[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #571 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:06:22 -0700
MikesWhatsNews, 11, 10, 2002
in today's issue #571
HackFix Updates
Microsoft Security Bulletin - MS02-058
USB-To-Whatever
Your CPL
Dreamstars 2
Web Dwarf V2
Win 98 Troubleshooters
Tina's FrontPage Tips ~ Multimedia
First Birthday of AnyFrontPage Bytes Ezine
CCC VerMap
Super Expansion
HTML Email Paranoia Lubricant
JukeBox Decoder version 2.3.0
Tech Support Alliance
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/10/2002)
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 09/2002
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 10/2002
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/latest.htm
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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Command Software Systems
Command antivirus/Fprot
Last Updated Oct 09/2002
To update your software
Visit: http://www.complex.is/f-prot/Download.html (F-Prot)
http://www.commandcom.com/downloads/virus_definition_updates.html (Command)
Or
Open Command antivirus click Update Deffiles
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated Oct 10/2002
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 10/2002
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 10/2002
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_updt.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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Kaspersky
Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Oct 04/2002
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 09/2002
To update your software
For Mcafee Visit
http://www.nai.com/naicommon/download/dats/superdat.asp
(for Virus and Engine updates)
http://www.nai.com/naicommon/download/dats/mcafee_4x.asp
(for Just virus pattern updates)
For 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 10/2002
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 04/2002
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 09/2002
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 10/2002
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 09/2002
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
staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org
3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7
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Microsoft Security Bulletin - MS02-058
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-058.asp
Unchecked Buffer in Outlook Express S/MIME Parsing Could Enable System
Compromise (Q328676)
Originally posted: October 10, 2002
Summary
Who should read this bulletin: Customers using Microsoft® Outlook Express
Impact of vulnerability: Run code of attackers choice.
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Recommendation: Customers using Outlook Express should apply the patch
Affected Software:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 Note: Microsoft Outlook is a different
product than Microsoft Outlook Express, and is not affected by the
vulnerability.
Technical description:
To allow for verification of the authenticity of mail messages, Microsoft
Outlook Express supports digital signing of messages through S/MIME. A
buffer overrun vulnerability lies in the code that generates the warning
message when a particular error condition associated with digital signatures
occurs.
By creating a digitally signed email and editing it to introduce specific
data, then sending it to another user, an attacker could cause either of two
effects to occur if the recipient opened or previewed it. In the less
serious case, the attacker could cause the mail client to fail. If this
happened, the recipient could resume normal operation by restarting the mail
client and deleting the offending mail. In the more serious case, the
attacker could cause the mail client to run code of their choice on the
user's machine. Such code could take any desired action, limited only by the
permissions of the recipient on the machine.
This vulnerability could only affect messages that are signed using S/MIME
and sent to an Outlook Express user.
Users of Microsoft Outlook products are not affected by this vulnerability.
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Langa Letter: USB-To-Whatever by Fred Langa
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021003S0007
Fred Langa illuminates the pervasive but little-understood world of USB,
explaining how to hook it up to non-USB systems and peripherals--even in
DOS!
USB stands for "Universal Serial Bus," and some newer PCs take the universal
part very seriously: These machines may have no parallel (printer) port, no
serial (comm) port, no keyboard port, no mouse port, no game (joystick)
port, etc. Instead, the system typically will have two or four USB ports,
and that's that.
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Your CPL ~ free
http://www.iansharpe.com/
Win 98/ME/2000/XP
Put anything you like in the Control Panel
Some of the items in your Start menu really belong in Control Panel.
Your CPL puts them there.
Anything you can run from a command line can be added.
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Dreamstars 2 ~ free
http://icarusindie.com/Dreamstars/index.htm
Go to the Downloads page to get the Dreamstars 2 free version
If you ever played and enjoyed the old asteroids game you will love this
modern variation on the old theme.
It contains more features than you can poke a stick at and is beautifully
dynamic. Add to this the intuitive graphical interface and smooth sound
effects and you have a game that not only oozes style and class but that you
can come back to again and again.
If designing a deadly spacecraft is your thing then you will be thrilled by
the ship design system in Dreamstars because it never gets old! Each level
of each game you will be given a list of different components with which to
build your ship and as the game progresses all components become more
efficient and new types of components are discovered.
If blowing up the enemy is more your style then you will love the
variability of the enemies you face in Dreamstars, no two enemies are
alike? and not just in properties but also in behavior.
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Web Dwarf V2
http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products/dwarf/
IMS Web Dwarf is Virtual Mechanics' free prototype editor for the design of
Web content using HTML and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).
Fully integrated support for both SVG and HTML.
Vector editing including Rectangle, Ellipse, Pie and Polygon.
Advanced text editing including a word processor style Rich Text editor with
automatic conversion to HTML or SVG. The text editor also includes Filters,
a Spell Checker and a dynamic Link Editor that correctly generates either
HTML or XML formatted links and extensions.
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ Win 98 Troubleshooters
Did you know that Windows 98 has built in troubleshooting guides?
To use or find the Troubleshooters:
1. From the Start menu, select Help
2. Click the Contents tab
3. Click Troubleshooting
4. Select Windows 98 Troubleshooters
5. Select the area that's giving you trouble.
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Tina's FrontPage Tips, by Tina Clarke
***MfM***
This will be the last of this series of FrontPage tips from Tina.
I would like to thank Tina for providing them and point out that
she will now be producing FrontPage Tips E-Books along with
her co-editors at: AnyFrontPage Bytes.
I will be making an announcement here to let every one know
how to obtain them. Watch this space.
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Multimedia
Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, and descriptions of video.
Compiled multimedia products often have serious accessibility problems.
This is because they do not have a standard interface; the whole point of
the product is to provide a customised and attractive
interface that often changes as the media are viewed. Ideally, sound and
video components will have accompanying transcriptions.
You can now Download this Free, do-it-yourself caption-and description-
authoring tool for digital multimedia developed by the CPB/WGBH National
Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
MAGpie 2.0
http://ncam.wgbh.org/news/pr_05072002.html
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), QuickTime, and
Synchronized Accessible
Media Interchange all support synchronized multimedia presentations with
captioning.
If you
provide multimedia files in special formats, you should link to where a
player can be downloaded.
AccessFP ~ FrontPage Resource Centre
http://accessfp.net/
AnyFrontPage Bytes Ezine - The Bit in the Middle
http://anyfrontpage.com/bytes/
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First Birthday of AnyFrontPage Bytes Ezine / Celebration Planned
http://www.anyfrontpage.com/pr/01oct2002bday.htm
Any FrontPage editors have the pleasure of announcing the First Birthday of
our Bytes Ezine, http://anyfrontpage.com/bytes/
If you use Microsoft FrontPage (any version), we request the honor of your
cyber company on Friday, October 11th, 2002 from 4pm - 6pm EST! This is
Eastern Standard Time! For a breakdown of what that is in your time zone
see: http://www.anyfrontpage.com
The Party will be held in our Chat room http://www.anyfrontpage.com/chat/
and we will look forward to seeing you there.
There will be Games, Balloons, and Prizes Galore!
Come as you are or Get Down and Boogie attire; hats, party favors and
cybersnacks will be provided.
R.S.V.P by email to - editors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For those who would like to create a birthday card for AnyFrontPage Bytes,
please see www.anyfrontpage.com/afpbday/ for more info. We will decorate the
chat room with them and there will be a grand prize for our favorite! (Hint:
signing your card with your URL gets a link back to your site<G>)
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Hosts for the affair are the AnyFrontPage Bytes editors:
**Tina Clarke: A dedicated FrontPage crafter. Webmaster: AccessFP -
Antivirus software is a good choice to scan your system for possible viruses,
however no virus scanner is 100% effective as manufactures cannot keep up with
the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
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