[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #661 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2003 18:41:43 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 06, 06, 2003
in today's issue #661
HackFix Updates
2 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-020
3 What Error Messages Really Mean
4 OldVersion
5 Security patches for Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Chat
6 Computer Profiler v2.3.2
7 Pest Zappers
8 CCC PagePlus
9 Create Outlook shortcuts on your Desktop
10 Particle Jam
11 Change your IE Cache size in Windows XP
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BUGBEAR.B
THIS VIRUS IS RANKED AS LEVEL 1 ALERT UNDER F-SECURE RADAR.
ALIAS: W32/Bugbear.B@mm, W32/Kijmo.A, I-Worm.Tanatos.B, Win32.Bugbear.B
I have posted links to the major AV programs information here;
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Free removal tool on Bitdefender home page
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd.htm
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HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (05/29/2003)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated June 05, 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 June 05, 2003
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/i_kat_69.html
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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Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)
Quickheal
Last Updated May 28/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.quickheal.com/winupg.htm
Or
Open Quickheal select Utility from the top toolbar and liveupdate. Follow
the
onscreen prompts. Alternately you can select Liveupdate directly from the
QuickHeal program menu on the startmenu.
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Command Software Systems
Command antivirus/Fprot
Last Updated June 05, 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 June 05, 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: June 05, 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 June 05, 2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_updt.php?avg=fe
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 June 05, 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 June 05, 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 June 05, 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 June 05, 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 June 05/2003
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 June 05/2003
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 June 05/2003
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 June 05/2003
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 June 06/2003
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
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-020
Security Update for Microsoft Internet Explorer:
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=162766
WHY WE ARE ISSUING THIS UPDATE
A number of security issues have been identified in Microsoft Internet
Explorer that could enable an attacker to compromise your Microsoft
Windows(R)-based systems and then take a variety of actions.
For example, an attacker could run programs on a computer used to view the
attacker's Web site. This
vulnerability affects computers that have Microsoft Internet Explorer
installed. (You do not have to be using Internet Explorer as your Web
browser to be affected by this issue.)
You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.
Impact: Allow an attacker to execute code of their choice
Max Risk: Critical
PRODUCTS AFFECTED
Internet Explorer 5.01
Internet Explorer 5.5
Internet Explorer 6.0
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3
What Error Messages Really Mean
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/what_error_messages_really_mean
WEMRM mega group.
We are dedicated to helping you understand error messages and solve the
problems they convey.
For Win95 http://tinyurl.com/cv7u
For Win98 http://tinyurl.com/cv80
For WinME http://tinyurl.com/cv8a
For WinNT and 2K http://tinyurl.com/cv8j
For WinNT and 2K Servers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/what_error_messages_really_mean_Win2kServer
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/what_error_messages_really_mean_WinNTServer
For WinXP Home/Pro/Server http://tinyurl.com/cv8u
For IBMOS2 http://tinyurl.com/cv7p
For LinuxDesktop Distros http://tinyurl.com/cv7j
For Unix Desktop and Servers http://tinyurl.com/cv79
For BEOS http://tinyurl.com/cv7d
For MacOSX http://tinyurl.com/cv6v
For Apache Servers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/what_error_messages_really_mean_ApacheServers
Freelists group; http://www.freelists.org/list/windows_errors
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OldVersion
http://www.oldversion.com/
OldVersion.com lets you download older versions of applications, such as
Acrobat, Ad-aware, AOL, DirectX, Eudora, ICA,
Internet Explorer, KaZaA, mIRC, Morpheus, Nero, Opera, QuickTime,
RealPlayer, Winamp, Windows Media Player, and ZoneAlarm.
It also shows current versions (but doesn't link to them) and gives you
something of a version history.
It could come in handy.
It currently is offers 345 versions of 44 programs.
Thanks to; Christy
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5
Security patches for Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Chat -
Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software
(http://www.pandasoftware.com).
Madrid, June 2, 2003 - According to an article published by CNET at
http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1011847.html
Yahoo! has released patches for its instant messenger and chat clients,
which correct a vulnerability that allows arbitrary code to be run on
affected computers. For this reason, since last Friday when Yahoo users log
on to Instant Messenger or enter a chat room, they will be prompted to
update their software.
This vulnerability is considered critical, as it consists of a buffer
overflow in the 'Voice Chat' function in Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Chat.
The security implications of this flaw range from a Denial of Service attack
(DoS), which forces the user to log out of a Messenger or chat session, to
the execution of arbitrary code on the affected computer.
In order to carry out the attack, the victim must view a certain malicious
HTML code. Therefore, in order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker
could try to persuade a user to visit a specially crafted web page.
Although Yahoo! is not aware of any attacks carried out using this
vulnerability, it recommends users immediately apply the patches.
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Computer Profiler v2.3.2 ~ free
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptprofiler.asp
Learn more than 200 interesting facts about your computer. Details about
your CPU, memory, operating system, even your computer's power source, are
all displayed. You can also copy the information to the Windows clipboard,
and paste it into a document for permanent storage.
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Another of Karen's free Power Tools
http://www.karenware.com/powertools.asp
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Pest Zappers by Scott Spanbauer
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,110654,tk,wb060203x,00.asp
More utilities than ever claim to vanquish viruses and smash spyware.
Our tests prove they're not all created equal.
Using a computer without taking protective measures is like playing a game
of Russian roulette. Most e-mail messages, Web sites, and programs aren't
loaded with anything harmful. But sooner or later, every system will take a
hit from malware--any malicious programs or code that can damage or disrupt
the victim's PC.
The security software we review here--antivirus scanners and their
anti-spyware cousins--provide essential defenses. Our tests show that the
top antivirus scanners stop almost all the nasties they are designed to
catch. But antivirus software does little, if anything, to stop spyware such
as surveillance programs or ad-serving apps that monitor your surfing
habits. So you need anti-spyware to fill the gap. This two-part review looks
at both types of packages--and chooses the best.
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From the July 2003 issue of PC World magazine
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
PagePlus
Freeware
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/serif/pp/pp5/index.asp
Windows 95/98/98 SE,2000,ME or Windows NT 4.0. XP compatible.
PagePlus 5 is the easiest way to get professional desktop publishing
results - in print or on line.
With your PC, printer and PagePlus, you can save time and money - no
experience required!
Be sure to review some of the other Free software from Serif Software:
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/products.asp
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9
Create Outlook shortcuts on your Desktop
To create shortcuts to specific Microsoft Outlook features on your desktop,
right click on the desktop, choose New Shortcut. In the Create Shortcut
Dialog box, put a path to the shortcut with one of the following:
New Email Message
"c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\outlook.exe" /cipm.note
New Note
" c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\outlook.exe" /cipm.stickynote
New Contact
" c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\outlook.exe" /cipm.contact
New Appointment
" c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\outlook.exe" /cipm.appointment
New Post
" c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\outlook.exe" /cipm.post
Substituting the correct path to Outlook and then adding a description for
the shortcut.
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10
Particle Jam game
http://www.nstorm.com
Particle Jam is a fast paced game of challenge and skill with multiple
scoring opportunities and a few hidden surprises.
Before particles completely fill the screen, click on 3 or more of the same
color to disintegrate them.
Use the mouse to click on particles. Score points for groups of 3 or more.
The bigger the group, the more points you score.
Use the Jammer Bar to disintegrate all particles in its path. Activate the
Jammer Bar by clicking on it or using the spacebar. Jammer Bar size will
increase in later levels giving you more disintegrating power.
But watch out for The Reactor Particle which will cause a chain reaction
that triggers a particle storm.
Try to disintegrate the chain before it reaches the top.
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11
Change your IE Cache size in Windows XP
In Windows XP IE6 the settings from Microsoft reserves 10% of your drive
space for the Temporary Internet Files.
When we had smaller hard drives thes was not a great amout of space.
But with the introduction of larger hard drives, like 20gig, you will end up
with a 2 gig cache, which is a waste of hard drive space.
You can change the amount of Internet cache.
Close Internet Explorer and Outlook Express.
Goto Start> Control Panel> Internet Options> General tab
Click Settings and move the slider to 50mb, click Ok
Click 'Delete Files' and also select: 'Delete all offline files', click Ok
Click 'Clear History', click Ok> Apply> Ok
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