[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #649 HackFix

MikesWhatsNews, 14, 03, 2003
in today's issue #649
HackFix Updates
ReadPlease
Free Layouts 
Changes in HTML Lost    
CCC     Mail-Order Catalogs
        Clean Up The Add/Remove Box
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (03/13/2003)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Mar 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 Mar 12/2003
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 Mar 13/2003
To update your software
F-Prot
Visit: http://www.complex.is/f-prot/Download.html 
Command
http://www.commandcom.com/downloads/virus_definition_updates.html 
Or
Open Command antivirus click Update Deffiles
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Mar 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:  Mar 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 Mar 10/2003
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 Mar 13/2003
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 Mar 13/2003
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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 13/2003
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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 13/2003
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
ReadPlease ~free
http://www.readplease.com/rpfree.php
ReadPlease 2003 released! 
The world's most popular text-to-speech software- and still free !
ReadPlease shatters the myth that computers must sound robotic and
monotonous. 
Just imagine having web pages and e-mail read aloud to you. 
If you are finding there is just too much on-screen reading with all of this
technology, then you will love using ReadPlease. 
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3
Free Layouts 

http://www.freelayouts.com/ 

{Web site layouts} Though this site has ads, there are over 550 HTML and
Flash-based Web site templates for your use in creating a site. Some of us
(read: me) have trouble getting inspired with our own Web sites, and
templates can help us quit staring at a blank page. Each layout has a rating
and the number of votes. After all, if only one person rated it a 10, it
means less than if 100 people rated another layout an average of 8.7.
Personally, I learn from examples, and playing with these templates is a
great way to get more comfortable with HTML and Flash. There are also a
handful of tutorials available. [Meryl] 
From lockegneome
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Q253734  FP2000: Changes in HTML Lost When You Switch to Preview and Back to
HTML View
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q253734
SYMPTOMS
When you make changes to an HTML page in the FrontPage HTML view, the
changes may be lost when you view the page in Preview and then return to
HTML view. This happens in HTML pages that FrontPage opens in Preservation
Mode (when the page is opened automatically in HTML view). 
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
  thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Mail-Order Catalogs

http://catalogs.google.com/

Save a tree or two and expand your shopping horizons by browsing
hundreds of popular mail-order catalogs online at the Google
Catalog Page. From here you can page through scanned pages from
recent print catalogs. Provided that you have a relatively quick
Internet connection (load times for all those graphics can be
killer), you can shop from all your
favorites -- from Abercrombie and Fitch to Zany Brainy -- without
filling up your magazine rack at home.

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9
Clean Up The Add/Remove Box

Sometimes, when you uninstall a program, its entry remains in the
Add/remove programs listing. Or you might delete something
manually and find that the entry remains in the list of
uninstallable programs. You can clean up the list and remove
programs that you've already uninstalled. Run Regedit and
navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

From there, you can remove any unwanted items, which are in the
form of Registry keys.

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Remember:  Before making Any registry change either suggested by
us or anyone else, Backup your registry!  One wrong move in the
registry could render windows inoperable!   With a current backup
you can restore your registry to its previous condition before
you made the change.  Backing up is a simple procedure that takes
seconds and can save you hours of work later if you make a
mistake.


To backup the registry in win95/98/98se:
http://1stpick.org/pctips/registry.shtml#win9x

To backup the registry in winME:
http://1stpick.org/pctips/registry.shtml#winme

To backup the registry in win2K:
http://1stpick.org/pctips/registry.shtml#win2k

To backup the registry in winXP:
http://1stpick.org/pctips/registry.shtml#winxp

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the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
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