[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #703 HackFix
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- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:33:14 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 17, 10, 2003
in today's issue #703
MS Windows Critical Updates
HackFix Updates
2 Eerie Night 1
3 Harley brings nearly half a million miles of smiles
4 TinkerTool 3 for Mac OS X
5 Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1
6 ClearType Text
7 MRU-Blaster
8 CCC Big Key Keyboards
9 How to Change File Extensions
10 Yankee Clipper III
11 System Properties
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/16/2003)
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 15/2003
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 13/2003
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 16/2003
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 14/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Oct 16/2003
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 16/2003
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 16/2003
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 15/2003
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 15/2003
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 10/2003
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 15/2003
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 16/2003
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 09/2003
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 15/2003
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 16/2003
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 16/2003
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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Eerie Night 1 Freeware
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/71127.shtml
Turn the lights out and check out our creepy animated Halloween screensaver.
From; Simtel.net
http://www.simtel.net/newfilelist.php to sign up.
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3
Harley brings nearly half a million miles of smiles
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article_print.cfm?i=69165
Albert Ver Cruysse, 87, of Salem, is sending his Harley-Davidson touring
bike with sidecar to the Harley-Davidson museum in Wisconsin. He kept
meticulous records about the 451,775 miles he logged on the motorcycle,
often riding to raise money to combat muscular dystrophy. Failing vision
forced Albert Ver Cruysse to give up his driver?s license in September.
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4
TinkerTool 3 for Mac OS X free
http://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html
TinkerTool allows you to access user settings built into Mac OS X that
cannot be controlled by the standard "System Preferences" application. The
latest version has been completely rewritten and uses a new technology that
allows the tool to automatically adapt to different operating system
versions. This way it is backward-compatible down to OS version 10.0 and
will also guarantee fast adaption to future versions of Mac OS X.
TinkerTool makes sure that preference changes can only affect the current
user. You don't need administrative privileges to use the tool. With this
design, it is no problem to use TinkerTool in professional networks where
users have restricted permissions. The program will never change any
component of the operating system, so the integrity of your system is not
put at risk, and there will be no negative effect on system updates.
All preference settings changed by TinkerTool can be reset to Apple's
defaults, or to the state that existed before using the tool. No dangerous
background processes are used for TinkerTool's operation.
Because TinkerTool only gives you access to features already built into Mac
OS X, its feature set varies greatly between different operating system
versions.
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5
Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1
A speedy, full-featured browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever
before.
Firebird includes:
comprehensive popup controls to keep unwanted advertising off your desktop;
a tab browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window,
allowing you to load links in the background without leaving the page you're
on
integrated Google search
industry leading accessibility with Find As You Type - find links and page
text by simply typing
simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively
a streamlined browser window that lets you see more of the page than any
other browser while at the same time being more configurable
a large variety of free downloadable extensions and themes that add specific
functionality and visual changes to the browser
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ClearType Text
Microsoft has a page where you can adjust your clear type font settings.
I used it on all of my monitors and it made a difference for me...and none
of my monitors are flat screens...so you might want to try it:
This page even lets you turn on your clear type settings without having to
go into the control panel...once you turn them on, the page then lets you
choose which setting works best for you and set it right from this page:
<http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/cleartypeactivate.htm?fname
=%20&fsize=>
If that link wraps, use this one:
http://snurl.com/2nd3
Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS
Linda's Computer Stop
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
Free e-Books, Newsletter, and tutorials
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MRU-Blaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/mrublaster.html
Protect your privacy - MRU-Blaster can detect and clean over 30,000 MRU
lists and other stores of hidden information on your computer!
MRU-Blaster is an all-new program, made to do one large task - detect and
clean MRU (most recently used) lists on your computer. These MRU lists
contain information such as the names and/or locations of the last files you
have accessed. But they are located ALL OVER your registry, and for almost
ANY file type. By looking at these MRU lists, someone could determine what
files you opened/saved/looked at, what their file names were, and much more!
(And, in many cases, the lists are displayed in drop-down menus
automatically.)
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Big Key Keyboards
http://www.fentek-ind.com/bigkey.htm
While geniuses at cell phone and PDA companies work hard to figure out how
to make ever smaller usable gadget keyboards, one
Cottonwood, Arizona, company called Fentek Industries applies its brainpower
to the creation of huge PC keyboards with giant keys!
Naturally you can buy them on the web.
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How to Change File Extensions
This is something that you should not need to do very often, because you
could potentially render a file unreadable if you change the
extension to something no application can understand.
But if you're sure you need to assign a file a new extension, it's not hard
to do so.
You just need to make sure you set up your desktop to show extensions.
Open a folder and go to View, Folder Options.
Click the View tab and uncheck the box that says;
"Hide File Extensions For Known File Types".
When you rename a file from that point forward, you can type a period and
three letter characters to give it a new extension.
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Yankee Clipper III freeware
http://www.yankee-clipper.net/index.htm
Overview
A super powerful Windows clipboard extender/memory- now in its third
generation. Handles Pictures, Richtext, URLS, etc - any size. Features
printing, drag and drop, optional permanent storage of clippings. Familiar
"Outlook" interface. Freeware.
Attention: Check this out if you're dropping "clippings" at certain times.
Major features:
Saves past 200 text and RTF, 20 BMP and Metafile, and 200 URL clipboard
entries.
Has the ability to save and re-use "boilerplate" clippings. Simply
right-click on the item and select "Send to boilerplate". Unlimited
boilerplate collections can be created.
URL aware- links copied to clipboard can be instantly launched
Has a "Load and Shoot" function to paste text anywhere
Can float on top of other applications for fast pasting
No size limits for "clippings"
Prints any text clipboard entry, nicely word-wrapped
This is a simple program to understand and use
Has a global hotkey to make the application visible when hidden, and another
to instantly show and select past "clippings" without showing the
application.
Clippings can be dragged & dropped to/from YCIII.
Can strip unwanted "quote" characters ("<", "|") from "clippings".
Support for Internationalization. Install include Italian, French, and
German are in the install.
More to come ... Just rename Internation.ini.[Language] to International.ini
(Looking for people to translate to other languages, please)
Supports ordering of boilerplate items
By popular request (They dragged me kicking and screaming...): the ability
to "chirp" when a new clipping is detected. Just rename "clip.wav.Bak" to
"clip.wav" or copy in the file of your choice and name it "clip.wav".
You can now instruct YCIII to ignore pictures (METAFILES) from problematic
apps such as MS Excel which copies metafiles of nearly infinite width to the
clipboard when you select an entire row. This metafile isn't of much use at
a later time anyway.
Free- totally, no strings attached Free
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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/Brak key' at the same time.
What could be easier.
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