AVZ Antiviral Toolkit - Freeware

AVZ Antiviral Toolkit is a freeware application designed to delete adware and spyware modules, network worms, trojan horses (Trojan, TrojanDownloader, TrojanSpy) and Dialers. The utility implements specialized algorithms for detecting keyloggers, finding and blocking rootkits etc

You can also run scrips automatically to delete unwanted files.

Credit and download: http://www.xdelbox.com/how-to-remove-winupgro-or-winupgroexe/
Another link: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/AVZ-Antiviral-Toolkit.shtml

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Sansa playlist creator - Freeware

This program enables you to create playlist directly from the content of your music folder on your sandisk sansa e200 series (e230, e240, e250, e280 etc...) MP3 players. The Program supports the mini SD card slot as well as the internal memory. The playlists are stored in the .pls format with all music files you put into the music folder.

Credit and download: http://download.cnet.com/Sansa-playlist-creator/3000-2169_4-10723962.html

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Convert PDF to Doc/RTF Online (Free)

Using our PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch to re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect.
Best of all, it's entirely free!

* Output file type: Doc , Rtf.
* Sends the output to email.

http://www.pdftoword.com


Another PDF to DOC sites:
http://www.hellopdf.com/
http://www.pdfonline.com/pdf2word/index.asp

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Cannot copy file_name: The path is too deep

ver get this error “Cannot copy file_name: The path is too deep” when trying to drag-and-drop a file? Were you going through a firewall?

I recently came across this error and it had us stumped for quite a while. I found several articles online that didn’t quite identify it correctly or didn’t apply to my situation. After digging around on the knowledge base of the firewall manufacture, Check Point in this case, I came across a real solution that worked. It wasn’t easy to find, even on their site because the situation wasn’t the same, but I figured “what the heck, I’ll try it”, and it worked.

The problem had to do with the default windowing size allowed through the firewall. If you aren’t familiar, “windowing” is how TCP negotiates the transfer of data. It is variable and starts out slow until it can negotiate an acceptable packet-to-acknowledgement rate for both parties. For example, first we exchange packets by me giving you one packet and you responding (acknowledging) that you received it. Then we try say 10 packets to one, if that worked without corruption, we increase it. So on and so forth until we get to a maximum agreeable rate that both of us are comfortable with and we get data transfered at a much higher speed. All that to say this…

Check Point firewalls have a max windowing size of 10K by default. This sometimes gives you the “Path is too deep” error, espescially when on a LAN going to a DMZ or some other interface on the firewall. To fix it you will want to do the following:

To increase the window size, run the fw ctl set int fwtcpstr_max_window 65536 command.

Note: This command does not survive a reboot.

To make the command survive a reboot:

1. On Linux or SecurePlatform, edit the $FWDIR/boot/modules/fwkern.conf file using vi.
2. Set a parameter name to a value, e.g.,
   fwtcpstr_max_window=65536
3. Run the fw ctl get int fwtcpstr_max_window command to verify whether the new value is applied on the OS properly.

After the procedure completes, users should be able to successfully copy the files.

Credit: http://teknotes.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/cannot-copy-file_name-the-path-is-too-deep/

Another Cause of this problem may be a failure of the connection between the internal drive and the another drive (USB or network storage)

You’ll need to do troubleshooting to isolate the problem. Use a different external HDD, drop your internal HDD into another system, etc until you figure out where the problem is.

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Substitutes a virtual drive letter for a path designation.

Use the SUBST command to substitute a drive letter for a path in order to treat a virtual drive (a reserved area rather than an actual disk drive) as a physical drive.

In order to enter drive designations using any letter (other than just the letters for the physical drives installed in your computer), you may have to add this line to a CONFIG.SYS file that should be placed in the root directory of your startup drive:

LASTDRIVE=Z

Six DOS commands cannot be used with virtual drives created with the SUBST command. They are:

CHKDSK
DISKCOPY
FDISK
FORMAT
LABEL
SYS

If you enter the SUBST command without options , the program will display the name of the current virtual drives that are in effect (if any).

For more information on SUBST and other hard disk commands, see Chapter 3, Using Fixed Disks, in the downloadable book DOS the Easy Way.

Example

To create a virtual drive F for the path, SALES\LETTERS (under the root directory) of drive C, enter

subst f: c:\sales\letters

Read and write requests to either drive F or to C:\SALES\LETTERS will be stored in the C:\SALES\LETTERS directory area.

Credit: http://www.easydos.com/subst.html

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JPEGsnoop - The Freeware JPEG File Decoding Utility will Fix your Corrupted JPEG Photos

Calvin Hass wrote in his blog about the developing of this great utility:

Don't worry! Many damaged JPEG photos can actually be fixed!

Corrupt Photos

Have you ever opened a photo on your hard drive, only to find that your JPEG image is now garbled by colors and lines, banding or shifted? ... Worse yet, the photo won't even open and instead reports an error?

Typical Error Messages Indicating Corruption

• No Preview Available - Windows Explorer
• Drawing Failed - Windows Picture & Fax Viewer
• This document may be damaged (the file may be truncated or incomplete) - Photoshop
• Can't read file header! Unknown file format or file not found! - IrfanView
• Could not complete your request because an unknown or invalid JPEG marker type is found - Photoshop

Fixing Corrupt Photos

During the development of JPEGsnoop (a JPEG analysis tool), I began to question whether it was at all possible to fix images that have had errors in the scan segment (JFIF SOS) bitstream. After significant analysis and tool development, I am happy to report that I am now able to correct many of these photos!

Unique Correction Technique!

While there are dozens of software utilities available on the web that advertise that they fix or recover corrupt JPEGs, I am not yet aware of any that actually correct scan bitstream errors (as shown in the samples below). In nearly all cases, these programs will recover the files from deletion (stitching file clusters together) but you may still be left with a damaged JPEG image!

I believe my technique to be unique and hence the reason I decided to post this page and share my services. Photos can often be fixed with virtually no degradation to the original image!

Examples of Repaired Photos

The following shows a few examples of photos that I have successfully recovered. In some cases, as many as 100 errors in the scan segment have been corrected. None of the digital images below had Restart Markers in their bitstreams or misplaced file clusters.

Original Damaged Photo	After Fixing JPEG

What can I do?

Check out a few of the many possible uses for JPEGsnoop!

One of the latest features in JPEGsnoop is an internal database that compares an image against a large number of compression signatures. JPEGsnoop reports what digital camera or software was likely used to generate the image. This is extremely useful in determining whether or not a photo has been edited / tampered in any way. If the compression signature matches Photoshop, then you can be pretty sure that the photo is no longer an original! This type of analysis is sometimes referred to as Digital Image Ballistics / Forensics.

JPEGsnoop reports a huge amount of information, including: quantization table matrix (chrominance and luminance), chroma subsampling, estimates JPEG Quality setting, JPEG resolution settings, Huffman tables, EXIF metadata, Makernotes, RGB histograms, etc. Most of the JPEG JFIF markers are reported. In addition, you can enable a full huffman VLC decode, which will help those who are learning about JPEG compression and those who are writing a JPEG decoder.

Other potential uses: determine quality setting used in Photoshop Save As or Save for Web settings, increasing your scanner quality, locating recoverable images / videos, decoding AVI files, examining .THM files, JPEG EXIF thumbnails, extract embedded images in Adobe PDF documents, etc.

File Types Supported

JPEGsnoop will open and attempt to decode any file that contains an embedded JPEG image, such as:

• .JPG - JPEG Still Photo
• .THM - Thumbnail for RAW Photo / Movie Files
• .AVI* - AVI Movies
• .DNG - Digital Negative RAW Photo
• .CRW, .CR2, .NEF, .ORF, .PEF - RAW Photo
• .MOV* - QuickTime Movies, QTVR (Virtual Reality / 360 Panoramic)
• .PDF - Adobe PDF Documents

* Note that video file formats (such as .AVI and .MOV) are containers, which can include video streams encoded in one of a wide variety of codecs. JPEGsnoop can only interpret this video footage if the codec used is based on Motion JPEG (MJPG).

Credit: http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/fix-corrupt-jpeg-photo.html

http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/jpeg-snoop.html

Download: http://www.impulseadventure.com/dl.php?file=JPEGsnoop_v1_4_0.zip


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WeFi - Find Wi-Fi anywhere and friends everywhere

If you're tired of clicking around trying different Wi-Fi connections to find one that works - You want WeFi.

WeFi is software loaded onto your laptop or mobile device. It automatically detects and qualifies all Wi-Fi access points within range and connects you to the spot with the best Internet connection. If the WeFi software detects a new access point, it allows you to be the first to map it. WeFi also provides you with Instant-Messaging tools, allowing you to create a buddy list, and to see where your friends are currently connected.

WeFi is community driven - each person using WeFi plays a part in growing the network. It will not take much to create a global network of FREE Wi-Fi connectivity. And when we do, we all get to enjoy using the internet whenever and wherever we want! So tell a friend - tell them all - and help map the world.

How does it work?

User A tries to connect in a previously "un-WeFied" territory. The software quickly finds the best available connection. This information is then sent to the WeFi server.

When user B tries to connect, the WeFi software uses the connectivity data already gathered, saving her time and effort.

As more users join, more Wi-Fi data is collected and mapped. This helps everyone find free Wi-Fi more easily.

The world's Wi-Fi is being mapped (by our users), creating a global virtual wireless network...

WeFi's Line of Products

WeFi Mobile

Currently supporting windows mobile, with other platforms soon to be released. It allows the user to connect to Wi-Fi effectively, while maintaining efficient battery consumption.

WeFi Laptop Software

Currently operating on Windows XP, Vista and Mac, this software provides an automatic and easy connection, enables people to chat with other users in their area and see where their friends are connected.

WeFi Web

Puts WeFi on the map. Shows where open Wi-Fi is available, and where people are connected. Users can "export" their location to other services, such as Facebook and twitter through WeFi mash-ups.

Credit and More Info: http://www.wefi.com/

Download: http://www.wefi.com/d/

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FileDate Changer v1.1 - Freeware

The FileDate Changer utility allows you to easily change the Created/Modified/Accessed dates of one or more files. You can use this utility in all 32-bit Operating systems (Windows 95,98,ME,NT,2000,XP) with Internet Explorer version 3.0 or above.

Known Limitations

• On FAT file system, the exact time of the "Accessed Date" is not saved as the other dates. Only the date (dd/mm/yyyy) is saved.
• The "Accessed Date" has a little tricky problem: With the FileDate Changer utility, you can modify the "Accessed Date". However, if you try to watch the "Accessed Date" of a file after you change it, You'll see the current date instead of the date you have just changed earlier !
  The reason for this behavior: When you watch the properties of a file (in Explorer environment), The "Accessed Date" is always changed to the current date by the operating system...

Download FileDate Changer v1.1 (20KB)

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Credit: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/filedatech.html