[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #551 Hackfix

MikesWhatsNews, 13, 09, 2002
in today's issue #551
HackFix Updates
2       Windows XP SP1
3       List of Bugs That Are Fixed in Win XP Service Packs
4       IE6 SP1
5       NetFor2, 
6       Paul Bunyan as told by MS
7       Tina's FrontPage Tips ~ Help! do you really need it?
8       CCC   Nick.com's Back to School
9                Control From The Start
10      RegEditX 1.31
11      Copying exe files
12      Fantastic Site
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/12/2002)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 11/2002
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 Sept 11/2002
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 Sept 10/2002
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 Sept 12/2002
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:  Sept 12/2002
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 Sept 09/2002
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 Sept 07/2002
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 Sept 11/2002
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 Sept 11/2002
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 Sept 06/2002
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 Sept 12/2002
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 Sept 12/2002
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 Sept 12/2002
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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Windows XP Service Pack 1 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp


Microsoft continually works to improve its software. As part of 
this effort, we develop updates and fixes to recognized issues 
and release them for customers. On a regular basis, we combine 
many of these fixes into a single package and make the package 
available for you to install on your computers. 
These packages are called Service Packs.

Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides the latest security and 
reliability updates to the Windows XP family of operating systems. 
Windows XP SP1 is designed to ensure Windows XP platform 
compatibility with newly released software and hardware, and 
includes updates that resolve issues discovered by customers or 
by Microsoft's internal testing team. 
To determine whether to install Windows XP SP1, we recommend 
reviewing the Windows XP documentation and information below. 
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Or order the CD from Microsoft;
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/ordercd.asp


Don't forget to run a defrag when you have finished the download
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EXTRA
I tried downloading it from the regular site and was getting only 5kbps
on a cable connection...so Vic went looking for a faster connection and
found this ftp link which gave it to me at over 1000kbps....REALLY
fast....so, those who haven't downloaded it yet might want to try this
site:
http://www.filemirrors.com/search.src?file=xpsp1_en_x86.EXE&size=140440152

From; Linda ~ Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
Owner ~ Linda's Computer Stop ~ 
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
FREE MS Office eBook Tutorial 
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/library.htm
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List of Bugs That Are Fixed in Win XP Service Packs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q324720
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP1

SUMMARY
This article provides a list of the bugs that were fixed in Windows 
XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). Service packs are cumulative. This means 
that the bugs that are fixed in a service pack are also fixed in later
service packs.

To view a list of the fixes in Windows XP SP1, visit the following 
Microsoft Web site: 
http://support.microsoft.com/support/ServicePacks/Windows/XP/SP1FixList.asp

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 
 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/ie6sp1/default.asp
Posted: September 09, 2002  
 What's New in Internet Explorer 6 SP1 
    
Whether you use the Web to read e-mail, news or sports reports, 
shop online, listen to music or play videos, or share your images 
and photos with friends, family or work colleagues, Internet 
Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) makes it easy, exciting and fun.

From the end user simply browsing content on the Web, to the 
IT administrator deploying and maintaining a rich set of Windows 
Internet technologies, to the Web developer creating rich Web 
content, Internet Explorer 6 SP1 provides the freedom to 
experience the best of the Internet.
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Or order the CD from Microsoft;
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ordercd/ie6sp1.asp

Don't forget to run a defrag when you have finished the download
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NetFor2, 
http://www.netfor2.com/copy2.html
a simple solution to Internet networking...

NetFor2 enables two computers to share the same telephone 
line, cable or DSL connection without the need for a computer 
network. You don't have to install any new hardware in your 
computers. All you need is a serial cable connecting your two PC's. 
You will pay just one ISP subscription fee, one telephone bill, and no
concurrent hours cost.
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Paul Bunyan as told by MS
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q152698

Paul Bunyan: The Story of Paul Bunyan
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft P.J.'s Reading Adventures: Microsoft Paul Bunyan 1.0

Summary
This article includes the complete text for Paul Bunyan, as told 
in the program Rabbit Ears -- Paul Bunyan. 
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke
Help! do you really need it?

Before asking your FrontPage question in a list, group, club, 
or Forum etc. Think about using the Help menu. It's at the 
right end of all the menus, and from it you can search through 
an index of all the on-disk help you can also press F1 to access 
it. Don't forget the `Help button', which looks like a question 
mark with a pointer Also available under Help and you can stick 
it in with your menu icons using `Customise | Commands' and 
dragging it over. Click on this and your cursor changes to a hand 
holding a small explanation text. Then you can move that hand 
around the screen and place it above any part of the FrontPage 
display. Click and you'll see a relevant help window open, 
explaining the thing beneath your question mark. Keyboard 
shortcut is Shift + F1.

You might like to know about the FrontPage Online Help files, 
which are duplicated on the Microsoft web.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp2002
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;fp2000
You should also upgrade your help files.

Office XP Update: Additional Help Files
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/ofHelp.aspx
This downloadable file contains the most current Microsoft 
Office XP Help files and replaces the existing Help files 
available in Office XP.

If you are using a screen reader that doesn't work with 
expandable links in Microsoft Office XP online Help, you 
can download alternative Help with pre-expanded content 
Office XP Add-in: Expanded Help File (NEW URL LINK)
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/Ofexhelp.aspx

Plus

Office XP Add-in: Microsoft Document Imaging
Expanded Help File
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/Mscexhelp.aspx
If you are using a screen reader that doesn't work with 
expandable links in the Microsoft Document Imaging, 
Microsoft Office XP Small Business, and/or Microsoft SharePoint 
Team Services online Help, you can download alternative 
Help with pre-expanded content.

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

Nick.com's Back to School 

http://www.nick.com/your_world/back_to_school/

If the new school year hasn't started yet where you live, it will 
any minute now (here they went back just last week!). 
This site, part of Nick.com, is a good place for kids to ease out 
of summer silliness and into school seriousness. There's the stuff 
kids can actually use for homework and organization--all online--like 
a calculator, calendar, dictionary, thesaurus, and Web search
engine. 
And then there's the stuff they'll use just for fun: message boards, 
games, interactive animation funnies, and other general fun stuff.

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Control From the Start
This is a neat little trick that I have enabled (and have for quite some
time!). 
In the Windows Start Menu folder, create a folder called (are you ready ?) 

Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

When you are done, the name will change to 'Control Panel' 
without the extension. 
Now, when you open the startmenu, select 'Control Panel' and it 
will bring up all the items in your control panel. 
Just in case you're wondering, all the numbers and letters refer 
to a class ID within the registry.

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RegEditX 1.31 ~ free
http://www.dcsoft.com/products/regeditx/regeditx.htm
RegEditX  (Registry Editor Extensions) is freeware that enhances 
the Windows Registry Editor. 
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2K / XP.
If you edit the same keys repeatedly, this is for you! New buttons 
activate frequently used commands, and a combo box stores a 
history of visited keys and allows quick navigation back to them. 
The keys are saved across sessions and available the next time 
you use the Registry Editor. 
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Copying exe files

Have you ever tried to copy an exe application to save it?

Find the file you wish to copy on your hard drive,
I like to use the 'Windows Explorer'
To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point 
to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer. 
(I right clicked on the 'Windows Explorer' and chose 
'Create Shortcut' and dragged it onto my desktop for easy access.)

Open the location you wish to copy it to; 
a floppy disk, zip drive or other drive, CDRW ect.

Right click on the .exe and hold down the shift key while you drag it.
That will move the .exe to the new location rather than create a shortcut.
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Here is the most inspiring site I've found, it will take a while to load,
it is 7MG
http://www.politicsandprotest.com/
Dedicated to the men, women and children who lost their lives;
all those who sacrificed their lives;
And to all the Heroes that responded to the emergency 11 September 2001
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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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