posted 02-02-2000 04:25 PM         

Synchronize your Bookmarks
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BookmarkSync, it is a small software that works in conjunction with a
free service and synchronizes your bookmarks with a password protected
web page that you can access from any browser. Your private page is
nicely designed and easy to access. It's free! http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwurlorg.shtml

Fast FTP uploads for webmasters
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"SendTo FTP" has been updated, a great tool for webmasters that let's
you do a quick upload from the "Send To" menu
without having to start your full FTP client. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/ftp/fwftp.shtml

Index and search web pages
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"Surf Saver" is a very handy ad-supported freeware that let's you save
any web page or entire site into an internal database complete with
graphics and all. You can then search and browse that site offline or
search the entire database for keywords etc. SurfSaver can be accessed
from th IE toolbar or right click menu. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwoffline.shtml

Kaufmann Mail Warrior
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A recent Editor's Pick. Small e-mail client, great clean interface and
many features. For all those that don't like Outlook Express. This is
freeware with an optional
donation. Don't let it confuse you, there is no need to pay , ...unless
you really want to. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/comm/fwemclients.shtml

Serve it from your PC
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If you are looking for an easy to use FTP server to let people access
your local PC, check out "Tyson FTP Server"
It's really easy to use, you can set up individual accounts and
passwords and specify which folders each user has access to. Small
download and runs in the tray. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/server/fwftpserver.shtml

====================================================== LT/

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-02-2000 04:32 PM         

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-04-2000 07:25 AM         

Due to the fact that the product's concept is "just right" and that it's 100% free for individual use, downloads have taken off like a rocket! This has slowed down ZoneLabs' web servers, delayed their ability to respond to eMail questions and technical support, and has exposed this still "wet behind the ears" brand new product to an overwhelming world-wide audience.

It is my FIRM belief that ZoneAlarm 2.0 has the potential to become the PERFECT FIREWALL for the typical security conscious Internet user.

I believe this because ZoneAlarm 2.0 provides a very good, "highly paranoid" firewall for blocking unrequested inbound traffic and provides an effective, state-of-the-art, outbound application blocker. For the typical individual, "spyware applications" running inside our own machines represent a much greater danger to personal privacy than external hacking attacks. Bad guys are still out there, absolutely . . . but who knows exactly what the programs running inside our own machines are doing while we're connected to the Internet? If they choose to "phone home" (and many do without telling us!) what's to stop them? The answer is ZoneAlarm 2.0.

(I should probably mention that I have never felt the need to use ANY of the firewalls I've reviewed on the ShieldsUP! site. Since my entire network is protected by a big industrial strength firewall, there never seemed to be any point. But I'm running ZoneAlarm 2.0 on my machine right now because the outbound protection it offers is without peer. ZoneAlarm 2.0 does what no other firewall ever has. It's THAT important!)

Since I really believe that ZoneAlarm 2.0 changes everything, I will be "making my case" in full on the main ShieldsUP! site once ZoneLabs has shaken the first release bugs out of this brand new product. But I am unwilling to do that until these initial-release problems have been discovered and resolved.

Therefore, I invite you to jump in and join us and get your feet wet with this important new product, and to participate in our online discussion to share your thoughts, feelings, and bugs! But if you choose to wait until the paint has dried and the dust has settled a bit, I certainly understand that too. In either case, please take a moment to glance over the following sections:

Why Am I so Excited?
The difference between ZoneAlarm and all other firewalls is that its primary focus is the prevention of the escape of information from inside our machines. By continuously monitoring the actions of every Internet-connected program running inside our machine, the ZoneAlarm firewall completely blocks unknown programs from connecting to the Internet. But ZoneAlarm's firewall goes further than this. Since it always knows exactly which programs are allowed to communicate, it also knows exactly which inbound traffic to expect and permit.

Thus, ZoneAlarm functions as a much smarter firewall than any traditional "rule-based" system ever could. It doesn't need low-level port, protocol, and IP address "rules" since it is able to operate at the higher trust-based application level. I consider this a much needed breakthrough in the field of personal Internet privacy management.
Known Bugs, Limitations & History
Below is a list of the strange behavior, bugs, and known limitations we've seen from the specified release of ZoneAlarm. I'll make an effort to keep this up to date, though it is not my intention to provide technical support for ZoneLabs. You must contact them with your reports of trouble so that they'll be informed and can track down and resolve any misbehavior.

PLEASE do not confuse ME with THEM! I want to know so that we can all know what's going on, but THEY need to know so it can get fixed!

support@zonelabs.com

Also, ZoneLabs is maintaining a FAQ page (Frequently Asked Questions) about ZoneAlarm. It contains a bunch of really useful info, so you should definitely famialiarize yourself with its contents!

Current Limitations:
ZoneAlarm (ZA) does not run on "multiple interface" machines performing Network Address Translation (NAT) or any form of packet routing. It can run on any machines behind a NAT or router, but cannot be used on the machine which is actually performing the packet transformation.

2.0.10 - Initial Release Problems:
Current problems are preceded by a red dot. Cured problems have a smily face and the incremental version that eliminated the trouble.

If you have visited this page before, please be sure to press your browser's REFRESH button to receive the latest version!

Also . . . as I look over this list on "Day 3 of ZoneAlarm", I can imagine that it could be rather frightening. So I should tell you that *I* am continuing to run ZoneAlarm with NO significant problems and that I know there are thousands of others who have never seen ANY of these problems. So, while the problems below ARE occurring to some people, the product is also working perfectly many others.

"More Information" URL truncation — When the firewall blocks an inbound packet, ZA pops up a dialog to offer more information. Pushing the "More Information" button sends a browser URL to ZoneLabs to request additional information. But the URL is insanely long since it contains the full specification of the event and is, for some reason, being truncated in the browser's address line. This prevents the ZoneLabs diagnostic from receiving the information it requires.
Spontaneous entries appearing in Programs list — Strange and unsolicited entries appear in the Programs list upon system startup. They can be readily deleted, but the same items, and others, will return after a restart. Some people report that EVERY program they run appears in this list ... even those that don't communicate. (My experience has been similar though not as extreme.)
Cured by v2.0.11: ICQ was not functioning at high security setting — This was the #1 trouble report during ZA's first day of life, so it received their first attention. It has been cured since Day 2 of "Zone Watch."
Large bulk transfers become slow — ZoneLabs has said that this is a problem they understand and will fix with the TrueVector engine underneath ZA. Apparently the TrueVector engine sucks up huge amounts of memory during large transfers (oops!) which it later gives back to the system. ZL (ZoneLabs) reports that they believe this is only happening with NNTP (news), but there "seem" to have been non-news reports as well. We'll have to see.
Many Critical Failures and Blue Screen's of Death (BSOD's) — There's no official word on this, but we all know it's bad! <<grin>> If it happens to you PLEASE record the various cryptic numbers and eMail this information, with the version of ZA you're using and your various system specs, to support@zonelabs.com. This is the only way for them to track these errors down and eliminate them!
Erroneous "Blocking" pop-ups — ZA seems to have some sort of bug where it pops up a notification of a blocked communication (which should not be blocked), then allows the communication to proceed. It's annoying and seems to happen to some people more than others.
NOT Cured by v2.0.13!!: Erroneous pop-ups occurring due to web advertisements —Blocked access pop-ups had been occurring when web ads were being served by load-balancing ad servers. Version 2.0.13 was reported to cure these problems, but MULTIPLE reports of them are continuing.
IRDP Solicitation Blocked when starting Outlook 5 — Several people running Microsoft Outlook Explorer 5 and Internet Explorer 5 have reported a blocking pop-up about a communication to 224.0.0.2, IRDP Solicitation, being blocked. We've also had related reports that "On every instance of connection to the Internet (dial up) I get the same notice from Zone Alarm: "The firewall has blocked Internet access to the all routers multicast address 224.0.0.2 (ICMP Router Solicit) from your computer". ZoneLabs knows about this and will be removing this annoying (and completely unnecessary) pop-up soon!
Internet servers blocked without report — No one seems to have been able to get their Internet servers to provide Internet service. Oops! I'm running several servers on my own machine, but they only provide local service, so I've not been able to confirm that ZA prevents local servers from being accessed by the external Internet. (But it's been reported many times.)

New information reveals a "starting order" problem. If the server is started as an application, it works, but not when started as a service. So the VSMON service underneath ZA needs to find a way of starting up earlier. (Armchair developer, Gibson, here!
Cured by v2.0.13: Time server access was blocked at Maximum setting — It had been necessary to reduce the security level to Medium in order to time server access through the SNTP protocol to be permitted. That's fixed now.
Application permissions are sometimes not remembered — No matter how many times you respond to an application communication request with "Allow Internet access" and "Remember next time", ZA doesn't remember and prompts the next time the application wants access.
Windows won't shutdown — When running WIN95 B, with NAV 5.0 and BlackICE Defender v1.8.6.11, the computer hangs and won't shutdown.
ZoneAlarm's TrueVector engine is not starting on boot. — It's necessary to stop and restart the ZoneAlarm UI in order to kick-start the TrueVector engine. This has been reported under NT Server 4/SP6a.
NetMeeting 3.01: Multiple confirmations of problems — When Netmeeting is started it pops up a message saying that it cannot start and then recommends restarting Windows and trying again at starting Netmeeting. If Windows is restarted, the problem is still there, and at all levels of ZA protection. If ZA is shut down, NetMeeting starts without trouble. In this case NetMeeting 3.01 (4.4.3385) is running on Win98SE over a DUN connection with all latest software versions and all maintenance applied.

Others report BSOD's with ZA at High Security and no operation at other settings, with or without allowing NM to "serve".
Breaks AltaVista Discovery 1.1 — This is the PC-based search tool from Compaq (Digital). AltaVista displays local search results using the local "self-reference" URL http://127.0.0.1:7654/blahblahblah and ZA doesn't seem to allow that. Disabling ZA and restarting AV corrects the problem.
Problems associated with starting and Stopping ZA — When ZA is running and Internet apps are started everything's OK. ZA asks if they can connect - or already knows they can - and the apps retrieve mail and news etc. But when ZA is closed for some reason and then started again, the icons for running apps are gone from it's GUI. Then the web browser and news reader, etc. are blocked from the Internet. The Net apps must be stopped and then started again when ZA is running for it to see them.
Cosmetic Problem — The "last program to access the internet" line in the "traffic" screen does not always show the last program that has accessed the internet. It is often blank but the line below it shows a time.
Security change lockup — For some people, when an application is not functioning it's necessary to close the application, change the security setting, and then re-open the application. If it's not done that way the system freezes, requiring a hard boot and giving no error messages.
Unnecessary Activity Logging!!!! — The question was raised: "I am curious if you know what the files do that Zone Alarm created in a new Windows subfolder called "Internet Logs." The files are IAMDB.RDB and OEMCOMPUTER.LDB. They are relatively small in size, but seem to increase a few KB every day. Are these logs which are tracking my internet usage and could compromise my privacy? Are the files necessary? What do they do and can either or both be deleted without removing my settings and preferences?" This turns out to NOT be a problem, bug, or unnecessary. Please see the ZoneLabs FAQ page for a discussion of the purpose for those files and their contents.
Incorrect and Non-Sticky Zone Determination — We're hearing variations on this a lot!: "I use a laptop and use a PCMCIA ethernet card to connect to a cable modem. Every time I boot, ZoneAlarm assumes that the card is for a LAN and it is therefore included in the local zone (security | advanced). If I uncheck it, it is checked again the next day. I believe the program should allow the user to choose the default for each and every adapter and have it stick (I use a token ring card at the office, and it also defaults to local zone). Gotta fix that!
Blocking after permission granted — When first using the CyberKit utility, communication is blocked after permission is given. After restarting Cyberkit every works correctly.

Did I miss anything? — If you have had any other problems not mentioned here, I want to know! (For everyone's sake.) Send a note to me at shieldsup@grc.com and we'll make sure it gets the attention it requires! (Be sure to also cc: support@zonelabs.com)

NOTE: YOU MUST NOT send questions to me at this address, I just can not answer a flood of individual questions to individual people. Instead, please post them on the shieldsup discussion forum so that everyone can see and share your question and my reply! Thank you!!

Privacy Concerns
Is there such a thing as a free lunch?
Many people have been concerned that ZoneAlarm is free, and have wondered whether it might not, itself, be very cleverly marketed advanced spyware. Then, on January 11th, gasoline was thrown on the fires of these concerns when ZoneLabs announced that their "TrueVector" technology had been licensed to Media Metrix, a company that provides "consumer profiling" services to major Internet media users. This caused an uproar as people wondered whether the "TrueVector" technology that also forms the foundation of ZoneAlarm might not be spying on them. In other words, "Who's watching the watchers?" !!

Since these are valid questions, which also initially concerned me greatly, I'll tell you what I know and now believe:

I'm absolutely certain that the ZoneLabs guys are good guys.
ZoneAlarm is the first application of their TrueVector technology. In the future they will probably be offering a non-free "pro" version which will offer more advanced features for people wanting detailed event logs, operation on NAT machines, more "granular" control over the ZA firewall, and so forth. But their main focus is upon the licensing of their underlying TrueVector technology (as they have with Media Metrix) and also upon the development of commercial "corporate scale" products.

I've read their TrueVector US patent cover-to-cover, so I know how much more their technology can do. In the future they will be offering a suite of powerful solutions to the corporate Internet user who needs to maintain security controls over their entire enterprise's operation.

So I ask you: How better to nail down every last nuance of their core technology's behavior and operation than to give it ultra-high volume exposure in the form of a technologically advanced free firewall for the masses? It is what I would do, and what I WILL do in the future, with my own work.

What about the evil Media Metrix?
Educate yourself as I did: Go take a look at the Media Metrix website.

What you'll see is that Media Metrix is to web surfing as the Nielson rating system is to television viewing. Just as a "Nielson Family" gets paid to have a special "set top box" continually monitoring their viewing habits, Media Metrix pays 50,000 web users to have special monitoring software installed in their computers so that their surfing habits and behavior can be monitored. The technology Media Metrix had been using was limited and troublesome. So, they turned to ZoneLabs' TrueVector technology to provide a mature solution for their knowingly monitored user's needs.

I see nothing wrong, nor the least bit evil or underhanded, in Media Metrix's use of the superior TrueVector technology, nor anything wrong with ZoneLabs making their core technology available to an above-board company like Media Metrix. It is specifically because of the financial support of the Media Metrix license that ZoneLabs can afford to make ZoneAlarm free to all of us, and specifically because of the data collected by Media Metrix (with the FULL KNOWLEDGE AND PAID PERMISSION of their sample user-base) that so many other free, advertiser-supported services are available to all of us on the web.
So, Yes . . . I'm excited!
I have my fingers firmly crossed that Zonelabs will be able to quickly nail down these remaining problems and completely clean up ZoneAlarm's behavior.

I believe that there's every chance that we'll soon have a solid personal firewall that's not only free, but also clearly superior to anything else ever created for the typical, individual, Internet user.

Stay tuned!
-end quote- LT

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posted 02-06-2000 05:15 PM         

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posted 02-07-2000 05:26 AM         

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-07-2000 01:33 PM         

Hi thar' Semtex!

posted 02-07-2000 01:54 PM         

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-07-2000 02:24 PM         

And I second what Euro just said, too.

posted 02-07-2000 02:56 PM         

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-07-2000 06:34 PM         

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WISDOMwillWIN

posted 02-08-2000 02:11 AM         

just curious about one thing tho...
when I post a message I always assumed it recorded the IP address... and that all you Moderator type Pimp Bees could see it. Now of course everything hypothetical so it dosent really matter... But - even with this nice lil firewall up wont the IP still be logged? it will just mean that no one from the outside can look at you PC over the net...
or am I completly wrong (hey you know what - for once I wouldnt mind)

anyway - it will certainly deal with any of those little computer geek hacker wannabe's so thats all good

Later
FragmentedSanity

posted 02-08-2000 09:46 AM         

And if you have a good Proxy server from your ISP(Internet Server Provider), that nr would be the only one 99% of wannabee hackers will see, not your machine number, so get one, it seems that you don't know about their excistence. And that other 1%, those are the heavyweights hackers, who most of the time are certainly not interested in you, but in banks and conglomerates.
And then you have the resulting 3 or 4 Government backed "hackers, and THOSE are the ones, we want their eyeballs cooked at the screen when they want to look up our IP nr's. Fuckin nosy indoctrinated morons. But they probably have also a wife and kids, so slightly human, perhaps, made only the wrong choise.....probably had no other choise left anymore....Btw, did you ever see a happy cop? Thin seeded, only when they follow the talkshows at home, they seemingly look happy, 'cause they confirm their indoctrination.

Semtex Enigma:
Quit that insane sending of PGP'ed Hushmail, I can't find any trace of your public key on their Cert Servers, and before I have one there, I will not respond. Just send me Hush, you allready told me that you wear your grandpa's wedding gift, Hoffa's Rolex, so what's the big deal?
And gladly done, better 10 Cooks in the lab than 1 in jail!

EuroNovaice:
Quit that trembling with your right index finger on the Enter key (sure sign of extensively jerking off, be carefull, you know what the clerical world thinks about that), stop that bad spinach extracting habit and change to Lettuce, your so fucked up that you even don't see that that info is in the first line of this thread, you frozen turkey! http://hive.lycaeum.org/ubb_board/Forum8/HTML/002885.html The INGENIOUS CHEMIST's FREEDOM COOKBOOK(c)2000 AD
I know, I know, it's a bit long for you, go and subscribe to a english course somewhere, will bring you faster results than misreading nearly everything here. Get rid of the spi(o)nach, too! LT/

posted 02-08-2000 11:21 PM         

Hey LaBTop - thanks for the info
hope you didnt misread my post - I certainly wasnt trying to accuse anyone of logging my IP for some kind of devious purpose. Like I said I just assumed it would happen we I posted. But to find out diffent is all good
and yeah... I do know about proxies.. and your right im not using one.. but thats a personal choice... due to the fact that I use a university server... and the proxy logs the Ip of the person who loads the site first...
now I mean whether the account I use is mine or not is another matter but still the less thats stored about the things I do online the happier I am about it.

I remember reading somewhere in the Hive a sound piece of advice.. Dont post anything here you wouldnt want read by a police officer (or something to that affect) - SO even if my IP isnt logged Im still going to post with the belief that they know exactly who I am (altho I like to think I make it hard for them)
So once again thanks for the hookup with that firewall... its been running really nicely.. and has already blocked a few interesting (strange) requests - all external... at least it proved I knew what was running on my PC.

Later
FragmentedSanity

posted 02-11-2000 12:11 PM         

It will greatly add space to the Couch forum, for the social adventures there.
And it will ease life for people who take great risks, to help all of you, they can find everything they want in one thread, and go offline as soon as possible, after collecting what they want for their SAFETY !!! So tracking opportunity for hackers and the likes is much more difficult !!!
After each thread nr.4 is nearly full, I will proceed to another thread PERHAPS (I don't know how many pages can be stored for one thread, but it looks more than 100, so that will do then and we will need only ONE thread for computer stuff. ).
Opinions please? LT/ (Have some more interesting stuff for you all, but first want to settle this, many newbees don't even know the dangers involved).

posted 02-11-2000 03:05 PM         

quote:

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Originally posted by LaBTop:
...if the Administrators read this, they could take my advice and change the order of multiple pages (Page 1,2,3,4) into Page 4,3,2,1 and then you do have allways the latest info when you open the thread...

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I agree wholeheartedly, LaBTop! It just makes SENSE to do it this way.

Over/Out,
Stonium

posted 02-12-2000 09:48 AM         

I added a new category for System Accelerators to keep the separate
from the Browser Acceleration. All the MTU tweaking stuff etc. is now
in there, you'll see it when you click on
the link above or below.
I have been using MaxMem together with "Superfassst" for the past 24
hours and it really seems to produce a faster system, windows open a
bit faster, menus flash up in no time
etc. Superfassst is a system optimizer, like Norton Speed Start but has
some more options and tweaks. They actually got a patent on the thing.
It's free and you can get it from http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml

iMarkup Plus is a really cool tool that will actually let you annotate
web pages. You can stick a little note on them,
highlight text or even draw on them with a paint brush.
No need to save them or anything, you can do it right from IE, just
open the iMarkup explorer bar, pick sticky note
and paste it right on the web page. Great if you are doing research or
analyzing web sites. Give it a try, you'll be amazed. http://www.webattack.com/shareware/surfing/fwbrowson.shtml

If you are using a single phone line for your computer and your home
phone, check out Pagoo. It will let you take messages while you are
online, no more busy signal. The message will be played immediately
just like a real answering machine.
You can even get your message with any web browser or forward them by
e-mail. Similar to the free
Internet Answering Machine but with more features and no
advertising to display. http://www.webattack.com/shareware/comm/swmisccomm.shtml

If you like to work with graphics, check out "Terragen"
and create photorealistic landscapes. It is free software but still in
developement, expect it to be shareware at some point. It'll take you
only about an hour to figure out most of the programs features and you
can create some excellent
landscape scenes built from your own imagination. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/gmm/fwgraphicedit.shtml

SpeedTec modifies the Internet Protocol settings in the Windows
registry to speed downloads on all modems. By eliminating fragmentation
of data packets sent over the Internet, SpeedTec increases the
efficiency of your Internet connection and squeezes the maximum amount
of data through your modem.

More info at http://www.montanasoft.com/speedtec/

FREE Utility : Subliminal Messages
This program simply shows subliminal messages (of your choice) while
you work on your computer. The messages are constructed in such a way
to help you in the following areas as well as many others. Wealth and
Money, Self Esteem, Weight Loss...etc. You can add messages of your own
or use study material for easier memorization. http://www.jeffguy.com/software/subliminal_messages.htm
download 2442k/17min http://www.jeffguy.com/download/subliminal.exe

Add a free voice message to your email signature.
People can click on it and hear your spoken greeting. http://www.pagoo.com/signature

Click to Convert http://www.webattack.com/shareware/webpublish/swmiscwp.shtml

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AVP (AntiVirusProfessional) has now at last some anti-Keylogger programs included:

If you suspect a virus infection you can download a free time limited,
fully functional trial version of AntiViral Toolkit Pro from http://www.avp.com/

Visit AVP online http://www.avp.com/

New update released for AntiViral Toolkit Pro. Includes
latest virus detection and removal as of 02/10/2000. See descriptions
below for correct URL links to files or visit http://www.avp.com/

What's been added to the detection/removal database

DOS:
Armageddon.576, BAT.Sob.217, BW.704,714, Drozd.303,542, DVCL.35,98,
FlashLight.960, G2.Semmel.565, Hell.564, HLLO.Bille.6592,
HLLP.Ding.3583,
HLLP.Leon.8755, HLLP.Pepe.6810, HLLP.PMP, HLLP.Rhape.11056,
IVP.KRK.724,
Ja.1679, Lyli.480, Mandragore.591, SillyC.91.b,141, SillyOC.56,
Trivial.Zox.380, UU_Worm.441.b, Vandal.1869, Vpp.1026

Boot: Bleah.h

Win32: Adson.1703, Eclipse

Win95: Argos.328

I-Worm: Haiku, Unicle

IRC-Worm: Ceyda.6953, Juliet, Lunatik

Word97:
Bench.g, Class.TNT, Cobra.n, Ethan.bz,ca, Hope.p, Myna.c,d, Mush,
Opey.t,v, Panther.f, Phram.b, Pri.s, Sufnoc.e, Thus.i, Buffy,

Intended: Opey.s,u

Trojan: Andromeda, EraseSystem, HackKing, Hdkiller, Inetcrck, MMI.d

PSW: Coced.237, Hooker.c, Stealth.g, Thief

Win: Crack, Keylogger Win32: Cobra, Runner.Softwar

Backdoor:
Bedienks.2, HackTack.112, HostControl, L-Buster, Mosuck, MServ.b,
PCracher, Psychward, Xanadu.11

Decompression support added for: PECompact 1.23.1-4, PE-Shield 0.25

posted 02-12-2000 09:57 AM         

This weeks Highlight in the freeware section is "iSpeed"
You can use it to tweak your registry settings and try to get a better
connection speed with your modem.It is completely safe, you can restore
your defaults at any time, and even comes with a built in speed tester,
history tracker and statistic graphs.
http://www.webattack.com/freeware/
Also, check out "GIF MovieGear" in the shareware section,
I've been using it for 2 years, creating all my animations including
the WebAttack buttons etc. Very nice, and affordable. http://www.webattack.com/shareware/

Highlight your keywords..
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KeywordSeeker is a little tool, that let's you keep a
list of keywords that you often look for on web sites, articles etc.
When you drag it's tray icon onto the page it will search the page for
you and highlight all occurrences of the specified keywords... It's not
something you'd use every time, but I found it to be pretty handy and
original. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/searchtools/fwsearch.shtml

Power Bookmarklets...
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Bookmarklets are interactive browser bookmarks, written in Java script,
that can add some powerful helper tools to your browser. They are the
brainchild of bookmarklets.com, and they are free. I liked them so much
that I created a .exe version with some of the best tools for IE,
compiled it so that it automatically installs in your favorite folder,
grouped in 4 categories. Check it out... http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwbrowson.shtml

Make thumbnails...
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A great tool for everybody that publishes graphics or works with image
collections. You can batch resize, rename and more. Create complete
image collections for the web etc. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/gmm/fwgraphictools.shtml

SignPoster takes its name from SignPosts and SignPosting is its core
feature. SignPosts are special 'gateways' to your web pages(s), HTML
pages of their own which contain enhanced meta-information and page
structures, including things like IMGALT text, commented text and
headers. These SignPosts generally appear much higher up search engines
and therefore bring in more traffic to your page(s).
More info at http://www.signposter.com/

LT/

posted 02-16-2000 05:06 PM         

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Description
KeeBoo allows you to gather content such as Web pages from any Web browser, text, images, movies, or spreadsheets. Just drag and drop the various items into a new KeeBoo "book" and then enhance and personalize your new book by adding sticky notes with your comments and highlighting important sections. KeeBoo automatically creates chapters, a table of contents, and an index. Once a KeeBoo book is created, it can be archived for future reference in your personal library, or it can easily be sent to family, friends, or associates. The virtual books can be viewed in any standard Web browser, no special software is required for viewing. This version features some bug fixes and a new uninstall icon.
Quick Facts
Company: KeeBoo Corp.
Version: 2.0
Release date: January 13, 2000
File size: 6.6MB
Approx. download time: 31 min. at 28.8 kbps
Downloads: 14,384
License: Free
Minimum requirements: Pentium-200, Windows 95/98/NT 4.0, 32MB RAM, 30MB disk space, Internet Explorer
Uninstaller included?: Yes

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http://www.keeboo.com/2/album/index.htm
Sample KeeBoo photo album
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posted 02-18-2000 08:53 PM         

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posted 02-24-2000 06:21 AM         

PS: This will be such good info, also for mr. Android, that he will not even think to hunt you at the couch. Thanks again!

posted 02-24-2000 10:47 AM         

The best proxies will cause the Tamos site to say "Proxy Server NOT detected."

Lesser (but still semi-okay) proxies will cause the Tamos site to say "Proxy Server detected.", but even so, they will NOT REVEAL the originating IP address (ie., yours!). This kind of proxy reveals nothing about who you are really, but it does reveal that you're going through a proxy.

The worst proxies are the ones that cause the Tamos site to say, "Proxy Server detected.", AND THEY ALSO reveal your originating IP address in any of these key fields: "Remote Addr", "Remote Host", and "HTTP Referer". Why do they have proxies like this that serve no apparant purpose? I don't know.

posted 03-07-2000 03:08 PM         

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Share your connection:
If you have more than one computer, you don't need to pay an ISP for each of them. You can share the connection with your entire
network, AnalogX Proxy4 will do it for you. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwproxy.shtml

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Webmaster's dream come true:
If you have a web site, you can now chat with your visitors without having a chat room on your site. A visitor can click on a button and chat with you on your desktop, he doesn't need to download anything or load any plug-ins, all he needs to do is click - that's why they call it "Human Click"
You can monitor all your visitors in real time from your tray and - this is cool - if YOU want to chat, select a visitor and he will see a little chat invitation floating
across the screen and can click it to talk to you.
There is a lot of potential in this, especially if you have a business site, this is real time interaction with your customers. Believe it or not, it's FREE. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/webpublish/fwmiscwp.shtml

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Gone for good:
If you delete a file on your PC, it's not really gone, just invisible to you -it can be recovered, using certain software products.If you have sensitive material, you may want to make sure that it is gone beyond recovery...
Eraser will do it , it's free and one of the better ones. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwcookie.shtml

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Build a family tree:
GenoPro is free genealogy software that will let you build your family tree in a comfortable way, drag and drop, add pictures, notes etc. It's a small download (about 1mb) and you can share the family tree over the internet. In fact it can even be edited from any browser (IE3 and up).
So get started with some of it and then upload it to your site and let grandpa do all the detail work : http://www.webattack.com/freeware/misctools/fwwebtools.shtml

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Gooey:
Chat on every web site, see what people are talking about.
Create a buddy list, watch TV broadcast over the Internet, read the latest news and more. There is a party going on right now! Be part of it! Get Gooey, it's free! http://www.webattack.com/gooey/

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Internet Timer:
Internet Timer (iT2) is the one of the best Internet monitoring utilities available for Windows. iT2 not only monitors your Internet
usage (costs, lengths, users, connections), but also provides accurate log files and graphical statistics, application launching and shutdown, connection and application restricting, online cost calculation, user
alarms and timers, unlimited call schemes and much more !
More info at http://www.chamberlin1.freeserve.co.uk/internet-timer/

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Open Expert:
Ever had the problem that you frequently use a file type with more than one application, while you can only associate one application with that file type?
OpenExpert is the answer to this problem! Instead of messing around with a fixed association of a file type with only one application, it adds an "Open with" item to the context menu of the chosen file type
with all the applications you decide. http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html
download (592k/4min) http://216.71.160.13/files/openexp.exe

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Test your system security, see if you are vulnerable to intruders. Very
useful and interesting site. http://www.grc.com/

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Eraser http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwcookie.shtml
PrivacyMaker http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swencrypt.shtml
AnalogX Proxy http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwproxy.shtml
IP UltraScan2000 http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwnetmoni.shtml
Human Click http://www.webattack.com/freeware/webpublish/fwmiscwp.shtml
Servers Alive http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwnetmoni.shtml
Toolkit for Apache http://www.webattack.com/shareware/webpublish/swwebdev.shtml
Domain Analyzer http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwnetinfo.shtml

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iSpeed http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml
ZoneAlarm http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwfirewall.shtml
RamBooster http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml
MaxMem http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml
Superfassst http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml
1stPage 2000 http://www.webattack.com/freeware/webpublish/fweditors.shtml
RASaccelerator http://www.webattack.com/freeware/surfing/fwsyspeed.shtml
Backwork http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwvirus.shtml
InoculateIT PE http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwvirus.shtml
Superscan http://www.webattack.com/freeware/network/fwnetinfo.shtml
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BlackICE Defender http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swfirewall.shtml
Conseal PC Firewall http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swfirewall.shtml
ModemBooster http://www.webattack.com/shareware/surfing/swsyspeed.shtml
Trojan Defense TDS http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swantihack.shtml
WinZip 8.0 Beta http://www.webattack.com/shareware/downloader/zip.shtml

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GIF MovieGear: http://www.webattack.com/shareware/gmm/swani.shtml
Lockdown2000 http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swantihack.shtml
Visual Route http://www.webattack.com/shareware/network/swnetinfo.shtml
NeoTrace http://www.webattack.com/shareware/network/swnetinfo.shtml
Conseal Priv. Desktop http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swfirewall.shtml

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Notable Updates
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ZoneAlarm 2.0.26, Sybergen Secure Desktop 1.11
iMarkup 1.03 , WebCam32 6.01, Naviscope 8.69
NoteTab Light 4.8, AnalogX Proxy 4.0 , WinAmp 2.6
The Cleaner 3.1, Terragen 0.8.11

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eSafe Protect Desktop:
Is now entirely free. It contains a virus scanner. personal firewall and a lot more. Check it out, but be patient , the download site is very busy at times. Your best bet is to use GoZilla or similar to make sure you get it right. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwfirewall.shtml

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Sticky notes:
iMarkup is a cool new browser add-on that allows you to annotate web pages. You can actually put sticky notes in them, make notes just like on a piece of paper... http://www.webattack.com/shareware/

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Send voice e-mail:
My Grabber is a free little program that allows you to send a voice message by e-mail. Simply use your microphone to record your message and send it off. The recipient does not need any special software to hear your message. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/comm/fwmiscmail.shtml

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Psst!:
Want to send a secret message? Get X-Message, a tiny app that let's you send a message as encrypted EXE file, that requires a password to be opened. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/security/fwencrypt.shtml

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Project dogwaffle:
A nice graphics editor that let's you create some drawings that look like real paint using special brush techniques.
No help file yet, but some great potential. http://www.webattack.com/freeware/gmm/fwgraphicedit.shtml

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Gooey:
Now the scientists at the Gooey Laboratories
are bringing you further innovations and goodies:
Video Chat - Face to face chat on the Web!
MiniGoo - Gooey's taskbar, the perfect surf companion.
New on the Gooey Zone - Music news from Rolling Stone and the latest in tech.
Gooey is FREE - Check it out http://www.webattack.com/gooey/

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SmartDraw:
Is the ideal choice for people who need to create professional-quality drawings quickly and simply....
More info at http://www.smartdraw.com/

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Clean System Directory:
This is a program for experienced users which
scans your system looking for all references to DLL files in yourWindows system directory. Those DLL files in the system directory that have no programs calling on them can be moved out of the system directory, saving disk space and improving
system performance. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kevsol/sware.html http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kevsol/clnsysdr.zip
(64k/1min)

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Tip of the Week:
You can hide any file on your computer by simply right clicking on it and select "Properties". From the attribute menu, select "hidden" and press "OK".
To view your hidden files, go to MyComputer/Options/View and select "Show All". Of course this is not a totally safe
way to hide confidential stuff, but a quick and easy way to either hide something or just get it out of the way.

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Mr. Wakeup:
Free wakeup calls, reminders and more http://www.mrwakeup.com/

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Steganos II : http://www.webattack.com/shareware/security/swencrypt.shtml

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