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ISSN: 1549-036XVolume VI - Issue 14: May 19, 2008

Published by: jl scott, Director
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Message From jl


For new subscribers, “ET” is my pet cockatiel - hand-raised from 9-days-old. He was named ET because he looked exactly like the character in the movie, ET: the Extraterrestrial, until he was several weeks old.

He turned 5-years-old recently, and many of you have gone through his adventures for his entire life with me. Various folks have been asking after his health, lately.

Not much to tell at this stage. It's spring so, of course, he'll be difficult to get along with for a few weeks. Hormones and all. In fact, he's hollering at me right now because he's been confined to his cage.

I got tired of hopping around like a jumping-jack while he attacked my feet every time I come too close to one of HIS toys. He gets very possessive this time of year.


More interesting right now are the ducks. “The Boys” (the three mallards) still hold forth on my little lake. Then, we have “The Road Crew.” - a bunch of mismatched ducks that showed up last year.

The Boys are smaller, and nice and orderly. The Road Crew are like a bunch of riff-raff, barreling around, absolutely no order and no dignity whatsoever.

Occasionally, we have WW III because two of the Road Crew are female and have to be protected from the mallards by their own men. If the mallards lose, they simply swim off in a neat and tidy straight line, heads held high, as if they are truly above it all, anyway.

Right now, looking down to the edge of the water, I can see nine big turtles sunbathing on the bank. Unfortunately, those turtles are the reason baby ducks can't make it on the lake.

There's a nest full of duck eggs just a few feet from my back door. The mom hasn't shown any interest in sitting on them, though. Maybe she knows, and it's just better not to hatch them, at all.

I'm also watching a squirrel, a blue-jay, a woodpecker and a pair of cardinals sharing corn, sunflower seeds and bread in my yard. We had terrible storms here last night and this morning, but everything is calm and serene, and nature is back in order, now.

LOVE this place!


More on Rootkits

I received quite a bit of email last week after I wrote of my experience with the dreaded rootkit. For your benefit, I'll share what I learned.

I'm simply going to copy some of the messages and let you make your own decisions.


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jl,

Thanks for the rootkit article this morning. I use AVG Anti Root Kit (Free version) and it seems to do a good job. After I read the NL, I ran the program and it found:

C:\WINNT\system32\nul

AVG calls them "Hidden File" and will remove them. The program will also restart your computer so the cure takes effect. So far, I have been pleased with its performance.

I am by no means an expert so I don't know if I got a good root kit remover or not. Just thought I'd pass this along FYI.

Thanks again for the heads up.

tk
senior2senior.org/homebiznl.html
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When Harry Picket recommended Spyware Doctor to me, I asked him exactly which of their products he is using. Here is his response:

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I have several but the best as far as I have been able to determine is PC Tools Spyware Doctor - New Version.

pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/

A couple of years ago PC World named Spyware Doctor top rootkit killer:

"September 5th 2006

PC World's latest anti-spyware round-up has lavished praise on Spyware Doctor for being easy to use and the best at detecting and removing rootkits.

Pitted head to head against five other leading anti-spyware brands, Spyware Doctor was in fact the only product out of the five tested that was able to detect and remove 100% of rootkits.

'It fought active rootkits the best, and its scanning interface offers results that are easy to read, understand, and act on,' said PC World reviewer Narasu Rebbapragada.

In the tests, PC World also found that Spyware Doctor ranked the highest in both detection and removal of adware and spyware threats.

Spyware Doctor's ease of use and scan results presentation also got a thumbs-up as Ms. Rebbapragada said she "preferred Spyware Doctor's brightly colored bars and detailed levels of threat classification."


PC World also ranked Spyware Doctor's features as "superior." Ms. Rebbapragada continued; 'Spyware Doctor has the best selection of features, with full start-up, scheduled, and custom-file scanning options.'

PC World concluded that Spyware Doctor is a "feature-rich program, has a good graphical display for scan results and offers solid active-rootkit detection."

Read the full review here:

pcworld.com/article/id,126885/article.html

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I had WebRoot SpySweeper but when renewal came up and I checked for the best I switched to PC Tools Spyware Doctor.

I also have Spyware Terminator:

SpywareTerminator.com/Free

Spybot Search and Destroy which just incorporated a RootAnalyzer for killing the dreaded rootkit.

www.safer-networking.org/en/index.htm

The RootAnalyzer is at:

forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=24185

I just found this as I only run this program once a month but will sure give it a go now.

Since Fred Langa warned about these rootkits a couple of years ago I have been "overly cautious" I guess. After hearing about your disaster in our emails last week I ordered another HardDrive backup Iomega 500 Gigs for $104 from Amazon. I want to be sure I have complete backups on different backup and my old Maxtor is maxed out at 120 Gigs.

'til later

Harry
headland.com
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Okay - Like Tom, I also used AGV at one time and loved it. I was using Avast at the time I was hit by the rootkit. Although it told me the rootkit was there, it couldn't seem to kill it.

I had also run it through Symantec's virus detector and it didn't even FIND it! And, I read that most anti-virus software does NOT catch them, at all.

So, for myself - and based on everything I've read this past week, I decided to go with the paid version of Spyware Doctor Anti-Virus. It seems to have the highest rate of success, both in detection and in killing the rootkit.

For me, there seems to be less gamble with Spy Doctor. But, please make the decision best for you.


Life was Meant to be Good - BUT ...

We live on a dynamic planet. Things are never static. However, it seems we have times when things become downright chaotic - like a run-away horse.

I did a litany of all the chaos in my own life in the last issue of the Trade journal. Then, last week, my car ended up in the shop. Yet ...

I've been very lucky. My own chaos is minor compared to what is happening all over our world, right now.

From horrible earthquakes, to killer cyclones and tornadoes, to threats of war, to coming - and ongoing - famines, to situations such as they are suffering in Tibet - it just goes on and on.

Some of you have been with me long enough to remember times like these in the past when I have always counseled the same thing ...

Slow down - take deep breaths - and don't start anything. Maintain the status quo insomuch as you can.

In fact, I think it would be appropriate to re-run an article I wrote several years ago ...


"52 Pick-Up"
by jl scott


Ever play 52 Pick-Up? Here's how it goes ...

Two kids (usually siblings) are playing cards. They're playing by the rules of the game. One kids begins winning too often and gets pretty cocky about it. Finally, the other kid remarks, "Let's play 52 Pick-Up. I'll deal," - throws all the cards in the air - and walks out of the room saying, "Now you pick 'em up!"

No? You didn't have a bratty little sibling? No problem. The universe will be glad to fill in and play 52 Pick-Up with you. The universe deals.

Every once in awhile we receive some type of universal energies on this planet that throw all the cards in the air. You'll notice it in your own life - in the lives of people around you - as well as on a planetary scale - all at the same time.

People don't do what they're expected to do - or what they said they would do. Situations don't resolve as intended. Everything you thought you KNEW flies out the window.

Mechanical things malfunction and technical problems abound. The expected doesn't happen - the unexpected does. Recoveries are not made. Tempers fly. Ugly surprises pop up out of nowhere. You're handed things to deal with that you don't want. Natural disasters are frequent. Wars escalate. Worst of all - if you force the issue to get something you DO want - you’ll live to regret it.

Not to worry.

You've heard, "Chaos comes before order?" It's a universal law. When things need to change for the greater good of the big picture, chaos ensues. You may not like it, but you have to pick up those cards before Mom gets home. The universe will provide the energies for chaos. You get to bring about order. Choose carefully - and prepare for change.

Just pick up the cards. Don't start any new games. Know you're not being singled out. Make decisions - but don't move on them. Chances are, you'll have another choice before it's over.

BOTTOM LINE:

When the universe throws your cards in the air - look around. If you see chaos in abundance all over the planet, relax. Sit tight and just do the next right thing until the energies pass. Then - move forward into order.


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