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This section contains some important software and updates, as well as links to some of my favourite internet radio stations.
Virus Scanner Updates:
This will update your virus scanner software to version 21.45.
This Update was released on 9 March 2008.Click the above link, then "Run" to install the update. If, after download, a message appears saying "The Publisher Cannot Be Verified", just run the update. I don't want to have to pay Microsoft or VeriSign for a digital signature.
Do NOT change the install destination. It should be "C:\Scanner". Otherwise the Virus Scanner software will not run properly.
The virus scanner software is compiled by me, but is originally supplied by TrendMicro as various files making it difficult to use. The original files used in my compilation can be downloaded from:
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp - Click on the "Sysclean Package" link. This is the actual virus scanner software.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/viruspattern.asp - Download the zip file under the "Official Pattern Release" section. This is the template used by the Sysclean package to detect viruses.
Technical notes on the Sysclean package can be found here: http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/tsc/readme.txt.Cool Web Search Removal:
This software will detect and remove the notorious Cool Web Search (CWS). CWS is a nasty piece of spyware that is installed on your computer without your knowledge. It hijacks your web browser homepage, causes Windows to run very slowly with random crashes, prevents you from going to certain websites such as Google, and prevents you from running anti-spyware software such as Ad-Aware. The amount of information about CWS is too great to list here, try Googleing "Cool Web Search".
TrendMicro provides a removal tool, cwshredder, which can be downloaded here:
Click the above link, then "Run" to run cwshredder. If, after download, a message appears saying "The Publisher Cannot Be Verified", just run the program. I don't want to have to pay Microsoft or VeriSign for a digital signature.
In cwshredder, choose "Fix" to automatically scan for, and fix, Cool Web Search.
Ad-Aware:
The award-winning anti-spyware utility from LavaSoft can be downloaded here. If you purchased a computer from ABELtronics, Ad-Aware will already be installed on your machine.
ZoneAlarm:
The best firewall available, in my opinion, from ZoneLabs. If you purchased a computer from ABELtronics, ZoneAlarm will already be installed on your machine. The ZoneAlarm installation persistently tries to get you to pay for it. Always ensure you select "Free ZoneAlarm" throughout the installation.
Download ZoneAlarm Click "Download FREE ZoneAlarm"
WinZip:
This software allows you to open those elusive "Zip" files. Zip files are single files that can contain multiple files within them. WinZip also compresses these files so the size of the zip file is less than the total of all the files within it. If you purchased a computer from ABELtronics, WinZip will already be installed on your machine.
Online Radio Stations:
Some of my favourite online Radio Stations:
All Software listed here is recommended and provided in good faith. ABELtronics assumes no liability for anything if anything goes wrong as a result of other manufacturer's software..... etcetera.