Subject: Steve Gibson's February/2002 News from www.GRC.com ...

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A New Internet Attack, THREE New Free Utilities, Many Site Updates
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A lot of news from www.GRC.com since my last note to you ...

* ShieldsUP! is *much*faster* and checks more ports thanks to
  the NanoProbe technology which is now running on the site.
  (Our entire site will be swamped during this mailing, so
  please give it a few days to see the real speed increase!)

Three NEW pieces of Freeware -

* UnPlug and Pray (UnPnP) safely disables the dangerous
  Universal Plug and Play server in Windows XP's and ME:

  <http://www.GRC.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm>

* Wizmo is my "Windows Gizmo" that contains a whole bunch of
  useful functions and even an amazing built-in screen saver:

  <http://www.GRC.com/wizmo/wizmo.htm>

* ID Serve identifies remote servers on the Internet:

  <http://www.GRC.com/id/idserve.htm>

* On January 11th, 2002, we were blasted off the Internet by
  a new style of potent Internet attack. I think you'll find
  this report to be very educational and interesting:

  <http://www.GRC.com/dos/drdos.htm>

  Or download the 23-page, 214k, PDF document:

  <http://www.GRC.com/files/drdos.pdf>

* Our new "FreeWare" pages list *every* piece of free
  software we offer for simple one-stop browsing:

  <http://www.GRC.com/freepopular.htm>

* A listing of all the work I have completed (with links to the
  specific site locations), and what's in store for the future:

  <http://www.GRC.com/stevegibson.htm#projects>

* A completely re-designed home page for much easier access:

  <http://www.GRC.com/default.htm>

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Thank you for your time. I hope this has been useful to you.

Steve Gibson.     <a href= "http://www.GRC.com/" >GRC Website</a>