Saturday May 28, 2005

[H]ardNews 4th Edition - Software Edition

Ad-Aware v1.06:

Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (freeware) has been hardened against third party uninstall with encrypted preference files, the disk-scan is approximately 30 % faster, Code Sequence Identification scan is now more efficient using less CPU and Memory as well as having a smaller footprint, there is a new "Scan for low risk threats" option, and the GUI has adapted to use the new Threat Assessment Chart.

"All new Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology, you will not only be protected from known content, but will also have advanced protection against many of their unknown variants. To further protect you, Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition also has the capability to scan and list Alternate Data Streams (ADS) in NTFS enabled volumes."

Chipset City:

VIA Hyperion 5.00a is out at Addict3D. However I'm getting an error at VIA Arena and can't confirm it addresses the ATi AGP problem. So use at your own risk, I'll update this story as it sorts itself out. Intel has released thier Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility also available at Addict3D. Remember if it ain't broke don't fix it.