[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #776 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:51:50 -0700
MikesWhatsNews 15, 05, 2005
in today's issue #776
2 Splitz
3 US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin SB05-103
4 4 Steps To Set Up Your Home Wireless Network
5 Windows Security Updates Summary for April 2005
6 Fake Microsoft Security Update
7 CleanUp! 4.0
8 CCC KillCopy
9 The Microsoft Internet Explorer Go Button
10 Outrageous Ooze - Kids Science
11 IE Keyboard Shortcuts
HackFix Updates
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Splitz
http://www.freewebs.com/gairsoft/
Splitz is a free utility for splitting large files into several smaller parts
to enable them to be transferred from one computer to another using some form
of removeable media, such as floppy or Iomega Zip disks.
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US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin SB05-103
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB05-103.html
Summary of Security Items from April 6 through April 12, 2005
This bulletin provides a summary of new or updated vulnerabilities, exploits,
trends,
viruses, and trojans between April 6 through April 12, 2005.
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4 Steps To Set Up Your Home Wireless Network
By Tony Northrup
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx
You can use a wireless network to share Internet access, files, printers, and
more.
Or you can use it to surf the Web while you're sitting on your couch or in your
yard.
Plus, it's easier to install than you think.
There are 4 steps to creating a wireless network:
1. Choose your wireless equipment
2. Connect your wireless router
3. Configure your wireless router
4. Connect your computers
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From; Microsoft
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Windows Security Updates Summary for April 2005
Published: April 12, 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200504_windows.mspx
The security updates for April 2005 include several high-priority updates for
Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer, a component of Windows. If
you have any of the software listed on this page installed on your computer,
you should install the related update.
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Security Bulletin MS05-020
Maximum severity: Critical
Update number: 890923
Supported software affected:? Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 on Windows 2000 SP3
? Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 on Windows 2000 SP4
? Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2 on Windows Me
? Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP3, on Windows 2000 SP4, or on
Windows XP SP1
? Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 98, on Windows 98 SE, or on Microsoft Me
? Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP1 (64-Bit Edition)
? Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003
? Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition and Windows XP
64-Bit Edition Version 2003
? Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2
Technical bulletin: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (890923)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-020.mspx
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Fake Microsoft Security Update
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/fakemsupdate.html
Experts at SophosLabs?, Sophos's global network of virus and spam analysis
centres, have warned users to be on their guard against an attempt by hackers
to break into their computers under the disguise of being a Microsoft security
update.
Sophos's spam labs have intercepted an email campaign intended to direct
innocent computer users to a bogus website, posing as Microsoft's official
website for critical security patches. However, if users follow the links in
the email and try and download updates from the website they are infected by
the Troj/DSNX-05 Trojan horse, which allows hackers to take remote control of
the infected PC.
Emails sent by the hackers claim to come from "Windows Update"
<update@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> and include subject lines such as "Update your windows
machine", "Urgent Windows Update", and "Important Windows Update".
The body of the email claims to link to Microsoft's Windows Update site but
instead links to a website under the control of the hackers.
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more; http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/msphishing.mspx
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CleanUp! 4.0
http://cleanup.stevengould.org/WhatsNew40.html
I have just uploaded the final release of CleanUp! 4.0 to the CleanUp! web
site.
To download the latest version, click on the Downloads link (on the left-hand
sidebar) and download version 4.0.
Note that the download file in the install file. So, you must run it to install
CleanUp! Once you've run this installation
file, you can delete it and just run CleanUp! from the Start, Programs menu.
Enjoy the new version. Any questions/comments, please post to this
discussion list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cleanup/
Sincerely,
Steven Gould
Author of Windows CleanUp!
http://cleanup.stevengould.org/
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
KillCopy Freeware
http://killprog.narod.ru/killcopye.html
This tool helps you copy files over a local network.
It will auto-resume after a system crash, and you can set speed limits for file
copying.
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The Microsoft Internet Explorer Go Button
Do you ever use the little Go button that sits to the right of the Microsoft
Internet Explorer 6 address bar? The fact is that most of us just type in an
address and then press Enter.
If you'd like to just eliminate the Go button, you can choose Tools|Internet
Options.
When the Internet Options dialog box opens, click the Advanced tab.
Now, scroll down through the list and deselect "Show Go button in Address bar".
Click OK to close the dialog box and continue without a Go button.
You get a little more space for your addresses this way.
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Outrageous Ooze - Kids Science
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ooze.html
This stuff can't make up its mind -- is it a liquid or a solid?
Pick up a handful and squeeze it.
Stop squeezing and it will drip through your fingers.
Rest your fingers on the surface of the Ooze.
Let them sink down to the bottom of the bowl.
Then try to pull them out fast. What happens?
Take a blob and roll it between your hands to make a ball.
Then stop rolling. The Ooze will trickle away between your fingers.
Put a small plastic toy on the surface. Does it stay there or does it sink?
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IE Keyboard Shortcuts ~ Mike's Friday Tip
If you are like me you are probably familiar with the Windows keyboard
shortcuts.
Here a a few that allow work in Internet Explorer
They will work if you press the 2 keys at the same time;
Ctrl key + F letter key brings up the Find option.
If you have been visiting several web sites the Backspace key will take you
back to the previous page
Clicking Shift + Backspace will go forward through the pages that were
recently displayed
Alt key + Home key will take me to the page I have set as my home page.
I have Google search set as my home page as it is the one I need most often.
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HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (04/14/2005)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Apr 13/2005
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 Apr 12/2005
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/
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 Apr 14/2005
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 Apr 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://207.230.103.11/public/updates/updates.asp
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 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Apr 14/2005
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.
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GeCad Software
Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated: Apr 14/2005
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
Announcing the End of Support for AVG Anti-Virus 6.0 (December 31, 2004)
Read more here:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_avg6_termination.php
(New update details will be available soon)
Last updated Apr 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/72/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
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 Apr 14/2005
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 Apr 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: no visable update page on site main page at
http://www.centralcommand.com/index.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
Last updated Apr 14/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.kaspersky.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: 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 Apr 13/2005
To update your software
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/superdat_download.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 Apr 14/2005
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.
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Softwin
BitDefender
Last Updated Apr 08/2005
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
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Sophos
Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Apr 14/2005
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 Apr 13/2005
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 Apr 14/2005
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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available. Virus patterns are checked for most recent update
date as of 6pm Thursdays.
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