MikesWhatsNews, 18, 11, 2002
in today's issue #597
Spellcheck
Read my latest "ABC" article on Spyware
Kaspersky Labs offers 24 hrs toll-free technical support
Spacehog 1.1
There's a RAT in my network:
Karen's Power Toy ~ Jokes
CCC AMs Symbol Export
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Norton SystemWorks? 2002 ~ free ! US only
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Read my latest article on Spyware in ABC;
http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc2/v18/vol18.htm
Thanks to; Linda Publisher ~ ABC ~ All 'Bout Computers
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Kaspersky Labs offers an additional service for customers in the U.S.
Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer,
announces an enhancement to the services offered to its customers in the
U.S. In addition to the traditional free-of-charge 24-hour technical
support via email there is now a toll-free technical support phone
number. Thanks to this new service, every legally licensed user at any
time is able to immediately receive free telephone consultations from
Kaspersky Labs experts who will answer all questions regarding
anti-virus security, as well as solve any technical problems of any
complexity.
The new service is reached at 1 800 803 2152 when dialing from within
the U.S. In addition, customers in the U.S. also have access to 24-hour
technical support via an additional email address.
As always Kaspersky Labs also guarantees free-of-charge, 24-hour
technical support in English to all our customers the world over. As
before, this service is available via email at support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Spacehog 1.1 ~ free
http://www.freelunchdesign.com/spacehog.shtml
Spacehog is a horizontal scrolling shoot'em up game for one or two players.
If you ever played Gradius to Nintendo 8bit or Project X on the Amiga you'll
know what it's all about. The player gets to control a small ship in a
battle against horrible odds. Luckily the player can pickup power-ups along
the way and upgrade the ship with these. The nature of the power-ups vary
from ship-maneuverability to high tech weapons and shields.
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PureText 1.2 ~ free
http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/
Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Have you ever copied some text from a web page, a word document, help, etc.,
and wanted to paste it as simple text into another application without
getting all the formatting from the original source?
PureText makes this simple. Just copy/cut whatever you want to the
clipboard, click on the PureText tray icon, and then paste to any
application.
Better yet, you can configure a hot-key to convert and paste the text for
you.
The pasted text will be pure and free from all formatting.
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There's a RAT in my network:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/rat.html
Sophos reminds users to patch vulnerabilities
Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, is reminding
users to be vigilant against the threat of Remote Access Trojans (RATs)
following the news that unemployed Londoner, Gary McKinnon, has been accused
of hacking into a number of US Government networks and implanting a RAT
which enabled him to scan 65,000 computers.
So far in 2002, Sophos has seen a 80 percent rise in the number of Trojan
horses (including RATs) which are used both by hackers and virus writers to
gain remote control of other people's machines. Media reports suggest that
this particular hacker infiltrated US Government networks by exploiting
vulnerabilities for which patches had been available for 'years'.
"Hackers and virus writers implant RATs into networks by exploiting
vulnerabilities in existing software. It is therefore imperative that you
patch your machines and network against these vulnerabilities. If you don't,
you'll soon find your system hacked and your confidential data on show to
all and sundry, " said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant, Sophos
Anti-Virus. "The US government has admitted it has a problem in this case,
and of course, it is a prime target for hackers. However, our research shows
small private companies are just as likely targets - always-on technologies,
like broadband, offer an even greater window of opportunity to
cybercriminals looking to make mischief."
Anti-virus software from Sophos and many other anti-virus vendors detects
against known RATs and backdoor Trojan horses, so Sophos also reminds users
to keep their anti-virus software regularly updated.
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From; Sophos
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Karen's Power Toy - Jokes ~ free
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/pttoy.asp
Quote from Karen's Newsletter;
My favorite Power Toy feature is the new "Tell A Joke" command.
Select it, using your voice, an agent's context menu, or an on-screen
button, and you're in for a treat. Before long you'll hear a sample of
my biting, hip, side-splitting humor.
Each joke starts with a gesture. The agent might look surprised, proud, or
confused. Next you'll hear the first portion of the joke, what
professional comedians call the "setup."
After a short pause the agent speaks the punch line -- the portion of the
joke certain to get a laugh. This is punctuated by the agent's final
gesture, maybe a flamboyant "Ta Da", or perhaps a look of embarrassment if
the joke is a little lame.
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From; Karen's Power Tools Newsletter
http://www.karenware.com/newsletters/2002/2002-11-14.asp
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Christies Computer Corner thanks to Christy;
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AMs Symbol Export
http://www.ajms.btinternet.co.uk/se2002/index.htm
Freeware
Symbol Export 2002 allows you to insert symbols (including
language letters and copyright symbols) into almost any program
in MS Windows. You can do this by using Symbol Export to
copy-and-paste symbols
into almost any program or the QuickSymbol tool to drag-and-drop
into many popular programs supporting
OLE. It also includes a complete Rich Text (RTF) and Plain Text
editor. RTF format is particularly good for
email as it allows fonts, styles and graphics to be used without
the risk of macro viruses that many modern programs suffer from.
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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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