* Trojan.Downloader-647
    * Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam
    * Trojan.DL.Tibs.Gen!Pac13[3]
    * Downloader-BAI (McAfee)
    * Troj/Dorf-Fam (Sophos)
    * Trojan.Peacomm (Symantec)
    * TROJ_SMALL.EDW (Trend Micro)
    * CME-711 (MITRE)
    * Win32/Nuwar.N@MM!CME-711 (Windows Live OneCare)

The Storm Worm infected thousands of computers (mostly private) in Europe and the United States on Friday, January 19, 2007 using a topical e-mail message with the subject "230 dead as storm batters Europe".   During the weekend there were six subsequent waves of the attack.  As of Monday, January 22, the Storm Worm accounted for 8% of all infections globally.  The Storm Worm died off a bit but now...

...Well it is back and more dangerous. The next two articles appeared in a recent Worldstart tip. 

The Storm Rolls On
As you may recall, awhile back, we ran a couple security articles on a Trojan virus called the "Storm Worm." If you remember anything about those articles, you know that particular piece of malware ended up scaring a lot of people and unfortunately, I'm here today to tell you that it looks as if the Storm is back. And as if that weren't enough, this time, it has been named the most deadliest e-mail virus of all time. For all the important information on this, please keep reading!

To begin, I'm going to refer you back to one of the previous articles we did on the Storm. Click http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/3373  to read it. As you can see, the Storm used to draw in its victims with e-mail subjects that dealt with the government, etc. Now, it's pulling people in with greeting card messages. Yes, that's right, the postcard e-mail scam  http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/3938  you've been hearing so much about is now being classified along with the Storm Worm virus. All of this started toward the end of June 2007 and it has been on a steady roll ever since.

A couple other e-mail scams have been placed into the Storm category as well, but the postcard scam is the worse by far. It has also been said that the volume of spam coming from this virus won't slow down any time soon. Unfortunately, the percentage of this kind of spam e-mail will more than likely continue to increase between now and the end of the year. Now, I know we've told you before, but please, if you receive any kind of spam e-mail like this, do not open it. Just delete it as fast as you can. There's no use keeping it around.

Riding Out the Storm
Well, as you already found out from today's quick tip, the Storm Worm that took over the Internet like a hurricane several months ago is back to its business of sending wave after wave of attacks to poor, unsuspecting end users.

Wave one was a hailstorm of e-mails sent out that referenced “Love“ or something romantic in the subject line, in order to entice users into opening the e-mail. The sheer numbers of the spam mail tripled to be the second highest e-mail threat in 12 months, with about six million e-mails sent out after the dust had settled. This particular e-mail threat is a little on the lame side and in most cases, could be scuffed off as an obvious ploy to get a reader to open the message. This is just phase one of the attack though, which in many security experts' opinion, could help set up the second wave of the attack by giving it a false sense of validity.

Wave two consisted of sending out e-mails with “Virus Alert!” or something similar in the subject line. The e-mail also contained a zip file attachment that claims it is the fix or update that will get the virus you have on your system off. So, basically, the e-mail is trying to convince the reader that they are already infected and this attachment is the only way to get rid of it. In the body of the e-mail, there is a password. This is used to apparently unlock the “fix,” allowing you to open and install it. Of course, if you do open the zip file, chances are, if you weren’t infected before, you are now.

If you remember the Storm Trojan, it is a nasty and clever customer that pioneered new methods of infecting a user's PC. It came with well thought out strategies to stay concealed as well. Now, technology is in place to cover its tracks on the local machine, thanks to the installation of a rootkit, which has the ability to cloak all of the virus’ activity. The Storm Trojan also has the ability to turn off your local security measures, which further masks itself and the activities that it's maliciously conducting on the infected machine. After the initial infection, the virus will attempt to connect to a P2P network to update itself and to upload any information it has aggregated by going through the user's hard disk drive(s). Of course, the Storm Trojan also scans your hard drive for any e-mail addresses it can send itself to, in order to propagate. And last, but definitely not least, there's the fact that your infected PC is now a zombie machine and part of a bot network, just waiting for orders.

Between the mass mailing of this and another e-mail message using the Storm Worm with subject lines, such as "Missile [sic] Strike: The USA Kills More Than [sic] 20,000 Iranian Citizens," "USA Declares War on Iran" and "USA Just Have Started World War III," this has been the most active virus in 12 months for e-mail born attacks. This comes after I have said in more than one of my recent security articles that we are seeing a serious decline of these types of attacks. Well, I guess it was the calm before the storm. Thank goodness the taste of my shoes doesn’t bother me too much!

Well, with the attacks popping back up since the end of June 2007 (mostly with the postcard e-mail scam), most anti-security companies have, for the most part, come out with the necessary updates to protect your system. (Keep in mind that they only work if you update your antivirus software). That, along with the fact that no matter what an e-mail subject line says, our readers should know to never open e-mails that seem strange, especially if they're from someone you don't know or if they have an attachment. Bet you didn’t see that coming, did you?!

So, remember to update, update and update some more. And please, don’t open unknown e-mails, especially any with attachments. If you follow those rules, you should be just fine.

Yes, you're absolutely right. For almost a month now, there has been a lot of buzz going around over what's going to happen between the Mozilla company and the Thunderbird e-mail client. Mozilla has been the parent company of Thunderbird since its beginning, but it seems as if all of that is going by the wayside now. From what I've heard, the rumors are true, but there are several reasons why this is happening. I'm going to go over all of that with you right now. So, if you're an avid Thunderbird user, you're going to want to listen up to this!

First, I'd like to give you a quote from Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker. He said, "We have concluded that we should find a new, separate organizational setting for Thunderbird; one that allows the Thunderbird community to determine its own destiny." Basically, in real terms, the Mozilla company is too busy promoting the Firefox Web browser and all of the new content that comes along with it. So, in the mean time, Thunderbird is, in a way, being pushed out of the spotlight and the e-mail program is just not a top priority for Mozilla any longer.

Now, although it seems as if Mozilla is ditching Thunderbird, they haven't let it all go to waste. Baker said that they have put together a few options for what the e-mail program can go on and do from here on out. And here they are:

1.) Create a new non-profit organization just for Thunderbird. It will be similar to the Mozilla Foundation, but it will be called the Thunderbird Foundation instead. If Thunderbird goes on to generate a revenue on its own, they could create a subsidiary. This option will give Thunderbird the most independence, but it's also a very complex plan.

2.) Create a new subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation just for Thunderbird. This one is a little more simple, but it will still require Thunderbird to be its own company, while still carrying out the mission of the Mozilla Foundation. This option will also require some of the Mozilla board members to be involved with Thunderbird and what it does, which may still lead to less focus and less flexibility.

3.) Release Thunderbird as a community project, much like the SeaMonkey all-in-one suite. With this option, a small independent consulting company will need to be formed and the Thunderbird developers will have to continue on with development of the program and still provide customer support for the users. Several open source projects use this model type, but it's still a concern as to whether or not it's right for Thunderbird itself.

Now, I'm not sure what you're thinking, but my understanding is that Thunderbird is just not bringing in the kind of money that Mozilla wants right now. On the other hand, Firefox is doing quite the opposite and that's why Mozilla wants to put more focus on the Web browser at this time. From some other things that the CEO (Baker) has said, it sounds like Mozilla doesn't want to forget about an e-mail client all together, but for the time being, they feel it's the right thing to do for their Foundation. Unfortunately, these days, everything has to be about money.

It seems as if Thunderbird has been struggling in other areas lately as well. For example, they have fallen below MS Outlook because of its lack of calendar support. And even though Thunderbird is in the process of working on a new calendar feature, users are turning to other programs that better meet their needs. Because of all of that, Thunderbird has slightly fallen off into its own little world and it's just not getting the attention it requires anymore.

Now, I know a lot of you are Thunderbird users, so this may come as a shock to you, but you have to keep hope that Thunderbird will be able to stand on its own when all of this has cleared up. Luckily, it seems like there are some open options for Thunderbird, so hopefully we'll all be able to enjoy it again one day. Things may change a little, but where would we be without change, right?! Either way, I hope this information was helpful to you. Enjoy it! 

To remove the extra blank page, follow these steps:

   1.  Press Ctrl + End to move the toothpick cursor to the end of your document.
   2.  Press the Backspace key.
   3.  Repeat Step 2 until you've backspaced over all the extra paragraphs and spaces at the end of your document.

    Eventually, you'll back up into the last bit of text on the true last page. That's when you stop (obviously).

If you still find a blank page at the end of your document, then there’s something invisible on that page that is refusing to go away. Most likely, it's a blank frame, text box, or drawing object. Switch to Print Layout view and start clicking the page or drag the mouse over the text to see if you can select the rogue object. Then delete it.

Rule 1: Have a Plan
Managing a group is difficult, particularly when it’s a large one. So, it’s important that you don’t keep them waiting while you are setting up the shot. Here is a checklist of things to do before you even call them for the shoot:

1.) Find a place where you want the shot to be taken, complete with props and anything else you might need.
2.) Think of the group and what it is most pre-disposed to before framing the shot. For example, if it’s a collegiate crowd, you could ask them to make funny faces at the camera when you say, "Now!"
3.) Alert each of the members in the shot to be ready for the shot. If you can also tell them what kind of pose you want from each of them, that will go a long way in making the shot come out beautifully.
4.) If it’s a shot of people in two rows (one behind the other), make sure you inform all the shorter people they need to be in front and the tall people in the back. You could even have the people in the first row squat on the ground while the people in the second row remain standing.
5.) Last, make sure your camera is ready to fire. Importantly, make sure your batteries are charged and you have spares as a backup, especially if you are going to take a lot of indoor shots.

Rule 4: Get in Close
Another trick while taking many pictures is to take some tightly framed shots and some at a wider focal length. This kind of mix up helps later when you are trying to crop the shot in Photoshop, for example. Also, it’s always best to try and get as close as you can to the group. The closer you can get, the more focused your shot will be and the more detail you can catch with your camera. If it’s a smaller group, you could get them to touch their heads and shoulders. Another way is to move people out of a one line formation and stagger them by putting some people in front and some behind.

Rule 5: Position the Group
Now, you know that most people lighten up when they are being photographed and are quite at home to pose pretty naturally. Of course, all the tall people will go to the back and the shorter people to the front, but there are other things you can do to add to the photo’s composition, like:

1.) If the event is centered around one or two people (like a wedding or a birthday), make them the central focal point by putting them right in the middle of the group. You can add variation to your shots by taking some of everyone looking at the camera and then everyone looking at the person/couple.
2.) For formal group photos, put taller members in the group not only toward the back of the group, but also centered with shorter people on the edges of the group.
3.) Try not to make the group too "deep." (For example, keep the distance between the front line of people and the back line as small as you can). This will help to keep everyone in focus. If the group is "deep," you should use a more narrow aperture.
4.) Tell everyone to raise their chins a little as well. They’ll thank you later when they see the shot them without any double chins!

Rule 7: Let There Be Light
Make sure there’s ample external light, so your flash can make your shot that much better. Avoid positioning the group close to a wall, because that will lead to shadows. Similarly, avoid any harsh light behind the subjects or in front of them. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a collection of squinting faces in your shot.

Rule 8: Take Complete Charge
Now, this doesn’t mean that you should become a dictator and end up with some angry faces in the picture or worse, confused emotions. Try and be relaxed yourself and the group will go along with you. Crack a joke and give them a reason to listen to you. You could say something like, "Mr. and Mrs. X have asked me to get some group shots." If it’s a birthday, say, "Let's have all the friends together to celebrate the birthday" or if it’s at a sporting event, say, "Let's take a group photo to celebrate our win!" When you give people a reason to pose for you, you’ll find they are much more willing to take a few minutes to pose for you. If there are more photographers than just you, it's best to wait until the others have finished their shots and you can then get the attention of the full group. Otherwise, you’ll have everyone looking in different directions.

Rule 9: Height Matters
When you are taking photos of large groups, it makes sense to capture all the faces in the group from two or three feet above them. If it’s a couple at a wedding, arrange for a ladder to take a shot looking down on the group. In doing this, you can fit a lot more people in the shot and still remain quite close to the group (you end up with a shot of a lot more faces in focus and less bodies). Again, if you can manage to get all the people tightly knit to each other, the better your photograph will be.

Rule 11: Smile Away
Smile! It makes everyone feel better and it will show in the group photos you take. After all, posing for a group photo is kind of stressful too. By smiling, you are making the group relax and you're putting a fun spin on it. That usually does the trick.

Rule 12: Be Creative
There's nothing like a unique angle or a different way of composing the photo. And this is only limited by your imagination. So think, plan and fire away!

Well, thank you for asking so nicely, but I'd love to answer this question for you even if you didn't! I've been getting e-mails about this very thing for quite some time now, so I do apologize for taking so long to reply. But hopefully I will make up for that today!

I think this question is popping back up again because more and more people are buying new Windows Vista computers and they need to know if they should buy a 32-bit or a 64-bit version. So, if that's why you're asking this question, I hope I am able to give you the information you need. Or, if you're asking this question just for the general knowledge, I hope I can help you out in that way as well. Alright, with all of that out of the way, let's get down to business!

The easiest way to decipher the difference between a 32-bit and 64-bit operating system is to think about it in terms of your computer's processor speed. The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to how well a computer's processor can handle the information it is given. So, if you purchase a computer with a 32-bit processor, you'll want to install a 32-bit operating system and vice versa. Those two items go hand in hand when you're dealing with the way a computer handles certain things.

So, if you're in the market to buy a new computer, you'll want to match those two parts up. For example, if you go out and buy a computer with a 64-bit version of Vista installed on it, the computer better have a 64-bit processor as well. Or, if you'd rather go with a 32-bit rate, make sure all of that adds up as well.

Now, if you already have your computer with, let's say, Windows XP on it and you're thinking about upgrading to Vista, how can you tell which version of Vista you're going to need? In this case, you would need to check on your computer's processor speed. To do so, go to Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance and then click on the System link. From there, look under the General tab and you will be able to see your computer's processor type and speed. So, if you have a 32-bit processor, you will only be able to upgrade to a 32-bit version of Vista. You have to stay within the same elements at all times. So, basically, you can't have a 32-bit processor and upgrade to a 64-bit operating system. It just doesn't work that way!

This also applies to the types of programs you use on your computer. Most programs are designed to work with both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems without any problems. However, there's always a chance of something getting mixed up if you try to combine the two bits together. If you have a 64-bit computer, it's best that you run 64-bit programs on it if you want the best performance out of both components. Otherwise, you can just take your chances.

Along with all of that, I'm sure you're also wondering what a 64-bit computer can do that a 32-bit can't. Well, for starters, a 64-bit processor can process your information twice as fast as a 32-bit. Yes, that's nice, but is it really necessary? It only is if you're working with large video files, bigger database searches or if you use your computer for a lot of gaming. All of those things take up a lot more memory and a 64-bit processor would really help out in those situations. Other than that, if you just use your computer to do the basic things (check your e-mail, play a few games online, writing Word documents, etc.), you're going to be just fine with a 32-bit computer.

Well, there you have it. The concept between these two is pretty basic, but I'm really glad you asked this question. This is very important to understand, especially if you're thinking about buying a new computer in the near future. With this knowledge, you can now go to the computer store and know exactly what you're looking for. Isn't that a great feeling? Hope this helps a lot of you out! 

EyePoint uses a four-step process that incorporates a user's hands and eyes to increase accuracy and eliminate the false positives that come from using eye movements alone. Plus, the technique brings a more natural way of interaction to a broader band of users.

"Using gaze-based interaction techniques makes the system appear to be more intelligent and intuitive to use," says Kumar. "Several users have reported that it often felt like the system was reading their mind."
 

Wow Factor Eye Commander -- Makes eye-gaze a viable alternative to the mouse for everyday pointing and selection tasks, like Web surfing.

Here's how it works: While looking at a screen, the user presses a hot key on the keyboard, magnifying the area being viewed. The user then looks at the link within the enlarged area and releases the hot key, thereby activating the link.

Eye tracking, which has been around for decades, typically uses infrared devices embedded into a headset or a monitor frame. The devices track the centers of the user's pupils and then calculate which part of the screen the user is viewing.

This method, however, has been plagued by errors, limiting its use primarily to people with disabilities that prevent using a keyboard and mouse.

Eye trackers are accurate to about 1 degree of visual angle. When looking at a 1,280-by-1,024-pixel, 96-dpi screen at a distance of 20 inches, this equates to a 33-pixel spread in any direction from where the user is looking. That's not accurate enough to pinpoint a link.

"What is really exciting is that the processing power of today's computers is completely changing the kinds of things we can use for computer interfaces," says Ted Selker, associate professor at the MIT Media and Arts Technology Laboratory and director of the Context Aware Computing Lab. "Things like eye tracking are using channels of communication that literally were unavailable to interface designers even five years ago."

"[Kumar's] approach -- using eye movement in a subtle, lightweight way, rather than as a direct mouse substitute -- is exactly the right way to go," says Robert Jacob, a professor of computer science at Tufts University in Medford, Mass.

Selker says eye tracking might become a standard computer interface within the next five years. For now, the primary obstacle is the high cost of eye-tracking hardware, although mass adoption of the technology would drive those costs down. 

    * Trojan.Downloader-647
    * Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam
    * Trojan.DL.Tibs.Gen!Pac13[3]
    * Downloader-BAI (McAfee)
    * Troj/Dorf-Fam (Sophos)
    * Trojan.Peacomm (Symantec)
    * TROJ_SMALL.EDW (Trend Micro)
    * CME-711 (MITRE)
    * Win32/Nuwar.N@MM!CME-711 (Windows Live OneCare)

The Storm Worm infected thousands of computers (mostly private) in Europe and the United States on Friday, January 19, 2007 using a topical e-mail message with the subject "230 dead as storm batters Europe".   During the weekend there were six subsequent waves of the attack.  As of Monday, January 22, the Storm Worm accounted for 8% of all infections globally.  The Storm Worm died off a bit but now...

...Well it is back and more dangerous. The next two articles appeared in a recent Worldstart tip. 

The Storm Rolls On
As you may recall, awhile back, we ran a couple security articles on a Trojan virus called the "Storm Worm." If you remember anything about those articles, you know that particular piece of malware ended up scaring a lot of people and unfortunately, I'm here today to tell you that it looks as if the Storm is back. And as if that weren't enough, this time, it has been named the most deadliest e-mail virus of all time. For all the important information on this, please keep reading!

To begin, I'm going to refer you back to one of the previous articles we did on the Storm. Click http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/3373  to read it. As you can see, the Storm used to draw in its victims with e-mail subjects that dealt with the government, etc. Now, it's pulling people in with greeting card messages. Yes, that's right, the postcard e-mail scam  http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/3938  you've been hearing so much about is now being classified along with the Storm Worm virus. All of this started toward the end of June 2007 and it has been on a steady roll ever since.

A couple other e-mail scams have been placed into the Storm category as well, but the postcard scam is the worse by far. It has also been said that the volume of spam coming from this virus won't slow down any time soon. Unfortunately, the percentage of this kind of spam e-mail will more than likely continue to increase between now and the end of the year. Now, I know we've told you before, but please, if you receive any kind of spam e-mail like this, do not open it. Just delete it as fast as you can. There's no use keeping it around.

Riding Out the Storm
Well, as you already found out from today's quick tip, the Storm Worm that took over the Internet like a hurricane several months ago is back to its business of sending wave after wave of attacks to poor, unsuspecting end users.

Wave one was a hailstorm of e-mails sent out that referenced “Love“ or something romantic in the subject line, in order to entice users into opening the e-mail. The sheer numbers of the spam mail tripled to be the second highest e-mail threat in 12 months, with about six million e-mails sent out after the dust had settled. This particular e-mail threat is a little on the lame side and in most cases, could be scuffed off as an obvious ploy to get a reader to open the message. This is just phase one of the attack though, which in many security experts' opinion, could help set up the second wave of the attack by giving it a false sense of validity.

Wave two consisted of sending out e-mails with “Virus Alert!” or something similar in the subject line. The e-mail also contained a zip file attachment that claims it is the fix or update that will get the virus you have on your system off. So, basically, the e-mail is trying to convince the reader that they are already infected and this attachment is the only way to get rid of it. In the body of the e-mail, there is a password. This is used to apparently unlock the “fix,” allowing you to open and install it. Of course, if you do open the zip file, chances are, if you weren’t infected before, you are now.

If you remember the Storm Trojan, it is a nasty and clever customer that pioneered new methods of infecting a user's PC. It came with well thought out strategies to stay concealed as well. Now, technology is in place to cover its tracks on the local machine, thanks to the installation of a rootkit, which has the ability to cloak all of the virus’ activity. The Storm Trojan also has the ability to turn off your local security measures, which further masks itself and the activities that it's maliciously conducting on the infected machine. After the initial infection, the virus will attempt to connect to a P2P network to update itself and to upload any information it has aggregated by going through the user's hard disk drive(s). Of course, the Storm Trojan also scans your hard drive for any e-mail addresses it can send itself to, in order to propagate. And last, but definitely not least, there's the fact that your infected PC is now a zombie machine and part of a bot network, just waiting for orders.

Between the mass mailing of this and another e-mail message using the Storm Worm with subject lines, such as "Missile [sic] Strike: The USA Kills More Than [sic] 20,000 Iranian Citizens," "USA Declares War on Iran" and "USA Just Have Started World War III," this has been the most active virus in 12 months for e-mail born attacks. This comes after I have said in more than one of my recent security articles that we are seeing a serious decline of these types of attacks. Well, I guess it was the calm before the storm. Thank goodness the taste of my shoes doesn’t bother me too much!

Well, with the attacks popping back up since the end of June 2007 (mostly with the postcard e-mail scam), most anti-security companies have, for the most part, come out with the necessary updates to protect your system. (Keep in mind that they only work if you update your antivirus software). That, along with the fact that no matter what an e-mail subject line says, our readers should know to never open e-mails that seem strange, especially if they're from someone you don't know or if they have an attachment. Bet you didn’t see that coming, did you?!

So, remember to update, update and update some more. And please, don’t open unknown e-mails, especially any with attachments. If you follow those rules, you should be just fine.

Trend Micro, more commonly referred to as Housecall, offers free virus scans and in most cases can fix damage down by a virus or worm that your computer may have contacted. The program works well.  The first time one uses the free program it is necessary to download a small program. Trend Micro walks you through the process.   Then the virus scans are quite simple for each return.  Go to http://housecall.antivirus.com/  then choose the link   "Scan without registering".  Follow the directions.

You should disable any anti virus program that you have running.  If you do not have a virus program I recommend that you use one of the programs offered above first and then download and install one of the free programs listed below or install any anti virus program you have purchased.
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Free Anti Virus programs for download. 
Quite a few KCnet members use these programs and like them.
Be careful if you download a virus program and you already have one installed on your computer.  You need to at least disable the program already installed.

AVG Free
AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Avast
Avast has been "anti virusing" for quite awhile.  The following info comes from their download page:   Avast! Home is now free of charge for HOME users for NON-COMMERCIAL use. You can find more info here.
http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html
Note: This product is free for home non-commercial use after registration!
HINTS:   Click on the English Version Link and download the installation file.  Then click on the installation file and follow the directions.  You will need to return to the download page and click on the link to get the registration key.   It will be sent to you in an email after you provide some registration information.  This will give you 14 months of coverage including any updates which can be set to auto download.  You can reregister for additional free coverage at the end of the 14 months.
You will want to browse around and choose from the many options available for operation.  This process will take some time and digging.

Another good free program is:
http://www.free-av.com/
This one installs a bit easier than Avast.

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Free Spybot and Adware programs for download.

AVG Anti-Spyware Free is a free anti-spyware protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use. We invite you to join the millions of satisfied customers worldwide who have downloaded the software and now enjoy the benefits of ewido anti-spyware Free.
What you get with anti-spyware Free
Easy to use
Daily database updates
Heuristics to detect unknown threats
Automatic Cleaning Engine
And most of all ... great customer satisfaction!
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5 

Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4 - product description
Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
Choose one of the sites to download from.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

Ad-Aware Personal provides advanced protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, Trojans, dialers, malware, browser hijackers, and tracking components. This software is downloadable free of charge.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

Windows Defender  is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's detected, and a new streamlined interface that minimizes interruptions and helps you stay productive.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx 
 

True Viruses and Warning Letters of Impending Doom.
Believe it or not, the amount of harm done by sending false computer virus alarms and letters of impending doom to your thousand closest friends can be just as damaging as the alleged virus (if it even exists!);  if you remember the story of the boy who cried wolf, you understand why.
If you think you've got the scoop on the latest new devastating virus or latest doom warning, check it out at the Web sites below before taking it on yourself to alert the world.  If the virus is as terrible as you think it is, odds are the virus fighters already know about it and -- good news here!  -- your anti virus software provider probably knows about it too and already has an update for it.
Sophos supplies this current information about actual hoaxes.  Look at them. Read about them.  If you are sent one of them, delete it.

Here are a few sites of many that can help you determine if an email is a hoax or real.

http://www.snopes.com/
http://vil.nai.com/VIL/hoaxes.asp
http://kumite.com/myths/
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
http://www.scambusters.org/VirusHoaxes.html
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
http://www.quatloos.com/

Welcome to Kongregate Beta, the Web site where you can play over 1,000 games for free! What makes this site so different from all those other free game sites, you ask? Well, here you can register and become part of a community of gamers and developers who work together to make the most amazing game site online today. Another difference is that if you are a game developer, you can upload your games here for people to play as well!

I’ve started you out on the About page, so you can find out what the goals of the site are for the community. Navigation is fairly simple. I’d recommend heading to the Home page from here, simply by clicking Home.

Notice on the Home page there is a section underneath the main navigation strip (Home, Games, Upload, etc.) that reads “Hello, are you new to Kongregate?” You’ll find a link there that will lead you to some recommended games. These seem to all be five star games that have gotten good ratings from the community as well!

Now, you can play the games without registering. However, you need an account to chat, upload games and such. The games are Flash games also, so you’ll need a Flash player to play them. You can download one right here.

Once you select a game, you’ll notice that the instructions, ratings, comments and such are on a navigation strip above it. On the side of the game, you will find the chat window and if you scroll down the page, you’ll find the details of the developer who made the game.

At the top of the page, you’ll find links to log in, get help and more. Right now, I’m madly addicted to playing this game called Warbears. Also, make sure you report any bugs you find on the site so that they can continue to fine tune everything.

http://http://www.kongregate.com/pages/about

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