[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #611 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 16:51:18 -0800
MikesWhatsNews, 06, 12, 2002
in today's issue #611
HackFix Updates
2 Christmas Games 1.0
3 DzSoft Paste & Save v2001
4 Smart Homes: Your Wish is Their Command
5 Crossdown 5.5
6 Exam Cram 2
7 VisualZone 5.7
8 CCC Convert Anything... just about
9 Anti-Virus Program vs Online Scanning
10 The PowerDefrag.com Did You Know?
11 Maximize Windows Explorer
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (12/05/2002)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Dec 04/2002
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 Dec 03/2002
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 Dec 05/2002
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 Dec 05/2002
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: Dec 05/2002
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 Dec 03/2002
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 Nov 29/2002
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 Dec 04/2002
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 Dec 04/2002
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 Nov 29/2002
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 Dec 05/2002
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 Dec 05/2002
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 Dec 05/2002
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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Christmas Games 1.0 Free
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2111-10053819.html
"It's that time of the year again. And what better way to get into the
festive spirit than by downloading a special Christmas game for free! There
are four games in one and a lot to keep you occupied! There is: Xmas Pong*
The Last Presents Sleigh Ride* Gift Collector * Contains pre-rendered 3-D
graphics! What do you have to do? Quite simple really... Xmas Pong: Like the
name suggests, it's a Christmas version of the popular game - pong. Not only
does it have pre-rendered 3-D graphics but a two-player option to boot! The
Last Presents: Santa is in a bit of a pickle. He's due to go and deliver
presents to boys and girls all over the world but he's not-so-trusty elf,
Humbug, has forgot to pack the last presents. Will he be able to fetch them
in time??? Sleigh Ride: Another game that boasts pre-rendered 3-D graphics!
The aim of the game is to collect presents as you make your way down the
snowy landscape - watch out for evergreens!!! Gift Collector: Santa is in
yet another pickle! Although Humbug was able to fetch the presents in time,
Santa's sleigh has an undiscovered hole in it. It's up to Humbug to catch
the falling presents from Santa's sleigh!"
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from; zdnet.com.com
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DzSoft Paste & Save v2001 ~ free
http://www.dzsoft.com/paste.htm
Platform: Windows 9x/NT
DzSoft Paste & Save is a handy little utility that can save pieces of text
on the Clipboard for reuse, before you accidentally overwrite it.
Allows to sort the text into three files.
Can save all copied text automatically.
Has a handy floating toolbar.
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Smart Homes: Your Wish is Their Command
http://houseandhome.msn.com/Improve/SmartHomes0.aspx
How smart should your home be? That depends on your budget. Costs range from
a few thousand dollars to several hundred thousand dollars. The good news:
Average consumers are finding it more affordable to wire up their homes.
More homebuilders are offering "digital" homes. (They leave you with
icon-driven touch pads to operate your new system.) People with older homes
can now hire installers to set up their systems, too.
Here's a brief rundown on the biggest features in today's home automation.
Most wired-up homes rely on old-fashioned power lines to operate. Others use
radio frequency airwave technologies, phone lines, multimedia cabling, and
low-voltage wiring systems connected to a central processing unit (CPU), or
a combination thereof. Wireless technologies may someday power most, if not
all, smart homes.
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5
Crossdown 5.5 ~ time limited demo
http://www.vnunet.com/Download/1110946
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT
Create your own crosswords or solve the included ones with this fun
software.
Crossdown offers you the opportunity to create your own crosswords from
scratch, having complete control over how the grid is laid out, what the
clues are and, of course, what the answers are.
Obviously, if you design the crossword you won't want to solve it because
you'll know all the answers already!
This is why there is full support for printing your compiled crosswords, to
be used on newsletters etc.
There are even facilities to incorporate them as interactive elements on a
website, using a Java applet available from the Crossdown website.
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from; vnunet.com
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Exam Cram 2
http://www.informit.com/examcram2/
Exam Cram 2, your source for free certification practice exams on the web.
Start practicing right away by choosing a practice exam from among these
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Sign up for an Exam Cram 2 question of the day.
Stay sharp by having questions from the exam(s) of your choice sent to you
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Visit our Certification Center for free articles, discussions and insight
into the certification process.
You'll also find Ed Tittel's comments on the certification process, exams
and recent developments.
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VisualZone 5.7 ~ free
http://www.visualizesoftware.com/
VisualZone is an intrusion analyser and report utility for ZoneAlarm,
ZoneAlarm Plus and ZoneAlarm Pro. It displays a clear overview of all
intrusion attempts and allows you to analyse the information in lots of
different ways. VisualZone can perform a backtrace to try to find even more
information about the intruder. You can even automate the process so that a
backtrace is performed automatically when new attacks are detected.
VisualZone can also submit intrusion attempts to DShield for further
analysis.
Please check the list of key features below for a shortlist of the most
important functions of VisualZone.
Whether simply trying to find out more or wanting to dig deeper inside the
hackers mind, VisualZone is the right tool for the job. And it doesn't
require any technical knowledge to get the job done.
And best of all, VisualZone is absolutely FREE !
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Convert anything... just about
http://www.microimg.com/science
Conversion tables to convert just about anything to anything!
Acceleration Equivalents | Area Equivalents | Energy/Work
Equivalents | Power Equivalents | Length Equivalents | Mass
Equivalents | Metrology Equivalents | Pressure Equivalents |
Temperature Equivalents | U.S. Fluid or Liquid Equivalents |
Velocity Equivalents | Volume/Capacity Equivalents
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Anti-Virus Program vs Online Scanning
Just some words on "Trojans" and antvirus program scans vs Online scans.
The writers/distributors of trojans do so so they can access the infected
system to exploit/abuse it in same form.
Trojans generally do not lock up and disable a system. This is of no
benefit to the trojan/exploiter.
Virus however is a different story!
To do an antivirus scan Be it program or Online you should be aware of how
you are set up. most antivirus programs are default to only scan Program
files. They tend to ignore other files and compressed files all together
until You tell them to do so.
Be sure to check your options to include ALL files and compressed files and
Save your settings when done so they are permanent!
As for doing an antivirus program scan And an Online scan it is advisable to
use different companies. Such as if you use Nortons for your program
antivirus scan using Nortons Online scan isn't going to tell you to much
different, they both know the same infections! However using say Nortons
as your program antivirus scanner and Trend Micro (Pc-Cillin) for an online
scan will truly give you two different opinions.
On the reinstalling windows portion. A rollback and/or reinstall using a
Backup copy from before a possible infection will remove the trojan, However
simply reinstalling windows from the CD over the copy currently installed
will not remove a possible infection.
You must keep in mind also that doing a rollback that was before a possible
infection is all well and good but you have to be careful of what you also
reinstall as other programs.
If you rollback to a good install of windows and reinstall the infected
xxxx.exe you will still be in the same boat you were in before you bailed
out and went back!
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The PowerDefrag.com Did You Know?
http://www.powerdefrag.com/didyouknow.htm
That half a byte is called a ?nybble?? [ they have links to there into
source ]
That the technology into today?s desktop computers is many hundreds of
times more powerful than the computer in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module that
landed on the moon?
That defragmenting organizes the data on your hard drive so that access to
your data is faster and more reliable?
That your hard drive requires defragmenting at least once a month?
The more often you defragment, the less time defragmentation will take.
That one of the units of mouse movement is called a ?Mickey??
That the number and types of beeps when starting your PC can alert you to a
specific error?
For example, on certain PCs, five beeps in a row means that there?s a
processor failure.
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ Maximize Windows Explorer
You probably know you can maximize Intenet Explorer by cicking on the 'F11'
key.
But did you know you can do the same thing to Windows Explorer in XP?
Click on the 'F11' key with Windows Explorer open it will open the Full
Screen.
Click 'F11' to return the screen to the way it was before.
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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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