MikesWhatsNews  21, 01, 2005
in today's issue #764

2 Streamload
3 Puzzle Pirates
4 Reviews of Ad-aware Spybot and MS Antispy
5 ObjectDock 1.1
6 OpD2d - Direct to disk audio recorder
7  Piracy & Microsoft's EULA
8 CCC   The Patches Scrolls
9  Save As Command
10 Microsoft Antispyware Tutorial
11 Find Your IP Address
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Streamload
http://www.streamload.com/
Streamload enables you to transfer and access all your files with friends,
family and colleagues no matter the file size.
Gone are the days of FTP and mailing CDs. Transferring files on Streamload
is easy and very fast. You can send and receive files of any size.

Access your digital music anytime, anywhere.
Streamload allows you to organize, store, and stream all your digital music.
You never have to leave your MP3s behind again. Whether you are on the road
or at a different computer, Streamload remembers your music so you don't
have to.
You can send up to 50,000 GBs (50 TBs) with a single message. Isn't it time
you signed up?
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  Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, the persistent world game of Puzzling Piracy
http://www.puzzlepirates.com/ free trial
    A World of Fun Puzzle Games!
  Create yer own Pirate Character!
  Meet Hundreds o' fellow Swashbucklers
  Chat, Pillage, Play in Tournaments!
  Friendly New Pirate Introduction
  Puzzle! Sail and Battle at Sea! Trade!
  Join a Crew, one day to be Captain!
  Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates is an online game in which you play a Pirate
character in an ocean world. Hundreds of your fellow player Pirates swarm
these Isles and Sea-lanes. For Pirates who love acronyms, Puzzle Pirates is
an massively multi-player online roleplaying game, or mmoarrrrpg.
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Reviews of Ad-aware Spybot and MS Antispy
http://www.pchell.com/reviews/spyware.shtml
With the overwhelming majority of computers infested with spyware and
adware, most people want a way to remove these pests without reformatting
the computer so they turn to spyware removal programs. In fact, within the
last month, Microsoft themselves have purchased and rebranded Giant
Company's AntiSpyware program and are now distributing the Microsoft Windows
Antispyware (beta) program for users of Windows 2000, XP and later.
There are currently so many spyware removal programs on the market, which
ones really work?

Thanks to; Martha
http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
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5
ObjectDock 1.1 Released  free
www.objectdock.com
ObjectDock & ObjectDock Plus 1.1 are now available! ObjectDock is a freeware
program launcher and task manager that is highly configurable in how they
look and feel. ObjectDock Plus adds tabbed docks, multiple docks, fly-out
menus and other features.

New in ObjectDock / ObjectDock Plus 1.1:

* Zooming tabbed docks (icons in tabbed docks can now zoom).
* You can now always resize tabbed docks from corners
* Can now run on limited user accounts
* Supports WinKey+D now (show desktop no longer hides ObjectDock if it's set
to always on bottom   or top)
* Unicode support
* Multiple language support (see files in \lang directory)
* Standard docks adjust themselves properly on screen resolution change.
* Auto-hide sensitivity options added for standard docks
* Folder menu items with &'s in them now supported
* Many other minor tweaks
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OpD2d - Direct to disk audio recorder  free
http://www.opcode.co.uk/opd2d/default.asp
Tested on Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP.
  This is a very simple little audio recording application. It can be used to
easily record anything you can get into your soundcard direct onto your hard
disk. You might also have noticed that it's got a bit of an odd interface.

It was originally written to make use of the Yamaha SW1000 XG soundcard's
ability to record the digital audio that it's playing. This is a really
useful feature that combined with this app means I can record streaming
audio from the internet direct to my hard disk, then burn it onto CD.

It now turns out that this feature is built into Windows XP. So anyone with
a Windows PC can record audio to their heart's content.

Now with MP3 support!
OpD2d now supports recording direct to disk in MP3 format. Can you guess who
got an iPod recently?
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7
  Piracy & Microsoft's EULA
There has been some discussion at different times about pirated software and
or what we can do with our copies of Microsoft's software.
Here are some handy reference sites;

Contact for MS piracy department is;
www.microsoft.com/piracy/reporing

more info see; www.microsoft.com/piracy

Here is the Microsoft link to check your software to see if it is legal;
www.howtotell.com

Here is a link to the Microsoft EULA
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/eula.mspx

IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement ("EULA") is a
legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity) and
Microsoft Corporation for the Microsoft software that accompanies this EULA,
which includes computer software and may include associated media, printed
materials, "online" or electronic documentation, and Internet-based services
("Software"). An amendment or addendum to this EULA may accompany the
software. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING,
COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT
INSTALL, COPY, OR USE THE SOFTWARE; YOU MAY RETURN IT TO YOUR PLACE OF
PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND, IF APPLICABLE.
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
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The Patches Scrolls
http://www.patches-scrolls.de/

Do you enjoy video gaming?
If so, the Patches Scrolls site may be what you're looking for. The site
describes itself as "the
Internet's premier source for bug-free gaming experiences. Here you can find
almost every
patch for Macintosh and AMIGA and Windows-PC and Linux." If you're having a
problem with
a favorite game, this site is worth checking out for game enhancements and
bug fixes.

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Save As Command
The Save As command gives you a chance to save your work with a different
name, in a different
location, or in a different format.

Suppose you open the Random Musings file in your Miscellaneous Stuff
directory and change a
few sentences around. You want to save the changes, but you don't want to
lose the original stuff.
So you select File, Save As and type the new name, "Additional Random
Musings."

Note: The Save As command is identical to the Save command when you're first
trying to save
something new: You can choose a fresh name and location for your work.

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Microsoft Antispyware Tutorial
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial98.html
Recently Microsoft has released a beta version of their AntiSpyware program.
This tutorial will cover in detail how to install, configure, and scan your
computer using this program in the most effective and efficient manner. As
this program is a beta, there are certain aspects of the program that may
not work correctly as of yet. As new features are added or changed, this
tutorial will be modified to reflect these changes. Please remember that
since this program is still in the beta stage of development, you use it at
your own risk.
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Thanks to; Lawrence
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
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Find Your IP Address
You can use the Run command to find your IP address and other information
with IPCONFIG

The easiest way to get to the run/command prompt is;

Click on Start > in the Run box type  " cmd " (without quotes)  then click
on Enter

In the DOS/command prompt windows that opens
Type   " ipconfig /all "

You will see the name of your computer, your current IP address for all
network adaptors,
and the default gateways and DNS server information.

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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (01/20/2005)

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 Jan 18/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 16/2005
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 Jan 19/2005
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 Jan 19/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
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Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Jan 19/2005
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:  Jan 14/2005
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=3DDaily
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 Jan 19/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 14/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 19/2005
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 (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Jan 20/2005
To update your software
Visit:
  http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=3D19&s_id=3D3
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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 Jan 20/2005
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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MikesWhatsNews  14, 01, 2005
in today's issue #763

2 Malicious Software Removal Tool
3 Make Your Windows System Run Fast
4 Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Contol Cross-Domain Vulnerability
5 PC Setup Cheat Sheet
6 Hitachi Introduces 500GB Drive
7 Evolution Of A Programmer
8 CCC    Little Golden Books
9  Clip The Logo's Wings
10 SyncBack Freeware v3.2.6
11 Keep It Clean
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Malicious Software Removal Tool
Published: January 11, 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool checks Windows XP,
Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 computers for and helps remove
infections by specific, prevalent malicious software—including Blaster,
Sasser, and Mydoom. When the detection and removal process is complete, the
tool displays a report describing the outcome, including which, if any,
malicious software was detected and removed.

Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday
of each month. New versions will be made available through this Web page,
Windows Update, and the Microsoft Download Center.
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Online version of this tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
This online tool scans your hard disk for viruses and tries to remove them.
To proceed, click the Check My PC for Infection button.
The site allows users to run the tool directly from a Web page at the site,
however, take note
that even at that Web site only operating system currently supported by
Microsoft will work.
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Make Your Windows System Run Fast
http://users.accesscomm.ca/gbraun/wxp/
This site is a goldmine of practical information on how to keep your Windows
system running fast and problem-free.
There are separate sections for Windows 98 and XP with on-site hints and
tutorials and hundreds of links to other web
resources. A lot of  material here to digest but you will be well rewarded.

Thanks to Christy
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Microsoft Windows HTML Help ActiveX Contol Cross-Domain Vulnerability
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-012B.html

Source: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-012B

Systems Affected
      * Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, and Server 2003
      * Internet Explorer 5.x and 6.x
      * Other Windows programs that use MSHTML

Overview
    The Microsoft Windows HTML Help Activex control contains a
    cross-domain vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated,
    remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands or code with the
    privileges of the user running the control. The HTML Help control
    can be instantiated by an HTML document loaded in Internet Explorer
    or any other program that uses MSHTML.
++ There is more on the web site.

Appendix A. References

      * Vulnerability Note VU#972415 -
        http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972415

      * Microsoft Security Bulletin MS05-001 -
        http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-001.mspx

      * HTML Help files do not work correctly after you uninstall security
        update 890175 (MS05-001) -
        http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892641

      * You cannot access HTML Help functionality on some Web sites after
        installing security update MS05-001 -
        http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892675

      * Reusing MSHTML -
        http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/hosting/hosting.asp

      * HTML Help ActiveX Control Overview -
        <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/
        htmlhelp/html/vsconocxov.asp>

      * Related Topics -
        <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/
        htmlhelp/html/vsconocxrelatedtopics.asp>

      * About the Browser (Internet Explorer - WebBrowser) -
        <http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/overview/Overview.asp>

      * CVE CAN-2004-1043 -
        <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1043>
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PC Setup Cheat Sheet
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/yournewpc.mspx
Tips and advice to get you started with your new PC
Published: December 27, 2004
By Robbin Young
Have you gone out and treated yourself (or someone you love) to a new
computer—or perhaps a new toy that hooks up to your old computer? If
you're like most of us, chances are you're excited—and you've probably got
some questions, too. Fortunately, with the advent of intelligent,
user-friendly technologies like USB and hardware auto-detect install,
setting up and maintaining your new PC and devices is an easier process than
it used to be.

That's especially true when you have resources like the ones on this page!
Here I've created a one-stop resource for most of the questions you might
have.
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From; Microsoft
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Hitachi Introduces 500GB Drive
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/7k500/7k500_ov.htm
  500 GB of capacity with either SATA II or Parallel ATA interface
The Deskstar 7K500 sustains the leadership momentum with a 25 percent
capacity increase over the previous generation and double the capacity in
the same space as a 250GB drive. A 2TB (terabyte) system can now be achieved
with just four standard form factor ATA drives. This capacity milestone
enhances system reliability by reducing the number of drives needed to
support the most demanding applications.
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Evolution Of A Programmer
http://www.ariel.com.au/jokes/The_Evolution_of_a_Programmer.html
Programmers will get a kick out of this artistic computer joke. It lays out
the evolution of a programmer's skill and career, from the primitive days
of Junior High all the way up to Chief Executive.

From; 332nd issue of the Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
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'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Little Golden Books

http://www.thesantis.com/home2.htm
If you're a baby boomer, you probably remember Little Golden Books from your
childhood.
In fact, if you've had children of your own, you've probably read some of
them to your kids.

The Little Golden Books first appeared in 1942, and were sold in dime
stores, drug stores and food markets. Many writers and artists who first
appeared in LGB titles later gained fame for their work:
Richard Scarry, Garth Williams, Margaret Wise Brown (writer of the famous
GOODNIGHT, MOON), and others.
(One of my favorites, who's almost unknown today, is Tibor Gergely.)

There are a number of people who collect Little Golden Books. You can learn
more about LGBs from the Collecting Little Golden Books site, maintained by
Steve Santi, author of a book about collecting the series.

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9
Clip The Logo's Wings

If you're sick of that flying Windows logo that shows up each time you start
Windows 98, here's the cure:

1.   Click on Start and then choose Run.

2.   In the Run dialog box, type Notepad and press Enter.

3.   In the Notepad window, choose File, Open.

4.   In the dialog box, type msdos.sys and press Enter.

5.   In the msdos.sys file listing, find the [Options] section
and add: Logo=0

6.   Choose File + Save and then Exit the Notepad.

Now when you start Windows, you'll get right to work without the Windows
flying by.

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SyncBack Freeware v3.2.6
http://www.2brightsparks.com/syncback/syncback-hub.html
SyncBack is a powerful freeware program that helps you backup and
synchronise your files to: the same drive; a different drive or medium
(CDRW, CompactFlash, etc); an FTP server; a Network; or a Zip archive.

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Keep It Clean ~ Mike's Friday Tip

No I'm not talking about your online mail.
I'm talking about your computer.

One of the more common problems that cause computer problems is overheating.

This may be caused by fan failure, blocked vent holes, or insufficient air
flow, or a combination of the conditions.

We frequently locate our computer in corners or up against nearby objects.
When a computer is located tight against an adjacent filing cabinet or wall
its cooling vents may be blocked, try to maintain sufficient space for the
air to flow around the computer.

If the computer is placed on the floor under a desk it may have restricted
air flow, it will often suck in small amount of dust and particles which
over time may block the air vents or impede the fan movement.
Pet hair is often a problem.

Periodically, once or twice a year carefully move the cables, now is a good
time to use your digital camera to take a shot of where they all go, or
label them. Even make a sketch of the back of the computer .

Take the computer outside and carefully remove the cover and use a can of
compressed air made for the purpose, to blow out the interior of the
computer and power supply.

Do not vacuum it creates an electrostatic charge which may damage the
components.
Carefully check the fan blades to see of they easily spin, I normally us the
extended tip of the air can.

If the fans do not easily spin they may need replacing.
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (01/13/2005)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Jan 12/2005
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Jan 11/2005
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Jan 12/2005
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Jan 13/2005
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Jan 11/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Jan 13/2005
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Jan 10/2005
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=3DDaily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

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 Jan 12/2005
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Jan 13/2005
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 Jan 13/2005
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Jan 07/2005
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Jan 12/2005
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Jan 11/2005
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Jan 13/2005
To update your software
Visit:=
  http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=3D19&s_id=3D3
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Jan 13/2005
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Jan 13/2005
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Jan 13/2005
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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MikesWhatsNews  07, 01, 2005
in today's issue #762

2 WIZMO Remote-Control Open/Close CD Trays
3 StartupRun v1.22
4 Adobe Reader 7
5 Tux Paint
6 Mcheck 2.0
7 Beauregard's Browser Security
8 CCC    Back4Win
9  Troubleshooting Autorun
10 Make Firefox Faster
11 Floppy Drives
12 Microsoft Ships Public AntiSpyware Beta
HackFix Updates
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NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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2
WIZMO Remote-Control Open/Close CD Trays

http://www.grc.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm

DRIVE OPEN (EJECT) and CLOSE (LOAD)

  open  —  opens the system's default CDROM drive tray.
Example: wizmo open

  close  —  closes the system's default CDROM drive tray.
Example: wizmo close

  open={drive:}  —  open or eject specific removable drive media.
On systems with multiple CDROM or other removable drives (e.g. Iomega Zip
and Jaz) this opens or ejects the media from the specified drive.
Example: wizmo open=w:

  close={drive:}  —  close or load specific removable drive media.
(NT/2000/XP only) On systems with multiple CDROM or other removable drives
(e.g. Iomega Zip and Jaz) this closes or loads the media on the specified
drive. This function is not available under Windows 95/98/ME. On those
systems it will behave like the "close" function above.
Example: wizmo close=r:
++
____________________________________________________________
3
StartupRun v1.22
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html
This free utility can work in all 32-bit Windows operating systems:
Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
The StartupRun utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded
automatically
when Windows boots. For each application, additional information is
displayed
(Product Name, File Version, Description, and Company Name), in order to
allow you
to easily identify the applications that are loaded at Windows startup. if
StartupRun
identifies a spyware or adware program that runs at startup, it
automatically paints it
in pink color. In addition, you are allowed to Edit, disable, enable and
delete the selected
startup entries. You can also save the list of startup items into a text or
html files, and
even add a new startup entry to the Registry.
++
____________________________________________________________
4
Adobe Reader 7 Available free
  http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html

Free software to enhance information exchange using Adobe PDF files
Adobe=AE Reader=AE 7.0 is free software that enables business
professionals and home
users to reliably share information using intelligent PDF files.
With Adobe Reader 7.0, you can easily view, print, and search PDF files
using a variety of
platforms and devices.

With a growing list of rich features, this new version of familiar Adobe
Reader software:

Provides better overall performance for faster launch times and real-time
zooming and panning
Enables you to fill out and submit PDF forms from a variety of devices
Helps you download and organize digital editions (formerly known as eBooks)
on a variety of
devices, with full support for portrait or landscape viewing

++ There is more on the web site.
____________________________________________________________
5
Tux Paint
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/
Open Source Drawing Software for Children
Tux Paint is a free drawing program designed for young children (kids ages 3
and up).
It has a simple, easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an
encouraging cartoon
mascot who helps guide children as they use the program.
(See the full list of features.)
It provides a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help your child
be creative.
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6
Mcheck 2.0 (beta)
http://www.rnowicki.neostrada.pl/mcheck.html
Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP FREEWARE

Mcheck is a notification program that can check multiple POP3 accounts for
new mail.
You can simply integrate it with your E-mail client to receive mail
automatically.
____________________________________________________________
7
Beauregard's Browser Security
http://bshagnasty.home.att.net/browsersettings.htm
Stop those annoying popup/popunder ads

Welcome to Beauregard's personal way to save twenty bucks!
That seems to be the going rate for some popup stopping third party
software.
What you see here is the opinion of me and me alone, so remember YMMV 1.
Further, the time and space allotted is not sufficient for a complete
tutorial for all
versions of operating systems and browsers.

If you do nothing else here, go read Section 3. It is an EASY modification.

So, the rest of this stuff is mainly for the world's most common browser:
Internet Explorer.
Most of my non-geek friends use IE, and Version 6.0 is featured here.
IE 5.5 has a lesser set of options similar to these described below; you
figure it out.
If you are using IE less than 5.5, you should upgrade, and Outhouse Distress
2 of course comes with that.
++ There is more on the web site.
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Back4Win Freeware
http://www.alistairgeorge.com/b4win/

Losing Data (computer files) is at least disconcerting, at most potential
failure of your business!.
Backup software used regularly, insures your computer against these losses
by storing copies of
your data in a safe place. Back4Win is free, and is highly regarded by
thousands of users as a
no-cost solution for data integrity. Business users should seriously
consider the very low cost of
$24.95 for Back4WinXP which, along with many other features, automatically
keeps all versions
of critical files, so you can go back to any version. This 'Stealth' mode
makes Back4WinXP
tremendously more secure than regular backups.
~~~~~~~~
9
Troubleshooting Autorun

If you've ever placed a CD in your Windows computer's CD-ROM drive and then
had to launch it
from within Windows Explorer or My Computer because the CD won't play
automatically, you'll be
pleased to know that there's an easy registry-edit you can perform to
correct the AutoRun problem.

There's a Registry value that prevents Autorun from working on certain drive
types because incorrect
data in this Registry value has disabled the ability for Windows to
automatically run a CD placed in
the CD-ROM drive.

To fix the problem, launch Registry Editor and navigate to the
key HKEY_ CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Policies\Explorer subkey.
Then, in the right-hand pane, double-click the NoDriveTypeAutoRun value.
Its data most likely reads 0000 FF 00 00 00. Delete FF 00 00 00 and enter 95
00 00 00,
and then click OK.
You may need to restart Windows , but the Autorun feature for your CD-ROM
drive will be enabled.

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10
Make Firefox Faster
http://forevergeek.com/open_source/make_firefox_faster.php

After you get past the beginner
<http://forevergeek.com/open_source/a_beginners_guide_to_firefox.php> stage
with Firefox, try this "power-user" trick to make it download pages faster
by allowing multiple connections so it can download more than one file at a
time. It's only useful for broadband users, so if you're still on dial-up
you can just skip this one for now.
Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:
1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit Enter on the keyboard.

2. Scroll down and look for the following entries & modify them as
instructed:

- change "network.http.pipelining" to "true": rightclick it then choose
Toggle
- change "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true": rightclick it then
choose Toggle
- change "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to 30 (original value is 4),
meaning it will be able to make 30 requests at once: rightclick it then
choose Modify, overwrite the original value & enter 30.

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you
enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page
loading.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it
"nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the
amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!

I was also reading somewhere (I don't remember where now.. I restarted
Firefox to check out the above changes) that you shouldn't make the last
"nglayout" change on OSX for some reason. But give it a try-- you'll like
it! Of course this also increases the load on a given webserver as it gets
more simultaneous requests per browser, but I'd say that the the speed
improvement is worth it.
For Beginner's Firefox Guide:
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~conberj/fx_guide.html

Thanks to Sean at; mycomuterheadaches
MCH - http://shorterlink.com/?PBFUJ5
SMB - http://savemybutt.com
____________________________________________________________
11
Floppy Drives
a lot of the newer computer are coming out with no floppy drives.
This cost saving tactic by the manufactures may render a lot of your backed
up data unaccessible.

Many of us have programs and utilities of other data saved on floppy disks,
When I go out to help someone with their computer problems I take 10 or more
floppy disks with me of recovery and utility programs which would be
unaccessible without a floppy drive.

My new Toshiba laptop came without a floppy drive, so I purchased a USB
external floppy drive for around $40.
It now goes with me on trouble calls.

Don't be caught with out one, if you are purchasing a new computer they can
often be added for  less than $20.
____________________________________________________________

Microsoft Ships Public AntiSpyware Beta
http://www.windowsitpro.com/articles/articleid/45026/45026.html
    Late Wednesday night, Microsoft shipped its public beta of
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware, which is based on the antispyware
application that Giant Company Software previously sold. Microsoft
purchased Giant in December. Additionally, Microsoft announced that it
will soon ship the first monthly installment of a malicious software
removal tool that will help customers remove malware such as worms and
viruses. The first version of that tool will appear January 11, the
same day Microsoft issues its monthly security bulletins.
++
___________________________________________________________
   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (01/06/2005)

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 Jan 01/2005
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Jan 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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Jan 06/2005
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Jan 06/2005
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Jan 03/2005
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Jan 06/2005
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Jan 06/2005
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=3DDaily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

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 Jan 06/2005
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Jan 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 Jan 05/2005
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Dec 31/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Jan 05/2005
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Jan 05/2005
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Dec 31/2004
To update your software
Visit:
  http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=3D19&s_id=3D3
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Jan 06/2005
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Jan 06/2005
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Jan 04/2005
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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3017 St Clair Ave #176
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MikesWhatsNews  17, 12, 2004
in today's issue #761
Seasons Greetings
2 W32Zafi-D Christmas Virus Makes the Rounds
3 Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040
4 Process Explorer 8.6
5 DesktopX 2.4 Preview
6 YahooPOPs!
7 Ajour
8 CCC    National Christmas Tree Association
9  Changing Mouse Pointers
10 Anim8or
11 Run Box Shorcut
12 HijackThis 1.9.9
HackFix Updates
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2
W32Zafi-D Christmas Virus Makes the Rounds
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/W32_Zafi-D.htm

W32/Zafi-D is a mass mailing worm and peer-to-peer worm.
W32/Zafi-D copies itself to the Windows system folder with the filename
Norton Update.exe. W32/Zafi-D creates a number of files in the Windows
system folder with filenames consisting of 8 random characters and a DLL
extension. Some of these are exact or zipped copies of the worm, detected as
W32/Zafi-D, while others are log files created by the worm.
W32/Zafi-D harvests email addresses from the Windows Address Book and from
files found on the hard drive.
W32/Zafi-D copies itself to folders with names containing share, upload, or
music as ICQ 2005a new!.exe or winamp 5.7 new!.exe.
W32/Zafi-D displays an fake error message box with the caption "CRC: 04F6Bh"
and the text "Error in packed file!".

http://secunia.com/virus_information/13872/

To prevent Zafi.D from reaching epidemic levels, Panda Software has released
its free PQREMOVE utility, which detects and eliminates Zafi.D from all the
computers it may have infected.
This tool can be downloaded from:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities.
____________________________________________________________
3
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-040 Summary
    http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=1611519
Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows 2000 SP3, Windows 2000 SP4, or Windows XP
SP1
Internet Explorer 6 SP1 on Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a; Windows NT Server
4.0, Terminal Service Edition SP6; Windows 98; Windows 98 SE; or Windows Me
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition SP1
++
____________________________________________________________
4
Process Explorer 8.6
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs
processes have opened or loaded.

The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window
always shows a list of the
currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts,
whereas the information
displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is
in: if it is in handle mode
you’ll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has
opened; if Process Explorer is in
DLL mode you’ll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has
loaded. Process Explorer also has
a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have
particular handles opened or
DLLs loaded.

The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down
DLL-version problems or
handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications
work.

Process Explorer works on Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Server 2003, and
64-bit versions of Windows for x64 processors.


What's new in Version 8.60:

# Multi-row tabs on process properties dialog
# Image signing verification on process image properties dialog
# Mini-CPU usage graph on toolbar
# Command-line option for specifying Process Explorer priority
# Manual refresh (F5) forces recheck of job and .NET process status
# Single-clicking on tray icon minimizes and restores main window
++
____________________________________________________________
5
DesktopX 2.4 Preview
http://www.desktopx.net
This month we'll be releasing DesktopX 2.4. Yea yea, we just
released 2.3 last month, but we've gotten some great feedback and wanted to
toss in those goodies before the holidays!

Here are some of the major changes for 2.4:

- Added Hue shift control for Widgets.
- Added "Widget preferences" panel in widget mode.
Here you can tweak:
             - Z-Order
             - Opacity
             - Shadows
             - Run on start-up
             - Access widgets via system tray or taskbar (or hidden).

We've really tried to make DesktopX even easier to use with this version.
With
the widgets now being tweakable on their own and the overall interface
simplified, we hope you'll give DesktopX a fresh look.

You can download free version of DesktopX at http://www.desktopx.net or get
it
as part of Object Desktop at http://www.objectdesktop.com
____________________________________________________________
6
YahooPOPs!  free
http://yahoopops.sourceforge.net/
Windows version: v 0.6

YPOPs!, for short, is an application that provides POP3 access to Yahoo!
Mail.
It is available on the Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac platforms.

Yahoo! Mail disabled free access to its POP3 service on 24th April, 2002.
This application emulates a POP3 server and enables popular email clients
like Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, Mozilla, etc., to download email from Yahoo!
accounts. We do not go against the license agreements of Yahoo! Mail. This
application is completely legitimate and well within the realms of legal
software.
This application is more like a gateway. It provides a POP3 server interface
at one end to talk to email clients and an HTTP client (browser) interface
at the other which allows it to talk to Yahoo!
Note: If you find that YahooPops 0.6 does not delete downloaded msgs from
the server and you are downloading the same msgs again, the solution is
here:
http://daniel.bryg.net/yahoopops.php

Thanks to; Sean at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
____________________________________________________________
7
  Ajour  free
   http://www.micro-sys.dk/products/ajour/
  Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003
Micro-Sys Ajour is an easy-to-use personal information manager (PIM).
Use it as a combined calendar, diary, organizer, and reminder.

Keep track of dates, appointments, annual events like birthdays, todo items,
and notes. You can also dial phone numbers stored in your data just by
double-clicking them. Ajour supports 8 languages in the user interface:
Danish, Dutch, English, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

National Christmas Tree Association
http://www.realchristmastrees.org/

"The trees that grace our homes each year at Christmas are not
newcomers to planet Earth. Most have been our neighbors for
centuries, predating even the very first Christmas. So, where did
these trees come from? How did we find them? Where do they grow?
How do we grow more? And do we use them for
things other than Christmas trees? ... The answers to these
questions and more can be found in the National Christmas Tree
Association's presentation of Christmas Tree History and
Characteristics." - from the website

The site offers an excellent presentation on the various types of
trees used at Christmas, complete with photos and botanical
information. There are tips for tree selection and a guide for
tree care, safety and recycling.
The FAQ answers a number of queries from how to find a
"Charlie Brown" Christmas tree, to which variety has the best
scent.
~~~~~~~~
9
Changing Mouse Pointers
It's really not hard at all. Plus it's a fun way to make
waiting for things to load more bearable.

In Win XP, you'll first go to the Start menu, then the Control
Panel.  (In Win98, go to the Control Panel and select Mouse)

Click on Appearance and Themes under "Pick a Category".

Next, click on Mouse Pointers. (This option is under "See Also").

Now you'll be in the Mouse Properties window. Click on the tab
called Pointers. At the top you'll see options under Scheme;
click on the drop-down arrow to look at the different ones
available. Once you click on a Scheme, you can see a preview of
what the pointer will look like by clicking under Customize.

After you decide on a Scheme, click OK and Voila! You've
customized your mouse pointer!
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10
Anim8or
http://www.anim8or.com/main/
  Anim8or is a 3D modeling and character animation program that I have
written over the past couple of years, not as a commercial endeavor, but
because I love 3D graphics, animation, and programming.  While it is far
from a complete professional level application like 3DStudio MAX or
Lightwave, I believe that it has enough capability to be of use to others.
Version v0.9 is now in beta.  Anim8or has come a long way since the first
release called v0.1.  There are still may areas that need improvement,
primarily the renderer, but it's getting close to what I had originally
imagined as the magic v1.0.  I don't plan on stopping there, but it'll be a
nice milestone along the way.
++
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Run Box Shorcut

one of the Window key shortcuts I use a lot is the Windows key + letter R

This will bring up the Run Box into which you can enter an web page
Click Ok and it will open the page in IE

Or enter the directory you wish to go to " C:\ " will bring up the root
directory of your C drive

The Run Box is also the place to enter some of the command utilities which
can only be run from the Run Box.
____________________________________________________________

12
HijackThis
Merijn reports that a new version of HJT is finally available. Here is their
report:

HijackThis 1.99 has gone final and is available for download!


Updates:

Added O23 method: NT Services, which lists all (non-disabled, non-Microsoft)
services, like Msconfig.

Added 'Action taken' info to 'More info on this item' dialog.

Integrated ADS Spy into HijackThis, 'Misc Tools' section.

Added Spybot-like intro frame for first-time users with access to common
tasks.

Added /autolog commandline parameter to automatically scan, save a logfile
and open it.

Fixed bug when item with IP in a Trusted Zone entry (O15) wasn't fixed.

Added 'Trusted IP ranges' to O15 method.

Updated Ignorelist, Backups list and Process manager to allow multiple
selected items.

Fixed bug where a hosts file with inproper linebreaks would hang HijackThis.



Download sites:

Merijn.org
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip

CastleCops
http://computercops.biz/zx/Merijn/hijackthis.zip

SpywareInfo
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Subratam
http://downloads.subratam.org/hijackthis.zip

NOTE:
Systems infected with the 'Ms4Hd' rootkit parasite will experience crashes
in HijackThis 1.99.x since this parasite deliberately crashes programs that
try to detect it. For such cases, a copy of HijackThis 1.98.2 will always be
available here:
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis1982.zip
http://computercops.biz/zx/Merijn/hijackthis1982.zip
_________________
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
Have a spyware-free day!

Thanks to; Sean at mycomputerheadaches
_____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (12/16/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Dec 16/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Dec 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Dec 15/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Dec 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Dec 15/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Dec 16/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Dec 16/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

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 next week)

Last updated Dec 15/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Dec 16/2004
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 Dec 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Dec 10/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Dec 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Dec 16/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Dec 10/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Dec 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Dec 16/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Dec 15/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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3017 St Clair Ave #176
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MikesWhatsNews  10, 12, 2004
in today's issue #760

2 Christmas Concentration
3 Freecycle
4 Ingenious
5 Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars? - The Science Game
6 X-RayPc Spyware Remover
7 How to fix the DSO Exploit bug in Spybot
8 CCC    Christmas Around the World
9  Display The Full Path In The Address Bar
10 Portable Thunderbird 0.9
11 Plan ahead ~  What if?
12      Thunderbird 1.0
HackFix Updates
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Christmas Concentration
http://www.timelydecisions.net/games/memory2/memory.html
have fun
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3
Freecycle
     http://freecycle.org/
The worldwide (!) Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups
across the globe. It's a grass roots movement of people who are giving
(&  getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a
local volunteer moderator (them's good people). Membership is free.

One rule: everything posted must be free.
Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door to be given
away, it can be posted on the network.
Or, maybe you're looking to acquire  something yourself?
Respond to the poster directly and you just might get it.

     Have fun and keep on Freecyclin'!
     ++ There is more on the web site.
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4
Ingenious
http://www.ingenious.org.uk/
Check out Ingenius.Org, a cool, educational website that takes a diverse
look into a fascinating range of topics from the world of Science and
Culture. Forget video games and gossip, next time you are bored online this
is definitely the place to go.

Visitors can read a host of interesting articles on subjects such as
Identity, Health and Migration, view the extensive archive of images
("everything from sex to flying machines!") courtesy of the site's sponsor,
NMSI, and participate in live debates on several current issues about the
role of science in our modern society.
++
From; Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/index.htm

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5
Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars? - The Science Game
http://education.jlab.org/million/index.html
Welcome to Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars!
  Test your knowledge of math and science as you work your way to the million
dollar level!
Although the questions you will answer are real, the money, unfortunately,
is not.
You aren't playing for real money! Sorry!

Thanks to; Martha  http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
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6
X-RayPc Spyware Remover
http://www.x-raypc.com/
As the spyware versus anti-spyware battle rages on, we were looking for good
tools that allow a user to examine the contents of his machine and to take
corrective actions against those. An excellent candidate for this is
"HijackThis" by Merijn, which is already in use by plenty of "anti spyware
experts". We felt that it HJT could be improved upon in some ways and thus
the idea for X-RayPc Spyware Remover was born. We took the best parts of the
HJT concept and linked it up to the SpywareGuide database. The result is
something like a systems management tool with build-in expert system.

Features
Functional
Lists active processes
List autostarting programs
Lists BHOs, Download Program Files, IE Extention plugins, etc...
Shows file size and MD5 of all files instantly
One-Click "Triage" : shows which items are "good", "bad" or "unknown"
Integrated file-uploader
Integrated deactivation and removal of an item or file
Can kill running processes (within the limits of the OS security model)
Can delete in-use files (after reboot)
Can export the log file in text form, Excel format and in HJT-compatible
format
Detects hundreds of "bad" programs
++
From; Internet Tourbus http://www.TOURBUS.com
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7
How to fix the DSO Exploit bug in Spybot
http://www.savemybutt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=749
If you still can't fix the DSO Exploit bug in Spybot, even with the official
release of the fix from Spybot's designer, this tutorial will teach you how
to remove the bug manually.
Thanks to; Sean at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Christmas Around The World

http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/around.html

Overview of traditions in different countries around the world.
Includes recipes...
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Display The Full Path In The Address Bar

Want to view a folder's complete path in the Address bar of an Explorer
window?
That way, you know exactly what you're looking at.

Select Tools, Folder Options and click the View tab.
Under Advanced Settings, select "Display the full path in the address bar,"
then click OK.

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Portable Thunderbird 0.9 (USB Drive-Friendly)
http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_thunderbird/
- with extensions support!
Thunderbird supports running from removable drives with minimal
reconfiguration. To make life even easier, I've repackaged Thunderbird as a
complete, removable drive-friendly email client. This grew out of a
mozillaZine forum topic on making Firefox portable back in June of 2004.
I've added this mozillaZine thread for questions and comments. If you don't
get an answer there, you can also contact me.
(Note: Portable Firefox is also available.
http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/ )

Download / Disclaimer
This is an unofficial package. It is an official build, but has been
modified and a specialized launcher added to make extensions portable. No
warranty is expressed or implied.

10,000 downloads and counting...

Download Portable Thunderbird 0.9 Now (ZIP Format) (7.73Mb download / 10.6Mb
uncompressed)
Installation / Use
To install, just download the ZIP and unzip it to the root directory of your
USB drive. It will create a "thunderbird" directory and all the requisite
directories underneath. To use Thunderbird on your drive, launch it with the
PortableThunderbird.exe file in the thunderbird directory. DO NOT launch the
thunderbird.exe file directly, as this will create a profile on your hard
drive.
++
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11
Plan ahead ~  What if?

A topic came up on one of the groups I belong to which may help others.

Many of us have friend on the internet and in various group, but how would
they know if you were to die or were otherwise unable to access the web.
Would your mail eventualy start bouncing and they loose track of you
thinking that you changed your address?

I have a letter put with my will and important papers that contains my
computer password, and the location on my computer to find a farewell
letter to all my friends. There is also a floppy with the info and links to
all the group list owners and my friends.

Feel free to share this idea with your friends it may help someone.
____________________________________________________________

Thunderbird 1.0
http://www.mozilla.org/
Mozilla’s next generation e-mail client.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - December 7, 2004 - The Mozilla Foundation, a
non-profit organization dedicated to preserving choice and promoting
innovation on the Internet, today announced the worldwide availability of
the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 email client. Thunderbird focuses on new
features and settings to help stop spam and prevent viruses, the two biggest
problems facing email users today. Mozilla Thunderbird follows last month's
highly successful release of Mozilla Firefox 1.0 that has been downloaded by
over nine million users.

Today's announcement marks the immediate availability of Thunderbird 1.0 for
Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux-as a free download from mozilla.org and by CD
from the Mozilla Store. Thunderbird is now available in English, German,
Greek, and Turkish with more languages on the way.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (12/09/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Dec 09/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Dec 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Dec 06/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Dec 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Dec 03/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Dec 09/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Dec 09/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

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 next week)

Last updated Dec 09/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Dec 09/2004
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 Dec 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Dec 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Dec 08/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Dec 07/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Dec 03/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Dec 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Dec 08/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Dec 06/2004
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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you would like to see added to the weekly updates list Please
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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
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I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
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MikesWhatsNews  03, 12, 2004
in today's issue #759
	 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
2 Hector Protector Button/Screen Saver
3 New Browser Flaw Out
4 Java Update 1.4.1_07
5 Breaking, Entering Your PC
6 Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
7 Jotti's malware scan 2.42
8 CCC    LawForKids
9  Optimize System Performance in XP
10 Internet Explorer Fix
11 Keyboard Shortcut to System Restore  in XP
12 US-CERT Security Bulletins Summary of Security Items
HackFix Updates
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NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

There is a complete archive of past MikesWhatsNews newsletters
available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word
or issue #.  Here is the address direct to the messages;
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MikesWhatsNews/messages
and; http://www.freelists.org/archives/mikeswhatsnews/
The HTML version is available here http://www.http://www.mwn.ca/

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Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (IE 6.0 SP1)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889293
Last Review : December 1, 2004
Revision : 1.0
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-040. The security bulletin
contains all the relevant information about the security update, including
file manifest information and deployment options.
To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web
sites:
Consumer:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200410_windows.mspx
++
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2
Hector Protector Button/Screen Saver
http://www.microsoft.com/nz/athome/security/children/hector.mspx
This Hector Protector™ button has been created by the NetSafe® Programme
of New Zealand to help keep children safe online. The function of this
button is to give a child the ability to quickly cover the screen of the
computer with a screen saver of Hector Protector™ when they encounter
material that frightens or upsets them. With a click of the button, the
problem is covered over by Hector until a trusted adult can come and deal
with the situation. Hector also gives children very positive feedback for
using the button and talking with an adult about the problem.

There are separate down loads for users of Windows XP and for all other
Windows operating system users
++
From; Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
3
New Browser Flaw Out  By Sean Michael Kerner

http://www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/article.php/3440971

It's not rare when a flaw disables Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), but it
is rare when the same flaw affects the alternatives.

That's the unfortunate case with a new bug that targets the Mozilla Browser,
Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari. It causes them to crash and could
potentially form the basis of an exploit that would affect virtually all
major browsers.

The bug has been called the Infinite Array Sort Denial Of Service
Vulnerability and causes the affected browsers to execute an infinite
JavaScript array sort. That operation in turn effectively causes a DoS on
the browser in question and causes it to crash by exhausting stack memory.

At present there are no confirmed exploits in the wild that expand the
vulnerability to execute malicious code, though that may only be a matter of
time.
++
From; http://esecurityplanet.com/
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4
Java Update 1.4.1_07
http://jdl.sun.com/update/1.4.1/?version=1.4.1_01-b01
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition 1.4.1_07 is available for
download

This will fix the venerability which is found in earlier versions.
refference article;  http://secunia.com/SA13271
____________________________________________________________
5
Breaking, Entering Your PC  By Terry McDermott LA Times Staff Writer
<http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&u=/latimests/breakingen
teringyourpc&printer=1>
Shorter link;  http://shorterlink.com/?TPFPTX
It can, and often does, start something like this:

You're online, maybe searching for a specific piece of information, maybe
just cruising the Web. I was investigating new search technologies that were
advertised as useful in dealing with variations in the spelling of names and
had read that Lycos, a pre-Google Internet portal and search engine, had
developed some.

I found links for Lycos and clicked on one. That was the beginning. Within
minutes, my computer was swamped with advertisements — pop-ups,
pop-unders, pop-all-overs. There were so many I couldn't close them before
others started appearing. I had to shut the computer down.

When it restarted, my Web browser had a new pornographic home page, and soon
another flood of advertisements was underway. This time, I was able to get
rid of most of it and resume working.
++
Thanks to; Sean at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
____________________________________________________________
6
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
They're back!
PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product
has been released to manufacturing. They add fun and functionality to the
Windows experience.
Download
ClearType Tuner PowerToy
HTML Slide Show Wizard
Alt-Tab Replacement
Open Command Window Here
Tweak UI
Tweak UI for Itanium™-based systems
Power Calculator
Image Resizer
CD Slide Show Generator
Virtual Desktop Manager
Taskbar Magnifier
Webcam Timershot

Note We've taken great care to ensure that PowerToys operate as they should,
but they are not part of Windows and are not supported by Microsoft. For
this reason, Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about
PowerToys. PowerToys are for Windows XP only.
++
Thanks to; Albert at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WindowsXp_HowTo/
____________________________________________________________
7
Jotti's malware scan 2.42
http://virusscan.jotti.dhs.org/
If you have a file that you are concerned about this site will scan it for
malicious content.

By up loading files to this online service you agree that your files will be
stored locally for personal virus collection interests.

Furthermore: this service is by no means 100% safe. If this scanner says
'OK', it does not necessarily mean the file is clean. There could be a whole
new virus on the loose. NEVER EVER rely on one single product only, not even
this service, even though it utilizes several products. Therefore, I cannot
and will not be held responsible for any damage caused by results presented
by this non-profit online service.

Also, I am aware of the implications of a setup like this. I am sure this
whole thing is by no means scientifically correct, since this is a fully
automated service (although manual correction is possible). I am aware, in
spite of efforts to proactively counter these, false positives might occur,
for example. I do not consider this a very big issue, so please do not
e-mail me about it. This is a simple online scan service, not the university
of Wichita (however, manual correction is performed on a regular basis).
Although I try to keep these results as accurate as humanly possible, the
only viable conclusion to be drawn here: "100% protection" is a myth.
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

LawForKids.org

http://www.lawforkids.org/
This Web site is dedicated to teaching children about the law.

~~~~~~~~
9
Optimize System Performance in XP

Your Windows XP system is automatically configured to handle system
performance according to default settings, which you can alter depending on
your working needs. Settings which deal with visual effects can enhance the
XP interface, but can also slow down your processor speed. To improve the
performance of your XP  system, you can customize these settings.

Right-click on the My Computer icon and then choose Properties from the
shortcut menu.
In the System Properties dialog box, select the Advanced tab, and then in
the Performance panel, click the Settings button to open the Performance
Options dialog box.
Select the Visual Effects tab, and then select the Custom option button.
Then, from the list box, deselect those visual effects options that you
don't want Windows XP to generate in order to increase your processor speed.

Once you're finished, click Apply and then OK, and your setting changes will
take effect.

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Internet Explorer Fix
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
General purpose fix for Internet Explorer [Win 98/ME/2000/XP]
Internet Explorer Fix - is a general purpose repair utility for Internet
Explorer which repairs Internet Explorer by registering it's core DLL files
and through the INF file. Additionally if it detects Windows 2000/XP as the
Operating System, it runs SFC to restore missing or corrupt Windows system
files.
     o Registers the core modules of Internet Explorer.
     o Refreshes Internet Explorer using IE.INF method. (Optional)
     o For Windows 2000/XP: Initiates "SFC /Scannow". (Optional)
     o Repairs two important registry keys which are required to set IE as
the default browser
++
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11
Keyboard Shortcut to System Restore  in XP
You can get to the System Restore feature in Windows XP quickly using this
keyboard shortcut.

WindowKey + Pause/break key at the same time.
Then click the "System Restore" tab

For more information see Microsoft's page;
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/xpsysrst.mspx
____________________________________________________________

US-CERT Security Bulletins Summary of Security Items
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB04-336.html
This bulletin provides a summary of new or updated vulnerabilities,
exploits,
trends, viruses, and trojans between November 24 through November 30, 2004
+
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (12/02/2004)

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 Nov 30/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Dec 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 30/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Dec 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Nov 30/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Dec 02/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Dec 02/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Dec 01/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Dec 02/2004
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 Dec 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Nov 26/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Dec 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Dec 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Nov 26/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Dec 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Dec 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Dec 02/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7
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MikesWhatsNews  26 , 11, 2004
in today's issue #758
	 Thanksgiving Day Quiz
2 AVG Personal E-mail Scanner Guide
3 HijackThis log file Analysis
4 Are You a Responsible Computer User?
5 A Beginner's Guide to Firefox
6 Protect IE without SP2
7 Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide
8 CCC    Wiz Solitaire
9 Free Up Disk Space With Disk Cleanup
10 Partition Saving
11 Paint with 2 Colours
HackFix Updates
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

There is a complete archive of past MikesWhatsNews newsletters
available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word
or issue #.  Here is the address direct to the messages;
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and; http://www.freelists.org/archives/mikeswhatsnews/
The HTML version is available here http://www.http://www.mwn.ca/

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___________________________________________________________

Thanksgiving Day Quiz
http://www.quizland.com/thanksgiving.mv

Thanks to; Thanks to; Martha http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
___________________________________________________________
2
Personal E-mail Scanner Guide AVG - EMS
http://www.grisoft.cz/us/us_ts_wizard.php
Welcome to configuration guide for AVG - EMS (Personal E-mail Scanner)
We recommend only users who are able to configure their email client to send
and receive emails directly from a mail server should manually configure
AVG-EMS (Personal Email Scanner). All other users are recommended to use the
Wizard to configure AVG-EMS. If you are not successful with configuring the
e-mail scanner (e-mails do not work) or you are not sure about the settings,
contact please our technical support.
++

____________________________________________________________
3
HijackThis log file Analysis
http://hijackthis.de/index.php
HijackThis is a program used by experienced users in order to detect browser
hijackers. It allows you to identify any sort of spyware and malware (as
well as some trojan horses and worms). This is achieved by scanning special
zones of the registry as well as the hard disk drive, the results being
listed in a structured window. Another feature of HijackThis is the creation
of a log file, which can be saved as a simple text file and opened by any
text editor (notepad as default). Until now, inexperienced users, who could
not analyze the log file by themselves, had no other choice than posting it
in a specialized forum and to hope that a more experienced user takes some
time to analyze it. The script presented on this page is a way to analyze
your log without help from the outside: simply copy/paste the content of the
log file in the textbox below and hit the analyze button. HijackThis is free
and does not need to be installed.
It can be downloaded here: http://hijackthis.de/hijackthis_198.zip
++
____________________________________________________________
4
Are You a Responsible Computer User?
http://www.marthas-web.com/responsible.htm
If you answered 'Yes' to this question, how did you determine your answer?
Did you say 'Yes' because:

1. You have a virus scanner.
2. You don't open attachments.
3. You don't go to porn sites.
4. What you do on your computer is no one else's concern.

OK, now answer these questions.

1. If you are using any version of Microsoft Windows, do you regularly check
the Windows Update to make sure you have all of the updates installed that
Microsoft has deemed 'Critical'?

2. Is your virus scanner updated? When was the last time you checked to see
if your virus definitions are current?

3. Have you checked your computer for spyware? Do you know about spyware? Do
you have a program that checks for spyware?

4. Are you aware of the fact that there are countless thousands of computers
that are in effect 'Zombies'? These computers are sending out virus, spam
emails and anything else the zombie controllers want to send.

5. Are you aware; if you haven't updated Windows; if you don't have an
updated virus scanner; if you haven't checked for spyware and you are
sending emails to friends and colleagues you are putting their computers at
risk as well as your own?

If you answered 'No' to any of these questions, you need to give your
computing practices a hard look and see what you can do to be able to answer
'Yes, I am a responsible computer user'.
Next, How to be a responsible computer user, Part 1
++
Thanks to; Martha http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
____________________________________________________________
5
A Beginner's Guide to Firefox
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~conberj/fx_guide.html

"This is definitely a work in progress and many revisions will be made and
are being made

The basic idea is that I wanted to run through the things I do when I set up
someone's Firefox for them, but give them the tools to do it themselves, and
the background to understand why. "

Table of Contents
Purpose of This Guide
Introduction
What is Firefox?
Why Firefox?
Installation
Appearances
Toolbar
Themes
Extensions
Mouse Gestures
Chrom-Edit
Others
Browsing Upgrades
Tabbed Browsing
Pop-up Blocking
Ad Blocking
Quick Links
Live Bookmarks
Where to Get Help
Mozillazine Forums
IRC
Re-Installing
References
Keyboard Commands
Useful Links
User Files
++
____________________________________________________________
6
Protect IE without SP2 — part two By Brian Livingston
http://windowssecrets.com/041118/

Microsoft's recent release of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP protects
XP users against a variety of hacker attacks, particularly ones that affect
Internet Explorer. SP2 prevents IE users from being subjected to pop-up
windows and silent downloads of software from rogue Web sites, among other
threats.

But what about people who run versions of Windows other than XP?

In the previous issue of the Windows Secrets Newsletter, we explained how to
give users of Windows 2000 and Me protection from pop-up windows. In this
issue, we focus on adding protection against hacked Web sites that can
exploit weaknesses in IE to infect your PC.

Switching browsers can prevent some but not all problems
++ There is more on the web site.

____________________________________________________________
7
The Antivirus Defense-in-Depth Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/guidance/avdind_0.mspx
The information presented in the Antivirus Defense-in-Depth guide has been
updated to reflect the security improvements provided as part of Windows XP
Service Pack 2. A number of the features in Windows XP Service Pack 2 have
made it more difficult for malware to attack a Windows XP-based computer.
The updates to this guide are designed to ensure that these enhancements are
identified and explained.
  ++
From; Microsoft

____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Wiz Solitaire freeware
http://tellini.info/software/wizsolitaire/

  Wiz Solitaire is a collection of card games such as Klondike, FreeCell,
Spider, Diplomat, Pyramid and Monte Carlo.  You can create custom decks from
your pictures with the included editor.

~~~~~~~~
9
Free Up Disk Space With Disk Cleanup
One of Windows handiest utilities is the Disk Cleanup tool, which is
designed to help you free up hard disk space. While Disk Cleanup
automatically starts when the available free space falls below a 3%
threshold, you can run it at any time.

To do so click the Start button and then choose Programs> Accessories>
System Tools> Disk Cleanup.
When Disk Cleanup launches, select your hard drive from the list box, and
then click OK.
Disk Cleanup will then perform an assessment of your system and present you
with a Files To Remove list box that contains several check boxes, including
Temporary Internet Files, Downloaded Program Files, Recycle Bin, and
Temporary Files. (You may find other check boxes on your particular system.)
Simply select the check boxes corresponding to the folders whose contents
you'd like to delete, and click OK.

If you select the More Options tab, you'll see two more choices: Windows
Setup and Installed Programs,
which allow you to easily remove unneeded Windows components or application
programs.

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10
Partition Saving
http://www.partition-saving.com/
Partition Saving is a DOS program that is used to save, restore and copy
hard-drive, partitions, floppy disk and DOS devices.

With this program you could save all data on a partition to a file (such as
you could save this file on a CD for example). Then if something goes wrong,
you can completely restore the partition from the backup file. You no longer
have to reinstall every piece of software from scratch. All you have to do
is restore the partition from the backup file and then update any software
that was modified since the backup was created.
++
____________________________________________________________
11
Paint with 2 Colours

If you use Microsoft Paint here is a handy way to use 2 colours with a mouse
click

With your Paint program open left click on a colour in the paint palette
( that is the area on the bottom of the screen with the various colours
displayed)

Then right click on a different colour.

You can now paint with either colour by using the corresponding mouse.
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/25/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 24/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Nov 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 24/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Nov 25/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Nov 24/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Nov 25/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Nov 25/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Nov 24/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Nov 25/2004
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 Nov 25/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Nov 19/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Nov 24/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Nov 25/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Nov 19/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Nov 25/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Nov 25/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Nov 22/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

____________________________________________________________
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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
______________________________________________________________________
Please feel free, to offer constructive criticism, as that will help me keep it
interesting.
I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
interest.

All submissions posted in MWN will be given proper credit.
"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
deadlines and information that is very important to readers we accidentally
misspost an item.

If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
correct the information where applicable.

Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
to a link, these often will not work, as the original information, was taken
from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
***MfM*** indicates that I am adding my own information to a particular   
article.
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MikesWhatsNews  19 , 11, 2004
in today's issue #757

2 XP SP2 Information E-Book
3 CDCheck
4 NB-30 BattryFREE™ Wireless Optical Mouse
5 Gmail Notifier
6 Cool Black Cat with Green Eyes
7 YouSendIt
8 CCC    Mihov Image Resizer
9  Dual Boot Considerations
10 AVG Free Forum
11 Saving email
HackFix Updates
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XP SP2 information and e-book download link
http://www.lettermanstationery.com/XPSP2.htm
XP SP2 is more of an update to the OS (Operating System) than just a normal
SP (Service Pack). There are many changes to the OS, as well as Internet
Explorer and Outlook Express. We have found it to be similar to when Win 98
was updated to Win 98SE.

Because of the nature of the new security settings for both Internet
Explorer and Outlook Express, an e-book has been written with many screen
shots included. Myself (Robbie), with a couple of my friends, have written
this e-book. This update isn't the end all of end alls for XP SP2, but a
starting point for ones that want to upgrade to XP SP2. The guide isn't
written in stone and can be changed to suit your current needs. Most of it
is suggestions taken from our experiences of testing this through the many
betas over 6 months. We hope that you will find this guide to be useful and
timesaving.

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3
CDCheck
http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/
CDCheck is a utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of damaged
files on CD-ROMs with an emphasis on error detection. With CDCheck you can
check your CDs and discover which files are corrupted. By using the program
proactively, you can insure that your data on CD-ROMs are safe -- before
it's too late! CDCheck provides the following features: readability
verification, binary compare, CRC file creation (and verification) and file
recovery. For personal usage CDCheck is FREE
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4
The NB-30 BattryFREE™ Wireless Optical Mouse
http://www.a4tech.com/en/press2.asp?AID=70
Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP Mac OS 8.5 ~ 9.X Available in USB
ONLY!

Not only does The BattryFREE™ Wireless Optical Mouse deliver next-
generation technology, this revolutionary mouse creates a friendlier
environment since no batteries mean less harmful static and electric waves
in your living space.

The secret to the BattryFREE™ Wireless Optical Mouse is its innovative
energy-efficient mouse pad, which directly delivers low voltage. When the
Wireless Optical Mouse is placed upon its pad, it saves you money on battery
costs.
++
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5
Gmail Notifier beta
http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index.html
To use the Gmail Notifier, you need Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a more
recent version of Windows.
The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows application that alerts you
when you have new Gmail messages. It displays an icon in your system tray to
let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their
subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web
browser.

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6
Cool Black Cat with Green Eyes
http://home.wanadoo.nl/annekebroenink/maukie2.swf
Go to this site (link below). I have no clue how they got this to work.
There are some great code writers out there!

If you tease her with the mouse pointer on her chest or stomach she will
purr, and
I got her to meow also, by rubbing her forehead with the pointer.

If you make a slow circle around her body, (counter-clockwise) not only will
her
head/eyes follow your pointer, but toward the top, her paw will go up, and
when
in front of her paws at the bottom, her foot comes out like she wants to
play with
your mouse pointer.

(Don't hold the mouse down, just move it)
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7
YouSendIt

http://www.yousendit.com/default.aspx
YouSendIt is another alternative for large files up to 1 GB.

Choose who you want to send a file to. It can be anyone with an email
address.
You can specify multiple email addresses separated by commas.
Select a file to send. You can send photos, audio, documents or anything
else.
Your file will be stored by YouSendIt without ever filling up your
recipient's mailbox.
Click on Send.
YouSendIt will automatically email your recipient a link to your file stored
on our server.
Your file will be deleted after seven days.
No passwords to share, no software to install, no accounts to create, and no
full mailboxes.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
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Mihov Image Resizer  freeware
http://www.imageresizer.com/

Mihov Image Resizer is a handy tool for batch resizing images in bmp, gif,
and jpg picture formats.
You can make pictures or any kind of images smaller or bigger - whichever
you need at the time.

The second feature of the program is converting pictures between different
graphic formats.
You can change from bitmap to JPEG or GIF, from JPEG to GIF or from GIF to
JPEG. Again, this can
be made in batch mode. That means that you will only have to select the
images and the program
will do the rest for all selected images.

The third major feature is rotating. If you have a digital camera and you
took some upright shots
you will have to turn them arround. What better way than with Mihov Image
Resizer? You can
rotate the photos to the left or to the right. This feature comes handy also
when you are scanning
and are too lazy to turn the pictures...

Mihov Image Resizer is also a perfect utility for creating thumbnails, so
you can put them on your
home page for faster loading or send pictures with smaller size to family
and friends by e-mail.

~~~~~~~~
9
Dual Boot Considerations
If your PC is set up to run more than one operating system, you need to
exercise a bit more than
normal care when you install programs. It is generally considered safest to
install different
operating systems on different disk drives, or at least on different
partitions of the same physical
drive. If you use the same program in more than one of those operating
systems, you may be
tempted to use the same program folder for each operating system. While this
may work, it is
usually not a good idea. The program may need different versions of certain
shared files for
different operating systems, and this could mean the program will only work
correctly on the last
operating system for which it was installed.

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The AVG Free Forum
http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/index.php?0
The AVG Free Forum has been created to provide users of AVG Free with a
platform to share knowledge and
discuss issues with other knowledgeable AVG Free users. Registration is
required in order to be able to
submit questions and issues.
However, even non-registered users are able to participate in read-only
mode.
To register for the AVG Free Forum and other On-line Services, go to the AVG
Free Information menu and
select Register Online.

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11
Saving Email
I like to save my email in plain text form in Notepad.

I highlight the section of text from an email and copy it
      Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl and letter C to copy
and then open notepad and paste it into there
      Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl and letter V to paste

I then give the file a name and save it to a folder.

By saving the text portion only I don't have to worry about backing up my
mailbox.
Also in most cases the files are much smaller as there are no headers
included or footers/ads from the email provider.
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/18/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 17/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Nov 15/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/update_avast_4_vps.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.
~~~~~

Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 15/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Nov 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Nov 18/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Nov 18/04
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Nov 18/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Nov 15/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Nov 18/2004
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 Nov 18/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Nov 12/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Nov 18/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Nov 17/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Nov 18/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Nov 18/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Nov 17/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Nov 17/2004
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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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
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This weekly Update will be sent every Thursday on or after
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MikesWhatsNews  13 , 11, 2004
in today's issue #756
	 Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2004
2 Lest We Forget
3 The Story of Koi and the Kola Nuts
4 Panda Platinum 7
5 Magical Jellybean Dictionary v1.1
6 Troubleshooting Firewall settings in  XP SP2
7 How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam
8 CCC   Small World
9          Windows Explorer Tips
10 Golden Security Bits
11 Recover Files from Reycle Bin
12 Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0
HackFix Updates
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2004
Issued: November 9, 2004
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37221
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Lest We Forget
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Street/8986/rem_day.html
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month ...

REMEMBRANCE DAY - Bryan Adams
(from "Into the Fire" A&M 1987)

For our king and our country, and the promise of glory
We came from Kingston and Brighton to fight on the front lines
Just lads from the farms and boys from the cities
Not meant to be soldiers, we lay in the trenches
We'd face the fighting with a smile ... or so we said
If only we had known what danger lay ahead

The sky turned to grey as we went into battle
On the fields of Europe young men were fallin'
I'll be back for you someday - it won't be long
If I can just hold on `til the bloody war is over


The guns will be silent - on Remembrance Day
There'll be no more fighting - on Remembrance Day


By October of `18 Cambrai had fallen
Soon the war would be over and we'd be returning
Don't forget me while I'm gone far away
Well, it won't be long `til I'm back there in your arms again


The guns will be silent - on Remembrance Day
There'll be no more fighting - on Remembrance Day


One day soon I don't know when
You know we'll all be free and the bells of peace will ring again
The time will come for you and me
We'll be going home when this bloody war has ended


The guns will be silent - on Remembrance Day
We'll all say a prayer - on Remembrance Day


... on Remembrance Day ...
... say a little prayer ...
... on Remembrance Day ...


Well, the guns will be silent
There'll be no more fighting
We'll lay down our weapons
On Remembrance Day


... on Remembrance Day ...

Dedicated to my Father a Veteran of WWII
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3
Koi and the Kola Nuts: The Story of Koi and the Kola Nuts
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=152697
This article includes the complete text for Koi and the Kola Nuts, as told
in the program,
Rabbit Ears -- Koi and the Kola Nuts.
++
Thanks to; Martha http://www.marthas-web.com
http://marthas-web-blog.blogspot.com/
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4
Panda Platinum 7 free
http://www.pandasecurity.com/zd/
Panda Software is offering IT Professionals a free one-year subscription to
our #1 Rated AntiVirus software in order to introduce you to the unique
benefits of Platinum 7 with the goal that once you see how well Platinum
works at home that you'll want to install it on your office network.
++
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5
Magical Jellybean Dictionary v1.1
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/dict.shtml
A Freeware Dictionary Client
The Magical Jellybean Dictionary is a freeware dictionary client for Windows
9x/ME/2000/XP. It connects to a dictionary server and retrieves the
definition from a database on the server. It can now connect to any server
via the INI file.
++
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6
Troubleshooting Firewall settings in  XP SP2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357
• INTRODUCTION• Recognizing failure symptoms
The best way to resolve firewall blocking issues is to modify programs to
work with stateful filtering firewalls. If you cannot modify a program, you
can configure the Windows Firewall to add exceptions for specific ports and
programs. This article discusses the failure symptoms that relate to the
default configuration of the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall, how to
configure exceptions for ports and for programs, and how to troubleshoot
firewall settings.
• Configuring Windows Firewall by using the Windows Firewall Security
Alert
• Configuring Windows Firewall by using the Windows Security Center•
Adding a program exception
• Adding a port exception
  • Using logging• Interpreting the log file
• Using command-line support
• Gathering diagnostic data
• Troubleshooting the firewall
• Configuring Windows Firewall Group Policy
++
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7
How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/phishingalrt.htm
  That page will lead you to:

FTC SPAM Home Page
http://www.ftc.gov/spam/
  Good information on both pages that link to other good information for
those
interested in the topic.

Thanks to; Spider at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/24hrsupporthelpdesk/
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/spider1
http://spider1.blogspot.com/
http://erablog.net/blogs/Spider1/
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Small World

http://smallworld.sociology.columbia.edu/

The Small World Research Project where socialogists attempt to prove the
*Six Degrees of Separation* theory - "
the idea that everyone in the world can be reached through a short chain of
social acquaintances."

~~~~~~~~
9
Windows Explorer Tips

When you open up Windows Explorer, either from the Start Menu or by using
the
Windows Key + E hotkey, it always opens up the same.
There are some shortcuts that you can make that will change that though.

explorer.exe /n
Opens Windows Explorer in single-pane view, which is similar to
the view you see when you open My Computer.

explorer.exe /e
Opens Windows Explorer in multipane view, which is the view used
when you open Windows Explorer from the default Windows Explorer
shortcut on the Start menu.

explorer.exe /root, c:\
Specifies the folder that you want Windows Explorer to use as the root for
the view.
You can change the part that has c:\ to anything you want.

explorer.exe /select, c:\command.com
Makes Windows Explorer select the file or folder specified.

You can also combine several of these and separate them with a comma ",".
For instance, if you wanted to open up Windows Explorer in multipane view,
with a root of c:\windows and you wanted your cookies folder highlighted,
you would use the following command:
explorer.exe /e, /root, c:\windows, /select, c:\windows\cookies

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Golden Security Bits
http://www.securitybits.pt.vu
WINDOWS/DOS/MAC OS/LINUX/UNIX/BSD/OS/2/ATARI/AMIGA OS/POCKET PC/PALM OS/JAVA
This small and easy to use website lists some of the best PC and Internet
security software available,
both free and comercial versions.
Thanks to; Sean  at;
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
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11
Recover Files from Reycle Bin

If you find that you have deleted files there is a chance that you may
recover the files provied that;
You have not already emptied the recycle bin.
Or the recycle bin if already full and has started to delete older files.
If you have the recycle bin set to imediatly delete files they will not be
recoverable.

To recover files double-click the Recycle Bin to open it.
Select the item(s) you want to recover, and select Restore from the File
menu.

If you select a folder, all items in the folder are restored.

If you only want a specific file from the folder, you must restore the
entire folder and then put the unneeded items back in the Recycle Bin.

I have also posted a program that has sucessfuly recovered files here;

http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html
Restoration   Version 2.5.14   Author: Brian Kato
Restoration.zip
This file has been scaned for Virus with NAV2004, and is Spyware free Jan
22, 2004

Description
Restore files which are deleted from the recycle bin or deleted while
holding down the Shift key by mistake.
Conversely, this program has another function that makes it almost
impossible to restore all deleted files.
You can use it after deletion of confidential documents, embarrassing files
and so on.
++ There is more on the web site.
____________________________________________________________

Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0 By Paul Festa CNET News.com November 9, 2004,
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5443931.html
After 19 months of development, two name changes and more than 8 million
downloads of its preview release, the Firefox browser is finally turning
1.0.

Firefox, a browser based on the Mozilla Foundation's open-source development
work, was made available for free download at 1 a.m. PST Tuesday. (Later in
the morning, the site was responding very slowly.)
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
____________________________________________________________
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/11/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 09/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Nov 11/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 11/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Nov 11/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Nov 10/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Nov 11/04
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Nov 11/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Nov 11/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Nov 11/2004
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 Nov 11/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Nove 05/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Nov 10/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Nov 11/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Nov 05/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Nov 11/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Nov 11/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Nov 09/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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staff@...
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3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
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MikesWhatsNews  05 , 11, 2004
in today's issue #758

2 Operation Firewall
3 FIRST
4 602LAN SUITE 2004
5 OpenExpert
6 Super Slyder
7 Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows XP
8 CCC    Every Rule
9  Fixing lost File Associations
10 ShutDown 2.0
11 Remove MSN Messenger from XP
HackFix Updates
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           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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2
Secret Service busts suspected ID fraud ring
http://news.com.com/2100-7348_3-5431419.html
Published: October 28, 2004, 4:37 PM PDT
By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com

In an investigation that led from online forums to a passport-forging
facility in Bulgaria, law enforcement officials arrested in the last 48
hours suspects from eight states and six foreign countries on charges of
identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy.

Dubbing the enforcement action Operation Firewall, the Secret Service said
individuals working together stole more than 1.7 million credit card numbers
and other financial information costing more than $4.3 million. Federal law
enforcement agents--cooperating with officials from the United Kingdom,
Canada, Bulgaria, Belarus, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands--have
arrested 28 suspects since Tuesday night and stressed that the investigation
continues.
++
See also;
www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/29/operation_firewall/
sf.indymedia.org/news/2004/10/1705028.php
news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/ security/0,39020375,39171958,00.htm
____________________________________________________________
3
FIRST
http://www.usfirst.org/
FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence,
knowledge and life skills while motivating young people to pursue
opportunities in science, technology and engineering. FIRST inspires in
young people, their schools and communities an appreciation of science and
technology, and how mastering these can enrich the lives of all.
Thanks to; Wambooli Salad
http://www.wambooli.com/newsletter/weekly/info/
____________________________________________________________
4
602LAN SUITE 2004
Download the FREE, 5-user version of 602LAN SUITE 2004 here:
http://www.software602.com/products/ls/
Software602 has just signed a licensing agreement that will allow PureSight
content filtering technology to be incorporated in 602LAN SUITE 2004
The most affordable network solution is now here! Get a secure mail server
with anti-virus & anti-spam, built-in firewall with NAT and proxy server for
controlled Internet sharing. Access your e-mail anywhere using the included
Web Mail client.
Please note, the 5 user version is FREE for commerical and non-commerical
use!
++
____________________________________________________________
5
OpenExpert
http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html
OpenExpert is free for personal use!
OpenExpert enables you to specify any number of suitable applications for
each file type. In this way, when you open a file, instead of being
restricted to using a single pre-determined application, you can easily
choose among a list of suitable applications.

Easily open your graphic files in your favorite paint programs or view your
HTML files in either Netscape or Internet Explorer, just with a few mouse
clicks. You can even add different versions of the same program to the
OpenExpert menu.
The screenshot below shows how it works: Right-click your file, point to
"Open with" and then just click on the program which should open the file.
That's how easy it is!
  ++
____________________________________________________________
6
Slide on over to Super Slyder.
http://www.sandlotgames.com/w4/
Help maneuver Slyder, the tiny superhero through 100 (120 on Windows XP)
challenging mazes. Max out your puzzle skills to keep Slyder alive and send
him home. This game is also optimized to work on your Windows XP Media
Center Edition PC.

Serpentine
Guide a hungry dragon to his dinner through 50 (70 on Windows XP) beautiful
temple mazes. Watch out for pits and dangers as your serpent grows and
travels the world. This game is also optimized to work on your Windows XP
Media Center PC.

____________________________________________________________
7
Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/partnerpack/
The Partner Pack is the ultimate application package for your Windows XP PC.

Install this package and you will be able to play new games and have more
fun, explore the internet in new ways, keep in touch and share information
with friends and family, better protect your PC and do more with tools and
desktop utilities. You can either download this software package for free or
get a CD (and pay just for Shipping and Handling).
The free add-on pack includes new Microsoft and 3rd party software items.
•  Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager.
    Will help you backup and restore presentation, pictures,
    songs and applications from and to USB Flash Drive devices
    and take them with you. The application can also help you
    to classify and name USB Flash Drives images (for instance
    "My network configuration" or "The pictures for my grandma")
    and lets you see this name whenever the USB Flash Drive is
    plugged into the computer.

•  PhotoSite
    Share your digital photos on your own personal photo website!
    PhotoSite is the free photo-sharing service that lets you quickly
    and easily display your photos in customized albums and photoblogs.

•  Google Deskbar™
     Search and explore the Internet using Google right from your desktop,
     even when your browser isn’t running. Your results will appear in a
     small inset window that closes automatically.

There are many more pieces to this Partner Pack,which can be
downloaded enmasse or individually.One caveat-- .Net must be
installed to use them.
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Every Rule

http://www.everyrule.com
This site has rules for many board games, card games, casino
games, sports games, and more.

~~~~~~~~
9
Fixing lost File Associations

If you accidentally associate a particular file extension with the wrong
application, don't try to fix it with Windows
Explorer's File Types tab in the Folder Options dialog box--there's no way
to remove a single extension from a
registered file type without deleting the entire entry and starting over.
Instead, use Windows 98's version of the Windows 3.x File Manager, which you
can launch from the Run dialog box by typing winfile and pressing [Enter].
Once File Manager opens, choose File | Associate.
When the Associate dialog box appears, type the extension that you want to
get rid of in the Files With
Extension text box. When you do, you'll see the errant file association
appear in the Associate With text box.
To remove the file association, scroll to the top of the list of file types,
select (None), and then click OK.

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10
ShutDown 2.0 (beta)
www.rnowicki.neostrada.pl/sdown.html
Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP FREEWARE
  ShutDown is a simple programme that turns off your PC at a specific time.
It is written in Assembly Language so you can use it without any fear of
slowing down your computer.
It uses FORCE method to shutdown or restart a computer so no process can
stop it.
++
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Remove MSN Messenger from XP

If you are like me and like to have some control of what programs are
running in XP you may find this handy to remove MSN Messenger.

Open Task Manager (Start - Run - taskmgr.exe)

Go to processes tab and verify "msmsgs.exe" is not running.
If it is click on the process and choose "End Process"

Go into your Program Files folder.

Rename the Messenger folder to "MessengerOFF"

If you are cannot rename the folder in this way then boot to safe mode
(restart your computer and intermittently clicking the " F8 " key) and make
the change.
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (11/04/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Nov 04/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Nov 03/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Nov 02/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Nov 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Nov 02/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Nov 04/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Nov 04/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Nov 01/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Nov 04/2004
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 Nov 04/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Oct 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Nov 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Nov 03/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Oct 29/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Nov 04/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Nov 04/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Nov 03/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

____________________________________________________________
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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
______________________________________________________________________
Please feel free, to offer constructive criticism, as that will help me keep it
interesting.
I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
interest.

All submissions posted in MWN will be given proper credit.
"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
deadlines and information that is very important to readers we accidentally
misspost an item.

If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
correct the information where applicable.

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MikesWhatsNews  29 , 10, 2004
in today's issue #754
1        New Generation of AVG Free Edition to Replace Current 6.0 Free
Edition
2 Blu-Ray
3 Halloween-online
4 Windows XP Release 2
5 Virtual Server 2005
6 HarddiskOgg
7 Renepo Worm Targets Apple Mac OS X Users
8 CCC   Halloween Special Effects
9  Keeping Windows Up To Date
10 Netscape 7.2
11 Organize Your Desktop
HackFix Updates
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New Generation of AVG Free Edition to Replace Current 6.0 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5443/lng/us
GRISOFT is pleased to announce that the next generation of AVG Free will be
available soon!

The new AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, which is currently available for Beta
testing, is scheduled to be Generally Available at the beginning of
November.

All current AVG 6.0 Free users will be able to upgrade to the new AVG Free
Edition before December 31, 2004 or purchase the full AVG Anti-Virus
protection at any time.

AVG Anti-Virus 6.0 FREE Edition will be discontinued on December 31, 2004,
and virus database and program updates for this edition will no longer be
available.

In order to provide sufficient time to upgrade to the new AVG Free, all AVG
Anti-Virus 6.0 Free users will be informed through the update process in the
coming weeks about the availability of the upgrade.

GRISOFT continues to provide improved overall computer security by providing
free anti-virus tool for home users.We are excited about the new release of
AVG Free and think that you will be, too!

Thank you for using AVG Free!

The GRISOFT Team

- October 27, 2004 -

___________________________________________________________
2
Blu-ray
http://www.blu-ray.com/
Ceatec Japan 2004, which is one of Asia's largest consumer electronics and
IT shows, was recently held and drew more than 180,000 visitors this year.
Companies that were showing Blu-ray related products include JVC, Panasonic,
Pioneer, Mitsubishi, Mitsumi, Sharp, Sony, and TDK. The Blu-ray Disc
Association (BDA) also had a booth where they were offering general
information about the BDA and the Blu-ray Disc format. The group is
currently in the process of evaluating advanced audio codecs and finalizing
the logical/application format for BD-ROM discs, which they expect to be
finished by the end of the year. For more information and lots of photos,
please check out our Ceatec Japan 2004 report.
++
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3
Halloween Online
http://www.halloween-online.com/
This is not a links page!
Halloween Online has created every website listed here to act as individual
"how-to guides" to help make your Halloween celebration as fun and frightful
as possible.
____________________________________________________________
4
Windows XP Release 2
http://www.winxpnews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=041026TI-Release_2
The 'Net is abuzz this week with the news that there will be a new release
of Windows XP (now being referred to as "Release 2") prior to the release of
Longhorn, XP's successor. The source is none other than Steve Ballmer, CEO
of Microsoft, who apparently let the cat out of the bag at a Gartner
Symposium in Orlando, FL on October 21. Speculation has it that the new XP
will come out sometime next year, with Longhorn expected in 2006.
From; WinXPnews™ E-Zine http://www.winxpnews.com
____________________________________________________________
5
Virtual Server 2005 Special Offer
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/
For a limited time, all active MSDN Universal and MSDN Enterprise
subscribers can download Virtual Server 2005 Standard and Enterprise
Editions from MSDN Subscriber Downloads, located in the Special Offers
folder.

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6
HarddiskOgg
http://www.fridgesoft.de/harddiskogg.php
HarddiskOgg takes a wave input stream from any Windows 95/98/2000/XP
compatible sampling device (including microphone input and line in) and
converts it to an Ogg Vorbis/Wave/Monkey's Audio/MP3 (optional) stream. This
happens in realtime, so basically it is a harddisk recorder in Ogg Vorbis.

Features:

Real-time encoding with bitrates from 32kbit/sec. up to 320kbit/sec.
Stereo or mono recording from 8kHz to 48kHz
Automatic numbering of output files
Can be placed in the systray and activated by a single click
Smart on-the-fly normalization for low-volume sources
Uses the high quality, patent free Ogg Vorbis encoding engine. Ogg Vorbis
easily outperforms MP3 in sound quality, especially at lower bit rates.
LAME MP3 encoder compatible. However, due to patent issues HarddiskOgg ist
not distributed with the LAME encoding DLL. If you want MP3 support, fetch
LAME_ENC.DLL from the web, but make sure you have the appropriate rights for
doing so.
Command line mode for easy integration or scheduled recordings
No fuss or stupid skinned interface, just works.
HarddiskOgg is FREEWARE!
____________________________________________________________
7
Renepo worm targets Apple Mac OS X users
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/renepo.html
A new piece of malware written for the Mac OS X operating
system attempts to turn off firewall and security software.
Read more about how Mac users should remain vigilant about
the virus threat, and not assume only Windows users are
under attack.
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Halloween Special Effects

http://www.halloweenonlinemagazine.com/sfx/index.html

Go ahead, scare the neighborhood kids!

~~~~~~~~
9
Keeping Windows Up To Date
Face it: The computer industry moves so quickly that even your brand-new
copy of Windows  is probably out of date in some way or another. The answer?
Until Windows , frustrated users had to search through the Internet
for the "magic fix," hoping to find the up-to-date, newly improved file that
would cure their systems and make Windows act normally.

Windows  makes searching for fixes much easier with its newly improved
Windows Update program.
Click Windows Update from the top of the Start menu, and Windows  heads for
the Windows Update
site on the Internet.

After you connect, little Web gremlins diagnose your computer and present
you with a list of needed repairs.
You click the updates you want, and the program installs them automatically.
Quick and easy.

Note: Windows Update is nothing new; it started in Windows 98.
However, it's been improved so it doesn't keep sending out false "update"
alarms to users, telling them an update is waiting -- only to have that
update disappear when the user arrives to pick it up.

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Netscape 7.2
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp
Netscape 7.2 - built with Mozilla™ - is faster than previous versions, has
new, enhanced
security features and, most importantly, gives you a choice when it comes to
browsers.

The Netscape browser gives you "Tabbed Browsing," a Netscape feature that
lets you have multiple web sites open at the same time, in one browser
window.
Now it's easy to flip from one favorite site to another without fighting
through the desktop clutter of multiple browser windows.
____________________________________________________________
11
Organize Your Desktop
If you are like me you may have a lot of icons on your desktop.

I created a new folder and called it Cleaning into it I put the program
icons for the Cleaning programs;
Cleanup, AdAware, Spybot Search and Destroy etc.

In another I called Photos, I put my program icons for graphics and photos:
Picture it, Paint Shop, Epson Scanner, etc.

You can save quite a lot of space by using folders.
You can even put your folders into a single folder to consolidate all the
programs you have added.
____________________________________________________________

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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/28/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Oct 26/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Oct 27/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Oct 27/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Oct 27/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Oct 27/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Oct 28/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Oct 28/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Oct 27/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Oct 28/2004
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 Oct 28/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Oct 22/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Oct 27/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Oct 28/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Oct 28/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Oct 28/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Oct 28/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Oct 28/2004
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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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
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This weekly Update will be sent every Thursday on or after
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MikesWhatsNews  22 , 10, 2004
in today's issue #753

2 National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-293A
3 Haunted House
4 StartPage Spyware Removal Tool for IE:
5 Safe XP
6 Computer Profiler v2.5.1
7 LinspireLive
8 CCC    Handy File Find and Replace
9  Frozen Computer Screen
10 Dilbert Ultimate House
11 Using Labels
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National Cyber Alert System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA04-293A
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html>
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer

_Systems Affected

    Microsoft Windows systems running

      * Internet Explorer versions 5.01 and later; previous,
        unsupported versions of Internet Explorer may also be affected

      * Programs that use the WebBrowser ActiveX control (WebOC) or
        MSHTML rendering engine

Overview

    Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) contains multiple vulnerabilities,
    the most severe of which could allow a remote attacker to execute
    arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running IE.
++
Summary of Security Items from October 13 through October 19, 2004
    <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB04-294.html>
    This bulletin provides a summary of new or updated vulnerabilities,
    exploits, trends, viruses, and trojans. between October 13 through
    October 19, 2004.


___________________________________________________________
3
Haunted House
http://cgi.hauntedhouse.com/

Yup, it's that time of year again!
Halloween is quickly approaching and the youngsters are getting excited
about Trick-or-Treat time.
Well, here's a site that has a ton of resources about haunted houses, barns,
trails, and other scary and spooky stuff.

Other features include a free e-mail address and yes, it could be
you@...!
Take polls, visit their spooky site of the week, read the scary story or
visit the Munsters, and much, much
more.
Don't get too spooked!
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________
4
StartPage Spyware Removal Tool for IE: Release: 1.02
http://www.nospy.org/1/

What's new for this version?

- Editable language file (spsrt_lng.ini) has been added into the program so
the program is now ready for international users.

- The program is now compatible with Windows® XP operating system.

- "The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS® and - Microsoft
Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." error
for Windows XP users has been fixed.

- Icon placing problem under StartMenu for Windows XP users has been fixed.

- Software official web site has changed from Jegna.com to NOSPY.ORG.

Thanks to; Sean  at;
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
____________________________________________________________
5
Safe XP
http://www.theorica.tk
Another way to improve your over-all level of system security is to use Safe
XP, a specialized XP security tool that enables users to disable Windows
services & processes that may allow hackers, viruses or simply just
unauthorized users to compromise your system. The program is very simple to
use - just extract it to your PC, run the executable file & select the
options you want.
++
____________________________________________________________
6
Computer Profiler v2.5.1
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptprofiler.asp
Learn more than 200 interesting facts about your computer. Details about
your CPU, memory, operating system, even your computer's power source, are
all displayed. You can also copy the information to the Windows clipboard,
and paste it into a document for permanent storage.
++
____________________________________________________________
7
LinspireLive
http://www.linspire.com/lindows_storefront.php?own=no
I am trying this version of Linspire which runs from a CD.
It took about 5 min to boot up and recognizes all my hardware.

The easiest way for Microsoft® Windows users to experience Linux®
without installing anything!
Includes:
- Full Internet capabilities for browsing, email, instant messaging & more
- MS-compatible Office suite for word processing, spreadsheet and
presentations
- Built-in test for PC hardware compatibility with Linspire
- Free offer to get Linspire 4.5 with purchase of CNR Warehouse*
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Handy File Find and Replace Freeware
http://silveragesoftware.com/handytools.html

This tool as the name says it...is a very useful file find and replace
utility...and it's very easy to use.
It also includes diverse file filters and several search attributes.
Comes with the "ability to create an HTML listing of the files which contain
processing text fragments -
which makes it a highly-valuable tool for Webmasters and coders!"

~~~~~~~~
9
Frozen Computer Screen

When nothing on-screen moves except the mouse pointer, the computer is
frozen up solid.
Try the following approaches, in the following order, to correct the
problem:

*    Press Esc twice. This usually doesn't work, but try it anyway.

*    Press Ctrl, Alt, and Delete all at the same time.
       You see an error message that lists the names of currently running
       programs -- including the one that's not responding.
       Click the name of the program that's causing the mess and click
       the End Task button. If that still doesn't work, try clicking the Shut

       Down button that's next to the End Task button or pressing
       Ctrl, Alt, and Delete again. That shuts down your computer and
       lets you start over.

*    Push the computer's reset button.

*    Turn off the computer, wait 30 seconds, and then turn it on
       again. Don't ever flip the computer off and on again quickly.
       Doing so can damage its internal organs.

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Dilbert Ultimate House (DUH)
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/duh/
DUH, as it has been humorously abbreviated, is a virtual, web-based home
for the one and only Dilbert, a cubicle-dwelling king of convenience many
of us have grown to love.  The virtual home is a fun, environmentally
progressive model for real world homeowners, with unique features such as a
Quiet Room (which doubles as a Screaming Room), a Cat/Dog Room, and a
Vacuum Robot.

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11
Mike's Friday tip ~ Using Labels

If you are using colored tabs on your folders in the filing cabinet hear is
a good tick.

Use clear labels to print out the names of the folders, so that the colours
show through.

They also work well to identify books and project binders to allow the
original colours to show through but still identify the items.
I also use them on front photos I give as promotion so folks know I tool the
photos.

Avery frequently includes free label software in their packages of paper
products.
Keep you eyes open while shopping as they often have special seasonal packs
of  card stock with the software included.
____________________________________________________________

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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/21/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Oct 20/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Oct 21/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Oct 21/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Oct 21/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Oct 20/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Oct 21/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Oct 21/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Oct 21/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Oct 21/2004
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 Oct 21/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Oct 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Oct 19/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Oct 21/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Oct 15/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Oct 21/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Oct 20/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Oct 19/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

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MikesWhatsNews  8, 10, 2004
in today's issue #752

2 XPSP2 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
3 Creature World
4 60 Useful Windows XP SP2 Links
5 Qwik-Fix Pro
6 FirePanel XP
7 WinAlarm
8 CCC    Remote Tray
9  Clear the Clipboard
10 Radio Lovers
11 Turn off the Sounds After Installing XP SP2
HackFix Updates
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

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Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-038.mspx
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack
2 (KB834707)
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to
compromise a computer running Internet Explorer and gain control over it.
You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft.
After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
____________________________________________________________
3
Creature World
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/content.html
  Visit all seven continents and find out about the creatures that inhabit
them.
The land Down Under has all kinds of creature habitats.
The Outback is a desert in the middle of Australia.
North America is like a creature gold mine!
You like boa constrictors? We got 'em! You want bobcats? Got them, too!
How about headin' up to north to check out the Polar Bear...
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________
4
60 Useful Windows XP SP2 Links
http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/best_of/xpsp2links.htm
You have questions about Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and Microsoft has
at least some answers.
By Scot Finnie

      - Pre-Install Must Reading
      - Installation Issues
      - SP2 Problems/Solutions
      - Uninstalling SP2
      - Internet Explorer
      - Outlook Express
      - Windows Firewall
      - Networking/Wireless
      - Miscellaneous
      - Microsoft Knowledge Base Searches
++
____________________________________________________________
5
Qwik-Fix Pro
http://www.pivx.com/qwikfix.asp
Qwik-Fix Pro™ uses Active System Hardening™ to protect Windows desktops
and servers against new threats by blocking the underlying vulnerabilities
exploited by worms and viruses. Qwik-Fix Pro™ protects from hundreds of
specific worms and viruses and safeguards PCs from falling victim to the
next worm or virus before vendor security patches become available. Qwik-Fix
Pro™ users were protected in advance from Sasser, MSBlaster, SoBig.F, and
even the recent Scob and download.ject worms.
____________________________________________________________
6
FirePanel XP
http://www.router19.org/
FirePanel XP is an extension for the new firewall found in Windows XP SP2
and Windows Server2003 SP1. It modifies your Windows Firewall, with features
not normally available to users.

You can set rules, monitor your firewall activity, filter packets, watch
logs, and keep realtime tabs on what exactly your connection is being
exposed to. Protect servers from most unsolicited internet traffic and
malicious probes, by specifying which addresses can even find that open
port.

If the IP is not on the list, the packet is simply dropped and logged,
limiting the surface of attack on your connection, rendering FULL STEALTH.
____________________________________________________________
7
WinAlarm 1.1.0.103
http://winalarm.neostrada.pl/
Windows 98 / 2000 / Me / XP or 2003
WinAlarm is a freeware reminder and alarm program.
You can use it to remind you of specific forthcoming events, or of events
that recur on a regular basis. It provides a customizable pop-up color-coded
window bearing whatever text you enter, plus a customizable sound (if you
want one). It can also provide advance warnings, and after-the-event
reminder warnings.

____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Remote Tray ~ Freeware
http://gmoerth.freeservers.com/rmt/

Move windows to the system tray.
Here's an app that allows you move a running program window from
the taskbar to the system tray.
The windows you need will be ready and waiting over there.
It's a great way to unclutter your taskbar.
~~~~~~~~
9
Clear the Clipboard
The Windows clipboard only stores one thing at a time. When you copy
something, it is stored in memory and is available in almost any other
program that you use. You may find from time to time that after you have
copied a large image or a large selection of text that your system is
sluggish. This could be a result of what is in the
clipboard.

If you don't need what is in the clipboard anymore, then copy something else
that is much smaller (even as small as a single word on a web page or other
document). This will replace the large copied item with the smaller item and
may help the performance of your system.

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10
Radio Lovers
http://radiolovers.com/
Before television captured the public's attention in the 1950's, radio ruled
the waves as the American families' number one source for news and
entertainment.  Listeners would tune in regularly to hear their favorite
Comedians, Variety Shows, Mysteries, Westerns and Science Fiction series.

All long lost radio greats such as Abbott and Costello, Amos and Andy, Buck
Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy and many more have an online home at Radio
Lovers.com.  While many of these characters survived the transition to
television, their initial following began on the radio.  Now you can enjoy
these classics of radio nostalgia for free (in MP3 format) at this great
site.

Thanks to: Martha http://www.marthas-web.com
____________________________________________________________
11
Turn Off The Sounds After Installing XP SP2
Do you now have sounds that you did not have before installing XP SP2?
You can disable them.

Click Start> Control Panel> Sounds and Audio Devices or type  " mmsys.cpl "
in the Run box.
Click the Sounds tab.
Under Program Events, scroll down to find and click on Blocked Pop-up
Window.
In the Sounds list, click None.
Scroll down to find and click on Information Bar.
In the Sounds list, click None.
Click OK.
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (10/14/2004)

Our apologies for any confusion in this early update email.   We are
sending this a little early due to commitments later in the day which
may prevent a regular send.  All dates are confirmed as of 3pm today.


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 14/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Oct 14/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Oct 13/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Oct 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Oct 13/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Oct 14/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Oct 09/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Oct 14/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Oct 14/2004
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 Oct 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Oct 07/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Oct 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Oct 14/004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Oct 14/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Oct 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Oct 13/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Oct 13/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

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Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
______________________________________________________________________
Please feel free, to offer constructive criticism, as that will help me keep it
interesting.
I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
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All submissions posted in MWN will be given proper credit.
"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
deadlines and information that is very important to readers we accidentally
misspost an item.

If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
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Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
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article.
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MikesWhatsNews  01 , 10, 2004
in today's issue #751

2 September US-CERT Security Bulletins
3 Help-Site Computer Manuals
4 MS to discontinue providing security updates to non-XP IE
5 DLL Help Database
6 WinSockFix
7 The Flapper Paper Airplane
8 CCC    Puzzle Parlor
9  Hidding the taskbar
10 UltraMagnifier
11 Tracing Email and Web IP Addresses
HackFix Updates
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           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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September US-CERT Security Bulletins
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB04-273.html
This bulletin provides a summary of new or updated vulnerabilities,
exploits,
trends, viruses, and trojans identified between Sept 22 and Sept 28, 2004
++
____________________________________________________________
3
Help-Site Computer Manuals
http://help-site.com/
Welcome to help-site, your free computer help and support resource!
We are in the processes of checking all links in order to remove bad links
and the less useful ones.
You will also find many new resources have been added and many pages and
links updated.

The dates shown against many links specify the date on which the link was
checked
(depending on how the link was added, this may be a manual or automated
processed.)
++
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________
4
Microsoft to discontinue providing security updates to non-XP Internet
Explorer
http://www.pcflank.com/news280904.htm

From; PC Flank http://www.pcflank.com/
____________________________________________________________
5
DLL Help Database
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/fileversion/dlli
nfo.asp
This database contains information about DLL files that ship with selected
Microsoft products.

DLL Help exists to assist developers, system administrators, and other IT
professionals who face file version conflicts with Microsoft software.
Use DLL Help to identify which software installed a specific version of a
DLL.

NOTE This tool does NOT provide direct links to download the files listed in
the database.
DLL files are generally not available for download from Microsoft.
To find downloadable files, try the Download area. For help using the tool,
click Help/FAQ below.
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6
WinSockFix
http://aaronserv.dyndns.org/downloads/winsockfix/
This is a cool program that fixes a problem that I've run into a few times
-- You can ping addresses over the internet, but other programs like
Internet Explorer refuse to work. Usually this happens after you remove a
program that has modified how your computer communicates with the internet
(a software firewall, or some kind of spyware), so this program "restores
registry keys, that may become corrupt after removing the host program that
modified them." It works with Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, and XP.
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7
The Flapper
http://homepage.mac.com/keithgreenstein/Flapper/PhotoAlbum41.html
As far as I know, this is the only paper airplane that flaps its wings when
it flies.
No motor, no rubberbands.
Just a piece of typing paper, a penny and an inch of tape.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Puzzle Parlor

http://www.gamepuzzles.com/pparlor/puzzleparlmm.html
Do you enjoy puzzles? Well then, you're going to love this site.
Start by clicking the logo to begin your playtime. Select a shape to start
your puzzle.

Choose a piece and place it on the puzzle surface you can rotate pieces by
pressing the right arrow key on the keyboard, and if you mess up you can
reset the puzzle at anytime. Some of these puzzles are difficult, but very
enjoyable.

~~~~~~~~
9
Hidding the Taskbar
As you know, the taskbar is always visible at the bottom of the screen. This
makes it very easy for you to switch between active applications. However,
you might not want to sacrifice a portion of your screen for the taskbar.
For example, if you're working with large graphic images, you'll need to see
as much of the screen as possible. If this is the case, you can configure
the taskbar so that it's
visible on the desktop only when you need it.

To do so, click the Start button and choose: Settings> Taskbar And Start
Menu.
When the Taskbar And Start Menu Properties dialog box appears, select the
Auto Hide check box on the General property sheet. Then, click OK to close
the dialog box and to activate the new setting.

As soon as you do, you'll see the taskbar quickly drop down below the bottom
edge of  the screen. To access the taskbar when the Auto Hide option is
activated, you simply move your cursor to the edge of the screen. When your
cursor gets close to the edge, the taskbar jumps back into position; when
you move your cursor away from the taskbar, Windows automatically hides it
again.

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UltraMagnifier  Version 1.0  free
http://www.pallium.com/download.php
Platform Windows 2000 or later
Description UltraMagnifier is a professional-grade screen magnification
utility for artists, software engineers, user interface designers, or anyone
who needs an up-close view of the images on their screen. This screen
magnifier was designed to be better than all others and has many features,
such as pixel gridding and printing, that you won't find in any other screen
magnification application.
Besides providing several zoom levels (1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X, and 32X),
UltraMagnifier gives you a customizable pixel grid and a status bar that
shows the color values of the pixel under the pointer and its screen
coordinates.
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11
Tracing Email and Web IP Addresses
If you look into the headers of an email you can find the IP address of
the sender. By putting the IP address into the different field boxes on
the www.DNSstuff.com  web site you can find out all kinds of info.

See also; Howstuffworks "What is an IP address?"
computer.howstuffworks.com/question549.htm
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/30/2004)

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 29/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Sept 29/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
  http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Sept 29/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Sept 30/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Sept 29/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Sept 30/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Sept 30/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Sept 28/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Sept 27/2004
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 Sept 27/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Sept 24/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Sept 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Sept 30/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Sept 24/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Sept 30/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Sept 29/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Sept 28/2004
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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MikesWhatsNews  24 , 09, 2004
in today's issue #750

2 Index Dat Spy
3 Duck Hunt
4 Gmail Notifier Beta
5 Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.0.5 released
6 20 Questions
7 Trend Micro's Anti-Spam 1.0 Pilot
8 CCC    SeeDesk
9  Store Information Localy
10 FireFox 1.0 released
11 E-Mail ~ You Don't Have To Use your Full Name
HackFix Updates
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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2
Index Dat Spy by Steve Gould
http://indexdatspy.stevengould.org/
View the contents of those obscured index.dat files and see what information
Windows is keeping about you and your Internet activity. All in this free
utility!
Introducing Index Dat Spy, the quickest and easiest way to view the contents
of your index.dat files.

Index Dat Spy is a powerful and easy-to-use application that exposes the
contents of any index.dat file - even if the file is currently in use by
Windows. It translates a great deal of binary data - i.e. internal computer
information - into a more human-readable form. And you don't have to be a
programmer to read it either!

index.dat files have been the subject of much discussion since Microsoft has
released relatively little information about them. Even after clearing your
browser history, emptying your cache and deleting your cookies from Internet
Explorer, there still remains information about where you've been surfing
hidden away in these index.dat files. Although Microsoft claims that their
is nothing special or secretive about these files, all versions of Windows
tend to go to great lengths to obscure these files.

The author of other popular Windows utilities such as CleanUp! and Private
Eye now brings you Index Dat Spy - an easy-to-use, small utility to expose
the information stored inside your index.dat files. Like his other
utilities, Index Dat Spy also can be used as a way to protect your privacy
on the Internet.

No gimmicks here, Index Dat Spy is so easy to install and use that you'll be
spying on your index.dat files in minutes.
++

____________________________________________________________
3
Duck Hunt
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jslack/duckhunt.php
This old favorite among video games is easy to load and easy to play.
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________
4
Gmail Notifier Beta
http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/index.html
The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows application that alerts you
when you have new Gmail messages.
It displays an icon in your system tray to let you know if you have unread
Gmail messages, and shows you their subjects, senders and snippets, all
without your having to open a web browser.

The Notifier is in beta.
Before you download it, we encourage you to review the system requirements
and privacy information.
++
____________________________________________________________
5
Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.0.5 Released
http://lavasoft.element5.com/software/adaware/
Ad-aware Standard Edition is THE award winning, free*, multicomponent
detection and removal utility that consistently leads the industry in
safety, user satisfaction, support and reliability.

With its ability to comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard,
removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising,
and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence
to surf the Internet knowing that their privacy will remain intact. Let
Ad-aware protect your privacy.
++
Download;
http://majorgeeks.com/download506.html
____________________________________________________________
6
  20 Questions
http://y.20q.net/
Remember the old game "20 questions" where you'd think of an object and your
friends would have to guess that object by asking you 20 yes or no
questions?  Well, thanks to some really frightening artificial intelligence,
you can now play 20 questions against a computer.  And more likely than not,
the computer is going to guess your object.  No, really.

I, for one, welcome our new object-guessing computer overlords.  :P

To play 20 questions against a computer.
Ignore the demographic information and click on the "Play" button at the
bottom of the page.
  Think of an object and then answer thecomputer's questions.

From; The TOURBUS http://www.TOURBUS.com
____________________________________________________________
7
  Trend Micro's Anti-Spam 1.0 Pilot Test
http://www.trendmicro.com/form/anti-spam/download.asp
The Trend Micro™ Anti-Spam 1.0 Pilot delivers a free-of-charge tool for
Microsoft Outlook users that provides sophisticated, effective, and
easy-to-use spam filtering capabilities to combat the spam problem prevalent
today.

It offers: Advanced heuristic-rule based spam-filtering technology A spam
quarantine folder that holds suspicious messages for review Personal
approved and blocked senders lists Integration with Microsoft Outlook (adds
anti-spam functions to Outlook toolbar and creates spam quarantine folder in
Outlook) On-demand or automatic updates via Trend Micro’s ActiveUpdate
service

System Requirements Pentium III 500MHz or faster processor 128MB of memory
20MB disk space for program installation Windows 2000 Professional, plus
service packs Windows XP Home or Professional Edition, plus service packs
Microsoft Outlook 2000 or higher

Note: Trend Micro Anti-Spam does not support MS Outlook 97, 98 or Outlook
Express. The Trend Micro Anti-Spam 1.0 Pilot is for personal, non-commercial
use only and Trend Micro will not provide technical support, however if you
have any comments or suggestions about the software, please email them to
TMAntiSpam@...
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

SeeDesk
Freeware
http://www.adkod.com/active/software/seedesk.php

SeeDesk is a small utility which will make the icon text background on your
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP desktop transparent!
~~~~~~~~
9
Store Information Localy
Internet Explorer's off-line browsing capability lets you keep important
reference information close at hand.
When you want to retain a local copy of a page or site, choose Favorites>
Add To Favorites> and check Make Available Offline.
Press the Customize button to choose just what you'd like to store and how
often to update it.

When you pull down the Favorites menu, you'll see your off-line Favorites
marked with a red dot.
Choose one and even if you're not connected to the Internet, you'll get
whatever portions of the page Internet Explorer had downloaded. You can even
follow links, so long as the target pages are also stored locally.

You can update the off-line material on your hard drive by selecting Tools |
Synchronize. If you click on a bookmarked item's properties, you can also
set a schedule for updates.

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10
FireFox 1.0 Released
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
The World's Best Browser Just Got Better  by  Preston Gralla
  http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5588
The world's best browser just got better.

FireFox is finally out of beta, and is in its "preview" release, which
means...well, it's a little hard to understand exactly what it means, other
than that it's been improved, and is one step closer to its final form.

If you're an Internet Explorer user, you owe it to yourself to download
FireFox and see how a real browser works. If you're already a FireFox user,
download the latest version, for a slew of new features.

My favorite is its new RSS support – when you're on a page that has an RSS
feed using the <link> tag, an RSS icon appears in the status bar. Click it,
and you'll see a list of all feeds on the page. Then click on any to
subscribe, and you'll be able to read the feed from directly within FireFox.


There are other goodies as well. There's a nice new Find toolbar across the
bottom of the page, better bookmarking, more flexible popup blocking, and
more as well.

Unfortunately, there's also a downside to the update. Many extensions won't
work with it, including the Googlebar. In time, expect the extensions to be
updated, but for now, you'll have to forgo some of your favorites.

The newest version of FireFox shows just how tired and old IE has become. In
time, perhaps, it'll join the modern era and add features such as tabbed
browsing. But for now, if you're looking for the smartest, slimmest, and
most feature-rich browser, you should head straight to FireFox.

____________________________________________________________
11
E-Mail ~ You Don't Have To Use your Full Name
When you first set up your email program there will be a text box for you to
put the name to be displayed in.
You do not have to use yor real name, you may have a nick-name you preffer.
It is also wise not to include your last name to prevent missuse of your
personal information.

____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/23/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 22/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Sept 22/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Sept 23/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Sept 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Sept 23/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Sept 23/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Sept 23/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Sept 22/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Sept 23/2004
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 Sept 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Sept 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Sept 22/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Sept 23/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Sept 17/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Sept 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Sept 22/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Sept 22/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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MikesWhatsNews  17 , 09, 2004
in today's issue #749

2 MS Security Update
3 Feeding Frenzy game
4 The Definitive Guide to Security Management
5 KeyTweak - Keyboard Remapper v2.01
6 Audiograbber
7 VisualZone 5.7
8 CCC   Starter
9          Domain Blocking
10 Introduction to Internet Searching
11 USB Boot Devices
HackFix Updates
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SECURITY UPDATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2004
    Microsoft has released critical and important security updates
for technologies that affect several versions of Microsoft Windows,
Microsoft Office programs, developer tools, and imaging software.

    To learn about these updates and which software is affected,
review these notices on Microsoft.com:
http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=978162
http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=978161
See also;
      * September 2004 Security Update for JPEG Processing (GDI+) -
        http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200409_jpeg.mspx
      * US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#297462 -
        http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/297462
____________________________________________________________
3
Feeding Frenzy
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=150
It's survival of the biggest in this deep sea challenge. Swim your way
from the safety of the reefs to the depths of the open ocean in your
struggle to reach the top of the food chain.
Can you eat enough to get big enough to face down the Shark King?
____________________________________________________________
4
The Definitive Guide to Security Management
http://www3.ca.com/ebook/default.aspx?sacid=60393
Free eBook from CA eTrust -
Due to the significant scope of security issues and gaps in understanding,
managers and practitioners often become frustrated with the management
and performance of their security. As Management Software Experts,
we are committed to delivering  leading security management solutions
as well as informational resources.

The purpose of this eBook is to provide business, IT, and security
professionals alike the most current information and knowledge across
all of the key security disciplines. This is a comprehensive, in-depth,
security management educational resource that takes a relevant,
detailed look at how to develop, implement, and maintain an effective
security management strategy.

This eBook is absolutely FREE and consists of twelve chapters, each
covering a wide range of security issues. It is published in real time,
allowing you to download new chapters with the latest industry
information as they are written. Register once and receive notification
each month as new chapters are published.
Register today and gain important security insights, guidance, and answers.
++
____________________________________________________________
5
KeyTweak - Keyboard Remapper v2.01
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
Keytweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP.
It makes use of Microsoft's Scancode Map registry key to remap your
keyboard.
VB6 Runtime files are required, but are already present on Windows 2000/XP.
++
____________________________________________________________
6
Audiograbber 1.83  free
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
Audiograbber is a beautiful piece of software that grabs digital audio from
CD's. It copies the audio digitally-not through the sound card-which enables

you to make perfect copies of the originals. It can even perform a test to
see that the copies really are perfect. Audiograbber can also automatically
normalize the music, delete silence from the start and/or end of tracks,
and send them to a variety or external MP3 encoders, such as Fraunhofers
L3enc, or even use some MP3/WMA encoders internally for automatic
creation of MP3's. Audiograbber can download and upload disc info from
freedb, an Internet compact disc database. You can even record your
vinyl LP's or cassette tapes with Audiograbber and make wav's or MP3's
of them. There are a lot more functions in Audiograbber, but to put it
simply: Audiograbber has the most features one can wish from such a program!

++
____________________________________________________________
7
VisualZone 5.7  Freeware
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone.htm>

VisualZone is an intrusion analyzer and report utility for ZoneAlarm ,
ZoneAlarm Plus and ZoneAlarm Pro . It displays a clear overview of all
intrusion attempts and allows you to analyze the information in lots of
different ways. VisualZone can perform a backtrace
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone.htm#backtrace>
to try to find even more information about the intruder.
You can even automate the process so that a backtrace is performed
automatically when new attacks are detected.
It can also submit intrusion attempts to DShield
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone.htm#dshield>
  for further analysis.
Check the long list of features at;
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone.htm> of VisualZone.
You would be amazed at what this tool can do.
Whether simply trying to find out more or wanting to dig deeper inside the
hackers mind, VisualZone is the right tool for the job.
And it doesn't require any technical knowledge to get the job done.
FAQ
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone_faq.htm>
Screenshots
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone_screenshot.htm>
Download site
<http://visualize.phenominet.com/visualzone/visualzone_download.htm>
++
Thanks to; Karsie  at;
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Starter
http://members.lycos.co.uk/codestuff/
Freeware

As a primary purpose, Starter allows one to view and manage all the
programs that are starting automatically whenever operating system is
loading.
It enumerates all the hidden registry entries, start up folders' items and
some of the initialization files, so that the user could choose to
temporarily
disable selected entries, edit them, create new, or delete them permanently.

Secondary purpose is to list all the running processes with possibility to
view extended process' information (such as used DLLs, memory usage,
thread count, priorities etc.), and to terminate selected process (even
a Windows NT service, having enough access rights).

Starter is a real Freeware and is not crippled in any way among the
similar products. The user interface is pretty simple and has lots of
options
that are self-explanatory.
~~~~~~~~
9
Domain Blocking
Did you know that you can block e-mail that you don't want?
Did you now that you can block a sender so that you won't get any more
e-mail from that source?
The only issue is that sender could just use another e-mail address.

One way you can do a better job of blocking such e-mail is to block the
entire domain.
That way you can block anything that arrives from that domain
(ABC.com for example).
To do this, choose Tools > Message Rules > Blocked Senders List.
When the dialog opens, click Add and enter the domain name you want to stop.

Click OK to activate your new entry and close the dialog
box.

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10
Introduction to Internet Searching with: Patrick Crispen
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=108
Introduction to Internet Searching with Patrick Crispen is a movie-based
tutorial designed for both novice and experienced Internet users who
want to quickly and easily use the Internet to find relevant web pages,
news articles, pictures, and other resources. Easy-to-follow, real world
examples show you how to effectively use most of the Internet’s popular
search engines and directories. This tutorial begins with a quick review of
basic search strategies and moves on to cover topics such as advanced
Google search operators, other search tools, evaluating web resources for
relevance and accuracy, and even simple search engine optimization.
++
From; T h e   I n t e r n e t   T o u r B u s
Visit the Tourbus Home Page at http://www.TOURBUS.com
____________________________________________________________
11
USB Boot Devices

With the latest advances in technology some manufactures are no longer
offering floppy drives with their basic computers.

Fortunately for us the advent of Flash/Pen drives which are USB connected
will allow you to boot from them.
The newer mother boards will allow you to boot from a USB device.

If you still have a floppy drive you can download the DOS drivers to a
floppy disk or even a CD version.
http://www.bootdisk.com/usb.htm

Fred Langa's article;
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20021003S0007

USB Drivers
http://www.usb-drivers.com/
____________________________________________________________

  HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/16/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Sept 16/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Sept 15/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Sept 16/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Sept 16/2004
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 Sept 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Sept 10/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Sept 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Sept 15/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Sept 16/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=19&s_id
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Sept 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Sept 15/04
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Sept 14/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7
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Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
______________________________________________________________________
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I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
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"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
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If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
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Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
to a link, these often will not work, as the original information, was taken
from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
***MfM*** indicates that I am adding my own information to a particular   
article.
                          `~*~*~*~*~*~`
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MikesWhatsNews  10 , 09, 2004
in today's issue #748

2 DemonStar
3 XP SP2 FAQ's
4 Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.04
5 Configure Outlook to Block Additional Attachment File Name Extensions
6 WordWeb
7 Salvation HDD Sector Repairer for Maxtor
8 CCC BookFinder.com
9  Slideshow Screensaver
10 emailStripper
11 How to Make your My Documents Folder Private
HackFix Updates
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DemonStar
http://www.mking.com/demonstar/index.html
The most thrilling vertical scrolling shooter on the market!
DemonStar takes shooters to the extreme with Multiplayer/Network
capabilities, Force Feedback joystick support, 3-D rendered graphics,
explosive sound effects, and a brilliant soundtrack. To destroy each boss,
you will have to search for the many weapons such as lasers, homing
missiles, and many more. As you maneuver your way through each of the 18
progressive levels, you can build up an arsenal worthy of a match against
the greatest mega-boss of all time.
++
____________________________________________________________
3
Windows XP Service Pack 2 FAQ 's
http://www.updatexp.com/xp-service-pack-2-faq.html
Published By Marc Liron - Microsoft MVP In Digital Media
As part of this website I maintain a FREE monthly Windows XP newsletter. In
the August 2004 issue I asked readers for their questions on the new Windows
XP Service Pack 2.

Below are the most commonly requested questions.

Please note that this Windows XP service pack 2 FAQ is aimed at the home
user only... Corporate users should seek advice from the Microsoft website.

Please also note that the responses given are mine, as an IT Professional,
and not that of Microsoft.
The advice given here is only offered "as is".
++
See also;
Introduction to Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/expert/bowman_introtosp2.ms
px

____________________________________________________________
4
Ad-aware SE Personal Edition 1.04
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download506.html
There's a new version of Ad-aware available.
You can get it at MajorGeeks
++
____________________________________________________________
5
Configure Outlook to Block Additional Attachment File Name Extensions
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=462536
This article describes how to configure Microsoft Outlook to block
attachment file name extensions that Outlook does not block by default.
If you use Outlook in a Microsoft Exchange environment, you can configure
the server to block certain attachment file name extensions by using the
Outlook E-mail Security Administrator Package.
Additionally, this article includes information about how to customize your
security settings for different Outlook configurations with and without
Exchange.
++
From: Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
6
WordWeb  free
http://wordweb.info/free/
The free thesaurus and dictionary for Windows
   WordWeb is a cut-down version of the WordWeb Pro that is free for personal
use. It includes a comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary, and can
be used to look up words from within most programs. Features of the free
version include:

Definitions and synonyms 140 000 root words
Proper nouns 	 115 000 synonym sets
Related words  Look up words in almost any program
Pronunciations
++
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Salvation HDD Sector Repairer for Maxtor 541DX Ver 2.0 (Free)
http://www.salvationdata.com/
Salvation HDD Sector Repair for Maxtor 541DX is aiming at the restoration
for defective sector of Maxtor 541DX series HDDs, what else, the defective
sector will be added in the factory defect P-list, therefore the capability
of the HDD would not be reduced, and the HDD could be partitioned and
formatted at your will. Please note that the restoration will overwrite the
original data on the HDD. If you need to restore other series of Maxtor
HDDs, you can purchase our professional version.
++
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

BookFinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com

Rather than selling books, their team of high-tech book geeks has worked to
create a truly useful free book search tool for all kinds of readers.
BookFinder.com is a one-stop search site that lets users view the
collections of over 40,000 sellers of new, used, rare, and out of print
books. The forty million titles available comprise the largest book catalog
available anywhere, either online or offline.

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9
Slideshow Screensaver
Do you have any favorite electronic photos?
Would you like to create a slide show that displays them when your screen
saver goes on?

All you need to do is right-click on the desktop, select Properties and
click the Screen Saver tab.
Under Screen Saver, click the down arrow and select My Pictures Slideshow.
Adjust the minutes of inactivity before the show goes on, and then click OK.

Note: The photos must be stored in the "My Pictures" directory.

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emailStripper ~ free
http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm
emailStripper is a free program for cleaning the ">" and other formatting
characters out of your emails.
It will restore "forwarded" or "replied" emails back to their original state
so they're easier to read.

Thanks to Ross at; CHAD
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Computer_Help_and_Discussion/
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11
How to Make your My Documents Folder Private

In Windows XP with Simple File Sharing enabled, you can protect your
documents so that no one else can access them.


Go to; Start.
Right click My Documents and select Properties.
Click the Sharing tab.
Check the box labeled "Make this folder private so that only I have access
to it".
Click Apply.
Click OK to close the dialog box
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/09/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 09/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Sept 09/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Sept 09/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Sept 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Sept 09/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Sept 09/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Sept 09/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Sept 09/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Sept 09/2004
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 Sept 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Sept 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Sept 08/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Sept 09/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Sept 03/2004
To update your software
Visit:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/downloads.php?menu_id=19&s_id
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Sept 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Sept 09/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Sept 07/2004
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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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
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MikesWhatsNews  27 , 08, 2004
in today's issue #747

1 How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 From Your Computer
2 Lacie USB Pocket Floppy Disk Drive
3 ScreenGrab
4 Configuring the New XPSP2 Firewall
5 CutePDF
6 CDROM List Creator
7 Photo Stamps
8 CCC  ExCopy
9         Web Shortcuts
10 InterScan Web Security Suite
11 How to Find Information
12 Game of Life
HackFix Updates
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NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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or issue #.  Here is the address direct to the messages;
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How to Remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 From Your Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875350&Product=wi
nxp
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2
Lacie USB Pocket Floppy Disk Drive
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10050

Convenient storage, ultimate mobility;
Ultra-thin portable design
Hot-pluggable for Windows & Mac OS
Ideal for laptop or desktop computers
Plug and play: no need for specific driver*
USB powered: no power cable needed
*No driver installation required except for windows 98/SE and Mac OS 8.6.
Necessary cable and drivers included.

  No need for an additional AC adapter. Simply use the power supplied by the
USB bus for complete mobility.  Widely-compatible USB interface allows for
simple setup, plug and play convenience and hot-swappable capabilities for
quick and easy data exchange.
  Compatible with Mac OS and Windows, the convenient USB interface allows for
fast and easy connection to Mac or PC platforms.
  ++
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3
ScreenGrab 1.0   free
http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/index.html
ScreenGrab is a simple, yet effective screen capture utility for Windows.
When running, ScreenGrab responds to preset hotkey combinations, making it
easy to make screen captures without having to click on buttons or use the
mouse.
++
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4
Configuring the New XPSP2 Firewall
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/videotips/15/
Here is a link from Lockergnome for configuring the new SP2 Firewall for the
LAN.
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5
   CutePDF
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp

  Create PDF documents on the fly — for Free!
   Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the secure and
reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around
the world.  CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) is the free version of
commercial PDF creation software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a
"printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must
be able to print) to create professional quality PDF documents - with just a
push of a button!

FREE for personal and commercial use!  No watermarks!  No Popup Web Ads!
++
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6
CDROM List Creator freeware
http://www.leeos.com/cdrom_list_creator.html
Windows 9X ME NT 2000 XP
CDROM List Creator is a CD indexer, that can save and print directories and
files names (on a CD or in Explorer), and store them in a searchable text
file, allowing you to locate files, even if the CD is not inserted. The
program provides an interface to search, view and organize your CD indexes.
++
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7
Photo Stamps
http://photo.stamps.com/
PhotoStamps is a new form of postage that allows customers to include their
favorite digital photographs, designs or images on valid US Postal Service
postage. Customers design state-of-the-art, professional-looking postage
from the PhotoStamps web site by simply uploading pictures from existing
image files, digital photographs, and original graphics.

An intuitive interface allows users of PhotoStamps to flip, rotate, and zoom
in and out of their images, as well as add colored borders to create
harmonized themes. Users maintain a secure online account that allows for
the storage of images for future purchases. Using advanced printing
technology, we send customers high-quality, peelable PhotoStamps within a
short timeframe, allowing for a wide variety of personal and
business-related usage. PhotoStamps is brought to you by Stamps.com Inc.,
the leading provider of Internet-based postage services.

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'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

  ExCopy freeware
http://www.xyro.com/excopy.html

Excopy is a little tool to copy the viewed contents of an explorer window in
text format to the clipboard display.
Excopy registers in the File context menu and displays the option 'Copy view
text'.

In List view, Icon view etc, only the list of displayed file names is
copied.
In the View Details mode, all columns are copied, delimited by a tab
character.

~~~~~~~~
9
Web Shortcuts
Do you have a web site you visit often?
Wouldn't it be cool to have a shortcut on your desktop for it?
Here's a quick way to do it:

First, head to the web page with either Explorer or Netscape.

~ With Internet Explorer:

You'll see next to the site's URL (address) a small icon with a blue "e" on
it.
Drag that to your desktop. Instant shortcut!

~ With Netscape:

Next to the URL (address) box, you'll see the word "location."
Next to "location" there's a small icon.
If you drag it onto your desktop, you'll make an instant shortcut to the
page.

Now, everyone, when you click on the shortcut(s), it will open your default
browser and take you to the web site.

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10
InterScan Web Security Suite - New Demo Available
http://media.trendmicro.com/product/gateway/iwss-demo.html

Trend Micro™ InterScan™ Web Security Suite delivers high-performance
security for HTTP and FTP traffic at the Internet gateway. The suite
integrates antivirus, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, and optional URL
filtering technology. This comprehensive solution is designed to scan Web
content and block malicious threats—without sacrificing Web performance.
It is also highly flexible and scalable, even on large, complex networks.
With a centralized management console, IT managers can deploy a rapid,
coordinated defense against emerging threats.

**Very good security video from Trend Micro;
This video goes into the various types of threats we are facing.
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11
How to Find Information ~ Mike's Friday Tip

Offten while looking through a document or web page of text I see something
interesting and need to try to get back where I was.

I found that I can use the Windows "Find"  to find where I was;
Click and hold the "Ctrl" key and the "F" letter key
This brings up the "Dialogue box"
Type in the word or phrase you recall and let the computer find it for you.
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12
Game of Life
http://www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/
The Game of Life is not your typical computer game. It is a 'cellular
automaton', and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Conway.

This game became widely known when it was mentioned in an article published
by Scientific American in 1970. It consists of a collection of cells which,
based on a few mathematical rules, can live, die or multiply. Depending on
the initial conditions, the cells form various patterns throughout the
course of the game. More information about The Game of Life is available in
Wikipedia.
++
____________________________________________________________
   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (09/02/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Sept 01/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Sept 02/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Sept 02/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Sept 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Sept 02/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Sept 02/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Sept 02/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Sept 02/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Sept 02/2004
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 Sept 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Aug 27/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Sept 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Sept 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Aug 27/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Sept 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Sept 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Aug 31/2004
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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MikesWhatsNews  20 , 08, 2004
in today's issue #74


           No MWN Next week
	 Microsoft Delays Automatic Update Rollout of XP SP2:
2 Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2
3 Some Programs May Not Work
4 The Software Patch
5 DocPad
6 Polar Bear Deli!
7 SetBrowser 1.4
8 CCC    Fifties Web
9  Printing Just Part of A Web Page
10 Blocking Pop-ups with Windows XP SP2
11 XP System Restore Alternate Access To
12 MoveOnBoot
13 Microsoft Internet Explorer (XPSP2) Drag and Drop Vulnerability
HackFix Updates
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Microsoft Delays Automatic Update Rollout of XP SP2:
www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/43675/43675.html
Microsoft has decided to suspend the rollout of Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2) via Automatic Updates, in order to provide its corporate customers
with more time to install an SP2 download blocking mechanism, that the
company provided last week.

For this reason, XP Home users will start receiving XP SP2 via Automatic
Updates starting on Thursday, August 18, while XP Professional users will
start receiving the update via Automatic
Updates on Thursday, August 25.

A summary of the altered delivery schedule for Windows XP SP2:
August 6 - Release to manufacturing
August 9 - Release to Microsoft Download Center (full network installation
package); release to MSDN subscription site (CD ISO image)
August 10 - Release to Automatic Update (for machines running pre-release
versions of Windows XP SP2 only)
August 16 - Release to Software Update Services
August 18 - Release to Automatic Update for users running Windows XP Home
Edition only
August 25 - Release to Automatic Update for all Windows XP users including
those running Windows XP Professional Edition; release to Windows Update for
interactive user installations
++ There is more on the web site.
Mikes XPSP2 links http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/XPSP2_links.htm
___________________________________________________________
2
XPSP2BlockerTools
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8BCE6BBA-EA5D-442
5-89C1-C1CB1CCD463C&displaylang=en>
Toolkit to Temporarily Block Delivery of Windows XP SP2 to a PC Through
Automatic Updates and Windows
While recognizing the security benefits of Windows XP SP2, some
organizations have requested the ability to temporarily disable delivery of
this update via Automatic Updates (AU) and Windows Update (WU).

Overview
While recognizing the security benefits of Windows XP SP2, some
organizations have requested the ability to temporarily disable delivery of
this update via Automatic Updates (AU) and Windows Update (WU). These
organizations have populations of PCs, upon which they have enabled AU. This
is done to ensure that these PCs receive all critical security updates.
Since SP2 will start to be delivered to PCs running Windows XP or Windows XP
with SP1 via AU starting on August 16, these customers would like to
temporarily block the delivery of SP2 in order to provide additional time
for validation and testing of the update. In response to these requests,
Microsoft is providing this set of tools.
++
____________________________________________________________
3
Some Programs Seem To Stop Working After You Install Windows XP SP2

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842242
After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), some programs
may seem not to work.
By default, Windows Firewall is enabled and blocks unsolicited connections
to your computer.
This article discusses how to make an exception and enable a program to run
by adding it to the list of exceptions. This procedure permits the program
to work as it did before the service pack was installed.
++
From; Microsoft

____________________________________________________________
4
The Software Patch
http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/index.html
Windows XP/2000/Me/98/Server 2003: patches, service packs & updates
____________________________________________________________
5
DocPad
http://www.gammadyne.com/docpad.htm
DocPad is a superior alternative to Notepad.
Windows 95/98/98SE/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003
  Although it fills the same role, plain text editing, it has many
advantages:  10-level undo, alphabetization, block indent/unindent,
bookmark, case conversion, encoding conversion, file history, jump to line,
jump to offset, keyboard macros, search and replace, spell checking,
statistics, variable pitch font, and much more.  It also includes a built-in
calculator, calendar, and character map.
Used internally by Gammadyne Corporation for 4 years, DocPad is now
available to the public for free.
Thanks to;  Bernie at
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/Computer_tricks_and_tips/
____________________________________________________________
6
Polar Bear Deli!
http://www.griffinempire.com/page4.html
Here it is people; the long awaited Polar Bear Deli!
How many levels can you beat?
Your name is Poe La Bear, and you live in the coldest region of the Artic
Circle. Winter is approaching fast, and you need all of the food you can get
your hands on. You spent all spring and summer building customized penguin
traps, and now it is time to feed. Use your awesome polar bear scare
tactics, and chase the penguins into their cages. After you have captured
all of the penguins in the area, return to the igloo and catch some sleep.
Now, polar bears eat a lot of food, so you will have to catch a lot of
penguins to make it through the winter (about 30 stages worth).
So, do you think you can do it?
  Winter is around the corner, and time is running out.
Don’t let the polar bear down. He needs your help!

Thanks to Dave at;
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/Computer_tricks_and_tips/
____________________________________________________________
7
SetBrowser 1.4 - free
http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/freeware/setbrowser/
  Set default Windows web browser
  A very simple program that lets you set the default web browser in Windows.
Select the browser you want, and the program will modify the required
registry settings. Can now also automatically locate the browser. A valuable
tool for anybody who uses more than one web browser on their system (e.g. if
you switch between Netscape Navigator/Communicator, Microsoft Internet
Explorer, Opera and others).
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Fifties Web

http://www.fiftiesweb.com/fifties.htm

"A year by year, slightly irreverent look at the Fifties, including prices,
inventions, important people and events ...
'The Day the Music Died' - [the] crash that killed Buddy Holly, including
Coroner's Reports ... 50s and 60s clothing, fads and all those "cool" slang
words ... '50s music history year by year.
... The Fifties Web is Boomer enhanced and therefore guaranteed to have no
small print." - from the website

The content is well researched and offers authentic material, in particular,
photos which capture images of the era. From hairstyles to shoe styles, the
site presents the essentials details of fifties fashion for both men and
women, culled from contemporary magazines and catalogues. The music section
is comprehensive and an excellent reference for finding answers to those
nagging trivia questions, like the name of Richie Valens'
girlfriend. A shorter section on sixties fashion is also included.

~~~~~~~~
9
Printing Just Part of A Web Page

Sometimes you may want to print part of a Web page, but printing the entire
thing can be very distracting and would be a waste of paper.
Fortunately it's easy to print sections of a Web page with Internet
Explorer.
To print one frame of a Web page, right-click within the frame and choose
Print from the shortcut menu.
Alternately, you can highlight an area you wish to print, and then
right-click on the selection and choose Print from the shortcut menu.

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Blocking Pop-ups with Windows XP SP2
<http://email.microsoft.ca/P/v3/r.asp?r=T1_Url_50&e=51284%3B312842%3B1000
9716%3B3%3B02&a=1006>
The new Pop-up Manager feature in the Windows XP Service Pack 2  release of
Internet Explorer is turned off by default. There are restrictions on the
size and position of pop-up windows, regardless of the Pop-up Manager
setting: Pop-up windows cannot be opened larger than or outside the viewable
desktop area. For more
information, see "Windows Restrictions" in this document. When this
functionality is enabled, automatic and background pop-up windows are
blocked, but windows that are opened by a user click will still open in the
usual manner. Note that sites in the Trusted Sites and Local Intranet zones
never have their pop-up windows blocked, as they are considered safe. This
can be configured in the Security tab in Internet Options.
++
Thanks to Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ XP System Restore Alternate Access To

Have you tried System Restore?
Start> Run> type in " Restore"  click "OK"
Double click on the file "  rstrui.exe  "

or;

Click Start> All Programs> Accessories> System Tools> System Restore.
Make sure the Restore my computer to an earlier time option is  selected and
click Next.
Select a Restore Point> pick the most recent date where things worked.
Click on the  date and click Next.
Confirm Restore Point Selection page, read the warnings!
Click Next.
____________________________________________________________
12
MoveOnBoot
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/moveonboot.html
MoveOnBoot can get rid of hard to delete files.
"This comes in very handy, if you need to replace or delete files which are
locked by other applications, loaded into memory or cannot be changed until
next system boot."
   ____________________________________________________________

Microsoft Internet Explorer (XPSP2) Drag and Drop Vulnerability
http://secunia.com/advisories/12321/

Secunia Advisory: SA12321
Release Date: 2004-08-19

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access

Software: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

  Choose a product and view comprehensive vulnerability statistics and all
Secunia advisories affecting it.

Description:
http-equiv has discovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to insufficient validation of drag and drop
events issued from the "Internet" zone to local resources. This can be
exploited by a malicious website to e.g. plant an arbitrary executable file
in a user's startup folder, which will get executed the next time Windows
starts up.

http-equiv has posted a PoC (Proof of Concept), which plants a program in
the startup directory when a user drags a program masqueraded as an image.

NOTE: Even though the PoC depends on the user performing a drag and drop
event, it may potentially be rewritten to use a single click as user
interaction instead.

This vulnerability is a variant of an issue discovered by Liu Die Yu.
SA9711

The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system with Internet
Explorer 6.0 and Microsoft Windows XP SP1/SP2.
  ++
_____________________________________________________________
   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (08/19/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Aug 19/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Aug 17/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Aug 18/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Aug 19/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Aug 19/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Aug 19/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Aug 18/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Aug 10/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Aug 19/2004
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 Aug 19/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Aug 13/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Aug 18/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Aug 17/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Aug 19/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus Last IDE available Aug 19/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Aug 18/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Aug 18/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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MikesWhatsNews  13 , 08, 2004
in today's issue #745

2 W32/bagleAQ Worm
3 XP SP2 Released
4 Lavasoft announces the launch of Ad-Aware SE
5 Earth Screen Saver for Windows
6 USB-Drivers.com
7 Casper XP
8 CCC UninstallAbility
9  Old mice
10 Time Sync v1.0
11 Links In Email Dont Work
12 Jewel Quest
HackFix Updates
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W32/bagleAQ Worm
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/w32bagleAQ.htm
Win32.Bagle.AG is a worm that spreads via e-mail.
The worm has been distributed as a 19,460-byte, PEX-compressed Win32
executable.
Bagle.AG consists of several components; the worm executable, an HTML file,
an EXE dropper and a .DLL that contains a routine to download the worm.
++
REMOVER:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.evaman.c.removal.
tool.html
____________________________________________________________
3
XP SP2 Released
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/aug04/08-06WinXPSP2LaunchPR.asp

REDMOND, Wash. - Aug. 6, 2004 -- Microsoft Corp. today announced the release
to manufacturing of Windows® XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security
Technologies. This free service pack delivers the latest security updates
and innovations from Microsoft, establishes strong default security
settings, and adds new proactive protection features that will help better
safeguard computers from hackers, viruses and other security risks.

"Service Pack 2 is a significant step in delivering on our goal to help
customers make their PCs better isolated and more resilient in the face of
increasingly sophisticated attacks," said Bill Gates, chairman and chief
software architect at Microsoft. "It is the result of sustained investments
in innovation and extensive industry collaboration. It also reflects a broad
recognition that as the security environment changes, the industry needs to
work together to respond."

During the worldwide rollout of Service Pack 2, Microsoft will localize the
software in 25 languages over the next two months and distribute it to
computer manufacturers, enterprise customers and consumers through
downloads, retail installation, free CDs and on new PCs. The easiest way for
current Windows XP users to ensure they receive Service Pack 2 when it
releases in their language is to simply turn on the Automatic Updates
feature in Windows XP. Customers with Automatic Updates enabled will receive
the latest security updates for Windows XP, along with updated installation
software that will optimize the download experience of Service Pack 2 and
all future updates to Windows XP. The timing for customers to receive the
Service Pack 2 download through Automatic Updates depends on a number of
factors, including the customer's Internet usage, location, language and the
level of Internet demand for Service Pack 2. Automatic Updates uses spare
Internet capacity to progressively download updates without interfering with
daily PC use. Microsoft expects to distribute Service Pack 2 to
approximately 100 million PCs through Automatic Updates over the next two
months. Automatic Updates is easy to turn on in Windows XP, and details are
available at http://www.microsoft.com/protect/.

Customers without reliable Internet connections who wish to obtain Service
Pack 2 on CD can order a free disc from the Microsoft® Web site as Service
Pack 2 is rolled out worldwide.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/defaul
t.mspx
Microsoft also is working with computer manufacturers to ensure they can
make Windows XP-based PCs preloaded with Service Pack 2 available as soon as
possible.
++
More info;
<http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/prn/sff021.P1.08062004143420.0
5689.htm>

***  MfM ***  Don't rush into this update.
Most Service Packs will still have some bugs in them.
Wait a month or so before installing the latest one as there are invarialby
new bug discovered after the SP is released.
It is also a large download so why not wait for the free CD if you are on a
dial-up internet connection.
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4
Lavasoft announces the launch of Ad-Aware SE
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Lavasoft currently distributes its anti Spyware application Ad-Aware to over
80 million home and corporate users worldwide including 3000 partners in
over 120 countries. Lavasoft started distributing Ad-Aware in 1999. 1825
days have passed since Lavasoft released its first anti Spyware application
which has precipitated a wave of liberation that our users and customers
have, and continue to, enjoy. Ad-Aware has since been developed into a state
of the art application that can keep pace with the increasingly
sophisticated threats we face.

Lavasoft, with its Ad-Aware technology, is widely known for delivering
comprehensive and secure performance. Together with several newly developed
techniques and our newly developed scanning technology Ad-Aware SE delivers
heretofore unseen performance on both PCs and workstations. With Ad-Aware SE
we show how to achieve modern, comprehensive anti Spyware protection....
++
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5
Earth Screen Saver for Windows by John Walker
  http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthscr/
The Earth screen saver displays an image of the Earth as currently
illuminated by the Sun, from a variety of viewpoints.
You can view the Earth from the Sun (day side), the night side, from the
Moon, or from an arbitrary altitude above any point on the globe specified
by latitude and longitude.
Day and night regions of the globe are shown based on the current date and
time.
The image of the Earth shifts location on the screen every 10 minutes to
avoid burning in the phosphor in one location.
The Earth Screen Saver is available exclusively for 32-bit Windows systems
such as Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP.

The Earth Screen Saver is in the public domain.
You can do anything you like with it.
The images are generated based on the cloudless Earth databases created by
the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from the MODIS instrument onboard the
Terra satellite.
The image of the Earth by night is based on nine months of observation by
the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
For further information and additional images, visit the NASA Earth
Observatory site.
++
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6
USB-Drivers.com
http://www.usb-drivers.com/
This site maintains listings of USB drivers available on the web, organized
by company.
Includes links to useful resources.
++
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7
Casper XP
http://www.fssdev.com/products/casperxp/

THE IDEAL BACKUP SOLUTION FOR WINDOWS XP

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.
++
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org
Uninstalling Unwanted Programs

UninstallAbility freeware
http://www.aurelitec.com/software/uability/download.htm

Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

You know how it is--sometimes you try to uninstall a program and the
uninstall fails.
You don't have to put up with this erratic behavior.
Just download a copy of Aurelitec, Inc.'s UninstallAbility.
This utility is free for personal use and ensures that you will always be
able to uninstall those no longer needed programs.

~~~~~~~~
9
Old Mice

The roller mice tend to attract just about everything on your desk and your
mouse guts get dirty.
Don't worry, you don't need to get in touch with some sort of computer vet
to fix the little guy.

Gently turn the mouse over (sometimes they frighten easily; however, if
you've had him declawed,
you should be OK). Normally, there is a removable piece that holds the mouse
ball in. It usually
comes off with a little twist. Pull the ball out and remove any excess dirt,
fur, hair, gum, pop, spare
change, etc. Usually just wiping off the ball with a lint free cloth will do
the trick. If it's extra grimy,
rinsing it off under running water would be a good idea (the ball - not the
mouse), just make sure
that it's 110% dry before you re-assemble things.

Next look inside the mouse where the ball was. You'll probably need to take
a pair of tweezers and
(carefully!) pluck the hair / fur / lint off the rollers (they act like a
magnet for this stuff).
You might even try to blow it out with some of that canned air stuff (in
case you're tempted, it's
probably NOT a real good idea to wash it out with water :-)

Finally, I'd make sure that your desk or mouse pad surface is clean and free
of lint, hair, mouse
droppings, etc. And that should do it!

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Time Sync v1.0   free
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptsync.asp

Stay on time! Now you can synchronize your computer's clock to one of the
many ultra-precise time servers available on the Internet.
You can schedule periodic automatic updates, or adjust your clock on demand
any time you choose.

"This little program keeps our computer clocks accurate, synchronizing them
with any of the many "time servers" available on the Internet. Either on a
schedule, or on demand, Time Sync contacts one of these servers and
determines the current date and time -- often with an accuracy of only a few
thousandths of a second. It then adjusts our computer's clock, moving its
"hands" until they match the server's ultra-precise clock.

Why is such a program useful? For some folks, it may not be. But if you're
one of those who need an accurate clock, or reasonably insist that any clock
faithfully report the accurate time, you may find Time Sync indispensable.

The Time Sync is also handy if your computer is attached to a local network.
Running the program on every computer ensures all computers agree on the
current date and time of day.

Hopefully, I've made Time Sync easy to use. Run it, and you'll see a single
window containing three tabs.
The first tab, labeled "Welcome", displays information about the program,
and the purpose of the other two tabs.

The second tab reads "Auto Sync". Click it and you'll see a list of over 200
Internet Time Servers, grouped by country and (in the case of servers
located in the United States) state. Your first job is to select one of
these servers, preferably one near your computer or network."

One of Karen's free tools.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/powertools.asp
I recomend her programs they are free/donation ware with no spyware or ad
ware added.

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11
Links In Email Dont Work

Sometimes when I click on a web address in a elail it does not work.

This is often the result of a link whch is wrapped, shows up on 2 lines.
The trick is to copy and past the link into the address bar.

Another problem occurs when a period is added to the end of a URL

http:\\www3.telus.net\mikebike. won't work.

http:\\www3.telus.net\mikebike  will
____________________________________________________________

   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (08/12/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Aug 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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Aug 11/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Aug 10/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Aug 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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Aug 10/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Aug 12/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Aug 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
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Aug 11/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Aug 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 Aug 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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated Aug 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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Aug 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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Aug 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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated Aug 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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Aug 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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Aug 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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Aug 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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

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Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

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Jewel Quest ` Demo
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=141
OS: Windows 98\ME\2000\XP
Explore the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization while discovering hidden
treasures and priceless artifacts. In this unique new take on the
classic-style matching game, you must rearrange valuable relics to turn sand
tiles into gold. As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter
increasingly difficult puzzles containing secret twists, cursed items, and
buried artifacts.
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from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
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MikesWhatsNews  06 , 08, 2004
in today's issue #744

1 IE6 Critical Update
2 Zone Alarm 5.1.011 released
3 Puzzle Express
4 Learn How to Hide Your E-mail Address From Spammers
5 SpywareBlaster Configuration
6 Sophos Spam info
7 CCC  Easimp3
8 Adding The Other Editor to Windows 98
9 BSpamFree
10      Hotspots
HackFix Updates
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

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available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word
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1
IE6 Critical Update
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200407_windows.mspx
The Microsoft Windows security updates for July 2004 address newly
discovered issues in Windows, including Microsoft Outlook Express, a
component of Windows. If you have any of the software listed on this page
installed on your computer, you should visit the Windows Update Web site to
install related updates.
++
____________________________________________________________
2
Zone Labs 5.1.011  Release Date:2004-07-29
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/19815
  ZoneAlarm makes it easy. Unlike other personal firewalls, ZoneAlarm
protects automatically from the moment it's installed - no programming
required. ZoneAlarm barricades your PC with immediate and complete port
blocking. And, then runs in Stealth Mode to make your PC invisible on the
Internet - if you can't be seen, you can't be attacked.
ZoneAlarm delivers simplicity without compromising your security. A getting
started tutorial explains controls and alerts to get you up and running
quickly. And, to keep you confident that you're always protected, intuitive
color-coded alerts rate security risks - in real time.


What's new in this version:

Added Microsoft Security Center support
Added support for Microsoft SP2
Fixed Internet Explorer browsing issues
Fixed IIS FTP Server issues
Fixed Visual Studio2002/2003 with IIS issues
Fixed AOL Browser issues
Fixed check for update issues (proxy configuration detection)
Fixed issues with checkdisk
Fixed more system stability issues
Routine maintenance items
++
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3
Puzzle Express from NStorm!
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=142
Grab the colorful puzzle pieces and place them together to fill up the train
cars.
The more you fill up the car, the more of the picture you get to see.
There's two game modes to play and new pictures are downloaded automatically

so you may never see the same picture twice!
++
____________________________________________________________
4
Learn How to Hide Your E-mail Address From Spammers
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spam/fightspam.mspx
Is a deluge of unsolicited e-mail messages flooding your inbox?
Explore some of the ways you help can make it stop.
From; Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
5
SpywareBlaster Configuration by Sean
http://www.savemybutt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1046#1046
Anyone interested in learning how to use and configure SpywareBlaster, here
is a walkthrough I created.
See
____________________________________________________________
6
Sophos Spam info
http://www.sophos.com/spaminfo/
The vast amount of spam and unsolicited commercial email sent across the
internet can cause productivity loss and drain resources inside companies.
Sophos provides a comprehensive range of material and information about spam
on these pages, including spammers' tricks, and offers simple,
straightforward advice on how end users and companies can reduce the
problem.

Articles about spam
A list of articles detailing recent events concerning spam, anti-spam
solutions and other news.

White papers
A series of papers addressing and discussing topical spam-related issues.

Best practice
Find out how a best practice policy regarding email account usage can be an
effective tool for minimising the amount of spam that end users receive.

Spam explained
Read our "Field guide to spam" to find out about the different tricks that
spammers use to try to fool anti-spam software. Learn all about spam
terminology and other related definitions in our spam glossary.
++
____________________________________________________________
7
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Easimp3  Freeware
http://www.tucows.com/preview/315718.html

This MP3, CD and video player supports auto-tagging of MP3s, online lyric
and CD cover searching,
song sorting, a Web library, an MP3 alarm clock, an MP3 DJ, and MP3
renaming.

The program scans your computer for music and sorts the tracks by artist,
genre, album and mood.
The library display is customizable, with built-in player and manager modes,
and the option to browse
your MP3s by folder.

~~~~~~~~
8
Adding The Other Editor to Windows 98

Did you know that Windows 98 comes with another text editor besides Notepad?

This other text editor, named Edit, has features similar to those in
Notepad, yet it offers other features that
Notepad doesn't have such as the ability to work with multiple text files
and to change the background and text colors. While Edit is a DOS-based
application, you can easily configure it to work just like a Windows
application.

To do so, use My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate the Edit.com file in
the \Windows\Command folder. When you do, right-click on the file, drag it
to your desktop and select the Create Shortcut(s) Here command from the
shortcut menu. Once Windows 98 creates the shortcut, right-click on the
shortcut icon and select the
Properties command from the shortcut menu.
Then click on the Program tab and select the Close On Exit check box. To
finish, click OK.

Now, you can simply double-click on the shortcut to launch Edit and when
you're done using it, you can close it simply by clicking the Close button
in the upper-right corner or by choosing File | Exit.


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BSpamFree
http://www.bspamfree.org/
Stop Spam going to your inbox!
Use BSpamFree's Instantly Available, Anonymous Email Addresses now. Choose .
We automatically accept the email message, ensuring you don't have to use
your personal email address if you don't want to.

You don't have to create an email address
We automatically accept all emails sent to BSpamFree.org. All you need to do
is come to BSpamFree and enter the email address you used (eg. ) and read
your email. It's just that simple!

How does it work
Say you're at a party or surfing a website. You need to give out your email
address (but hey, you don't want to be spammed for doing it!). So give out
an email address at BSpamFree.org. Pick anything, it doesn't matter. Now go
to BSpamFree and enter the email address you gave out (without the
@BSpamFree.org part) and instantly you have your emails in front of you.
+++
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10
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Hotspots

If you are a one of the fortunate people with a wireless
laptop/notebook/palm pilot/or web enabled cell phone, a hotspot is a
wireless acess point to which you can connect to the www.

See; Wi-FiHotSpotList.com ~ www.wi-fihotspotlist.com
A directory of WiFi Hotspots where the public can search and find 802.11
access points to use with wireless WLAN cards.
____________________________________________________________

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staff@...
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (08/05/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated Aug 04/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated Aug 04/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated Aug 03/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated Aug 05/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated Aug 04/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated Aug 05/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  Aug 05/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated Aug 04/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated Aug 05/2004
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 Aug 05/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated July 30/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated Aug 04/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated Aug 05/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 30/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available Aug 05/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated Aug 05/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated Aug 04/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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
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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
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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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MikesWhatsNews, 30, 07, 2004
in today's issue #743

2 CloneSpy
3 Ease-E-Check
4 GeoShapes Screensaver
5 Search Phantom.Com
6 Test your Defenses Online
7 BugOff
8 CCC    Generous Books
9  Shifty Little Tabs
10 Spybot Search and Destroy v1.3 Review
11 Remember Folders Settings in XP
HackFix Updates
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

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available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word
or issue #.  Here is the address direct to the messages;
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and; http://www.freelists.org/archives/mikeswhatsnews/
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CloneSpy
http://www.clonespy.de/english/features.shtml
CloneSpy can help you free up hard drive space by detecting and removing
duplicate files. Duplicate files have exactly the same contents regardless
of their name, date, time and location. Also, CloneSpy is able to find files
that are not exactly identical, but have the same file name. Perhaps you
have different versions of a file and you want to find all of them and
remove the older versions. CloneSpy can also find zero length files. These
are files that have no content.

With CloneSpy you can process files which
are duplicates
are duplicates and have the same file name
have the same file name
have the same file name and (approximately) the same size
are zero bytes long
CloneSpy offers you a complete mechanism for determining which duplicate or
same-name files should be removed. It is also possible to leave this
decision up to the individual user.

CloneSpy can handle equal files by
deleting redundant files
moving redundant files to a specific folder
exporting a list of all equal files without removing any files
deferring file operations on redundant files to a batch file where you can
apply arbitrary file operations
With CloneSpy you can build checksum files from files on CDs (or even on
hard drives, etc.) and use them to check whether these files already exist
on your system. The checksum files will prevent you from having to play DJ
every time you search for duplicates!
++
____________________________________________________________

Ease-E-Check ~ Freeware
http://easeecheck.dectsoft.com/

Ease-E-Check is an easy to use e-mail checking program that sits as an icon
in your system tray.
It can check an unlimited number of pop3, Hotmail, and Yahoo e-mail accounts
and supports skins
and sounds. It's 100% free!

NOTE: Internet Explorer 5 or higher is required to check hotmail and yahoo
accounts.

There are three main sections of Ease-E-Check.
The System Tray Icon which notifies you of new mail and allows you to
quickly interact with Ease-E-Check.
The Quick Bar is a customizable window that allows you to easily perform
most of Ease-E-Checks main functions right on your desktop.
The settings window enables you to configure the many customizations
Ease-E-Check offers such as:
Unlimited E-Mail Accounts, individual account sounds, skins, new mail
notification, and more.
++
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________

GeoShapes Screensaver
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/GeoShapes.htm
GeoShapes Geometric style patterns similar to "Mystified" but with
additional options that include speed and line width.  By using various
combinations of the two you can create your own pattern from unlimited
combinations.  Security feature includes Windows Password enabled.
++
____________________________________________________________

Search Phantom.Com: Games
http://www.searchphantom.com/games.html

This site has plenty of downloadable games.
++
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________

Test your Defenses Online
http://cybercoyote.org/security/tests.htm
There are many Web sites where you can test how secure your Computer is
online. Some of these tests, like firewall tests are online because they
must be run from outside your computer to be valid. Some take a while too,
so be patient, eh?

Many online tests use Microsoft's ActiveX controls. You will need to use
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher to run them. You may also need to bypass
your security settings by putting the test sites in your "trusted sites
zone".
++
Recomemded by: Spider at 24hr Support
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/24hrsupporthelpdesk/
____________________________________________________________

  BugOff
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
A new app is available for download: BugOff.
This disables a few exploits that are commonly used by browser hijackers to
install themselves onto your system. In essence, it prevents such hijackers
from ever installing,(something)like SpywareBlaster.
There are no patches available from Microsoft for these exploits.
Even if your system is fully up to date from WindowsUpdate you are
vulnerable!
This app should be used by everyone that uses Internet Explorer to browse
the web.
++
____________________________________________________________

'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Generous Books
http://www.generousbooks.com/

Do you take part in a book discussion group?
Have you ever wanted to start a book club with a group of your friends?
If so, Generous Books is a great -- and totally free -- place to organize
and run your book club.
After you register your book club and its participants, the site keeps you
on schedule by providing reminders about upcoming meetings, reviews of the
books you're currently reading, and even interviews and online discussions
with authors. Plus, special areas of the site provide tips to librarians and
folks who manage children's reading groups.

~~~~~~~~

Shifty Little Tabs

Most people know if they hit the Tab key, they can hop from control to
control in a program. What most don't realize is that if they hold the Shift
key while they Tab, they can go backwards through the controls.

Now, before you ask... Controls are the "objects" you interact (play) with
in a program. Stuff like buttons, checkboxes, text boxes, lists, etc. are
all controls. Basically, if you can do something with it, it's considered a
control.

For example, say you're filling out a form on a web page. You fill in your
first name and, in all your excitement, accidentally tab right past the last
name box. You can easily get back to the last name field by holding down the
Shift key and hitting the Tab
key.

So, next time you get a little wild with your tabbing, don't grab your mouse
- just press your shift key.

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Software Reviews: Spybot Search and Destroy v 1.3 - review by Andrew Cooper

http://www.pcflank.com/review_spybot1.htm
____________________________________________________________

Mike's Friday Tip ~ Remember Folder Settings in XP
http://home.covad.net/~zeiler07/Reg/RememberFolderSettings.html

Windows XP has a habit of forgetting your floder settings.

What does this tweak do?

Windows, by default, can remember 400 different folders' settings.
This increases that to 1000.

Problems?
This will delete the current settings unless the .bat file and export file
are used.

What does this file contain?
++
____________________________________________________________

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staff@...
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (07/29/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated July 29/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated July 29/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated July 28/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated July 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated July 28/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated July 29/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  July 29/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated July 29/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated July 29/2004
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 July 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated July 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated July 28/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated July 29/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 23/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available July 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated July 29/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated July 28/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
______________________________________________________________________
Please feel free, to offer constructive criticism, as that will help me keep it
interesting.
I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
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All submissions posted in MWN will be given proper credit.
"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
deadlines and information that is very important to readers we accidentally
misspost an item.

If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
correct the information where applicable.

Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
to a link, these often will not work, as the original information, was taken
from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
***MfM*** indicates that I am adding my own information to a particular   
article.
                          `~*~*~*~*~*~`
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You can read a sample of my newsletter on my web page http://www.mwn.ca
My virus pages ~ http://virusinfo.hackfix.org
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MikesWhatsNews, 23, 07, 2004
in today's issue #742
HackFix Updates
2 Cyber Security Bulletin
3 Hide All
4 Mailinator
5 Do You Have Parasites
6 Picasa
7 Firefox Tips & Tricks
8 CCC    Birthday
9  Document Scraps
10 Remove Hidden Data 1.1
11 Turn of Your AV Before Updating MS Products
____________________________________________________________

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           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (07/22/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated July 20/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated July 21/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated July 20/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated July 21/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated July 20/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated July 22/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  July 22/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated July 19/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated July 22/2004
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 July 22/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated July 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated July 21/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated July 22/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 16/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available July 22/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated July 21/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated July 19/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

____________________________________________________________
2
  The latest Cyber Security Bulletin, highlighting security items for
    July 6 through July 20, is available here:

    <https://www.us-cert.gov/cas/bulletins/SB04-203.html>
____________________________________________________________
3
Hide All
Freeware
http://www.mydesktophelp.com/development.htm?hideall

Use Hide All to get rid of windows that you need open, but don't use all the
time so that they don't clutter your taskbar, for instance, email clients,
management utilities, etc. Hide All also allows you to hide all your desktop
icons as well as the Windows taskbar.  You can also hide the application
itself so that it isn't visible as well.  When you want Hide All to be
visible again simple hold down control and tap H.
Complete usage instructions available by clicking Hide All's "Help" button.
Thanks to Christy
____________________________________________________________
4
Mailinator
http://www.mailinator.net/mailinator/Welcome.do

Web lovers finally have a weapon to use against their single worst enemy,
Spam.
Mailinator is a free, revolutionary new email service that provides
addresses you can give to dubious contacts and pestering businesses who you
feel may misuse your personal email address or sell it to Spam services.

There is no sign-up required, and users can make up their password on the
spot. Each account is activated as soon as the first email is sent to it, so
be sure to choose an original password as anyone with the same password
can access the account.  All emails are auto-deleted after a few hours, so
reserve this great service for those salesman and business you don't really
want to hear from ever again.
____________________________________________________________
5
DO YOU HAVE PARASITES?
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/noads2.htm
Screen for Adware, Spyware & other unsolicited commercial software
BACKUP PAGE EXECUTED FROM THE AUMHA.ORG SERVER

Sometimes the doxdesk.com parasite detector appears not to be working. This
present “backup page” exists for those times. It runs the detection
script off of AumHa.org’s web server. I can’t guarantee that I will
always have the newest script installed here (currently running version
2.6), and recommend you use the main parasite scanning page whenever it is
working; but if it isn’t working, use this page. Please wait about 30
seconds for this script to execute. For a more thorough discussion of
parasites and how to identify, remove, and protect against them, see my page
The Parasite Fight!

IMPORTANT NOTE: As new scumware versions come into existence, they sometimes
“arm wrestle” with the script causing it to freeze. If you can get this
present page, you know the AumHa server is functioning; but if the script
freezes on both this and the earlier page, you can be pretty sure that
something on your computer is fighting it. Head for Ad-Aware!
++
____________________________________________________________
6
Picasa
http://www.picasa.com/google/?promo=hpp1intl

Everything you need to enjoy your digital photos in a single software
product:

Auto-transfer photos from your digital camera.
Organize and find pictures in seconds.
Edit, print, and share photos with ease.
Create slideshows, order prints and more!
The download itself contains only the Picasa software.
Picasa will not uninstall other programs or add any non-Picasa programs or
files to your computer.

This software is Windows® compatible

Picasa works with the digital photo files on your PC to create a better,
more organized viewing and editing experience. Picasa will not delete or
move the location of pictures saved on your PC.

++ There is more on the web site.
____________________________________________________________
7
Firefox Tips & Tricks
http://texturizer.net/firefox/tips.html
This page contains various tips and tricks for Firefox. Most of these tips
involve editing of text files on your hard drive and is not recommended if
you're not familiar with basic file and folder usage. The tips are divided
into four categories and sorted by importance/popularity.
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Birthday  Freeware
http://jebirthday.cjb.net/

Birthday is an easy to use birthday reminder for Windows.
You simply add the names and birthdates of your loved ones to the
application and connect them to a reminder schedule.  Minimize Birthday to
the system tray and wait for it to pop up when a birthday is celebrated.
~~~~~~~~
9
Document Scraps

With this tip, you can stick a "scrap" of information on your Desktop. You
can then take this "document scrap" and paste it into another application -
without opening it up (although it doesn't work on everything).

First, you'll need to use a program that supports OLE2 drag and drop.
Programs like Word, MS Paint, WordPad, Corel WordPerfect, and most other
popular programs will support this function.

OK, now, here's how to do it:

Just highlight the text you would like to copy.
Drag it to your desktop (don't copy it, just highlight and drag).
A "Document scrap" will be created on the desktop for you.

You can make as many of these little "scraps" as you like.
They can be text or images.

Oh, and you may want to right-click them and re-name them, too.
This makes it easier to figure out which one is which.

To use these document scraps, either double-click them to open, or drag them
to where you would like to have them inserted into your document (again,
this only works with some programs).

A really cool use for this is if you use the same text over and over.
For example, maybe you have some information you occasionally e-mail to
people and find it annoying to be
constantly opening up your word processor and all the associated copying and
pasting.

Well, if you right-click the document scrap, and select "Copy" from the
resulting menu, the info in that scrap is placed on the clipboard where you
can paste into your e-mail message (again, not every program supports this).

Was this forwarded to you ?
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10
Remove Hidden Data 1.1
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=144e54ed-d43e-42c
a-bc7b-5446d34e5360&displaylang=en>

Requires; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or Windows XP
Service Pack 1 and is available at:
- Microsoft has released version 1.1 of Remove Hidden Data (rhdtool.exe),
a tool that permanently removes hidden data from Word, Excel and PowerPoint
files in 2003 and XP.

Remove Hidden Data automatically removes data, such as change tracking and
comments, etc., hidden in the documents created with these versions of
Office. In many cases, the author of the file is not aware that the document
could contain information that must not be shared.

Remove Hidden Data is normally used to create the final version of a
document that is going to be distributed publicly.
However, it is advisable to save a copy of the original with all the data.
++
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Turn of your AV before Updating MS Products

After 3 days of rebuilding my operating system I'm slowly reinstalling all
my applications.
it seems Norton AV corrupts the Windows Updates.

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the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
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______________________________________________________________________
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Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
to a link, these often will not work, as the original information, was taken
from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
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MikesWhatsNews, 16, 07, 2004
in today's issue #741
HackFix Updates
Windows Security Updates for July 2004
2 Microsoft® Picture It!® Express software free
3 JR Split File 2.1
4 StartupRun v1.21
5 MAC - Tiger Primer
6 Why does Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening?
7 CoolWWWSearch SmartKiller MiniRemoval 1.0
8 CCC    Cafe Cop
9  Save Your Incoming Messages
10 ActiveX Spyware Scanning
11 Forward the Email Headers with Courier Email
12 Dig McDug game
____________________________________________________________

NOTE: Any time you see the "  ++ ",  it means there is more
           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
____________________________________________________________

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available to members on the Yahoo page, it is searchable by word
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___________________________________________________________


   HackFix updates, thanks to Christy;
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org
This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (07/15/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated July 14/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated July 12/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated July 14/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated July 1514004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated July 14/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated July 15/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  July 14/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated July 14/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated July 15/2004
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 July 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated July 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated July 14/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated July 14/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 15/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available July 15/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated July 14/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated July 13/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7
____________________________________________________________

Windows Security Updates for July 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/200407_windows.mspx
++
Security Bulletin MS04-022
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows 2000 SP3
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a with Internet Explorer 6 SP1
Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a with Internet Explorer 6 SP1

Security Bulletin MS04-023
Internet Explorer 6 SP1
Note This issue affects Internet Explorer, a component of Windows.
Windows 2000 SP2
Windows 2000 SP3
Windows 2000 SP4
Windows XP
Windows XP SP1
Windows Server 2003
Windows 98
Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

Security Bulletin MS04-019
  Windows 2000 SP2
Windows 2000 SP3
Windows 2000 SP4

Security Bulletin MS04-020
Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition SP6
Windows 2000 SP2
Windows 2000 SP3
Windows 2000 SP4

Updates are available to address these issues.
For additional information, including Technical Details,
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions,
and Update Deployment Information please read
the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for this
month at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=32567
_______________________________________

What You Should Know About Download.Ject
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/download_ject.mspx
Published: June 24, 2004 | Updated July 13, 2004

  Get this information in additional languages

Microsoft teams have confirmed a report of a security issue known as
Download.Ject that affects customers using Microsoft Internet Explorer, a
component of Microsoft Windows.

Important  Users of Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 2 (Windows
XP SP2 RC2) are not at risk.

When a user visits a Web site hosted on a server that is infected with
Download.Ject, the Web pages download a Trojan horse to the user's computer.
This Trojan horse is named Backdoor:W32/Berbew, also known as Backdoor-AXJ,
Webber, or Padodor. When this Trojan horse runs on the user's computer, it
may perform several actions, including monitoring Internet access to capture
sensitive information such as logon names and passwords, or opening fake
dialog boxes that prompt the user to enter confidential information such as
ATM card codes, credit card numbers, or other confidential information.
Microsoft has released a tool to help you remove Backdoor:W32/Berbew Trojan
horse variants from your computer.

Actions for Home Users


1.
  Download and Run the Download.Ject Payload Detection and Removal Tool

   Go to the Download Center to download and run the detection and removal
tool.

Get the tool from the Download Center now
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FC84B8B5-A64D-483
7-B65F-96925A514F71&displaylang=en>
++ There is more on the web site.
____________________________________________________________
2
Microsoft® Picture It!® Express software
http://avery.mktdb.com/digitalPP/en/register.cfm
  Smile! Avery® is going to show you how easy it is to print your own
professional quality photos at home with a free sample pack!
The pack includes Microsoft® Picture It!® Express photo editing
software, samples of Avery Photo Paper and $5 off towards the purchase of
any Avery Digital Photo Paper product.

  Just click the registration button to receive your FREE sample pack from
Avery!
Offer expires August 31, 2004.

____________________________________________________________
3
JR Split File 2.1  free
http://www.nonags.com/nonags/filesplit.html
Win9x/NT4/ME/Win2k  Updated: Jun 11, 2004

Split a large file into smaller files so that they can be easily copied or
managed. The JR Split File allows you to split a large file into smaller
files and create a standard .bat file that can be used to reconstruct a copy
of the original file. This function is useful for breaking large text files
into more usable segments or for breaking a file into segments to fit on
multiple diskettes.
++
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4
StartupRun v1.21   free
http://nirsoft.mirrorz.com/
The StartupRun utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded
automatically when Windows boots. For each application, additional
information is displayed (Product Name, File Version, Description, and
Company Name), in order to allow you to easily identify the applications
that are loaded at Windows startup. if StartupRun identifies a spyware or
adware program that runs at startup, it automatically paints it in pink
color. In addition, you are allowed to Edit, disable, enable and delete the
selected startup entries. You can also save the list of startup items into a
text or html files, and even add a new startup entry to the Registry.
++
Thanks to; Sean
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
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5
MAC Tiger Primer: Safari 2.0
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/archives/000251.php/?
The arrival of Tiger next year will also spell the arrival of Safari 2.0, a
revised version of Apple's Web browser that will feature support for the
emerging world of RSS feeds, plus several other new features.

RSS, short for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, is a
technology that lets Web publishers generate small text files that contain
basic information about Web content. If that sounds vague, it is -- but when
paired with a program that can process RSS files, it can radically change
the way to deal with information on the Internet.
++
From; macworld.com
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6
Why does Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening?
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or
Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by
Viruses. These three are important system utilities which the viruses
target.
A quick workaround is to rename the files and run them.
Extracting new copies of these files with the same name will not help.

The following viruses terminate REGEDIT.EXE and TASKMGR.EXE processes:

W32.HLLW.Kefy:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.kefy.html

W32.HLLW.Cydog@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.cydog@mm.htm
l

Backdoor.IRC.Yoink.A:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.irc.yoink.a.
html

Backdoor.Volac.dr:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.volac.dr.htm
l

W32.Kwbot.R.Worm:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.r.worm.html

W32.spybot worm disables NAV, Msconfig, Regedit and Task Manager:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=114
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

The same symptom is caused due to Klez, Yaha Viruses.
~~~
The following viruses deletes Regedit.exe, Regedt32.exe, Msconfig.exe,
Taskmgr.exe

W32.Petch.B :
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.petch.b.html

W32.HLLW.Maax.B@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.maax.b@mm.ht
ml


Run a full system scan.
Be sure you update the anti-virus software definitions.
Also, see the immediate workaround:

Rename these utilities and run them or use MVP Doug Knox's
"Emergency Msconfig, Regedit, Task Manager" utility:
  http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm.
This utility creates usable copies of MSCONFIG, REGEDIT AND TASK MANAGER by
creating copies of the actual files to
C:\EmergencyUtils folder.
BTW, the alternate copies will have the following file names:
MSCONFIG1.EXE, TASKMGR1.EXE and REGEDIT.COM

Online Virus Scanners and Security tests:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm
++
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7
CoolWWWSearch SmartKiller MiniRemoval 1.0  free
http://www.spychecker.com/program/miniremovalcw.html
remove CoolWWWSearch  Win98/ME/2000/XP

CoolWWWSearch SmartKiller MiniRemoval (v1/v2) is a small standalone tool
that checks for the CoolWWWSearch parasite and removes it if found. If you
are infected with CoolWWWSearch (1/2), it can cause anti-spyware websites to
be closed in your browser and also prevent use of some popular anti-spyware
tools (immediately closes the application window).
This small program will allow you to remove CoolWWWSearch.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Cafe Cop  Freeware
http://cafecop.nliventech.com/cc_freeware.htm

Cafe Cop (Desktop Edition) is a freeware desktop utility for system
administration, internet billing, Web site blocking &
filtering. It can be used for a variety of purposes and places like internet
cafes, gaming centres, homes, offices etc. It is a
desktop (single client) prototype of  Cafe Cop (shareware) which has many
more features. A brief list of Cafe Cop(DE) features is given as below:

1. Internet Timer
2. Website Blocking
3. Report Generation
4. Application Launching
5. System Utilities
6. Speeding up internet surfing
7. Internet Explorer security options

Cafe Cop (Desktop Edition) facilitates a better surfing experience, provides
control over the content that can be viewed
on any computer. It provides reports regarding internet usage and cash
generated.
~~~~~~~~
9
Save Your Incoming Messages - Quick!

There is a quick way to do your daily filing in Outlook Express.

Suppose you get a bunch of not-quite-junk mail that you eventually want to
read, but don't want it junking up your Inbox
at present. Simply right-click on the message and select "Move to Folder."

"My Local Folders" opens up.
Then, just type the first letter of the file you want and click OK (or hit
Enter) when you find it.

If you have more than one file with that first letter, just keep pressing
the letter and watch the highlight move from folder to folder.

If you have folders within folders, when you get to the folder you are
looking for, you can continue to use the
"type-first-letter" technique, or you can change to the arrow-down keys to
locate the sub-folder.

Note: You can do all of this without ever opening the message or after you
open and read a message.
When you click OK, you are immediately returned to your Inbox or where ever
you moved the message from.

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10
ActiveX Spyware Scanning
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html

Because the never ending war against Spyware is escalating to new heights,
SpywareInfo and XBlock have joined forces to achieve the most effective
malware detection.

How does it work?
This scanner is an ActiveX applet. After a short delay in which your browser
downloads the control file, you will receive a "Warning Dialogue" requesting
permission for the scanner to run. Click "Yes" and the applet will pop up
and scan. You will be alerted if any spyware is found. When a spyware or
malware is found, you will be alerted and asked if you want to remove it. If
no spyware is found, the scanner will disappear on its own.
++
Thanks to; Martha http://www.marthas-web.com
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11
Forward the Email Headers with Courier Email

If you are like me and use an alternate email program you may find it has
some handy features.

I frequently need to forward Spam and the email headers to report it.
Courier email makes it easy.
Hold down the Shift key and click the Forward button.
The new mail window opens with the email and the headers ready to send.
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12
Play Dig McDug from NStorm!  free download
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=135

Dig McDug is a superb game for all arcade lovers.
If you are a game gourmet with hunger of some old-fashioned fun, this game
has amazing strong vintage flavor to it, which instantly returns you back
into the days of retro gaming.
But since the game-realated technologies have advanced significantly since
that time, what you get is the classic,
wrapped with rich colorful game graphics, mind-boggling sounds and catchy
music! Dig McDug is packed with dozens of game levels, bonuses and tons of
gold. You are to navigate a digger machine through the level in order to
collect emeralds, gold, dollars and various bonuses.
You should be careful to avoid monsters.
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in today's issue #740
HackFix Updates
	 US-Certa Cyber Security Bulletin SB04-189
2 Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
3 Talking Alarm Clock
4 Orbitron 3.10
5 Research Pestpatrol's Database
6 AVIPreview
7 SecureMac.com
8 CCC  WordFile4ME
9         Instantly Transform Windows Explorer into My Computer
10 An introduction to Mozilla Firefox
11 Add a My Briefcase Icon to the XP Desktop
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (07/08/2004)

We apologize for last weeks missing email due to the Canadian Holiday,
Thursday just past by without us realizing it.

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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated July 07/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated July 07/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.avast.com/eng/download/updates/index.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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated July 08/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated July 07/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated July 07/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated July 08/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  July 08/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated July 08/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated July 08/2004
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 July 08/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated July 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated July 07/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated July 08/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available July 08/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated July 08/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated July 05/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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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US-Certa Cyber Security Bulletin SB04-189
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/body/bulletins/SB04-189_H.html
  highlighting security items for June 23 through July 6
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2
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/

I've put together a single floppy or CD which contains things needed to edit
the passwords on most systems.

The bootdisk supports standard (dual)IDE controllers, and most
SCSI-controllers with the drivers supplied in a seperate archive below. It
does not need any other special hardware, it will run on 486 or higher, with
at least 32MB (I think) ram or more. Unsupported hardware: MCA, EISA, i2o
may not work. Some newer IDE/SCSI-raid systems may not work either.

Tested on: NT 3.51, NT 4, Windows 2000 (except datacenter?), Windows XP (all
versions), Window Server 2003 (at least Enterprise).
++
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3
Talking Alarm Clock
http://www.cinnamonsoftware.com/alarm_clock.htm
Windows 98/ME/2K/XP
This program lets your computer remind you of important dates and events.
It uses Microsoft® Agent to show a talking animated alarm.
The alarm can also play any sound you choose and includes a handy snooze
button.
An alarm can be set to go off once, daily, weekly, monthly or annually, with
very flexible scheduling.
Each alarm can have multiple schedules.
An icon in the Windows system tray gives quick access to the alarm clock.
The New Alarm Wizard makes adding an alarm fast and easy.
Talking Alarm Clock's windows are easy on the eye, with soft colors and
gentle transitions.
There's also help balloon that shows a full explanation of each part of the
Alarm Clock window.
Talking Alarm Clock provides an animated clock that wakes you or reminds you
at whatever intervals you set.
++
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4
Orbitron 3.10 free/cardware
http://www.stoff.pl/
Win 9x/2k/Me/XP/2003

Orbitron is a satellite tracking system for radio amateur and observing
purposes.
It's also used by weather professionals, satellite communication users, UFO
hobbyist and astrologers.
    Application shows the positions of satellites at any given moment (in
real or simulated time). It's FREE (Cardware) and it's probably one of the
easiest and most powerful satellite trackers, according to opinions of
thousands of users from all over the world. I'm still working on it, waiting
for your opinions and bug reports. Please try it.
If you would like it - tell your friends about it and send me a postcard...
++
From; The Langa List http://langa.com/
____________________________________________________________
5
Research Pestpatrol's Database
http://research.pestpatrol.com/
Analyses from 2,757,537 pest reports submitted by PestPatrol users in the
past 4 weeks, information on 124,146 pest objects (registry entries,
directories, files), descriptions of 20,844 pests, and more.

Carlisle, PA – June 28, 2004 - PestPatrol, Inc.(www.pestpatrol.com),
the leading provider of anti-spyware software, today launched the PestPatrol
Center for Pest Research (CPR), the largest and most extensive research
group in the industry providing users worldwide with accurate and useful
pest information.

             “You won’t find a more comprehensive resource of information
about spyware, adware, Trojan horse programs and other nonvirus malicious
software,” PC Magazine wrote about PestPatrol’s research capabilities in
April.

PestPatrol has been accumulating an extensive knowledge base on malicious
code since it first pioneered the anti-spyware and anti-adware category four
years ago when it released the industry’s first anti-spyware software in
2001.  Dr. David Stang, PestPatrol’s co-founder and vice president of
research leads a staff of 14 dedicated researchers in Bethesda, Md.
Stang, a noted security industry pioneer, founded the National Computer
Security Association in 1989, and has published six books and written
hundreds of articles on computer security during his nearly 30 years of
computer industry experience.
++
From; http://www.pestpatrol.com/News_Media/Press_Releases/news06280401.asp
____________________________________________________________
6
AVIPreview  free
http://www.avipreview.com/
O™ Media Player - a must upgrade for "AVIPreview by AJ" users.
If you like "AVIPreview by AJ" you will love IO™ Media Player.
If you miss something in "AVIPreview by AJ" I bet you will find this in a
vast array of features available in IO™ Media Player.
Moreover, you will find features you never even thought of.
Try IO™ Media Player for free, it will change the way you manage your
media:

  The first media player made with  the File Sharing Community in mind
  The first player with "AVIPreview by AJ" seamlessly integrated into its
core.
  Has most features lacking in "AVIPreview by AJ", just to name few:
Index caching: dramatically increases index regeneration speed. You never
have to re-index your partial download again.
Auto-Thumbnail videos, browse you media folders with instant preview. Do not
heart your eyes reading those long file names, look and deal with pictures
instead.
Pick your own snapshot for each video, if you want.
Advanced video playback control
Fully remote controllable (using keyspan and/or keyboard).
Slow/fast playback, you never miss a thing now
Use any zoom ratio you need
Remembers you playback preferences (including stop time) for each video.
Playback starts at the instant you finished during the last session


____________________________________________________________
7
SecureMac.com
http://securemac.com/
Welcome to SecureMac.com, a site devoted to Apple Macintosh security and Mac
OS X Security!
Use the Side Bar to navigate the site, check this page frequently for
updates and new security products for the Mac OS!
++
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

WordFile4ME  Freeware
http://www.byronsoftware.org.uk/School/WordFile/

WordFile4ME - the 'staged' Word Processor designed for educational use and
it's FREE

The application is an Object Linked Embedded (OLE) capable word processor
with nine different stages/faces, to suit curriculum requirements the stage
menu selector allows features to be enabled progressively. Opening a
document reconfigures the application to the stage/level at which it was
saved, hence solving the configuration problem when, for example, year 1
pupils follow year 6 pupils into the school's computer room.

The comprehensive Help, Tutorial and Tip files are provided to
assist with the understanding of program function and include
suggestions as to lesson/session content and pupil progress.
Differentiation within lesson plans for a mixed ability pupil
group can be readily accomodated.
~~~~~~~~
9
Instantly Transform Windows Explorer into My Computer

Have you ever been working in Windows Explorer and realized that the task
you're performing could be done more easily in a My Computer style folder
window?
If so, chances are that you've closed Windows Explorer and then launched My
Computer.
However, why go to all that work when you can easily transform Windows
Explorer into My Computer?

All you need to do is to click the Close button in the top-right corner of
the Folders pane
(the left most pane in the Windows Explorer window).
Instantly, the pane will disappear and you can work with your files and
folders in one single pane, as you can in My Computer.
You can then reverse the transformation by choosing View | Explorer Bar |
Folders.

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An introduction to Mozilla Firefox
http://www.nidelven-it.no/articles/introduction_to_firefox
Mozilla Firefox is one of the best browsers out there on the market, and
it's free.
Through the unique development methods of Open Source, they are able to make
a product with impressive speed and less bugs than programs developed by
traditional methods.
Mozilla Firefox has a number of unique features, and it is overall a good
product.
Throughout this series I will try to present Mozilla Firefox for you.
++
MfM be sure to check the Downloads options it is defaut to allow downlads
from web sites.
Screenshot; http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/Firefox_downloads.JPG
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11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Add a My Briefcase Icon to the XP Desktop

If you miss having the My Briefcase icon on the desktop you can add it.

Click Start>  Run in the Run text box type " syncapp " click OK.
Your desktop should now have the My Briefcase icon.
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MikesWhatsNews, 02, 07, 2004
in today's issue #739
HackFix Updates
2 HDD Health
3 Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery
4 Multiboot With Windows XP
5 SOPHOS ANTI-VIRUS FOR MAC OS X 10.3
6 EazyCleaner Updated  V.2.0.6.373
7 AdAware ~ New plug-in available - VX2 Cleaner
8 CCC    SFX Maker
9  Minimizing the Desktop from the Task Bar
10 HEMI  Hurling Game
11 Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP
	 CWShredder Creator Calls It Quits
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (07/01/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated July01/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated June 29/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated June 24/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated July 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated July 01/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated June 30/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  June 30/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated June 30/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated July 01/2004
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 July 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated June 25/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated July01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated July 01/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated July 01/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available July 01/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated June 30/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated June 30/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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
HDD Health
http://www.panterasoft.com
S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self Monitoring And Reporting Technology. This is a
set of tools built into your hard drive that monitor such things as your
hard drive's spin up time, temperature & seek time performance in order to
spot patterns that may indicate an impending hard drive failure. HDD Health
is a usefull freeware that interprets the output from your drive's SMART
technology & issuing you with a warning of any problems that may lead to
data loss & enable you to take the needed actions. The program can issue
warnings in the form of a popup, a warning across your network or even an
email message.

____________________________________________________________
3
Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery
http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital_image_recovery.htm

Zero Assumption Digital Image Recovery is a freeware data recovery tool,
specifically designed to work with digital images. It allows you to recover
digital photos accidentally deleted from digital camera memory.

There exists a vast variety of digital camera and associated media types on
the market, so it is virtually impossible to test the program with each and
every hardware combination. Generally, program should work with any media
type (e.g. CompactFlash, MemoryStick, SmartMedia and so on) accessible by
means of operating system. You need the use your camera or the appropriate
card reader you normally use to transfer images from camera to PC.
  ++
____________________________________________________________
4
Multiboot With Windows XP
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=637515
Install two or more operating systems on your PC, and then choose the one
that you want to use each time you restart. Learn how to multiboot, or how
to configure your computer to start Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Windows
NT® with either Windows 98 or Windows 95.
++
From; Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
5
SOPHOS ANTI-VIRUS FOR MAC OS X 10.3
Don't forget - Sophos doesn't just protect PC users.
Companies which use Apple Mac OS X 10.3, as well as Mac OS X 10.2, can now
benefit from an enhanced version of Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X.  Find
out more and try the product out now.

http://www.sophos.com/companyinfo/news/sav383-for-osx.html
http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/pressrel/uk/20040623sav383macosx.html
http://www.sophos.com/products/sav/
____________________________________________________________
6
EazyCleaner Updated  V.2.0.6.373

EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries
that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of
unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate
files and you can view some intresting info about your disk space usage! You
are also able to manage startup programs, invalid shortcuts and add/remove
software list. ToniArts may not be held accountable in any way if
EasyCleaner affects your computer in a negative way.
List of some features:

Very nice interface!
Finds invalid registry entries ----> deleting them speeds up your computer!
Finds duplicate files ----> deleting them will free disk space!
Finds all unnecessary files like backups, temps etc. ----> deleting them
will free disk space!
Finds all invalid shortcuts ----> deleting them will free disk space and
increase usability!
Manage programs starting at Windows startup! ----> who knows, you might even
catch a virus before it gets serious!
Manage Windows' add/remove software listing!
Easily remove Internet Explorer's temporary Internet files, history and
cookies!
Very user friendly!
Shows some intresting info about your disk space usage.
Very customizable.
Multi-language support!
Uses only little amount of recources while running!
Huge help file which gives you every little detail about EasyCleaner!
++
____________________________________________________________
7
AdAware ~ New plug-in available - VX2 Cleaner

By Ĺsa Karlsson - Content Manager
Contributions by Mĺrten Holmqvist - Research, Stefan Lundström -
Software Development

Lavasoft's new plug-in VX2 Cleaner detects the malware VX2 and offers you
the ability to remove it from your computer. Some users have experienced a
very difficult variant of VX2 which cannot be removed by Ad-Aware. For those
users which have this variant, we have developed a plug-in to help you
remove this VX2 variant.

This VX2 variant registers itself in a way, which gives it system
privileges. It also prevents the user from viewing this information by
removing the user's rights to do so. Furthermore it constantly monitors the
registry and prevents any attempts to remove its associated values. This
makes it very difficult for the user to manually remove it.

The VX2 Cleaner works with all editions of Ad-Aware 6 build 181.


How to use Lavasoft's VX2 Cleaner plug-in

- Close Ad-Aware 6 build 181 and Ad-Watch (if running)
- Download the free VX2 Cleaner at
http://updates.ls-servers.com/plvx2cleaner.exe
- Install the VX2 Cleaner
- Start Ad-Aware 6 build 181
- Go to "Plug-ins"
- Select the VX2 Cleaner plug-in and click "Run Plugin"
- If your computer isn't infected, click "Close".


If your computer is infected

- Select "Clean system"
- Reboot your computer
- Scan your computer with Ad-Aware
- Remove any VX2 objects detected
- Reboot your computer again
- Run a second scan to make sure the files have been removed from your
computer

More information on VX2 can be found in the TAC database at
http://www.lavasoftnews.com/ms/display_main.php?tac=VX2

Download Lavasoft's VX2 Cleaner plug-in at
http://updates.ls-servers.com/plvx2cleaner.exe
From; Lavasoft's The Eye;
http://www.lavasoftnews.com/cgi-bin/mojo/mojo.cgi?___________________________
_______________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

SFX Maker
http://sfxmaker.cjb.net/
Freeware

Create self-extracting archives.  ZIP files are nice when you have a way of
unzipping them. But what if you're stuck without an unzipper?! No sweat.
Make it SFX! Converting those standalone ZIP archives into self-extracting
EXE files. Now you can share your zipped files with anyone -- even if they
don't have a decompression utility on hand. You don't have to be a wizard;
the Maker will take you through the process, step-by-step.

~~~~~~~~
9
Minimizing the Desktop from the Task Bar

When you need to get to your desktop quickly, minimizing program after
program can be a real bother.
You can avoid this annoyance by learning to right-click on the task bar at
the bottom of the screen on a blank spot (a place where there is no
program's name).
You should see an option called "Minimize All Windows (Win98) or "Show the
Desktop" (WinXp)."
Select and watch all the windows shrink down in succession.
Now, you will be at your desktop and ready to move forward quickly.
If your keyboard has a Microsoft Flag Key the Flag Key-D combination will
also show the desktop.

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HEMI  Hurling
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=66
PC- Pentium 300, 64 MB Ram, 4 MB VRAM, Win 95, Win 98, Win 2000, Win NT, Win
XP
Ever seen those "wannabe" pickup trucks on the road braggin' about this and
that?
We know just what you'd like to do to them...like open a big can of
whoopass.
And you can. You've got a fire-breathing, 5.7 liter, HEMI (R) Magnum (R)
powered Dodge Ram, full of road ripping muscle. Load up one of those bucket
of bolts on the back bed of your Ram, hit the gas, then the brakes, and hurl
it through the air towards the big pile of junk forming at the end of the
road.
Yeah, it's got a HEMI all right! WARNING: Don't try this in real life!
From; NStorm games
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday tip ~ Change Refresh Rate in Windows XP
http://www.evga.com/support/guides/guides.asp?file=XPrefresh

Advantages of changing the refresh rate for many people include alleviating
eyestrain after long periods of time in front of a computer screen or
removing pesky lines that roll across the screen. Adjustments to this
display property can be made quickly and easily.

Step 1: Enter the Display Properties window by right-clicking the Windows
Desktop and selecting Properties.

Step 2: Once you arrive at the Display Properties window, select the
Settings tab in the upper right hand corner then click the Advanced...
button in the lower right.

Step 3: You will arrive at the properties window for your video card. Select
the Adapter Tab.

Step 4: Information about your video card will be indicated in the middle
section. Click the button that is labeled List All Modes...

Step 5: A window will appear that will indicate compatible modes that is
supported by both the video card and the monitor. The description follows
the format of Resolution, Color Depth, and Refresh Rate measured in hertz
(Hz). Select the refresh rate of your choice and click the OK button.

Step 6: Simply click on the APPLY button to set the Refresh Rate setting for
your monitor.

Step 7: The screen may flicker a couple of times, resulting in the refresh
rate of your choice. Another pop-up window asks if you would like to keep
the current settings. If the screen goes black with no video, the refresh
rate you have selected may not be supported. You have up to 15 seconds to
keep the settings or revert to your previous configuration. If you are
satisfied with the new refresh rate select Yes followed by the OK button.
++
____________________________________________________________

CWShredder Creator Calls It Quits
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/47001
  Browser hijack variants getting too nasty.
If you've had your home-page hijacked and researched a cure, then you know
how useful the CWShredder application can be in reclaiming control.
Unfortunately, the Dutch student and developer of the application, Merijn
Bellekom, has decided to call it quits, noting that the new variants of
hijackers are becoming "too aggressive or too complicated to allow for
automated removal". CoolWebSearch, which Merijn calls "the most complex,
invisible and devious hijacker" ever coded, has spawned a large number of
variants, all of which are getting increasingly become more difficult to
stop. No word yet if he's willing to offer up the source code to allow
others to continue his great work.
++
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the rapid change of viruses that happens daily.
Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
______________________________________________________________________
Please feel free, to offer constructive criticism, as that will help me keep it
interesting.
I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
interest.

All submissions posted in MWN will be given proper credit.
"MikesWhatsNews" believes in giving credit where credit is due but at times
deadlines and information that is very important to readers we accidentally
misspost an item.

If you believe something to be miscredited, or you know the author of one of the
articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
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from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
***MfM*** indicates that I am adding my own information to a particular   
article.
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MikesWhatsNews, 25, 06, 2004
in today's issue #738
HackFix Updates
	 US-CERT Cyber Security Bulletin SB04-175
2 Galactic Civilizations
3 Safety Tips For Kids Gaming Online
4 DVD Decrypter
5 HDClone
6 Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
7 Invoicer
8 CCC    Surfing Saver
9  Folder Consistency
10 mp3DirectCut
11 Speed Up Your Old Computer
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (06/24/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated June 22/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated June 22/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated June 24/2004
To update your software
Visit
http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated June 24/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated June 24/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated June 24/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  June 24/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated June 23/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated June 24/2004
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 June 24/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated June 18/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated June 23/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated June 22/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated June 18/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available June 24/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated June 24/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated June 24/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

++
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2
Galactic Civilizations  demo
http://www.download.com/3000-2119-10204231.html?
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Galactic Civilizations is a space-based strategy game set near the dawn of
the 23rd century. As the leader of humankind, you must expand civilization
into a hostile galaxy filled with alien empires bent on galactic domination.
The game has a heavy emphasis on diplomacy, economics, and culture, as well
as military generalship. Galactic Civilizations won Editor's Choice awards
from Computer Gaming World and Computer Games magazines.
++
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3
Safety Tips For Kids Gaming Online
  http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/gamingonline.asp
Windows
  Online gaming is not designed for young children, but playing video games
with others on the Internet can be a fun and even educational activity for
older kids. By educating yourself about game ratings and learning how to use
the privacy and safety tools built into the games, you can help keep your
child's gaming experiences safe, age-appropriate, friendly, and fun. Read on
to learn how you can make smarter choices about the games your child plays,
and how you can help protect your child when he competes online.

#2  Be aware
Try to be aware of the games your child plays and the people he's playing
with. Place the computer or game console (e.g., Xbox) in a room where it's
highly visible, and stay in the room when your child is playing. If the
computer is in a child's room, it's easier to hide the screen and play
inappropriate games.

If you notice players saying things that you find inappropriate, simply
select their name from the players list and select mute. To report the
offender, select their name from the players list and choose the Feedback
option.

To report a violation on any online gaming site, you will usually need the
following information:

The violator's gamer tag, including any unusual spelling or punctuation.
The date and time of the violation.
A description of the violation—what happened and how many times it
occurred.
An explanation of how you tried to stop the violation.
The gamer tags of any witnesses.

Talk to your kids
The safest way to play online games with your kids is to play with them.
Depending on their age, this may be the last thing they want to do. Still,
it's important to talk to them about the risks, and teach them how to handle
uncomfortable situations. Together, you can create a fun and safer
environment for your children online.
++
From; Microsoft
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4
DVD Decrypter donationware
http://www.dvddecrypter.com/guide.asp
Ripping in DVD Decrypter is about as easy as it gets!
By default, the program will, where possible, automatically select the
source (ie. the DVD drive) and the destination folder (by finding the drive
with the most free disk space).

All the files will have already been selected for you, so you really only
have to press that big button to get the ripping underway!

In about 10 - 30 minutes (depending on the speed of your computer / DVD
drive) it will finish and you will have lots of nice DeCSS'd VOB files on
your hard disk. From there you can choose to watch them with the likes of
PowerDVD and WinDVD or you can re-encode them to MPEG1 (VCD) or DivX.
++
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5
HDClone
http://www.miray.de/products/sat.hdclone.html#free
The Free Edition of HDClone is the ideal tool for moving contents of entire
harddisk drives onto bigger newer ones. This Edition can be downloaded for
free from our homepage and fits easily on a diskette.
It ships with its own operating system - Sphere SP - and is therefore not
depending on other installed systems.
When buying a new larger disk, HDClone copies the data for you, you only
have to add the gained space on the disk via some partitioning tool, and in
an instant you have the same environment as before on a larger (and faster)
disk.
++
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6
  Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
  "Rogue/Suspect" means that these products are of unknown, questionable, or
dubious value as anti-spyware protection. Some of these products simply do
not provide proven, reliable anti-spyware protection. Others may use unfair,
deceptive, high pressure sales tactics and false positives to scare up sales
from gullible, confused users. A very few of these products are either
associated with known distributors of spyware/adware or have been known to
install spyware/adware themselves.
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7
Invoicer
http://www.citrusware.com/FreeSoftware.htm#Completely%20Free%20Programs
Invoicer  creates and prints an Invoice.
As you add Sales Items to an invoice, these items can be saved and
automatically
selected on future Invoices.
You can add Labor, Shipping Additional Charges or Credits, and apply a
discount.

Invoicer is derived from Invoicer Deluxe, one of our Invoicing (Financial)
Programs.
Download Invoicer now.
If you downloaded Invoicer, will you take the time to evaluate it?
Favorable reviews really help. Thanks.
++
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Surfing Saver!
http://numericable.tucows.com/preview/295684.html
Freeware

This program keeps a log of the Web addresses your active Web browsers are
open to in case of system failure, and will show you a list of the Web
addresses so you can restore them. You can also remove items from the list
that are known to cause browser and system failures. It will work with
Internet Explorer, Netscape and NeoPlanet browsers
~~~~~~~~
9
Folder Consistency

Note: This tips works in Windows 98/Me/XP, but it may also work in other
versions of Windows with little alteration.
Give it a try!

If you like the way a certain folder displays (for example, perhaps you have
it in List view and with Details showing) and you want all your folders to
appear this way, you can go into;
My Computer; choose View, Folder Options; click the View tab; and click the
Like Current Folder button.

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10
mp3DirectCut  free
http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/~pesch/
mp3DirectCut is a small tool for editing MPEG audio directly. You can remove
parts, change the volume, split files or copy regions to new files. All
without the need to decompress your MP3 into PCM/WAV. This saves work,
encoding time and disk space. And there is no quality loss through any
re-compressions.

Trim your CD grabbings or directly to MP3 recorded vinyls or tapes. Cut
favorite songs from long MP3 radio or live recordings. Make multiple cuts
and fades. mp3DirectCut is very fast and gives you extensive control over
your MP3s.
++
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11
   Mike's Friday Tip ~ Speed Up Your Old Computer
If you are running Windows XP on an older computer there is a setting you
can change to speed thing up.
Right click My Computer>Click on Properties> Advanced tab>
Performance> Settings Choose "Adjust for best performance"
This will unselect all of the resource 'hogging' features.
Click OK.

You can customize the selection of programs/resources to enable or deselect
by clicking on "Custom".
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MikesWhatsNews, 18, 06, 2004
in today's issue #737
HackFix Updates
2 Safe XP
3 yvReminder
4 KeyTweak - Keyboard Remapper v1.14
5 Hibernater
6 Cool Cosmos
7 SpoofStick
8 CCC    Fact Monster
9  Dealing With Cookies In Netscape 6
10 UnZip Me
11 Beta Testing
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           of the article, or story, on the linked site. Mike
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (06/17/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated June 16/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated June 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated June 17/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated June 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated June 14/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated June 17/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  June 17/2004
To update your software:
Visit:
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated June 10/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated June 17/2004
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 June 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated June 11/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated June 16/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated June 16/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated June 11/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available June 17/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated June 17/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated June 16/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
staff@...
Http://www.hackfix.org

3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7

____________________________________________________________
2
Safe XP
http://www.theorica.tk
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Safe XP improves your system performance and makes Windows to run faster,
more secure and more stable!
It is suitable for beginners and experts!
++
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3
yvReminder freeware
http://yvolksoft.narod.ru/yvReminder/

{Keep track of important dates} Everybody should use this tool to remind
themselves of birthdays, anniversaries, the birth of an anniversary, or the
anniversary of their birth. All data is taken directly from your Outlook
Express address book. Remove, change, and edit all of your contact
information via this app -- and send messages directly from it. Column
widths are fully adjustable and your settings will be saved. At a glance,
you can determine someone's (or some couple's) age.
How many shopping days are left until July 26th. Now you know.
And knowing is half the battle.
Thanks to Christy
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4
KeyTweak - Keyboard Remapper v1.14
http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/
Keytweak is a free keyboard remapper for Windows NT/2000/XP.
KeyTweak is a simple utility that allows users to redefine their keyboard
input signals.
The functionality is made possible by a new registry value introduced by
Microsoft in Windows 2000 and included in Windows XP.
This section lists some of KeyTweak’s features and reasons you may want to
use KeyTweak.

Features
       Simple interface
       Easy-to-read lists of all current and pending re-mappings
       Implementation of Specialty Keys support for certain keyboards
       Remove all re-mappings with a single button
       Enable/disable annoying keys
       Displays what exactly is written to the “Scancode Map” registry
       value and how to interpret its binary data
       User warnings help ensure Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence is maintained

Why Would I Want to Remap My Keys?
Unless you are one of the few people that make use of every key on your
keyboard and are completely happy with your keyboard layout, there is
probably something you would like to change on your keyboard.   Maybe you
have an IBM Thinkpad and you really miss having a Windows Logo key.   Maybe
you are used to using a different keyboard and you keep hitting the wrong
key.  Maybe you know that you are going to be doing a lot of numerical data
entry and would like to change your Num Pad + key into a Tab key for a
little while.   How about changing Scroll Lock into a Mute button?  There
are lots of reasons for why you might remap your keyboard.
++
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5
HIBERNATER TM
http://www.rblevin.net/HBN_Index.htm
FREE Automatic Hibernation Utility for Microsoft Windows XP
How it's Easier
Hibernater requires just one click to activate hibernation. By contrast,
Windows requires users to enter multiple clicks and navigate menus to send
their PC into hibernation. Also, depending on how your Windows XP system is
configured, the hibernation option might not appear on any menus.

How it's Faster
Hibernater also sends most PCs into hibernation faster than the standard
Windows hibernation command. Most PCs hibernate instantly, with no waiting
or delays, when Hibernater's icon is clicked.

How to Use
Just install Hibernater. The setup program will put a Hibernater shortcut
into your Startup folder. Hibernater will load automatically the next time
you logon to your PC. When you're ready to send your PC into hibernation,
click the Hibernater icon in your system tray (Hibernater's black and yellow
icon looks like a quarter moon).
++
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6
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
As the passionate astronomer Karl Sagan once said, "We are all starstuff".
Which might explain why it is so exhilarating to learn about space, since on
some level we are learning about ourselves. Students, teachers and
stargazers alike can have a lot of fun while learning about Infrared
Astronomy at Cool Cosmos, an educational portal developed by NASA and Cal
Tech aimed at nurturing and teaching the young minds of the future.

Although our human eyes cannot pick up infrared light, thankfully we can
still learn about it.
There are a ton of cool educational features and games on this site to help
you and your kids learn about the 'invisible
world'.  Check out the section on Cosmic Fun and Games, go to the classroom
to learn about the science behind Infrared Astronomy, and don't forget to go
to the Image Gallery where you will find the first ever Infrared Zoo.

From; Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
Subscribe:
mailto:cooltricks-join-request@...
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7
SpoofStick
http://www.corestreet.com/spoofstick/
FREEWARE
CoreStreet Ltd., an e-mail security firm in Cambridge, has cobbled together
a free product called SpoofStick that does provide some protection against
website spoofing or faking a website. Click on a Web link inside a phish
e-mail, and you may be taken to a phony eBay site. But even if it looks
real, the browser ''knows" it's not really at eBay.com, but at some other
e-mail address. SpoofStick adds a toolbar to an Internet Explorer browser,
revealing the Web page's real domain name and displaying it in large green
letters. If you're supposed to be at eBay.com, but SpoofStick displays, say,
crooks-r-us.com, then you've been warned.
Thanks to; Spunko at My Computer Headaches
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mycomputerheadaches/
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com/
"Fact Monster is the largest free reference site just for kids!
Get homework help and find facts on thousands of subjects, including sports,

entertainment, geography, history, biography, education and health."
~~~~~~~~
9
Dealing With Cookies In Netscape 6

Both Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 6 offer more control over
cookies than we've had before.
That control can help you avoid those third-party cookies that tend to send
information to whoever can read it.

To eliminate this type of browsing tracker, choose Edit|Preferences.
When the dialog box opens, under "Category," click Privacy & Security.
Select the check box labeled "Enable cookies for the originating Web site
only"
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UnZip Me
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/UnZipMe.htm
UnZip Me is a Free, simple to use utility for extracting files from .zip
(compressed) files.  Designed with the novice in mind, all one need do is
locate the zip and UnZip Me does the rest.  It will extract the files to
their own folder, display where that folder is and even open it for you.
Have you ever unzipped a file only to forget where the files were extracted
to and have to search your PC for them?  UnZip Me solves that problem by
keeping track for you.  If you don't need or don't want to invest in a full
featured zip program UnZip Me will take care of your unzipping needs.
++
Thanks to; Jerry Campbell  Camtech 2000
http://Camtech2000.net
http://Camtech2000.com
http://Camtech2000.org
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Beta Testing

Frequently you will see offers of free programs/software which is a free
Beta version.

While the free is an attractive price it comes with a certain amount of
risk.
When you read the "Terms and Conditions" or end user licensing agreement
"EULA" you may find that the programs producer assumes no liability if it
crashed or damages you computer or its "OS" operating system.
In other words use at your own risk.

many of the beta program have support groups and user forums availible as
well as "bug reporting" guidelines.

There is a version of the new XP SP2 which is still Beta available so if you
feel tempted to try it be sure to set a Restore Point before hand.

From Google;
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 2 Technical Preview ...
... Do not use in production environments. Install Windows XP SP2 RC2 using
Windows Update, Install Windows XP SP2 RC2 using Windows Update ...
www.microsoft.com/SP2Preview
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in today's issue #736
HackFix Updates
2 Sending E-mail From A Different Address
3 Damn Small Linux
4 Introduction to Enterprise Project Management CD
5 Trellian WebPAGE
6 Using System Restore
7 Pocket Streets 2004 Downloadable Maps
8 CCC    MyCPU
9  Taskbar
10 Bamboozle Game
11 Hidden Restore Partitions
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All Software listed Alphabetically by Company name as some
companies manufacture more then one product.


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated June 09/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated June 06/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated June 10/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated June 10/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated June 09/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated June 10/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  June 10/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated June 10/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated June 09/2004
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 June 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated June 04/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated June 09/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated June 10/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated June 04/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available June 10/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated June 09/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated June 08/2004
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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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
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2
  Sending E-mail From A Different Address
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/videotips/4/
VIDEO TIPS:
Please, Gnomies, be responsible. Whether this information helps you mask
your true identity from would-be spammers or gets you a few harmless
chuckles when you hoax your friends next April Fool's Day, be aware that
there are serious penalties to endure if you use it for evil. We don't
endorse that sort of misbehavior 'round here, no-how. Consider yourself
warned!
From; Lockergnome
http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/
____________________________________________________________
3
Damn Small Linux
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/
If you've always wanted to try out the Linux operating system, but haven't
had the time or inclination to delve into it too deeply, Damn Small Linux
might be just the right distribution for you.
The whole thing weighs in at under 50 MB, which is very small for a complete
operating system.

The OS boots from a CD, so you don't have to worry about installing it on
your hard-drive or fiddling around with Linux partitions. It comes with some
essential applications such as a browser, email client, word processor and
graphics tools.  Naturally, the OS is a little limited because of its small
size, but this distribution represents an excellent way for Linux virgins to
get their feet wet.

You will need a computer that allows you to boot from a CD. If necessary,
you may need to access the BIOS and configure your machine so that it will
boot from a CD, rather than a floppy disk.
++
From; Hoax-Slayer  http://www.hoax-slayer.com
Issue 26: 4th June, 2004  http://www.hoax-slayer.com/issue26.html

____________________________________________________________
4
  Introduction to Enterprise Project Management CD  free
http://www.ms-answers.com/epm/home.aspx
The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution gives you
visibility and control of your work portfolio, so that you can better manage
projects and resources, collaborate with your team, and analyze and report
across your entire portfolio.

Register now to receive your free Introduction to Enterprise Project
Management CD.*

*Offer good in U.S. until August 31, 2004, while supplies last.
Limit one copy per person. Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.
From; Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
5
Trellian WebPAGE free
http://webpage.vendercom.com/index.html
Trellian WebPAGE allows you to create your own web pages without having to
learn complex scripting languages. WebPAGE's WYSIWYG interface makes editing
pages as easy as using your favorite word processor.
Web masters and other advanced users can hand code HTML using the built in
color Hi-lighted source editor, while HTML wizards are available to make web
design faster & easier.

WebPAGE makes editing HTML a breeze. It doesn't matter if you are completely
new to building web pages or if you have been building them for years,
WebPAGE is a pleasure to use.

And best of all Trellian WebPAGE is FREE.

____________________________________________________________
6
Using System Restore
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/System_Restore.htm

When a Windows XP user asks how to fix a problem they've recently started
having with their PC my first response is to use System Restore to roll it
back to a point just before the problem started.  I've found the majority
either don't know how to use it, don't know what it does, turned it off
because it uses too much disk space and virtually all say that Microsoft's
Help file is not very helpful to which I'd agree.  However it is one of the
best utilities Microsoft has ever written and works extremely well.

Using System Restore is a straightforward, step by step help guide
explaining how to use it with a minimal amount of disk space, what it does
and how it works.  System Restore can return your system to an earlier state
if problems are caused by a program you installed, malicious web sites,
recovery of deleted files even after you've emptied the Recycle Bin, a
corrupted Registry as well as many other common problems.  By using it
regularly you'll always be able to fix a problem in minutes.  The article is
available for viewing online and as a downloadable Help file (.chm) for
installation on your PC.
From; http://camtech2000.net
____________________________________________________________
7
Pocket Streets 2004 Downloadable Maps
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=599564
Download city maps for Canada, the United States, and Europe
Plan your next business trip, vacation, or even a quick ride downtown with
Pocket Streets 2004 Downloadable Maps.

Your device must be running Microsoft Pocket Streets for you to be able to
view these maps.
From; Microsoft
____________________________________________________________
8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

MyCPU  Freeware
http://www.seelhofer.ch/mad/download/download.html

MyCPU is a small utility to find out which cpu is installed.
It shows vendor, type, model, stepping and speed information.
Additionally it scans for features like MMX, 3dnow and SIMD (ISSE).
Finally, it is able to read cache information such as the size of the
L1-data
& -instruction cache and the unified L2 cache.

~~~~~~~~
9
Taskbar

If you want your taskbar in view when the desktop is blank, but out of the
way of open windows, you can set it to stay underneath all open windows.

You can do this by right-clicking a blank area of the taskbar and selecting
Properties.
Once the Taskbar properties is displayed, deselect "Always on top"
(this option is selected by default), then click OK.

Note: "Always on top" may be worded differently depending on  your version
on Windows.

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Bamboozle
http://www.nstorm.com/games/game_detail.asp?game_id=98
Bamboozle is an adventure themed puzzle game and offers great brain
exercises for all ages.
Complete quests by navigating the explorer across over 150 unique puzzle
boards.
Complete all the steps to "discover" an ancient artifact or rare animal.
Engaging hand-drawn artwork, a fun soundtrack, and addictive puzzles!
Featured on NStorm Game News
____________________________________________________________
11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ Hidden Restore Partitions

A growing trend with some of the PC builders is to put a hidden partition of
the hard drive.

This partition will often contain all the drivers, and system specific data,
as well as the OEM version of the Operating System.

When you have problems and call the manufacturer for help they will often
instruct you to restore the computer using this hidden partition.

It is wise to consider this before formatting the hard drive.
Even with a full version of the OS you may still encounter driver problems
with some vendors products.

If you are thinking of wiping the hard drive make sure you have the drivers
and other critical information backed up.

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Be sure to update yours regularly.
http://www.hackfix.org/software/antivirus.html
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I also welcome any submissions about new products, web pages, or articles of
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misspost an item.

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articles which we have posted as 'unknown', please do let us know so we can
correct the information where applicable.

Many times in a article you may see a click here for more information, or to go
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from a page with HTML links. This is when you will want to go to the webpage
indicated in the article, ++ ,for 'the rest of the story'
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article.
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MikesWhatsNews, 04, 06, 2004
in today's issue #735
HackFix Updates
2 Introduction To Using Scannow SFC
3 Penguin Ball
4  LaCie Bigger Disk
5 Swich Off
6 Make A DOS CD Bootdisk
7 Small World Project
8 CCC    Kidzworld.com
9  Restoring Formatting in Word
10 TimeUp 4.7
11 UpLoad Your Favorites
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This weeks Virus Pattern Updates (06/03/2004)


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


Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Esafe Desktop/Gateway/Enterprise
Last Updated June 03/2004
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
~~~~~

AlWil Software

Avast Antivirus
Last Updated June 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

  Authentium Software Systems

Command antivirus
Last Updated June 03/2004
To update your software
Visit http://www.authentium.com/support/downloads/index.cfm
~~~~~

Center for Antivirus Technologies (CAT)

Quickheal
Last Updated June 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Frisk Software Systems

Fprot
Last Updated June 03/2004
To update your software
Visit: http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/
~~~~~

Computer Associates

E-Trust
Last updated June 03/2004
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??
~~~~~~


GeCad Software

Rav (Reliable AntiVirus)
Last Updated:  June 03/2004
To update your software:
Visit: http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/dldupdate.php?type=Daily
Or
Open Rav and select Rav Update from the toolbar
~~~~~

Grisoft Inc.

AVG
Last updated June 03/2004
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!
~~~~~

H+Bedv

AntiVir
Last updated June 03/2004
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 June 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Kaspersky

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (formerly AVP)
Last updated May 28/2004
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.
~~~~~

Network Associates

Mcafee
Last updated June 02/2004
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.
~~~~~

Norman Data Defence

Norman Virus Control
Last updated June 03/2004
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
~~~~~

Softwin

BitDefender (Previously known as AVX - AntiVirus eXpert as of Nov 06/01)
Last Updated June 03/2004
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
~~~~~

Sophos

Sophos Anti Virus
Last IDE available June 03/2004
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.
~~~~~

Symantec

Nortons AntiVirus
Last updated June 02/2004
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
~~~~~

Trend Micro

PcCillin
Last updated June 01/2004
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)
~~~~~~~~~

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.

~~~~

~ Hackfix Project Staff
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3017 St Clair Ave #176
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 3L7
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  Introduction To Using Scannow sfc (system file checker)
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
Windows XP has the ability to protect itself from system instability caused
by 3rd party software overwriting important system files. This used to be
(and still is in fact), a problem with Windows 95 and Windows 98.

With the introduction of Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft made a real
effort
to stop this from happening. Now in Windows XP we have a much more refined
protection of these important files.... This system is called:

                                 Windows File Protection

By default, Windows File Protection is always enabled and allows Windows
digitally signed files to replace existing files safely. Currently, signed
files are
distributed through:

# Windows Service Packs
# Hotfix distributions
# Operating system upgrades
# Windows Update
# Windows Device Manager

If you introduce a file replacement in any other way, Windows File
protection
will overwrite your file!

An important part of Windows File Protection is the command line utility:

System File Checker (sfc.exe)

You will often see references to scannow sfc in online newsgroups etc.
This is a great tool for troubleshooting Windows XP problems.
++
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3
Penguin Ball
http://home.kabelfoon.nl/%7Ehopha/penguin.swf
Babe Ruth watch out! At Penguin Ball, the simple game of simple rules is to
knock the penguin from his perch and take a whack with yeti's bat.
Click once and the penguin jumps from his perch; click a second time to
swing at him with the yeti's bat.
Watch the penguin fly past the 100ft., 200ft., and 300ft. signs and land
head first in the snow.
A yellow marker tells how far you hit your penguin, so the competition is
only against your own best score.
++
From; Cool Tricks and Trinkets Newsletter
http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/index.htm
cooltricks-join-request@...
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4
  LaCie Bigger Disk
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10118
  largest capacity available
The LaCie Bigger Disk, with the largest hard drive capacity available, is a
unique innovation that packs an amazing 1 terabyte of storage space in a
manageable 5.25" form factor. With this unsurpassed storage capacity, the
LaCie Bigger Disk allows users to store nearly two years of continuous music
and up to one month of non-stop MPEG-2 video1. Truly plug and play, this
device requires no driver or software installation for Windows XP and Mac OS
X users.
  ++
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5
Switch Off   free
http://yasoft.km.ru/eng/switchoff/
Switch Off is a tiny easy-to-use tray-based system utility that can
automatically perform various frequently used operations like shutdown or
restart your computer, disconnect your current dialup connection, lock
workstation, etc. It also provides fast access to this operations through
system tray icon. Utility has fully customizeable Web interface, that allows
you to initiate operations mentioned above remotely from any computer with
web browser installed. Web interface includes WAP support, so you can
control your computer from mobile phone.
++
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6
Make A DOS CD Bootdisk
http://www.bootdisk.com/nero.htm
Turn All Of Your Old Bootable Floppies Into Bootable CD's [the easy way]
With;  Nero Burning Rom v5.5 or higher
	 Roxio Easy CD Creator
Create A Bootable CD From An ISO Image File
++
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7
Small World Project - Columbia University
http://smallworld.columbia.edu/index.html

Your task is to move a message closer to a target person somewhere in the
world. You can be involved in several ways. You may have received a message
from a contact of yours asking you to participate by moving forward an
already existing message chain. You may also start your own message chains
trying to reach a range of targets. You must send all messages using our
website. Collectively, participants link together to form chains, reaching
from inital senders to our chosen target individuals.

If you received an email from a friend or acquaintance with a link then you
need to follow that link. Otherwise, you can just sign up and start your own
chains. We first ask for your consent to participate in the experiment, and
then ask for some basic information about you to help us better understand
how messages move through social networks. You will then see your target's
photo and a short bio, and we will ask you which friend or acquaintance you
wish to choose as the next person in the chain. Finally, we will send your
contact a message from you, asking them to participate in the same way.
This process continues until, hopefully, a chain reaches the target person.
++ There is more on the web site.
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8
'Christy's Computer Corner'
   thanks to Christy;
http://www.1stpick.org

Kidzworld.com

http://www.kidzworld.com/

Entertainment, articles, and products for kids.
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Restoring Formatting in Word

If you have applied font or paragraph formatting to a selection,
press CTRL+SHIFT+N to get back to normal.
Press CTRL+SPACE to remove character formatting only
(the paragraph formatting would remain the same but the font formatting
would be Normal).

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10
TimeUp 4.7
www.timeupsoft.com/
"Online timer Internet, TimeUp free software.online timer (onlinetimer)
keeps a log of Internet connection and calculate phone bill.
FREE Internet online timer for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 and XP.
TimeUp is easy to use but has a lot of features.
No warez crack or serial! "
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11
Mike's Friday Tip ~ UpLoad Your Favorites

Have you ever been visiting someone and tried to find a site that you had
book marked at home?

What I did is saved my Favorites as an HTML then uploaded them to one of the
many Free web sites that allow you to have a web page.

In IE6 click on File> Import Export> Import/Export Wizard>
Follow the Wizard's instructions to pick which favorites to export

Now when I go to help someone I can access all my Favorites from the web.
I also saved it to a floppy disk, and to my USB flash/pen drive  I can carry
with me.

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