[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #708 HackFix
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- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 16:58:36 -0800
MikesWhatsNews, 21, 11, 2003
in today's issue #708
HackFix Updates
2 Computer Associates Offers Free Firewall and AV Program
3 GPS Locator For Children
4 Wizmo
5 Back it up!
6 Keynote
7 How to Movies for Windows 98
8 CCC 7-ZIP
9 Backing up your OE Folders
10 Properties Quickly
11 Donkey Skin
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/20/2003)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 18/2003
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 Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 18/2003
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 Nov 19/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Nov 20/2003
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.
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GeCad Software
Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated: Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 18/2003
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 Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 14/2003
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 Nov 19/2003
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 Nov 18/2003
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 Nov 14/2003
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=19&s_id=3
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 Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 20/2003
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 Nov 19/2003
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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CA TO OFFER FREE ANTIVIRUS AND FIREWALL SOFTWARE TO WINDOWS USERS WORLDWIDE
http://www3.ca.com/Press/pressrelease.asp?CID=52733
Global Software Leader Responds to Growing Internet Threats By Providing
Enterprise-Class Technology to Home Market
COMDEX, Las Vegas, November 18, 2003 - Computer Associates International,
Inc. (CA) in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. today announced an offer to
provide qualified Windows home computer users with a no-charge, one-year
subscription to CA's eTrust EZ Armor antivirus and firewall desktop security
suite.
eTrust EZ Armor - the consumer version of CA's enterprise-class security
technology - will dramatically improve the safety of individual home PC use,
and greatly limit the proliferation of Internet threats.
CA will aggressively promote this special offer as part of Microsoft's
?Protect Your PC? campaign. A download link for eTrust EZ Armor is
featured on the Protect Your PC site on Microsoft's Web site, located at:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect.
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See; http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/
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3
GPS Locator For Children
http://www.wherifywireless.com/prod_watches.htm
Peace of Mind for Parents.
Cool for Kids.
Children have a natural urge to explore. Parents have a natural desire to
know their children are safe.
That's why Wherify created the world's first Personal Locator to help you
determine your child's location in minutes. Wherify's GPS Locator helps keep
loved ones safe by combining Wherify's patented technology with the U.S.
Department of Defense's multi-billion dollar Global Positioning System (GPS)
satellites plus the largest 100% digital, nationwide PCS wireless network.
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4
Wizmo
http://grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm
Wizmo is an extremely useful "Windows Gizmo" I created when I could not find
anything else on the Net to do similar jobs.
Wizmo is a lightweight "Windows Gizmo" offering a wide array of handy
Windows commands. With a single click it can power down monitors, trigger a
screen saver, set audio volume, and much more. Wizmo also includes an
intriguing highly customizable "Graviton" screen saver.
Wizmo is present on every one of my Windows machines. I use it many times
per day and I have grown to rely upon it so much that, if it didn't already
exist, I would drop everything and write it again. It is that useful.
I will be very pleased if you find Wizmo to be useful to you too.
Steve Gibson www.grc.com
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5
Back it up! Version 5.1.4.107 1,88 MB Freeware
http://w1.321.telia.com/~u32102551/index.html
A backup program. Backup creates ZIP files, mirror functions via copy or
FTP. Several backup sets can be configured. Folders and separate files can
be added to each backup set. For each backup set there's the option to
delete specified files depending on the extension you enter. For each backup
set extension for files that should not be included in the backup can be
specified. Back it up! takes command line arguments so it can be executed
from a batch files for example. Or create special shortcuts(wizards built in
for this).
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Keynote 1.6.5
http://www.tranglos.com/free/index.html
Keynote is a flexible, multi-featured tabbed notebook, based on Windows
standard RichEdit control. It's always accessible with a single keypress,
even if you work in another application.
The basic idea in KeyNote is that you can include many separate notes within
a single file. This means that you do not need to open several files - for
most purposes it is enough to create only one file and hold all your notes
inside it. With the addition of the tree-type notes, you now have a
three-dimensional notebook: many notes within one file and a multi-level,
nested pages within a single note. Optionally, KeyNote can encrypt your data
securely using the Blowfish or Idea algorithms. Keynote's interface and
behavior are extremely configurable.
KeyNote was written to overcome major limitations in other popular
information managers, both free and shareware. KeyNote is the only
information manager that offers a combination of simple and tree-type notes,
rich text editor, ability to mix freely many notes of different types in a
single file and secure encryption. This makes KeyNote the most flexible and
one of the most powerful applications of this kind currently available. Some
functions, such as "virtual nodes", per-file configuration settings,
multiple backups or WordWeb integration are unique and, to my knowledge, not
supported by any other notebook program, freeware or shareware.
With powerful text formatting capabilities, easily navigable interface and
additional features such as styles, macros, plugins, and templates, KeyNote
is has become the favorite note keeper, diary, outliner, knowledge base and
information manager for thousands of users.
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7
Great How to Movies for Windows 98
Index of HowTo's
Following is a list of tips (or "HowTo's") for performing many different
tasks on your computer using Windows 98. Each HowTo is organized into three
parts. First, a description of WHY you'd want to do this particular thing?,
what will it accomplish for you?, how will it help you? Second, a
step-by-step procedure showing you HOW to perform the task which you can
print out and save. And, third, a brief VIDEO CLIP demonstrating the
procedure which you can view as often as you wish.
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From; SeniorNet Bringing Wisdome to the Information Age
http://www.seniornet.org/howto/index.html
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
7-ZIP
free software distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
License
Windows 98/NT/ME/2000.
http://www.7-zip.org/
Click a button to create a ZIP or uncompress a ZIP and simply be done with
it. 7-ZIP does this easily.
The 7-ZIP utility is integrated with the Windows interface, so when you
right click a file, it can be quickly accessed.
There are open, extract or add to archive options included.
This boasts a higher compression rate than PKZip and WinZip, plus it
supports ZIP, RAR, GZIP and TAR formats.
There is also an additional backup version on the command line.
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9
Backing up your Outlook Express Folders
Making backups of your Outlook Express mail folders is often less problem
than locating the mail folders.
To locate your mail folders, run Outlook Express and then open your folder
list.
Right-click a folder and choose Properties. The Properties dialog box will
give you the folder's location.
Since all the folders are in the same place, you can now use Windows
Explorer to go there.
Copy the DBX files to your backup disk (floppy, Zip drive, etc.).
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Properties Quickly
Quite often while using the computer you will need to find the 'properties'
of a file or program.
If you single click on the file/folder/or icon you can quickly get to it's
properties by holding down the 'Alt' key then double click on the mouse key.
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11
Donkey Skin fairy tail
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/donkeyskin/index.html
The following is an annotated version of the fairy tale.
I recommend that you read the story in its entirety before exploring the
notes links, especially if you have not read it in a while.
THERE was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects
that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world, and he had
everything his heart could desire. His palace was filled with the rarest of
curiosities, and his gardens with the sweetest flowers, while in the marble
stalls of his stables stood a row of milk-white Arabs, with big brown eyes.
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Thanks to; Lockgnome
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/backissues/20031114.phtml
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