[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #645 HackFix

MikesWhatsNews, 14, 02, 2003
in today's issue #645
HackFix Updates
2       Printable Kids Valentines
3       Spoof
4       Validator
5       Darnit Spyware, Browser Hijackings and other Antisocial Tricks
6       SlimBrowser
7       Word Tips & Tricks eBook
8       CCC      Onesixty
9               Viewing Yesterday's Site
10      Mahogany-Mail
11      Homepage Tip for XP
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (02/13/2003)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Feb 12/2003
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 Feb 11/2003
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 Feb 12/2003
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 Feb 13/2003
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:  Feb 13/2003
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 Feb 13/2003
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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H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Feb 12/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.free-av.com/antivirus/allinonen.html
Or
Open AntiVir, from the top toolbar select Tools->
start internet update and follow the on screen prompts.


Vexira 
Last updated Feb 12/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.centralcommand.com/updates.html
Or
Open Vexira, from the top toolbar select Tools->start internet update and
follow the on screen prompts.

Vexira Antivirus is marketed by Central Command however it is the same
program as Antivir with only a different name.
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Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Feb 07/2003
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 Feb 12/2003
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)

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 Feb 12/2003
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 Feb 07/2003
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 Feb 13/2003
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 Feb 13/2003
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 Feb 12/2003
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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2
Printable Kids Valentines ~ Valentine's for the kids to take to school
www.homeandoffice.hp.com/hho/ us/eng/valentines_kids.html
valentine cards, kids school print projects.
(Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher is required for this project)
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3
Spoof
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/s/spoof.html
To fool. In networking, the term is used to describe a variety of ways in
which hardware and software can be fooled. IP spoofing, for example,
involves trickery that makes a message appear as if it came from an
authorized IP address. 
Spoofing is also used as a network management technique to reduce traffic.
For example, most LAN protocols send out packets periodically to monitor the
status of the network. LANs generally have enough bandwidth to easily absorb
these network management packets. When computers are connected to the LAN
over wide-area network (WAN) connections, however, this added traffic can
become a problem. Not only can it strain the bandwidth limits of the WAN
connection, but it can also be expensive because many WAN connections incur
fees only when they are transmitting data. To reduce this problem, routers
and other network devices can be programmed to spoof replies from the remote
nodes. Rather than sending the packets to the remote nodes and waiting for a
reply, the devices generate their own spoofed replies. 
From; Webopedia.com
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4
Validator  free
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Validator.htm
Win 98/ME/XP
Whenever a file is created it is assigned a unique serial number or "CRC"
(Cyclic Redundancy Check).  If the file is modified in any way it is given a
new CRC.  Using Validator you can create your own CRC or 'Signature' for a
file or group of files.  This Signature is saved as a .SFV file (Simple File
Verifier).  When the SFV is opened by using the program or double clicking
it gets the CRC of the files and compares it to the original.  If any of the
files have been changed it will determine which one has as well as any that
are missing.  
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5
Darnit Spyware, Browser Hijackings and other Antisocial Tricks
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm 

"Hijackware" has become very common nowadays.  Malicious web sites will try
to reset your home page and then disable your ability to change things back,
add themselves to your list of favorites, even hijack your browser's search
engine options and download little programmes that trigger pop-up
advertisements.  
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It has removal instructions for all kinds of spyware that's out there.
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6
SlimBrowser v3.45
http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/sbrowser.htm
SlimBrowser is a multiple-site browser based on tab-page interface. It
incorporates a large collection of powerful features like recoverable popup
killer, skinned window frame, form filler, site group, quick-search, auto
login, hidden sites, built-in commands and scripting, online translation,
script error suppression, blacklist / whitelist filtering, URL Alias. It
brings you convenient and comfortable browsing. 
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7
Word Tips & Tricks eBook ~ FREE! 
http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html. 
It's 1.3 meg and just takes a couple minutes. It's loaded with about 50
pages of
some of my favorite Word tips, tricks and shortcuts. 
It's in a self-running EXE format which works on all Windows platforms.

Sincere apologies to my blind friends as you can't use this book with your
readers. But I'll work on converting it to doc format in the near future, so
you, too, can get a copy. 

Enjoy!

Dian Chapman Technical Consultant, Instructor,
Microsoft MVP & TechTrax Editor
Word AutoForm/VBA eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
Tutorial web site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html
TechTrax Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/

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'Christy's Computer Corner'
  thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Onesixty

http://www.centrifugalforces.co.uk/onesixty/

Onesixty is a new literary magazine devoted to poetry short
enough for SMS delivery -- 160 characters or less.  The poems are
posted online and offered into the public domain, so you can copy
and send them via your cell phone. 
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9
Viewing Yesterday's Site
In the Internet Explorer History, if you know you visited the same Web site
yesterday, click View, By Date, and then click the
page that represents yesterday. The folder will expand to show all the sites
you visited that day, arranged in alphabetical
order. 
(Domain names do not include the www in a Web address.)
Click the link to see a list of all the pages in the site that you visited. 
Then, simply click the link to the page to return to the site.

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Mahogany-Mail
http://mahogany.sourceforge.net/
Mahogany is an OpenSource cross-platform mail and news client. It is
available for X11/Unix and MS Win32 platforms, supporting a wide range of
protocols and standards, including SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP (including SSL
support for all of them) and full MIME support. 

The following information tends to be a bit outdated, but it gives a rough
overview over what the program can do or will do soon. 

Full support for SMTP, POP3, IMAP, NNTP and several different mail folder
file formats (including MBOX, MBX and MH). 
Support for multiple mail folders and servers, possibility to check many
incoming mail folders. 
Full MIME support, MIME editing in composition window, support for external
viewers. Support for inline display of graphics in mail viewer, no external
viewer needed. Support for clickable URLs. Nicely formatted printing of
messages. 
Sorting and threading of messages including support for server-side sorting
and threading for IMAP servers 
Optional HTML viewing. 
Support for fax receiving via EFax.com. 
Support for X-Faces and user-defined message headers. 
Embedded python interpreter for powerful scripting with full object-oriented
access to Mahogany's internal structures and classes. 
Powerful complete address and contact management database, including
optional auto-collection of addresses from emails. 
Extensive configurability, optionally different configurations for different
mail folders. 
Full internationalisation support, Mahogany can speak your language. 
User-friendly GUI, Unix version based on GTK. 
Full support for emacs BBDB email address databases. 
Tree-based hierarchical folder management in main window. 
Context sensitive, HTML based help system. 
Secure communications for all protocols over SSL. 
Easy to use and powerful filtering options. 
PalmOS handheld mail sending and synchronisation. 
Message templates for fully configurable replies and easy message editing. 
Extensive search options (by author, subject, full text, etc). 
Support for Fax mailers. 
Dialup network management. 
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ IE Homepage Tip for XP
With numb lock turned of you can quickly return to the page you have set as
your homepage in IE by clicking the ALT key and 7 on the numeric pad.

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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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