MikesWhatsNews 06, 05, 2005
in today's issue #779
Sober.V worm
2 Using Novell SUSE LINUX's Build.rpm Utility
3 Internet Explorer Tutorial
4 Opera 8 Released
5 Stinger v2.5.4 Released
6 MozBackup
7 IEFix
8 CCC Tom's Hardware Guide
9 Launching Multiple Programs
10 Neopets
11 Modify the Start Menu List in XP
HackFix Updates
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Sober.V worm heads the ranking of malicious code detected by Panda ActiveScan

Panda Software offers its PQRemove tool, which simply and rapidly eliminates
Sober.V and restores the system settings, removing all traces of infection. This
free tool can be downloaded from
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
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2
Beginner's Guide to Using Novell SUSE LINUX's Build.rpm Utility
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11793.html

There are many "How-to's" and tutorials describing how to create RPMs. However,
creating RPMs in a clean build environment and in a consistent reproducible way,
requires more effort than should be necessary. Novell SUSE LINUX provides a
utility called build.rpm that streamlines the RPM creation process and ensures
configuration and system uniformity. It does this in an isolated chroot
environment containing only the required packages necessary to create your RPM.
This tutorial describes how to use the build.rpm utility to easily create RPMs
for Novell SUSE LINUX.

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3
Internet Explorer Tutorial
http://www.eiu.edu/~mediasrv/ie/menu.html
This tutorial is divided into two sections. Section I contains all the Commands
And Functions for Internet Explorer. Section II contains some special features
in Internet Explorer. When navigating through topics you can use the menu below
to go directly to a topic. You may also use the forward and back arrows (located
on the menu bar at the bottom of each page) to move from one web page to the
next.
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Thanks to; Albert and his group;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WindowsXp_HowTo/

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4
Opera 8 Released
http://www.opera.com/
Opera has released version 8 of their browser, Opera for Windows
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Surf the Internet in a safer, faster, and easier way The most full-featured
Internet power tool on the market, Opera includes pop-up blocking, tabbed
browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera's
groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat. And because we know
that our users have different needs, you can customize the look and content of
your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse.
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5
McAfee AVERT Stinger v2.5.4 Released
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It
is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist
administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes
next generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally
signed DAT files, and scan performance optimizations.
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6
MozBackup
http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/
MozBackup is a utility for creating backups of Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla
Thunderbird and Netscape profiles. It allows you to backup mail, favorites,
contacts, etc. This program is freeware.
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7
IEFix free
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
IEFix - is a general purpose repair utility for Internet Explorer which repairs
Internet Explorer by registering it's core DLL files and reinstalls using the
IE.INF file. More Information is given below. Suitable for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
systems.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Tom's Hardware Guide
http://www6.tomshardware.com/mainboard/index.html

Almost no matter what computer item you want to buy--motherboard, video card,
audio card, hard disk, you name it, the place to get the best information on the
device is probably Tom's Hardware Guide. Look to this site for the latest (very
objective) hardware reviews.

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9
Launching Multiple Programs

Have you ever needed to launch multiple programs? Normally, you
hit the Start button, Programs, then select the program you want
to run. Once that one starts, you go back through and repeat the
process for the next program. Well, here's a better way.

Next time you need to launch more than one program from your
Programs menu, hold down your SHIFT key while you click the
program's icon. The application will launch, but you won't lose
the Programs menu and have to start all over.

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Neopets
www.neopets.com

Neopets is the greatest Virtual Pet Site on the Internet. With your help, we
have built a community of over 70 million virtual pet owners across the world!
Neopets has many things to offer including over 160 games, trading, auctions,
greetings, messaging, and much much more. Best of all, it's completely FREE!
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11
Modify the Start Menu List in XP

If you are like me and have too many programs on your computer you may find
that when you click Start and then point to All Programs, the list extends off
the screen, and you cannot see all the programs that are on the list.


To change the way they are displayed, enable scrolling in the All Programs list
so
that it shows all programs.

To enable scrolling, do the following:


1. On the taskbar, right-click Start> Properties.


2. Click the Start Menu tab> Customize.


3. In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, click the Advanced tab.


4. Under Start menu items, click to select the Scroll Programs check
box.

It should be near the bottom of the list.

Now when you go to Start and all programs,you will see a scroll
button on the top and the bottom of the list of programs.
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (05/05/2005)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated May 04/2005
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 May 04/2005
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 May 04/2005
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 May 05/2005
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 May 04/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated May 05/2005
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: May 05/2005
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 May 04/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.grisoft.com/doc/72/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
Or
You can also perform updates using the Check for
Updates option within the menu that opens after right
mouse button clicking over the AVG icon located on
the system tray.



**Note: To help speed up AVG updates you can set your program to
use an alternate download site.
AVG 7.0 go to the control panel at the bottom is "Update Manager"
select that and then select "settings" (at the bottom) in there under
"url" you can add/delete/edit etc the update urls as needed you
can move the order of the update urls as well.... such as putting the
backup url first etc. You can add the secondary site (www.grisoft.cz)
to help to ease the server and make your update go quicker as most
don't use it!
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H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated May 05/2005
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 May 05/2005
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 May 05/2005
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 May 04/2005
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 May 03/2005
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 29/2005
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 May 05/2005
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 May 05/2005
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 May 03/2005
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)

**Note: Users of non-NPF (i.e., old 3-digit pattern format) compliant
products will not be able to update to the pattern release indicated
in this email. Non-NPF compliant products can only update to
pattern 991, which was released March 7, 2005. TrendLabs urges
all affected customers to apply the New Pattern Format solution
at http://www.trendmicro.com/en/support/npf/overview.htm or
upgrade to the latest product version to address this limitation.

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If there is an Anti Virus program that is Not listed here that
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Remember Your anti virus software is only as good as the user...
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This weekly Update will be sent every Thursday on or after
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available. Virus patterns are checked for most recent update
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