[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #702 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 17:58:08 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 10, 10, 2003
in today's issue #702
HackFix Updates
2 Ant Renamer
3 Eye Witness
4 Port Numbers
5 Internet Sweeper
6 Blocking Unwanted Ads with a Hosts File
7 Balancing Bears Pyramid
8 CCC Viewing Your Cookies
9 Remember When You Said . . . ?
10 OverflowGuard Personal Edition
11 Easy System Properties
12 City of Richmond Blocks Spam (Canadian Content<G>)
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/09/2003)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Oct 07/2003
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 Oct 09/2003
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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Authentium Software Systems
Command antivirus
Last Updated Oct 09/2003
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
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Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)
Quickheal
Last Updated Oct 08/2003
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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Frisk Software Systems
Fprot
Last Updated Oct 09/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Oct 09/2003
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: Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 09/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.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 Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 03/2003
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 Oct 08/2003
To update your software
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/superdat.asp
(for Virus and Engine 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 Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 03/2003
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 Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 09/2003
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 Oct 07/2003
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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Ant Renamer ~ freeware
http://www.antp.be/software/renamer/features
This program can rename large amounts of files and folders in few clicks.
It only modifies files/folders names:
Changing extension
Replacing character string by another
Inserting a character string
Deleting several characters
Enumeration
Name creation with mp3's Tag (ID v1.1)
Name creation with file's last modified date and time
Random names creation
Case change (uppercase, lowercase, first letter of each word in uppercase,
...)
Take names from a list/file
Availble in four languages : English (default), Czech, French, German.
Unicode file names are supported under Windows NT4, 2000 and XP. So it is
possible to rename without problems files that have names containing
characters from Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Arab, etc.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
any later version.
Tested successfuly under Windows 98 (with few updated system files), Windows
NT4 Workstation (SP4 required), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Professional
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3
Eye Witness
http://ibiscom.com/
The motto of this site is: "History through the eyes of those who lived it."
Sounds interesting, huh? Well just about every time period is covered on
this history site. So what makes it
different, other than its eye witness ploy?
It is presented by Ibis Communications, a digital publisher of educational
programming, and it is quite thorough. Go ahead travel to the time period of
your choice, and notice the links on the side of other incidents that
happened in that time period. Most of the pieces have pictures to go along
with the information on the site.
A well-written and well-published site, that was really interesting.
Thanks to Christy
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4
PORT NUMBERS
http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers
The port numbers are divided into three ranges: the Well Known Ports, the
Registered Ports, and the Dynamic and/or Private Ports.
The Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023.
The Registered Ports are those from 1024 through 49151
The Dynamic and/or Private Ports are those from 49152 through 65535
### UNASSIGNED PORT NUMBERS SHOULD NOT BE USED. THE IANA WILL ASSIGN
THE NUMBER FOR THE PORT AFTER YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED ###
WELL KNOWN PORT NUMBERS
The Well Known Ports are assigned by the IANA and on most systems can only
be used by system (or root) processes or by programs executed by privileged
users.
Ports are used in the TCP [RFC793] to name the ends of logical connections
which carry long term conversations. For the purpose of
providing services to unknown callers, a service contact port is defined.
This list specifies the port used by the server process as its contact port.
The contact port is sometimes called the "well-known port".
To the extent possible, these same port assignments are used with the UDP
[RFC768].
The range for assigned ports managed by the IANA is 0-1023.
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5
Internet Sweeper free
http://www.bmesite.com/
Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2K/XP
Erases unneeded files which take up hard disk space and slow down browsers
after using the internet!
Closes those annoying javascript popup windows!!!
Can automatically run when computer boots, user logs in, or when browsers
closed!
All major browsers supported: Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator (now
6.2), and Opera (6.1), and now AOL 7.0!
Options to erase index.dat files, Cache, History, Cookies, Addresses, Forms,
Passwords, Recent Documents, Find Documents and Search Assistants, Find
Computers, and Temporary Files!
Thanks to; Gene Build_A_Computer
A Technical Support Alliance Charter Member - TSA
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Build_A_Computer/
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Blocking Unwanted Ads with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
You can use a HOSTS file to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even
most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the Server that supplies
these little gems. Example - the following entry 127.0.0.1
ad.doubleclick.net blocks all files supplied by the DoubleClick Server to
the web page you are viewing. This also prevents the server from tracking
your movements.
Now includes most major parasites, hijackers and unwanted Search Engines!
In many cases this can speed the loading of web pages by not having to wait
for these ads, banners, hit counters, etc. to load. This also helps to
protect your Privacy by blocking servers that track your viewing habits,
known as "click-thru tracking".
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Balancing Bears Pyramid
http://www.nobodyhere.com/toren.hier
This is a good game played right on the site.
Thanks to Globchatters
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Globechatters/
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Viewing Your Cookies freeware
http://riedersoft.ath.cx:85/~users/nirsoft/utils/iecookies.html
The NirSoft web site offers several freeware Windows utilizes.
The latest offering is IECookiesView. As you might expect, IECookiesView
allows you a way to view the cookies stored by your trusty copy of Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
IECookiesView doesn't just show you a list of cookies, it displays all the
information possible about the cookies.
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9
Remember When You Said . . . ?
You can save a copy of an entire chat with someone in MSN Messenger, in case
you ever need to refer to some information within that conversation later.
To save a conversation, follow these steps:
1. Choose File, Save from the Conversation window's menu bar.
2. Optionally, navigate to the folder in which you want to place the
conversation.
Or just use the suggested My Documents folder.
3. Type in a filename for the conversation and click the Save button.
The chat is placed in a text file. To review the conversation later, just
navigate to the folder containing it and open the text file.
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OVERFLOW GUARD PERSONAL EDITION free
http://www.datasecuritysoftware.com/Overflow_Guard_Personal.html
The OverflowGuard Personal Edition is a version of OverflowGuard that
protects the stack and heap of Internet Explorer, Outlook 2000, Outlook
Express and all Active-X controls they use from buffer overflow exploits.
With this driver installed you will no longer have to worry about being
hacked with a buffer overflow exploit while surfing the web with Internet
Explorer or when you open an e-mail using Outlook or Outlook Express. The
OverflowGuard Personal Edition even protects against viruses and hackers
that lure an unsuspecting e-mail reader to a malicious web site. As with all
versions of OverflowGuard 1.0, when a buffer overflow exploit attempt is
detected an event is written to the event log and the process is terminated
before the attack can succeed. There is also an option to use only stack
protection.
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Mike's Friady Tip ~ Easy System Properties
did you know you can get to System Properties without clicking:
Click on the 'Windows key' and the 'Pause/Break key' at the same time.
Simple isn't it.
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CITY OF RICHMOND STOPS SPAM WITH PUREMESSAGE
The City of Richmond in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia has
more than 1600 public service workers. When employees expressed
concern about spam they were receiving, the City decided to
implement an anti-spam solution. PureMessage was chosen from
a number of products for its ease of installation and cost
effectiveness - and because it accurately identified 99% of
spam. Read more in this detailed case study.
http://www.sophos.com/products/feedback/richmond.html
http://www.sophos.com/products/pm/
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