[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #731 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 17:03:12 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 07, 05, 2004
in today's issue #731
HackFix Updates
2 Sasser Worm
3 EventSentry Lite
4 LonghornBlogs
5 Touch Puf
6 Handy Recovery
7 How smart are you?
8 CCC Sim Radar
9 Hidden Files
10 BackUp Maker
11 Firewall Security
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (05/06/2004)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 Apr 29/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated May 06/2004
To update your software
http://www3.ca.com/support/vicdownload/
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: May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 Apr 30/2004
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 May 05/2004
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 May 03/2004
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 Apr 30/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 06/2004
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 May 03/2004
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
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Http://www.hackfix.org
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See my Sasser page;
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Sasser.htm
FREE DISINFECTION TOOL FOR SASSER WORM AVAILABLE
As variants of the Sasser worm spread across the internet, find
out the latest news and download a disinfection tool from this
handy web page.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/sasser.html
IS THAT EMAIL A FIX FOR SASSER? OR THE LATEST NETSKY WORM?
Virus researchers at Sophos have warned users that a new
in-the-wild worm, W32/Netsky-AC, is posing as a cure for
the fast-spreading Sasser worm. Also - is it possible
that Netsky and Sasser are written by the same person?
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/netskysasser.html
F-Secure has released a free tool to remove the Sasser.A and Sasser.B worms.
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sasser.shtml
The tool is available for download from the above link.
Symantec Security Response has developed a removal tool to clean the
infections of the following variants of the W32.Sasser worm:
W32.Sasser.Worm
W32.Sasser.B.Worm
W32.Sasser.C.Worm
W32.Sasser.D.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.to
ol.html
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EventSentry Lite Freeware
http://www.netikus.net/products_eventsentry.html?SESSION=
Monitoring event logs is absolutely necessary if you want to maintain a
healthy Windows network. In order to detect problems before your servers
crash, you review event logs on a regular basis. But if you are running more
than one server, this review process is tedious.
EventSentry is a service that runs on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003
Server and WinXP that actively monitors your server's (or workstation's)
event log. Configure EventSentry to notify you if important events matching
your filter criteria occur or consolidate your event logs into one central
location such as a central ODBC database. Through EventSentry, you can be
actively notified in several ways when events take place including email,
ASCII file, ODBC, Unix syslog, network (net send), process, sound and
desktop.
EventSentry also emulates a Unix/Linux syslog server in which incoming
syslog packets are logged to the Windows event log.
Thanks to Christy
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LonghornBlogs
http://www.longhornblogs.com/
LonghornBlogs.com is a community initiative to help spread the word with
factual information about the next version of Windows, straight from the
people that are building it.
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Touch Puf
http://www.l0phtbox.net/touchpuf/index2.htm
Works in Windows 9x, ME, XP
You probably already know that I like thinking games that are different.
Well, this game fits that description.
You have to think to be able to solve each level of this game.
Each level is a little harder than the last.
Touch Puf is fully featured with more than 100 levels ranging from very easy
to very hard, a level editor that will allow you to create your own Touch
Puf games.
Password protection is provided so that you can give the games you create to
your friends without allowing them to edit your game (unless they reach the
last level of your game).
From; Elizabeth the Computer Lady
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Handy Recovery
http://www.handyrecovery.com/
Handy Recovery is an easy to use program designed to restore files
accidentally deleted from a hard disk or a diskette. The program can recover
files damaged by virus attacks, power failures and software faults. If some
program does not use Recycle Bin when deleting files, Handy Recovery can
restore such files. It can also recover files moved to Recycle Bin after it
has been emptied.
With Handy Recovery you can browse the content of your disk like you do it
in Windows Explorer. The only difference is that you see deleted files and
folders along with the regular ones. Deleted files are marked with special
icons. This helps you easily find the file that you need to recover.
Recovered files can be saved to any disks accessible on your system.
You can also restore the full branch of folders tree containing selected
files and folders. Along with the main file data, the program can recover
alternative data streams which are used on NTFS file system to store
additional information about files.
Handy Recovery works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 operating systems.
The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives
including FAT12/16/32 and NTFS/NTFS 5.
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How Smart Are You
http://www.richstevens.com/flash/iq.swf
May take awhile to load.
Thanks to; Mac (Martha) If it ain't fun, I'm done!
http://www.marthas-web.com
Martha is a moderator on CHAD;
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Sim Radar
http://www.simradar.com/
Simradar.Com is run by a group of Flight Simulation enthusiasts & airline
industry professionals.
It is privately funded and with one simple objective in mind: to gather all
Flight simulation related information and content in one place, where
distribution of the information is our primary focus.
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Hidden Files
What are "hidden files" and how do I access them?
That's one of those "if you need to ask you shouldn't be messing with it"
type of questions.
However, hidden files are files that do not, by default, show up.
You can set your computer to show your hidden files by clicking the Tools
menu in Explorer, then Folder Options. When the Folder Options screen shows
up, click the View tab and find the Hidden Files item. You'll see an option
for showing all files there.
Once you do that, you should be able to see all your hidden files.
Keep in mind that these files are hidden for a reason.
Most of them can not/should not be opened by the user and contain important
information for your computer.
Should you accidentally delete them, you may run into a world of digital
hurt (stuff like programs not running, Windows not working, etc).
So, be careful with hidden files.
Don't mess with them unless you know exactly what the file is for.
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BackUp Maker
http://www.ascomp.net/index.php?php=prog&prog=backupmaker.en
Extended backup system
With BackUp Maker you get an easy to use and complex backup system at the
same time. The application offers several wizards and assistents to support
you on defining backup jobs for your personal needs.
BackUp Maker creates backup archives in PkZip standard - you can restore all
your saved data using well-known Zip tools (e.g. WinZip, WinACE).
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ Firewall Security
With the latest rash of virus/worms it is important that your firewall block
both incoming and outgoing traffic.
What this means it that if you get a virus/worm/Trojan it cannot acces the
internet without your permishion.
The firewall built into Windows XP does NOT block outgiong traffic.
There are several good free firewalls availible;
Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
Outpost Firewall
http://www.agnitum.com/download/
Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp
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