[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #734 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 16:53:59 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 28, 05, 2004
in today's issue #734
HackFix Updates
Zone Alarm Update V 5.0.590.015
2 SimpleOCR
3 Windows Update CD
4 The Parasite Fight
5 WinTasks Process Library
6 Word Whomp demo
7 DH TuneXP
8 CCC Desktop Calendar
9 Applying Different Settings To The Same Printer
10 Linux Distros Explained
11 Move The My Documents Folder
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (05/27/2004)
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 27/2004
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 25/2004
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 20/2004
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 27/2004
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 May 23/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated May 27/2004
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 27/2004
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 25/2004
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 27/2004
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 27/2004
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 May 21/2004
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 26/2004
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 24/2004
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 May 21/2004
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 27/2004
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 27/2004
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 24/2004
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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Zone Alarm Update V 5.0.590.015
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
To check for the update open Zone Alarm and click on preferences
Click on Check for Update
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SimpleOCR Free
http://www.simpleocr.com/
Use SimpleOCR to add accurate character recognition capabilities to your
custom software without the complexity and
expense of runtime licensing.
SimpleOCR is the only OCR API that's Royalty Free
Save hundreds on every runtime license
Get the SimpleOCR application for free
Competitive OCR accuracy
Recognizes many documents better than its high-cost competitors
Implemented as a C++ library with ActiveX wrapper included for easy
integration
Based on WOCAR by Cyril Cambien
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3
Windows Update CD
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/cd/order.asp
I'm still getting request for the availibility of these CD's;
Order the Windows Security Update CD
Updated Date: April 16, 2004
The Windows Security Update CD will be shipped to you free of charge. This
CD includes Microsoft critical updates released through October 2003 and
information to help you protect your PC. In addition, you will also receive
a free antivirus and firewall trial software CD.
This CD is only available for Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows
98, and Windows 98 Second Edition (SE).
Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
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4
The Parasite Fight
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
We are in the middle of a parasite epidemic!
You need to know what?s out there, how to identify it on your computer and
remove it, and how to protect yourself against more in the future.
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5
WinTasks Process Library
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/
The WinTasks Process Library contains information about all common Windows
processes and is continously updated with new information. On this page you
can find a subset of the most popular processes listed in WinTasks Process
Library.
The categories available online are: Security Risks, System Processes, and
Applications.
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Word Whomp demo
http://www21.pogo.com/togo/product/tg-whomp.jsp?sls=2&site=pogo
Those whomperific carrot crunching gophers are back and guess what?
Now you can own 'em! Word Whomp? To Go has 3 great ways to play:
Classic Mode ? the game you've always loved, plus Action and Puzzle Modes.
Plus, you can earn tokens!
Play offline and earn tokens ? take them online to enter cash drawings!
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DH TuneXP tweaking software
http://www.driverheaven.net/dforce/
This radical, new tool is the one of the best and most powerful Windows XP
tweakers ever, having a few tweaks, which are unique to the program.
Among them are:
Ultra-fast boot (rearrange boot files)
Boot folder defragmentation
Prefetch folder cleaning
DNS cache optimization
File allocation size tweak
But that isn't all. It includes a plethora of other performance tweaks,
which will make your Windows installation run faster than ever before as
well as Windows Service configuration. For the first time ever, it allows
the user to control a few of the most common performance suckers and
annoyances.
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Thanks to; John G, totalpc.org
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Desktop Calendar Freeware
http://web.onetel.net.uk/~tinnes/desktopcalendar/download.htm
Desktop Calendar is just what it says it is--a calendar that sits on your
desktop and
make keeping track of the date, and of your appointments, easier than ever
before.
We find that it's much easier to keep track of things when the calendar is
right there
on your desktop.
There are no programs to run, and no calendars will pop up at the most
annoying possible time.
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Applying Different Settings To The Same Printer
If you routinely print two kinds of documents, each requiring its own
printer settings,
you've probably found it cumbersome to have to re-enter all the printer
properties
every time you change documents. For example, let's say you print your
resume or
meeting agenda in Portrait view, but print your monthly budget in Landscape
view.
An easy solution to this time-consuming problem is to install the same
printer twice,
but with different names and settings. This way, you can simply select the
printer
(which is actually the group of print settings) that corresponds to the
settings you
need for your particular print job you like the next time you want to print
something.
To install a printer with new print settings, click the Start button, and
then choose
Settings Printers and double-click on the Add Printer icon.
Install the printer as you normally would.
When you come to the screen where you name your printer, name it something
that
differentiates it from your default printer and lets you know about the
different printer
settings you're applying; for example, Osprey-Landscape.
When you finish, right-click on your new printer and select Properties.
Enter the print settings for your new printer icon and click OK.
Now, when you want to print using the new print settings, you can just
select the name
from your program's Print dialog box.
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Linux Distros Explained
http://www.thejemreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=artic
le&sid=123
A lot of people have heard of GNU/Linux (more commonly referred to as just
"Linux") and are having trouble finding out what the differences are between
different versions -- or distributions -- that are available. This article
will outline the differences between several popular GNU/Linux distributions
and similar operating systems.
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ Move The My Documents Folder
The first thing I did with Windows XP was to move My Documents to a
different partition.
Right click on the My Documents folder > choose Properties > Click on the
Move... button >
Expand My Computer and choose the drive you want to move it to >
click the Make New Folder button and name it anything you like >
click Apply > a screen will pop-up, click yes.
I do this because I like to keep my C drive for just the Operating System
The Documents will also open faster if they are on a different drive.
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