekly 'Top 3' list of chain-letter virus alerts
6       Teddy's Center
7       Tina's FrontPage Tips ~ Personal Web Server Check
8       CCC ~ Cdrom List Creator
9       Updating Windows Media Player
10      What to do you if you are Attacked or Hacked
11      Registrar Lite 2.00
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (08/22/2002)


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 21/2002
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 22/2002
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 Aug 09/2002
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 22/2002
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 22/2002
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 Aug 21/2002
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 16/2002
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 21/2002
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 21/2002
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 Aug 16/2002
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 22/2002
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 22/2002
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 20/2002
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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staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org

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Burlington, Ontario
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Tips & Tricks for 602Pro PC SUITE
http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/tips/
We have updated the Tips & Tricks section for 602Pro PC SUITE 2001 users. 
Learn how to easily create professional custom business cards with 602Text
and more.
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Digitimer ~ free
http://www.digitalplaythings.net/digitimer.html
Digitimer Price: Free Desktop accessory Version 1.0  
Digitimer is an elapsed time counter with alarm function. 
You can set the alarm up to 11 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds into the
future. 
The alarm has four different sounds that can be selected. 
Download file includes alarm waves and runtime libraries. 

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4
123 FREE Solitaire for Children 2002
http://www.treecardgames.com/fc/index.htm
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Home/XP Pro
123 FREE Solitaire for Children 2002 is a collection of five great solitaire
games: Doublets, Grandfather's Clock, Klondike, Pyramid (Easy Couple) and
Twenty.123 FREE Solitaire for Children 2002 features a winning layout, fast
game play, rich sounds, extensive options, and quality help.
Each game has more than nine trillion (9,999,999,999,999) possible games to
play, so the game remains fresh no matter how many times you play.
Play 123 FREE Solitaire for Children 2002 NOW and bring the excitement of
memory card gaming right to your personal computer!
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5
Weekly 'Top 3' list of chain-letter virus alerts
 http://vmyths.com/resource.cfm?id=33&page=1
We set up a special email account so you can forward chain-letter virus
alerts to us. Your effort will help us detect changing trends in virus
hysteria. Please forward the verbatim chain letter to HoaxFYI@xxxxxxxxxxx
Emails sent to this account will remain strictly confidential (we promise
not to tattle on your boss if he got duped).
Our data looks boring right now, but we won't hide this fact from you. We
won't disguise our numbers as "percentages" like some experts do. Nor will
we keep the raw numbers a secret. We think the 'Top 3' list will grow more
precise as it gains popularity -- but it qualifies as a novelty for the
moment. Please treat it as such.

(And why shouldn't we admit it to you? After all, "truth" is the first word
in our website slogan.)

Note: "HoaxFYI" is a computer, not a human. Please don't expect a reply when
you forward something to this account. And remember: only gullible people
can predict next week's list...

'Top 3' list (19 August 2002) 
1.  Jdbgmgr.exe (hoax, 18 sightings) 
2.  A Virtual Card For You (hoax, 13 sightings) 
3.  Bud Frogs (hoax, 12 sightings)  
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From; Vmyths.com "What's New" Newsletter
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Teddy's Center
http://teddy.fcc.ro/
A web site, a site dedicated to blind computer users.

Teddy's Center is a 100% free web site. Nothing to buy. You can find a lot
of free helpful resources there.

What can you find there?
- A lot of free programs for the blind and sighted.
- Very many free books, manuals, tutorials for operating systems and
programming languages.
- Many links to recommended web sites for the blind.
- Jaws scripts and Window Eyes set files.
- Tips and hints for popular applications.
- A list with details about mailing lists for the blind.
- Many other articles, diverse books, etc.

The site has a search engine that searches only on some web sites for the
blind, so you won't find a lot of links you won't need.
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke

Personal Web Server  Check

To find out which PWS you are currently running, open a local web in FP and
go to;
TOOLS | WEB SETTINGS Next to "server" in the general tab it will tell you
which version you are running.

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

Cdrom List Creator 
http://www.leeos.com/cdrom_list_creator.html
Freeware
Windows 9X ME NT 2000 XP

Cdrom List Creator is a CD indexer, that can save and print directories and
files names (on a CD or in Explorer), and store them in a searchable text
file, allowing you to locate files, even if the CD is not inserted. 
The program provides an interface to search, view and organize your CD
indexes.
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Updating Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is so tied into the Internet that it's likely to evolve
more quickly than other components of Windows.
To see what version of Media Player you have at the moment, launch Media
Player and choose Help, About Windows Media Player.
To check for updates,  just choose Help, Check for Player Updates from the
menu bar. 

You can also have Media Player automatically check for updates from time to
time.  
The newer versions of Media Player can check for updates automatically
either once a day/week/month. 
Simply open media Media Player and select Tools->options->player selecting
the preferred time for updates.  
Once a month is more than acceptable especially for those that may not use
Media Player all that often.  
Make any other changes you wish and select Apply to save.

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What to do you if you are attacked or hacked
http://www.markusjansson.net/ehacked.html
Many computer users are "innocent" victims of internet and computer
vandalism. Their computer has been attacked or even totally breached and its
totally open to some hacker on the other side of the world. Or some
co-worker or friend or wife (!!!) has installed some monitoring program onto
it to see what are users doing with it which makes them easy to read all
email, passphrases and so on. What ever the motives and goals for these
people are we can only imagine. The problem is, that people who are not
familiar with the computers and operating systems are usually totally
unaware of all this. When they finally have a clue, they dont know what to
do about it. I try to give some tips on how to reach in such cases where you
believe that you are under attack or hacked. 
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From;  http://www.markusjansson.net.
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11
Registrar Lite 2.00
http://www.resplendence.com/reglite
Freeware Registry Editor for Windows XP/2000/NT/ME/9xr
Registrar Lite for Win95/98/2000/NT is a freeware, new generation registry
editor that comes with a basic set of tools that makes your registry editing
life a lot easier.  

It could be an excellent replacement for RegEdit which comes shipped with
Windows.
Registrar Lite is the freeware edition of the award-winning  Resplendent
Registrar

Main Features

~ Browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete and rename keys and values just as
if it were Explorer 
~ Addressbar, key descriptions and history buttons for easy navigation 
~ Bookmark editor with categories, optional key coloring and descriptions 
~ Search and Replace functionality that runs in the background with advanced
options 
~ Detailed registry key property pages 
~ Flexible value editors allowing text, multi-line and binary editing of
registry values. 
~.reg (regedit compatible) file Import and Export functionality 
~ Remote update facility to check for the latest version 
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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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