MikesWhatsNews 25, 03, 2005
in today's issue #773

2 Casper XP
3 Ciphire Mail
4 Firefox 1.0.2 Security Update
5 Znail
6 The Game Of Life 1.0.1.21
7 WindizUpdate
8 CCC Synergy
9 Use Internet Explorer To Open Files
10 Malware and How it Affects You
11 Make Your Own Wallpaper
HackFix Updates
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Casper XP
http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp/

Casper XP™ makes it a snap to keep a bootable backup of your Windows XP system.
Just use Casper XP to copy your system hard disk to another hard disk. If your
system hard disk fails or becomes corrupted, simply boot your computer directly
from your other hard disk (i.e. your backup hard disk) and you're up and running
again in a matter of minutes. It really is that simple.


30-day trial version of Casper XP. While fully operational, this trial version
does not provide support for volume resizing. For example, using the trial
version of Casper XP to copy a 10GB drive to a new 100GB hard disk will result
in a 10GB copy being created on the 100GB hard disk; the additional 90GB of
space on the new hard disk will remain unpartitioned space. This is only a
limitation of the trial version. The full release version of Casper XP will
permit the copy of the 10GB drive to be resized to 100GB, making the additional
90GB of free space on the drive available for new files, folders, and programs.
(Download size approximately 2.5 MB ).
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Ciphire Mail beta
https://www.ciphirebeta.com/cm.html
Ciphire Mail is an email encryption tool. It works in conjunction with your
existing email client. Ciphire Mail operates seamlessly in the background and
does not interfere with normal emailing routines. It encrypts and decrypts email
messages, and can digitally sign each message to provide authentication and
guard against identity theft. Ciphire Mail is the first out-of-the box solution
to match power with ease of use.

Ciphire Mail is the first easy-to-use cryptographic solution securing email
communications.
The Ciphire Mail client resides on your computer, between your email client and
your email server, transparently encrypting/decrypting and digitally signing
your email communication.
It runs on Windows 2000/XP, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Ciphire Mail is compatible with all email clients using standard SMTP, POP3, or
IMAP4 (including SSL/TLS variants and STARTTLS support) ·
Support for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes will follow shortly.
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4
Firefox 1.0.2 Security Update
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/1.0.2.html
Proactive security update fixes bug prior to any known exploits
Firefox 1.0.2 is a security and stability update that is part of our ongoing
program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend
that all users upgrade to this latest version.
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5
Znail free
http://www.znail.com/
Znail is about saving your stuff online. The service was developed back in 1998
by a couple of Danish Internet entrepreneurs, and is now considered one of the
pioneers when it comes to services where you can save your bookmarks, files and
other stuff online and thereby access them at any online computer. Welcome - we
hope you will enjoy using znail!
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6
The Game Of Life 1.0.1.21
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/other.htm
A school project. The object was to create a hunter - hunted simulation with
object oriented C++ programming. I thought it came out really well! You can't do
much in the game except set the starting values and see as the creatures eat
each other. It's a good model for those who want to learn the trait. No support
for this project!
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7
WindizUpdate
http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/
This free website allows users of Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3, Netscape 4.0, Mozilla
Firebird 0.7 or Opera 5,
to keep their copy of Windows up-to-date. Newer releases of these browsers are
also suitable.
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Synergy freeware (open source)
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/index.html

Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple
computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without
special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk
since each system uses its own monitor(s).

Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge
of your screen. Synergy also merges the clipboards of all the systems into one,
allowing cut-and-paste between systems. Furthermore, it synchronizes screen
savers so they all start and stop together and, if screen locking is
enabled, only one screen requires a password to unlock them all.

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9
Use Internet Explorer To Open Files

If you're like us, you always have a web browser open. Well, if that browser is
Internet Explorer, you could be doing more with it than just surfing the web!

Internet Explorer can also open all sorts of files. Just drag and drop a file
into your Internet Explorer window and watch it open. Some use this all the time
for looking at JPEG's and GIF's since it takes a lot less time to load IE than
it does my imaging software.

In addition, it can also open text files, Outlook e-mails, and even MS Office
documents (sorry, you still need to have MS Office on your computer for that to
work).

Not enough for ya? You want more?

Well, try dragging a folder to an open IE window. It will list all the items in
the folder for you!

So, next time you need take a quick look-see at a file or folder, just drag and
drop it to Internet Explorer! Its usually much faster than opening the file with
its native application, plus you look really cool if someone is watching you do
it (never underestimate the "wow" factor :-)

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Malware and How it Affects You
http://media.trendmicro.com/product/general/malware.html
Learn the Basics of Malware and How it Affects You: Phishing, Trojans, Spyware

Phishing. Trojans. Spyware. Worried about the threat of a computer attack, but
confused about the terms? View this fun multimedia presentation for an
introductory overview of some of the many types of malware and how they can
affect you.

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11
Make Your Own Wallpaper ~ Mike's Friday Tip

Go to> Start> Run> type in "regedit"
Be sure to backup your registry before making any changes!

navigate to;
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
and change the WallPaperDir value to your directory of choice.
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HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (03/24/2005)


Updates will now vary in time but remain the same in day. Our
time schedule no longer allows for updates to be sent at a specific
time on any day so we will continue to send them on Thursdays
to help our readers to remember to update before leaving for the
weekend (time away or from work).
We apologize if this causes any confusion.

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 22/2005
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 Mar 23/2005
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 Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 23/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Mar 24/2005
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.

**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: Mar 21/2005
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

Last updated Mar 23/2005
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 Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 18/2005
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* 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 Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 21/2005
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.

Thunderbyte Anti Virus
Current Version: This product is no longer being supported.
http://www.norman.com/tbav.shtml
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Softwin

BitDefender
Last Updated Mar 18/2005
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

Press Release on the software change
http://www.bitdefender.com/press/ref1.php
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Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Mar 24/2005
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 Mar 23/2005
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 Mar 24/2005
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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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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