MikesWhatsNews, 05, 12, 2003
in today's issue #710
HackFix Updates
2 Christmas 21st Mah Jong
3 TagScanner
4 Task List Programs
5 MyUninstaller v1.11
6 Spaceworm
7 Spell Checker2.1 For OE6
8 CCC Elprime Clock
9 Drag & Drop Madness
10 Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.12
11 Netscape Keyboard Shortcuts
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (12/04/2003)


All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Dec 03/003
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 Dec 02/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 03/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Dec 04/2003
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: Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 03/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 03/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 04/2003
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 Dec 03/2003
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 Dec 03/2003
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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2
Christmas 21st Mah Jong
http://freechristmasgames.com/mahjong/mahjong.htm
a free online game
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3
TagScanner freeware
http://xdev.narod.ru/tagscan_e.htm

Multifunction program for renaming MP3/OGG/MP+ files, using TAG information
and vice versa.
Also you may get album info via internet music database freedb.org.
Supports ID3v1, up-to-date ID3v2 and OGG-info tags. Worksheets technology.
Powerful TAG editor with batch functions and special features.
Playlist maker with ability to export playlists to HTML or Excel.
Built-in player.Very useful interface.

Thanks to Christy
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4
TASK LIST PROGRAMS
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
Through our support service we often come across problems caused primarily
by programs running in the background, programs which in most cases start at
the same time as Windows. Sometimes these programs are useful and need to
be there; quite often, however, they are not needed, and in too many cases
they cause severe problems.

The pages below are from our in-house database and provide guidance on the
usefulness or not of these programs, and removal procedures when
recommended.

In Windows 95/98/ME you can bring up the Task List by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.
In Windows NT4/2000/XP you bring up the Task List by right-clicking on the
Task Bar and choosing "Task Manager"
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MyUninstaller v1.11 free
http://nirsoft.mirrorz.com/
MyUninstaller is an alternative utility to the standard Add/Remove applet of
Windows operating system. It displays the list of all installed
application, and allows you to uninstall an application, delete an uninstall
entry, and save the list of all installed applications into a text
file or HTML file.
MyUninstaller also provides additional information for most installed
applications that the standard Add/Remove applet doesn't display:
product name, company, version, uninstall string, installation folder and
more.
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6
Spaceworm free
http://www.sureshotsoftware.com/spaceworm/index.html
The Spaceworm is a hitech craft engineered to open warp portals in order to
avoid extreme situations. The deflective plasma shields protects the craft
from heavy impact. Control the velocity by attaching tail rockets. Enter the
next galaxy level by jumping into hyperspace.

- One and two player mode (play simultanously against a friend)
- Three difficulties
- Twenty levels with amazing graphics and sound
- Two different SpaceWorms
- Hiscore
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7
Spell Checker2.1 For OE6
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=2952
Latest version 2.1 fixes error some people reported on W98 (SE), This
version supports All versions of; MS OS upto and includes
XP.
A free program, made to allow people to use Spell Checker in Outlook
Express.
This is a stand alone application, that incorporates in Outlook Express.

The purpose of this program, is to supply for free the ability to use
Spelling in OE, without the need to purchase other software, such as MS
Word,Works, or Office.
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Elprime Clock (lite)
http://www.elprime.com/clock/
Freeware

Elprime Clock 1.05 is a lite edition of Elprime Clock Pro.
It is freeware but it has no advanced alarm scheduler and it is not
optimized for Windows XP/2000.

Elprime Clock is a compact utility that comprises an analog clock, advanced
alarm scheduler and a calendar. Elprime Clock lets you have a transparent
(both in Windows 2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me) analog clock on your desktop,
which can stay always on top or
disappear when you move the mouse cursor over it. It allows you to set up
alarms with messages, WAV files or PC-speaker sounds,
run files and documents. There's a calendar and Atomic clock/LAN time
synchronization always at hand, too. The clock is fully
skinable and comes with 20 nice-looking skins already. It also supports
other useful features such as sounding chimes and
starting with the system. At the same time, the tool doesn't come heavy on
your system, using just a fraction of system resources
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Drag & Drop Madness!

I used to hate dragging and dropping files. I was never sure what Windows
was going to do with it.
Was it going to be copied? Was it going to be moved? Was I just creating a
shortcut to the file?
Urrgg! It was enough to drive anyone nuts.

Well, then I started paying attention and realized that Windows actually
tells you what it's doing as you move the file. If you see a "+" sign in a
little white box, the file is being copied.
If you see an arrow, Windows is creating a shortcut. Finally, if you see
nothing at all, the file is being moved.

OK here's a new problem. What happens if you're trying to move say, a
program file (a file ending in ".exe"), and Windows wants to do a shortcut
instead of a move? Or maybe you want to make a copy of a file and Windows
wants to move it?

Well, there's an easy solution for that as well. Just drag and drop with
your RIGHT mouse button. When you release the button, you'll be given a
little menu that allows you to pick Move, Copy, Create Shortcut, or Cancel.


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Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.12
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
Bazooka is freeware and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP compatible.
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware,
trojan, keylogger and trackware components; sources of irritation that
antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take a
fraction of a second and tell you how to uninstall the invasive spyware or
put you in contact with the spyware developer for the most up-to-date and
safe uninstall instructions.

Spyware and adware is often bundled with software such as Kazaa, Morpheus,
Grokster, Imesh, Xolox, Gnutella and a myriad of other programs, and in many
cases installed without your knowledge. Some send information about your
surfing habits to ad companies, which target you with popup ads that fit
your preferences.

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner search for Gator, GAIN, Bargain Buddy,
CommonName, FlashTrack, IPInsight, n-CASE, NetRatings, NewDotNet, SaveNow,
Wurldmedia, etc. The complete list is available here. To stay up-to-date
with the latest spyware and adware software Bazooka downloads the threat
definitions from the web.
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Mike's Friday Tip ~ Netscape Keyboard Shortcuts

If you are using Netscape 6.2 you can use these keyboard shortcuts to speed
up your web surfing.

CTRL + B = Open bookmarks
CTRL + F = Find on this page
CTRL + H = Open history
CTRL + M = Compose e-mail
CTRL + N = Open new browser window
CTRL + O = Open local file in browser
CTRL + P = Open Print dialog box
CTRL + R = Refresh page

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