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Microsoft Security Updates - September 2006

shockw@ve — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:02:05 +0800

Taken from: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/u...ins/200609.mspx

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As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle, we released the following 3 security updates on September 12, 2006:
. MS06-052 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
. MS06-053 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
. MS06-054 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office

We also re-released the following 2 security updates on September 12, 2006:
. MS06-040 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
. MS06-042 - addresses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, a component of Windows

Windows critical updates should be delivered to you automatically if you have Automatic Updates enabled. You would have to go to Office Update if you are using the relevant Microsoft Office applications stated and do not have Microsoft Update installed.

To download individual patches and for more info: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms06-sep.mspx

2007 Microsoft Office Add-in: Save as PDF/XPS

shockw@ve — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:58:56 +0800

Source: http://www.msfn.org/comments.php?shownews=18232

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This download allows you to export and save to the PDF and XPS formats in eight 2007 Microsoft Office programs. It also allows you to send as e-mail attachment in the PDF and XPS formats in a subset of these programs. Specific features vary by program. This Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS Add-in for 2007 Microsoft Office programs supplements and is subject to the license terms for the Microsoft 2007 Office system beta software. You may not use this supplement if you do not have a license for the software.

It works with the following programs:

Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
Microsoft Office Visio 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...09&hash=QS6XQGC

Microsoft Security Updates - August 2006

shockw@ve — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:01:16 +0800

Taken from: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/u...ins/200608.mspx

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As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle we released the following 12 security updates on August 8, 2006:
.MS06-040 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-041 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-042 - addresses a vulnerability in Internet Explorer, a component of Windows
.MS06-043 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-044 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-045 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-046 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-047 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Office
.MS06-048 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint
.MS06-049 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-050 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
.MS06-051 - addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

Audio & Video Player

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:39:12 +0800

Audio Players

foobar2000 | Homepage | Download | LYN Official Thread
Winamp | Homepage | Download - LYN's First Choice Award
Apple iTunes | Homepage | Download
Windows Media Player | Download
Quintessential Player | Homepage
Sonique | Homepage | Download
jetAudio Basic | Homepage | Download
MusicMatch Jukebox Free | Homepage | Download
TT player | Download - submitted by cheewin88
Core Media Player | Homepage | Download - submitted by miloy2k
XMPLay | Homepage | Download - submitted by denver1347

Video Players

BSPlayer | Homepage | Download
Media Player Classic | Download - LYN's First Choice Award
VideoLAN | Homepage | Download
Windows Media Player | Download
Real Player | Homepage | Download
Crystal Player | Homepage
DivX Player | Homepage | Download
QuickTime | Homepage
Cyberlink PowerDVD | Homepage | Download Trial
KMPlayer (in Korean) | Homepage | Direct Download - Submitted by YiQi
GOM Player | Homepage | Download

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.

Microsoft security updates June 2006

shockw@ve — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:23:13 +0800

Taken from: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/u...ins/200606.mspx

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As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle we released the following security updates on June 13, 2006:
. MS06-011 - is a re-release, addresses a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2003 only, and has a maximum severity rating of important
. MS06-021 - addresses several newly discovered vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-022 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-023 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-024 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Windows Media Player and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-025 - addresses two newly discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-026 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-027 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Word and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-028 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint and has a maximum severity rating of critical
. MS06-030 - addresses two newly discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of important
. MS06-031 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 only and has a maximum severity rating of moderate
. MS06-032 - addresses a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Windows and has a maximum severity rating of important

Flock Beta 1 (v0.7)

shockw@ve — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:44:00 +0800

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Flock is a Mozilla based browser (see also Songbird, another application built on the Mozilla code base). They've built additional features to the core Firefox code base that make the browsing experience more seamless, including photo integration with Flickr or photobucket, social bookmarking integration with Del.icio.us or Shadows, a blogging tool, enhanced search and a RSS reader.

via TechCrunch

Homepage: http://www.flock.com/
Download: http://www.flock.com/download/

Google Browser Sync

shockw@ve — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:59:49 +0800

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Google Browser Sync for Firefox is an extension that continuously synchronizes your browser settings - including bookmarks, history, persistent cookies, and saved passwords - across your computers. It also allows you to restore open tabs and windows across different machines and browser sessions. For more info, please visit our FAQ.

Please note: Google Browser Sync must update your browser settings whenever you start Firefox. This will increase the start-up time of Firefox (the time between clicking on the Firefox icon and loading your start page) - please bear with us as we work to decrease this delay.

Link: http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/browsersync/

J2SE 5.0 Update 7

shockw@ve — Tue, 30 May 2006 17:09:25 +0800

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Sun Microsystems has released Java 5.0 Update 7. It is a bug fix release.

Credit: java.net

Download: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
Release notes: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html

VMware Server Beta 3

shockw@ve — Tue, 09 May 2006 21:01:08 +0800

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VMware Server is a robust yet easy to use product for users new to server virtualization technology. VMware Server enables companies to partition a physical server into multiple virtual machines, and to start experiencing the benefits of virtualization.

Link: http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
Download: http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
Release Notes: http://www.vmware.com/support/server/doc/r...erver_beta.html

Unlocker 1.8.3

shockw@ve — Sun, 07 May 2006 13:04:18 +0800

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Unlocker is an explorer extension that allows you with a simple right-click of the mouse on a file or folder to get rid of error message such as error deleting file or folder, cannot delete folder: it is used by another person or program.

Changelog:

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Unlocker 1.8.3 - 06/05/2006

- New feature: Unlocker Assistant icon can be hidden from the notification area.
- Improved UI: Better error message in case there is a conflict with Unlocker Assistant.
- Fixed bug: UNC and network paths should now work as intended.
- Fixed bug: Strong delete works again. This bug appeared in version 1.7.7. Index.dat and many more should be deleted without rebooting as before now.
- Fixed bug: Unlocker Assistant will detect if it is already running and will only run one instance.
- Fixed bug: Unlocker Assistant will detect if there a program conflicting and properly exit.

Download: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/unlocker1.8.3.exe
Homepage: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Source: MSFN

VLC 0.85 Final

shockw@ve — Sun, 07 May 2006 13:04:15 +0800

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VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

Release Notes:

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Changes between 0.8.4a and 0.8.5
---------------------------------

Core support:
* Statistics collection (bitrates, packets, connections, ...)
* Support for downloading updates
* Updated strings

Input:
* Initial support for RTSP-over-HTTP (to allow NAT traversal)
* Linux DV (Digital Video - Firewire) input
* Improvements to the Audio CD input
- Separate playlist entries for the tracks
- Support for CDDB
* Support for more DVB (satellite) encryption modules
* Improved subtitles encoding support
* Improved support for playing MP4 files from the Web

Decoders:
* Cook (Real audio) support

Playlist / Services discovery:
* XSPF playlist support
* Podcast support
* Updated Shoutcast to use new listing

Audio output:
* New JACK audio output

Video output:
* New video filters:
- magnify: allows you to zoom on part of the image
- gradient and edge detection: "cartoon-like" effect
- bluescreen: overlay parts of a video transparently on another one
* Logo video filter: can now loop through multiple images
* RSS video filter: display feed images. Support for Atom feeds.
* Improvements to the subtitles rendering

Stream output:
* Initial support for throttling users on VOD streams

Interfaces:
* System to inform the user and request information
- HTTP authentication
- Fatal errors
- ...
* wxWidgets
- VLM (VideoLAN Media Manager) control panel
- Improved media information panel (shows statistics, metadata, ...)
- Drag & Drop support in the playlist
* Skins2
- New default skin
- Support for Winamp 2 skins
- Improved playlist handling
- Support for popup menus, animated bitmaps, equalizer, ...
* OS X
- Embedded Video output
- new Go-To-Specific-Time feature
- Video cropping and aspect ratio changing while playing
- Improved media information panel (shows statistics, metadata, ...)
- support for processing multiple items with the wizard in a single run
- option to save selections in the wizard for a session (default enabled)
* HTTP
- New default interface pages for VLC and VLM (including a mosaic wizard)
- A bunch of new RPN functions

Windows Port:
* MSN messenger "Now playing" support

OS X Port:
* Mac-Intel compatibility
* Enhanced support of various audio output devices
* Growl "Now playing" support

*Nix port:
* Ability to log to syslog
* Root wrapper to avoid running VLC as root

Developers:
* New libvlc API (not finished yet)
* Java bindings
* A bit more automatic testing

Download (Windows): http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html
Homepage: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Source: MSFN

Online Scanners

shockw@ve — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 23:36:08 +0800

Virus Scanners

Trend Micro Housecall
Kaspersky Online Scanner - cannot disinfect
Panda ActiveScan - registration required for disinfect
F-Secure Online Virus Scanner
eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner
BitDefender Online Scanner
ESET Online Scan
McAfee FreeScan - cannot disinfect
Symantec Security Check
Virus Chaser Online Scan
Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner
Rising Online Scan
AhnLab Scanners

Spyware Scanners

Ewido Online Scan
a-squared Web Malware Scanner
ZoneAlarm Spyware Scanner
eTrust PestScan
CounterSpy Spyware Scan - for Dell Customers
MySpyZero

Multi-Engine File Scanners

Subtitles

shockw@ve — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:51:48 +0800

Codec packs which contain subtitle rendering filters

K-lite Codec Pack | Homepage | Download
K-lite Mega Codec Pack | Homepage | Download
Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP) | Homepage

Subtitle display filter only

DirectVobSub (VSFilter) | Download

Subtitle Database (some site need registration)

Subtitles for DivX and DVD | Homepage
Download Subtitles - DivX Movies | Homepage
MooVeeZ | Homepage
DivX SubTitles | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo
dvd-subtitles.com | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo
Internet Subtitles Database (ISDb) | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo
SubTitles & DivX World | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo
OpenSubtitles | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo
Divxstation | Homepage | Credit to andyjyneo

Subtitle Tools/Editor

Subtitle Workshop | Homepage | Download
Aegisub | Homepage | Screenshot | Credit to linkinstreet

Subtitle Guide

Credit to Wikipedia for subtitle download sites.

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list (software, links or guides), please reply to this thread.

BitTorrent Helpdesk

shockw@ve — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:02:41 +0800

Guides/FAQ

What is BitTorrent?
BitTorrent Frequently Asked Questions
Wikipedia - BitTorrent
Portforward.com - Check out how to do portforwarding here
Fix Slow Downloads or High Uploads on BT - Read this first before posting
Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide
Tweaking your system to get the most out of BitTorrent
NatCheck - Check your port forwarding and bittorrent setup.
DeHackEd's torrent decoder - Check torrent information. Useful to retrieve hash ID for NatCheck.
Azureus upload settings calculator
Host and share your torrents using Azureus

Rules and Regulations:

DO NOT DISCUSS WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD. Only BT clients, URLs and problems are allowed. Offenders will get a warning.
Related to the statement above, please DO NOT post question regarding why your file(s) downloaded through BT cannot be open; we're not providing support for the content that you've downloaded from BT. Check this thread if the file extension is new to you.
Please read the first post before asking question like "My BT download so slow (around 10KBps), can anyone help? "
This is NOT a torrent sharing thread. In other words, refrain from posting question such as "Does anyone know where to download Small Ville Season 1 episode 3?"
Lowyat.NET BitTorrent Policy applies at all times.

Important Notes

Bragging posts on miscapped (legally or illegaly) WILL NOT be tolerated. Your post will be deleted and if repeated, you would be warned.
Maximum speeds of a 1Mbps (Megabits/second) connection is 128KB/s (Kilobytes/second) while a 512Kbps (Kilobits/second) connection is 64KB/s (Kilobytes/second) without any overheads taken into account and with your line being in a perfect condition. This is a theoretical maximum value and would never be achievable under real-life conditions.
Usual maximum speeds should be generally be 5-10% lower than the speed stated above, so do not expect for miracles to happen even with numerous performance

DISCLAIMER: We at Lowyat.NET will not be held responsible for any damage done in any way to yourself and/or your computer(s) by using BitTorrent. Use it at your own risk.

Audio & Video Editing

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:10:19 +0800

Audio Tools

Adobe Audition | Download Trial
Anvil Studio | Homepage | Download
Audacity | Homepage | Download - Submitted by Anderson
BeSweet | Homepage | Download - added by keyz
CDex | Homepage | Download
Cool Edit | Homepage
dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC) | Homepage | Download
DGuitar | Homepage | Download - Submitted by deus_ex_machina
Exact Audio Copy | Homepage | AccurateRip Database - Submitted by kk131
MediaCoder | Homepage | Download - added by fariz
MP3 Book Helper | Homepage - Submitted by kk131
MP3Gain (Normalise MP3 volume) | Homepage | Download - Submitted by goliath
Mp3tag | Homepage | Download
Query by Humming | Homepage - Submitted by APIITian
Rebirth Synthesizer | Homepage | Download - Submitted by APIITian
Sound Forge | Homepage | Download Trial
Steinberg Wavelab 4.04 | Homepage | Download Trial - Submitted by joylay83
WavePad | Download

Video Tools

EO Video | Homepage | Download Trial
ImTOO MPEG Encoder | Homepage | Download
MediaCoder | Homepage | Download
Nandub - added by keyz
SUPER� | Homepage | Download
TMPGEnc | Homepage | Download
Ulead DVD MovieFactory | Homepage | Download Trial
VCDGear | Homepage | Download
VirtualDub | Homepage | Download
VirtualDubMod | Homepage | Download - added by keyz
WinAVI Video Converter | Homepage | Download Trial
Witcobber Software | Homepage | Download Trial
1. Super Video Converter
2. Super Video Joiner
3. Super Video Splitter
4. Super Video to Audio Converter
5. RM to AVI MPEG WMV VCD SVCD DVD Converter
6. WMV to AVI MPEG WMV VCD SVCD DVD Converter

List of Guides

How to edit a movie with Movica | Link

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list (software or guides), please reply to this thread.

Media Conversion - Audio & Video

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:47:18 +0800

Conversion Utilities/Programs:

Conversion Guides:

1 Step Convert RMVB to VCD
Convert RMVB/RM to VCD
How To Rip And Encode HQ MP3's
http://www.videohelp.com/convert
http://www.doom9.org/conversionguides.htm
http://www.karaoke-plus.org/index_help.html
Optimizing TMPGEnc
Tips On Converting Avi Files To Any Format
WAV and MP3 to MIDI Conversion Explained
[Guide] Convert AVI (DivX/XviD) to DVD
How to convert any video file to 3GP and play it in your mobile phone | link
http://www.digital-digest.com/articles/index.php

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list (software or guides), please PM Moderator in charge .

Codecs

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:41:18 +0800

Video Codecs

XviD | Homepage | Download
DivX | Homepage | Download
AC3 Filter | Homepage | Download
Real Alternative | Homepage | Download
Quicktime Alternative | Homepage | Download
Matroska | Homepage | Download
FFDShow | Download
K-lite Codec Pack | Homepage | Download
K-lite Mega Codec Pack | Homepage | Download
DefilerPak | Homepage
Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP) | Homepage
Ogg DirectShow Filters | Homepage | Download
Storm Codec | Download - Submitted by imisu29

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list (software or guides), please reply to this thread.

Internet Security Suites

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:30:50 +0800

Internet Security Suites

BitDefender Internet Security - Free 180 days extended trial Click here
Norton Internet Security
Kaspersky Internet Security
McAfee Internet Security Suite - Special edition from AOL (free)
ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
Trend Micro Internet Security
Panda Internet Security
AVG Internet Security
Sophos Security Suite
F-Secure Internet Security
ESET Smart Security
Avira Premium Security Suite - 90 days extended trial Click here
Windows Live OneCare
G DATA Internet Security
Comodo Internet Security - free

Note: They should NOT be used with any other real-time security softwares. Because it can cause major problems. You should uninstall any other Firewalls and Anti-Virus softwares before installing Internet Security Suites. Unless you are an experienced user and know what you are doing. If you want to use an extra on-demand Anti-Virus scanner, then it is best to use Online Scanners with Internet Security Suites. Using other Anti-Spyware softwares will be alright to use for on-demand scans but don't use them for real-time protection because they can conflict even if you have real-time Anti-Spyware disabled on your Internet Security Suite.

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.

Anti-Spyware

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:29:38 +0800

Anti-Spyware (LYN official software poll results & comments)

Spyware removal guide
AVG Anti-Spyware - discontinued
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 / 2008 Beta
PC Tools Spyware Doctor / Starter Edition
SpywareBlaster - protection only
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Sunbelt CounterSpy
Microsoft Windows Defender
Spy Emergency
ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware / SpySubtract PRO - discontinued
Spyware Terminator
Webroot Spy Sweeper
SUPERAntiSpyware
CA Anti-Spyware
a-squared FREE
McAfee AntiSpyware Enterprise
Comodo BOClean
Ninja Pendisk

Bold: freeware

Note: Installing additional Anti-Spyware or Anti-Trojan is usually safe for all users. To avoid having multiply real-time protection enabled, always unselect start with system startup, disable shields, guards or any other real-time protection features. Some security softwares are just not compatible with others while others may have high system requirements to run them. Always check the software vendors homepage for system requirements and compatibility issues.

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.

Anti-Virus

shockw@ve — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:22:01 +0800

Antivirus Software (LYN official software poll results & comments)

Online Scanners
Kaspersky Anti-Virus / 8.0 TR
- Kaspersky AVP Tool - updated at least 5 times a day
AVG Anti-Virus / Free Edition - Get 90 days free license Click here
Panda Antivirus
BitDefender Antivirus / Free Edition - 180 days extended trial Click here
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
ZoneAlarm Antivirus
Norton Antivirus
avast! Pro / Home Edition
Sohpos Anti-Virus
Avira AntiVir Premium / Personal - 6 months free trial Click here
Dr.Web Anti-Virus / CureIt! - standalone
PC Tools AntiVirus / Free Edition
G DATA AntiVirus - Kaspersky + avast! engines
Clam AntiVirus
McAfee VirusScan Plus - Special edition from AOL
F-Secure Anti-Virus
Rising Antivirus
Moon Secure Antivirus
Trend Micro AntiVirus

Portable Antivirus

McAfee VirusScan USB - for U3 Smart Drive
Portable Antivirus
Portable ClamWin
avast! U3 - for U3 Smart Drive
Mx One Antivirus

Bold: freeware

Note: Running multiply security softwares in real-time protection does NOT make your system more secure, it actually makes your system less secure. One software can conflict with the other and open the door to malwares while causing system errors, excessive CPU, RAM and resources. The damaging effect might even be worse than a malware infection itself. Sometimes the damage might not be noticed for awhile then the next thing you get to see when you turn on your system, is the nice little "Blue Screen of Death" which requires a re-install of Windows all settings and files lost forever. Installing more than one Anti-Virus should only be done by experienced computer users. It can be complicated and if done the wrong way can corrupt your system. You have to know how to disable Windows services, set them to manual or automatic depending on what one is used for real-time. Change or disable their drivers from the system startup, set them to boot, automatic or manual depending on which is used for real-time. Change your system startup files to only load your real-time Anti-Virus. If this sounds to complicated for you then just do NOT install more than one Anti-Virus!! If you want to use another Anti-Virus for on-demand scans the safe way, then just use Online Scanners. Most are better and faster scans without having to install anything but active X controls in IE.

If you have anything else that you would like to add to this list, please reply to this thread.