[MikesWhatsNews] MWN #719 HackFix
- From: "Mike" <mikebike@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 17:05:35 -0800
MikesWhatsNews, 13, 02, 2004
in today's issue #719
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007
HackFix Updates
2 Doomjuice Virus
3 Web Picture Creator
4 How Web Servers Work
5 Safe Computing Guide
6 Ad-aware Cloak
7 Deep Burner CD/DVD burning solution
8 CCC Reference Guides
9 Almost Right Fonts
10 MoveIT
11 Add a Program Icon to the Start Menu in XP
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What You Should Know About the Windows Security Updates for February 2004
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-007.asp>
Windows NT® Workstation 4.0
Windows NT Server 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Server? 2003
Updated: February 10, 2004
Why We Are Issuing These Updates
The Microsoft® Windows® security updates for February 2004 address newly
discovered issues in Windows, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, a
component of Windows.
If you have any of the listed software installed on your computer, you
should visit the Windows Update website to install related updates.
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HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (02/12/2004)
All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.
Aladdin Knowledge Systems
Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates
E-Trust
Last updated feb 12/2004
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: Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 06/2004
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 Feb 11/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 06/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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 Feb 12/2004
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
staff@xxxxxxxxxxx
Http://www.hackfix.org
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Doomjuice Virus alert
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Doomjuice.html
Also Known As: W32/Doomjuice.worm.a [McAfee], WORM_DOOMJUICE.A [Trend],
Win32.Doomjuice.A [Computer Associates], Worm.Win32.Doomjuice [Kaspersky],
W32/Doomjuice-A [Sophos]
Type: Worm
Infection Length: 36,864 bytes
Systems Affected:
Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/ Windows Server 2003
Authors of Mydoom worm launched yet another attack
New worm tries to loose the evidence
A new network worm known as Doomjuice has been found. This worm is closely
associated with the previous Mydoom worms. It infects Windows machines which
are already infected by Mydoom.A. On such machines the worm will infect the
computer totally automatically - the owner of the computer can be sleeping
and still get Doomjuice to his computer.
Doomjuice does not spread over email
at all.
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Doomjuice B info:
http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.html?id=850737
See also;
Information about W32/Doomjuice-B can be found at:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32doomjuiceb.html
Panda;
<http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?IdVirus
=44548&sind=0>
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Web Picture Creator
http://www.webpicturecreator.com/
Freeware
Web Picture Creator is a tool for creating Internet photo albums.
It can also be used for resizing images, making thumbnails and copying
images. It handles JPEG images (*.jpg, *.jpeg).
With Web Picture Creator it is very simple to create photo albums for the
Internet. Basically what you do is that you select the
images you want to be included in the album and in which folder you want it
be created.
Also you can set several parameters like, for example, image and thumbnail
size, quality and so on. The image selection and the settings can be saved
to a file.
You can also create and use your own templates in Web Picture creator.
This is practical if you want your web photo album pages to blend in with
the rest of the pages on your site.
Thanks to Christy
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4
Internet Backbone - How Web Servers Work
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-server.htm
Web servers are the foundation of the Internet.
When you open up your browser and type in a Web site address, it?s the
server that?s doing the work of getting you the page you request.
Find out how these machines locate Web pages living anywhere in the world
and deliver them to your computer.
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From; How Stuff Works; http://computer.howstuffworks.com
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Safe Computing Guide
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/guide/overview.htm
To reduce the risk of virus infections, and reduce the possibility of
inadvertently triggering or spreading viruses to other people, you can make
use
of some easily implemented "safe computing" practices.
These safe computing practices for Windows 95/98, Me, XP, and 2000 can
increase
the security of your computer system, and help make your computer less prone
to
malicious code attacks.
***MFM*** Very good guides
Win 98
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/guide/overview/scg95-98.htm
Win ME
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/guide/overview/scg-me.htm
Win 2000
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/guide/overview/scg2000.htm
Windows XP
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/security/general/guide/overview/scg-xp.htm
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Ad-aware Cloak
http://www.lavasoftnews.com/theeye/i17/a4.html
Ad-aware Cloak 1.0 is designed to allow Ad-aware to open fully when there
are items on the system which close Ad-aware when it attempts to start, such
as some CoolWebSearch variants. To use Ad-aware Cloak, save it to your
system, and run the program before opening Ad-aware. Once Ad-aware Cloak
opens, click "Activate Cloak" and then open Ad-aware and scan as normal.
When you are done using Ad-aware, close Ad-aware Cloak.
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DeepBurner - perfect CD/DVD burning solution for FREE
http://www.deepburner.com/
DeepBurner is a new CD/DVD burning software that utilize power and
effeciency. With DeepBurner you can create data, bootable, and audio CDs as
well as data DVDs. Friendly and intuitive user interface with drag-and-drop
features helps in all aspects: starting from compilation of data and audio
to be burn onto a CD/DVD till making and printing labels for the particular
type of media storage.
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Murray White one of the moderators
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Computer_Help_and_Discussion/
You can talk to MurrayW on PC Tech www.paltalk.com under computer groups
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Reference Guides
http://www.reference-guides.com/
This site dedicated to providing useful reference guides to help you find
information fast. Soon you will be able to browse and
search our full-text archives. This site is new and contains no annoying
Pop-Ups!
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9
Almost Right Fonts
How to look for fonts that are similar to the one that's *almost*
right.
1. Click the Start button, Settings, Control Panel.
Open the Fonts folder.
Win ME users may need to click the "View all control panel options" link
that's on the left side of the control panel.
2. From the View menu, select "List fonts by similarity."
That's it. Now, just use the "list fonts by similarity to" drop down box to
select the font that almost made the cut. You'll get
a list in descending order of similarity. Double-click a font to see a
sample.
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MoveIT! version 1.1
http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/moveit11.html
Windows9x, NT, 2000 compatible
Having a lot of programs on your hard drive is a usual thing today, but
someday such users certainly will face such problem as moving registered
program from one place to another. It is a problem, because almost every
program stores some data into registry (such as used file paths, for
example), and you can't just move program folder from where it is to another
location, because in 90% cases application will not run correctly anymore.
So was before. Today MoveIT! will help you to solve this problem.
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Mike's Friday tip Add a Program Icon to the Start Menu in XP
If you wish to add an icon to your Windows XP Start Menu, right-click the
program in the Start Menu and choose Pin To Start Menu.
You can remove it any time you like by right clicking on it and choose the
Unpin option.
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http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/BACKUPandRESTORE.html
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Homepage%20Hijacking.html
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/How_Viruses_Work.htm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/ME_XP_restore.htm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Netiquette.html
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/startup_programs.htm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Virus_Feeds.htm
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/mikebike/mikes_virus_page.htm
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/mikebike/virus_info_page_2.htm
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/mikebike/HackFixTips.htm
http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/mikebike/hackfix_program_updates.htm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Virus_Removers.htm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Doomjuice.html
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