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2004-11-29

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1) Freeware's Plusses--- and Minuses!

Our discussion of the legal and illegal uses of freeware (specifically, anti-spyware software: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=53700730 ) is a hot topic:

In short, software licensing is a mess.

To try to sort things out, I dug through a pile of software--- both freeware and commercial--- and split the licensing into six general types, ranging from the "no holds barred" kind of license to the classic and highly restrictive license that you need a magnifying glass and a pot of coffee to get through.

I wrote a column on what I found and included links to specific example anti-spyware products you can download (many for free):  In working through the article, you'll not only see the various license types, but you just may also pick up some nice software along the way. 8-)

The whole thing is available now, free, at http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=53700730 . Click on over!

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2) Spyware Checkers And False Positives?

I've been using Spybot S&D and Ad-aware for some time now, and felt like I was doing good about keeping spyware out. Then I did a "free online scan" from Xcleaner and another one from Spy Doctor --- and BOTH of them claimed to have found a whole bunch of spyware, rated Severe !! --- and then told me I could remove them by purchasing their programs.

This sounds suspiciously like they're just claiming to find things to sell their product. Is there anywhere to check if what they claim to have found is (1) really in my computer, and (2) really spyware/bad ?

ALSO, is it enough of a problem for me to worry about if I'm traveling to Mexico and want to stop off at an internet cafe to do my email and online banking? I'm afraid that their security might not be up to snuff and I'd risk keyloggers.... And if I take a laptop with wireless, what are the chances of someone snagging my passwords etc? I really don't trust other people to do the security.

Thanks for your great info. ---Callie Jordan

While it's true that no one anti-malware tool finds everything, all the time, it's rare for anything to get past a combination of the major tools. For example, if you run your PC behind a known-good firewall (eg ZoneAlarm or Sygate); and use a known-good antivirus tool (like NOD32 or Norton or any of the other major tools); and run Ad-aware, Spybot, and SpywareBlaster; you're well protected. While it's possible, it's unlikely that some serious malware would make it past all those tools, but somehow still be detected by a lesser-known tool.

That's not to say that Xcleaner or Spy Doctor must be bad. Maybe they're wonderful; maybe they really did find a real threat that everything else missed. But, like you, I'm deeply suspicious when known-good, time-tested tools find nothing, but some other tool warns of a dire, immediate threat. When that happens to me, I try to use simple reason: Does the threat report make sense? EG: If a new tool looks at categories of malware I've never before checked, or in places I haven't before looked, then I might be more inclined to believe the threat report. But if the new tool is looking in the same places for the same kinds of threats that the others do, then the probability of a unique (and real) problem being detected is much lower; and I'd be more likely to suspect such reports to be false positives.

As for banking while on the road, I don't think being in Mexico is an issue, per se; but using *any* public computer from *anywhere* certainly is. Very simply, you should never trust a public PC with any high-value private data, passwords, etc. I don't even like to check email from a public PC; and I'd never, ever do any online banking from one.

Wireless carries its own risks, but by bringing your laptop along, at least you'd control your physical end of the connection. Assuming your laptop is set up correctly, then if you connect to a known, major, reputable wireless carrier, the risks might be acceptable. (But frankly, I still wouldn't use wireless for banking unless there was no alternative.)

Here's what I'd do: For high-value activities like online banking, I'd use the laptop and a standard modem to dial direct, long-distance, back to my home ISP. That'd be slower and more expensive than otherwise, but would reduce the risks of electronic snooping to about as low as they can be.

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3) Software Extravaganza (Mostly FREE!): Pt 1

As the year winds down, I eye my "to be included" pile with alarm--- there are so many good topics, so many good emails from your fellow readers, and so little time to get to them all. Argh!

For example  take this note from reader Jason McFeetors. It's languished way too long in the "to be included" pile, mostly because it was so lengthy and comprehensive. But it's too good not to use, so I've made room in today's issue.

In the time since Jason sent in the list, some of the products have changed. I've updated the list where I could (eg all the links work as of this writing), but please note that (1) the products may have evolved somewhat beyond the descriptions, both in features available, and in their freeware/shareware/trialware status); and (2) any inaccuracies caused by the delay in publication are my fault, not Jason's! <g>

Fred, My website has a section dedicated to tools and utilities which are available as freeware to users.  There are two main differences between my site and other freeware sites:

1) All of the applications that are available are used by me personally so that their usefulness is properly understood.

2) All applications must be freeware or freely available.  This means that the software is accessible by everyone.  In fact, much of the freeware is intended to replace actual retail software.

The list is significantly smaller than most freeware websites but I see most of the software in the list as "crucial".  In fact, I have removed software from the listing which was more trouble than it was worth (which, since it was freeware, was nothing)!

I have not updated the website in a couple of months but I am presently working on an updated site with search capabilities and a "What's New" option.  Since it will be a while before it is updated, here is a complete list of all the software and services which are presently in my new website database (which is not yet published to the internet).  All changes will be available in the future at my site http://www.mcfeetors.com/downloads.asp [note: this link is not currently active] but here is the list until that time:

Name: 602Pro PC Suite
Description: Seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office is a must today. 602Pro PC SUITE 2000 is composed of three components 602Text (word processor), 602Tab (spreadsheet) and 602Photo (graphic editor). 602Text is a powerful word processor compatible with Microsoft Word (.DOC 9x/2000) and many other document file types. 602Tab is a Microsoft Excel (.XLS 9x/2000) compatible spreadsheet with over 150 available functions. 602Photo is a graphics editor designed for digital camera and scanner image editing with support for over 15 graphic formats.
Homepage: http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/

Name: Adobe Acrobat Reader
Description: Adobe Acrobat Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. With Acrobat Reader, you can also fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. And now Acrobat Reader for Palm OS lets you view Adobe PDF files on the go.
Homepage: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Name: AI RoboForm
Description: AI RoboForm is a one-click web form filler and password manager with some serious Artificial Intelligence (AI) inside. It works as an add-on to Microsoft Internet Explorer ver 4 or later, all browsers based on IE, and Netscape.
Homepage: http://www.roboform.com/
 
Name: AutoIt
Description: AutoIt is a simple tool that can simulate key presses, mouse movements and window commands (maximize, minimize, wait for, etc.) in order to automate any windows based task (or even windowed DOS tasks). AutoIt was primarily designed to assist in automatically installing software that cannot be automatically installed by other means. This is most useful during a PC rollout where hundreds or thousands of client machines need to be automatically installed. However, AutoIt is not limited to software installation and can be used to automate most simple windows tasks.
Homepage: http://www.hiddensoft.com/

Name: BgInfo
Description: How many times have you walked up to a system in your office and needed to click through several diagnostic windows to remind yourself of important aspects of its configuration, such as its name, IP address, or operating system version. If you manage multiple computers you probably need BgInfo. It automatically displays relevant information about a Windows NT/2000 computer on the desktop's background, such as the computer name, IP address, service pack version, and more. You can edit any field as well as the font and background colors, and can place it in your startup folder so that it runs every boot, or even configure it to display as the background for the logon screen.
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml

Name: BigFix
Description: BigFix is a great new application that drastically reduces the number of bugs and conflicts that affect your computer. Using its proprietary Relevance Engine, BigFix can automatically check your computer for bugs, configuration conflicts, and security holes, and let you fix them with a simple mouse-click. Most of the time, BigFix can even alert you to a problem before any damage is done, helping you avoid painful downtime. BigFix is a great way to worry less about computer problems, and focus on more important things.
Homepage: http://www.bigfix.com/

Name: Filemon
Description: Filemon monitors and displays file system activity on a system in real-time. Its advanced capabilities make it a powerful tool for exploring the way Windows works, seeing how applications use the files and  DLLs, or tracking down problems in system or application file configurations. Filemon's timestamping feature will show you precisely when every open, read, write or delete, happens, and its status column tells you the outcome. Filemon is so easy to use that you'll be an expert within minutes. It begins monitoring when you start it, and its output window can be saved to a file for off-line viewing. It has full search capability, and if you find that you're getting information overload, simply set up one or more filters.
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml
 
Name: FREESCO
Description: FREESCO (stands for FREE ciSCO) is a free replacement for commercial routers supporting up to 3 ethernet/arcnet/token_ring/arlan network cards and up to 2 modems. Why should you use Freesco? Ease of use - it's insanely easy to set up Thoroughly documented - it's more or less self contained, read one doc and you're off and running Like most players in this field, it runs off one floppy Freesco runs in as little as 6 Mb RAM. Unique Web Control Panel Freesco is the easiest to use, one disk Linux system available.
Homepage: http://www.freesco.org

Name: FTP Explorer
Description: FTP Explorer is a file transfer protocol client for Windows 9x/ME/2000 and NT 4.0, that looks and acts very much like the Windows Explorer, offering a fun way to FTP.
Homepage: http://www.ftpx.com/

Name: InstallRite
Description: Provides "application cloning" as opposed to "disk cloning", simplifying software distribution.
Homepage: http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

Name: InstallWatch
Description: Records modifications made to your PC during the installation of software, hardware, or configuration changes.
Homepage: http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

Name: IntegrityCheck System
Description: Spytech IntegrityCheck is a small, free, wizard utility for quickly checking possible security weaknesses on your PC. IntegrityCheck will quickly guide you through steps which will determine all open ports on your PC that may be possible vulnerable attack points for hackers and trojan software. IntegrityCheck will also check for common backdoor trojans running in your process memory.
Homepage: http://www.spytech-web.com/icheck.shtml

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4) Software Extravaganza (Mostly FREE!): Pt 2

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Name: IrfanView
Description: IrfanView is one of the best graphics views available on the internet. It allows you to not only view the majority of bitmap file formats, it also lets you create a slideshow of your pictures. You can even do some basic manipulation of images.
Homepage: http://www.irfanview.com

Name: NetMonitor
Description: Monitor your Internet connection and get an array of vital statistics that will give you a better hold on what's happening with your Internet connection.
Homepage: http://www.modemwizard.com/netmonitor.html
 
Name: NTFSDOS Professional
Description: NTFSDOS Professional mounts your NTFS volumes and gives them drive letters, so you can run applications and use files on NTFS volumes transparently. NTFSDOS Professional is small enough to run from a MS-DOS boot diskette so you can even access NTFS volumes on a system where Windows NT/2000 isn't installed or able to boot. This makes it ideal for repairing corrupt files or configuration problems that prevent a Windows NT/2000 system from booting.
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsdospro.shtml

Name: PGP
Description: With millions of users worldwide, PGP is the world's de facto standard for email encryption and authentication. PGP Security is proud to provide freeware versions of PGP products to non-commercial customers. These products provide limited, but important, capabilities including secure e-mail, file encryption and peer-to-peer VPN. Please note that Network Associates and PGP Security do not provide Technical Support for freeware products.
Homepage: http://www.pgp.com/

Name: PowerArchiver
Description: PowerArchiver is the ultimate archive utility for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. With a modern easy-to-use interface, PowerArchiver provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. PowerArchiver is the most complete archive utility available today.
Homepage: http://www.powerarchiver.com/

Name: PowerArchiver Command
Description: Console tools for extracting and creating archives. All formats supported.
Homepage: http://www.powerarchiver.com/download/

Name: PuTTY
Description: PuTTY is a free SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client for 32-bit Windows systems.
Homepage: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
 
Name: Regmon
Description: Regmon is a Registry monitoring utility that will show you which applications are accessing your Registry, which keys they are accessing, and the Registry data that they are reading and writing - all in real-time. This advanced utility takes you one step beyond what static Registry tools can do, to let you see and understand exactly how programs use the Registry. With static tools you might be able to see what Registry values and keys changed. With Regmon you'll see how the values and keys changed..
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml

Name: SFX Maker
Description: SFX Maker can convert ZIP files into EXE files which allows you to share you ZIP archives with almost anyone with Windows 95/NT 4 or later, regardless of the software installed on their machine or  their technical competence. A SelF-eXtracting archive or SFX for short contains everything the end user needs, the ZIP archive, the tool to extract it (so they do not need other software such as PowerArchiver or WinZip) and any information you want to give them, all contained in a single EXE file. Yet, despite its technical capabilities it is remarkably easy to use.
Homepage: http://sfxmaker.cjb.net/

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5) Software Extravaganza (Mostly FREE!): Pt 3

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Name: Spytech CipherWorks
Description: Cipherworks Encryption Studio is the ideal tool for creating secure documents for your personal and business use. With Cipherworks, you can quickly, easily, and securely encrypt your documents one at a time, or in multiple batches - or you can just cipher text for chatting or emails! Three different encryption strengths are available for use! Three different encryption strengths in Retail version Stronger encryption in Retail version
-File encryption Multiple File encryption in Batch Interface
-Text ciphering for emails/chat, etc. Entire Directory Encryption/Decryption in seconds
-Easy, quick security
Homepage: http://www.spytech-web.com/cipher.shtml

Name: Spytech Eradicator
Description: Spytech Eradicator is a secure file wiping utility. With Eradicator you will never have to worry about others peeping into files that should have been deleted in the first place. Eradicator offers multiple levels of secure deletion for the everyday user. Wipes files clean - permanently Three secure deletion strengths
-Multiple file deletion capability
-Irrecoverable deletion security
Homepage: http://www.spytech-web.com/eradicator.shtml

Name: Spytech PasswordLock
Description: Spytech PasswordLock is an easy to use utility for storing all your sensitive passwords in one secure place. You can add as many passwords to your secure encrypted, password protected list for easy password management. Passwords stored in a secure encrypted list All lists are password protected
-Password Revealer utility for forgotten passwords
-Random Password Generator utility
-Easy password management and copying
-Easy, quick password security
Homepage: http://www.spytech-web.com/passwordlock.shtml
 
Name: Spytech PortSecure
Description: PortSecure is a simple, Windows port scanner that you can use to scan your IP or remote IP's for open ports as a result of common software or trojans.
Homepage: http://www.spytech-web.com/freeware.shtml

Name: TCPNetView
Description: TCPNetView was written for determining IP-addresses and MAC-addresses of computers on a Local Area Network (LAN).
Homepage: http://www.eserv.ru/gorlach/netview/english.html

Name: TDIMon
Version: 1.01
OS: Windows 9x/ME
Description: TDImon is an application that lets you monitor TCP and UDP activity on your local system. It is the most powerful tool available for tracking down network-related configuration problems and analyzing application network usage.
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/tdimon.shtml
 
Name: TridiaVNC
Description: With TridiaVNC (virtual network computing) you can view and control a computing desktop from a wide variety of platforms.
Homepage: http://www.tridiavnc.com/

Name: Typhon
Description: Typhon, an updated version of Cerberus Internet Scanner, is a vulnerability assessment tool. It will scan a given host for known security holes and vulnerabilities. It does this by looking at the services offered by a host and each of these are examined for holes. For example, Typhon will check for over 180 known vulnerabilities in the web service or daemon offered by a server. Once a scan has been completed a report in HTML is produced detailing what security holes were found, the impact of those holes and how to fix them. Once these holes have been removed then the host will be more secure against attacks. As new vulnerabilities are discovered almost on a daily basis it is necessary to ensure that the Typhon is kept up to date and hosts are scanned on a regular basis.
Homepage: http://www.nextgenss.com/

Name: VNC
Description: VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is, in essence, a remote display system which allows you to view a computing 'desktop' environment not only on the machine where it is running, but from anywhere on the Internet and from a wide variety of machine architectures.
Homepage: http://www.realvnc.com/

Sorry for such a long list but I believe that all of the applications here are useful and important. ---Jason McFeetors

Awesome list, Jason, thanks!

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6) Last Day To "Recommend And Win"

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7) Easy Piracy Checker

Hi Fred - Today's Langa List Plus! included a reference to Windows Photo Story 3 (see #12 in http://langalist.com/plus/newsletters/2004/2004-11-18plus.asp ), which is downloadable to PCs running genuine Windows software.  Your readers might be interested to run the "Windows Validation Test" for a number of reasons, regardless of whether they wish to download Photo Story 3.  This link ( http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/windows/default.mspx ) is the Microsoft website which anyone can use for that purpose; once the Windows software on any PC has passed the validation test, the user can proceed  directly to seek technical support for a number of problems. 
 
I run a PC repair business; that means I frequently install Windows software (several times each day, as a rule).  Since I insist on using only genuine Microsoft software, I am at somewhat of a disadvantage to most of my local competitors who use pirated Windows software and therefore can charge lower prices.  Each PC which leaves my shop is always accompanied by the original software (whether customer owned or new); recently I have begun including the above website in the list of website favorites, and I am careful to "run the validation" for each customer when each PC is delivered.   Most customers are very pleased to see that Microsoft offers support as a result of the validation process, and your readers might be interested for the same reason. ---Phil Abel

Thanks, Phil. I've heard from a number of readers who bought lowball PCs, only to discover, too late, that the software installed was pirated. Suddenly, they find themselves unable to get updates or face other problems, and then have to shell out hundreds of dollars unexpectedly to make everything right. A handy validation tool like this can save a lot of grief.

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8) More Reader Sites!

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Speaking of which: Here's another eclectic sample of reader sites--- some professional, some very personal:

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9) "Memory Optimizers" Redux

Fred, I know it is unusual to ask for your comments about another columnist's opinion, but Mark Russinovich says all Memory Optimizers are junk: http://www.winnetmag.com/Windows/Articles/ArticleID/41095/pg/2/2.html

Your last opinion I found
( http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17200583 ) said perhaps there are some small benefits.

Have you changed your opinion in the last 4 years? ---Alan M. Kaplan

In a word, no. <g> Back then, I referred to "memory optimizers" "RAM defraggers" and the like as mostly scams and near-scams; I still feel that way.

Then, I could envision a very limited, potential benefit in one highly-specific circumstance for the dominant OS of the day--- Win98--- but that was about it. And even there, there were drawbacks to offset even that highly limited *possible* benefit.

For newer OSes, like XP, all I can see are downsides from running memory optimizers.

Today, I don't use any such tools on my PCs (including my Win98 boxes), and can't imagine a reason to start doing so.

The above article has all the gory details if you want to know the hows and whys of memory optimizers, including the one highly-specific case where they *might* provide a *minor* benefit to Win98 users. But in general: Don't bother with memory optimizer tools, especially if you run XP or Win2K.

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10) Just For Grins

This must be making the rounds in email, as a number of readers sent it in, in various forms (thanks, all!). It tests your powers of observation, using an extremely common object: a US one-cent coin. (Apologies to our non-US readers.)

This is interesting..... Take a look,  and see if you can choose the right penny. Do NOT look at a real penny  first- I know you've seen a real one. See if you can pick the correct  one here. I'm surprised at the number of people who did not choose the correct one
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/index.html

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