A TALE OF TWO CITIES

PLOT SUMMARY
The year is 1775, and social ills plague both France and England. Jerry Cruncher, an odd-job man who works for Tellson’s Bank, stops the Dover mail-coach with an urgent message for Jarvis Lorry. The message instructs Lorry to wait at Dover for a young woman, and Lorry responds with the cryptic words, “Recalled to Life.” At Dover, Lorry is met by Lucie Manette, a young orphan whose father, a once-eminent doctor whom she supposed dead, has been discovered in France. Lorry escorts Lucie to Paris, where they meet Defarge, a former servant of Doctor Manette, who has kept Manette safe in a garret. Driven mad by eighteen years in the Bastille, Manette spends all of his time making shoes, a hobby he learned while in prison. Lorry assures Lucie that her love and devotion can recall her father to life, and indeed they do.
Five years later. Charles Darnay stands accused of treason against the English crown. A bombastic lawyer named Stryver pleads Darnay’s case, but it is not until his drunk, good-for-nothing colleague, Sydney Carton, assists him that the court acquits Darnay. Carton clinches his argument by pointing out that he himself bears an uncanny resemblance to the defendant, which undermines the prosecution’s case for unmistakably identifying Darnay as the spy the authorities spotted. Lucie and Doctor Manette watched the court proceedings, and that night, Carton escorts Darnay to a tavern and asks how it feels to receive the sympathy of a woman like Lucie. Carton despises and resents Darnay because he reminds him of all that he himself has given up and might have been.
In France, the cruel Marquis Evrémonde runs down a plebian child with his carriage. Manifesting an attitude typical of the aristocracy in regard to the poor at that time, the Marquis shows no regret, but instead curses the peasantry and hurries home to his chateau, where he awaits the arrival of his nephew, Darnay, from England. Arriving later that night, Darnay curses his uncle and the French aristocracy for its abominable treatment of the people. He renounces his identity as an Evrémonde and announces his intention to return to England. That night, the Marquis is murdered; the murderer has left a note signed with the nickname adopted by French revolutionaries: “Jacques.”
A year passes, and Darnay asks Manette for permission to marry Lucie. He says that, if Lucie accepts, he will reveal his true identity to Manette. Carton, meanwhile, also pledges his love to Lucie, admitting that, though his life is worthless, she has helped him dream of a better, more valuable existence. On the streets of London, Jerry Cruncher gets swept up in the funeral procession for a spy named Roger Cly. Later that night, he demonstrates his talents as a “Resurrection-Man,” sneaking into the cemetery to steal and sell Cly’s body. In Paris, meanwhile, another English spy known as John Barsad drops into Defarge’s wine shop. Barsad hopes to turn up evidence concerning the mounting revolution, which is still in its covert stages. Madame Defarge sits in the shop knitting a secret registry of those whom the revolution seeks to execute. Back in London, Darnay, on the morning of his wedding, keeps his promise to Manette; he reveals his true identity and, that night, Manette relapses into his old prison habit of making shoes. After nine days, Manette regains his presence of mind, and soon joins the newlyweds on their honeymoon. Upon Darnay’s return, Carton pays him a visit and asks for his friendship. Darnay assures Carton that he is always welcome in their home.
The year is now 1789. The peasants in Paris storm the Bastille and the French Revolution begins. The revolutionaries murder aristocrats in the streets, and Gabelle, a man charged with the maintenance of the Evrémonde estate, is imprisoned. Three years later, he writes to Darnay, asking to be rescued. Despite the threat of great danger to his person, Darnay departs immediately for France.
As soon as Darnay arrives in Paris, the French revolutionaries arrest him as an emigrant. Lucie and Manette make their way to Paris in hopes of saving him. Darnay remains in prison for a year and three months before receiving a trial. In order to help free him, Manette uses his considerable influence with the revolutionaries, who sympathize with him for having served time in the Bastille. Darnay receives an acquittal, but that same night he is arrested again. The charges, this time, come from Defarge and his vengeful wife. Carton arrives in Paris with a plan to rescue Darnay and obtains the help of John Barsad, who turns out to be Solomon Pross, the long-lost brother of Miss Pross, Lucie’s loyal servant.
At Darnay’s trial, Defarge produces a letter that he discovered in Manette’s old jail cell in the Bastille. The letter explains the cause of Manette’s imprisonment. Years ago, the brothers Evrémonde (Darnay’s father and uncle) enlisted Manette’s medical assistance. They asked him to tend to a woman, whom one of the brothers had raped, and her brother, whom the same brother had stabbed fatally. Fearing that Manette might report their misdeeds, the Evrémondes had him arrested. Upon hearing this story, the jury condemns Darnay for the crimes of his ancestors and sentences him to die within twenty-four hours. That night, at the Defarge’s wine shop, Carton overhears Madame Defarge plotting to have Lucie and her daughter (also Darnay’s daughter) executed as well; Madame Defarge, it turns out, is the surviving sibling of the man and woman killed by the Evrémondes. Carton arranges for the Manettes’ immediate departure from France. He then visits Darnay in prison, tricks him into changing clothes with him, and, after dictating a letter of explanation, drugs his friend unconscious. Barsad carries Darnay, now disguised as Carton, to an awaiting coach, while Carton, disguised as Darnay, awaits execution. As Darnay, Lucie, their child, and Dr. Manette speed away from Paris, Madame Defarge arrives at Lucie’s apartment, hoping to arrest her. There she finds the supremely protective Miss Pross. A scuffle ensues, and Madame Defarge dies by the bullet of her own gun. Sydney Carton meets his death at the guillotine, and the narrator confidently asserts that Carton dies with the knowledge that he has finally imbued his life with meaning.


REVIEWS
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." This is one of the best known opening lines in Western Literature, and it gives the reader entry into a book that highlights the ultimate heights of human valor and dignity, juxtaposed with the ultimate depths of human evil. A Tale of Two Cities was first published in 1859 and it takes places in the dark days of the French Revolution. This is both a commentary on the revolution and a heart pounding thriller that will have you holding your breath as you wait to see what will happen to Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, two men whose lives are inextricably entwined.

This one of Dickens more significant works. It has a complicated and well wrought plot, filled with memorable characters such as Madame Defarge. Defarge and her husband run a wine shop, and she sits all day in the shop, silently compiling a knitted register of the enemies of the Revolutionaries, most of whom are destined to become intimately acquainted with Madame Guillotine. A Tale of Two Cities centers around the lives of Charles Darnay, a French Nobleman, Lucie Manette, and Sydney Carton a young Englishman who looks remarkably like Darnay. Carton is the type of character that you cannot help but root for. He is a scoundrel with a golden heart, and Carton saves Darnay's life on several occasion. And his ultimate sacrifice will be indelibly etched in your mind as the true essence of valor.

The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities are London and Paris, and just as the two cities are explored, so are the notions of good and evil, and what they mean to different people in different circumstances. When the story opens, the year 1775 and the terrors of the French Revolution have yet to have occurred. By juxtaposing the two cities, Dickens clearly shows that the horrific events that were to occur in France, could just as easily have occurred in England. It is also a story of self-sacrifice and the extreme lengths that some people will go to - for the sake of a principal. This mythic tale of good and evil is infused with the recurring motif of redemption.
A Tale of Two Cities is essential reading, both because it is a classic work of literature, but also because it is a phenomenal story. It is a marvelously well written story that skillfully weaves elements of romance, history, and unmitigated adventure into a spellbinding narrative.


CHARACTERS
Sydney Carton - A London lawyer who had great potential but has fallen into a life of alcoholism and vice. He serves as an informal legal advisor to Stryver, and he looks remarkably like Charles Darnay.

Roger Cly - A British spy who swears that his only motive is patriotism.

Jerry Cruncher - An odd-job man for Tellson's Bank whose side job is to act as a "resurrection man," which involves digging up dead bodies and selling their parts to scientists.

Monsieur Ernest Defarge - Former servant of Doctor Manette and currently a revolutionary who helps orchestrate the French Revolution from his wine-shop in the Parisian suburb of Saint Antoine. He assumes the name of Jacques Four when engaging in revolutionary activity.

Monsieur Theophile Gabelle - A French postmaster whose harassment by revolutionaries causes Charles Darnay to return to Paris.

Gaspard - A resident of Saint Antoine who is executed for the murder of Monseigneur.

Jacques One, Jacques Two, and Jacques Three - French revolutionaries associated with Defarge.

Jacques Five - Another associate of Defarge; he mends roads.

Jarvis Lorry - A respectable elderly gentleman who is a confidential clerk at Tellson's Bank. He is also an old friend of Doctor Manette. He carried Lucie Manette on the passage back to London after her father was imprisoned.

Dr. Alexander Manette - A Parisian doctor who was imprisoned in the Bastille for eighteen years, he is a loving father to Lucie Manette.

Solomon Pross or John Barsad - A spy and informer who serves as a turnkey in the Conciergerie in Paris; brother of Miss Pross.

Monseigneur or Marquis Evremonde - A proud and brutal French aristocrat who shows no regard for the lower classes. His twin brother (now dead) was Charles Darnay's father, making Darnay next in line to inherit when Monseigneur is murdered by revolutionaries.

Charles Saint Evremonde or Charles Darnay - A French emigrant to England who renounces his French title and inheritance. After being acquitted of charges that he acted as a spy, he marries Lucie Manette.

Mr. Stryver - An ambitious London lawyer with a large ego. He is an old friend of Sydney Carton's who informally pays him to assist him.

Tom - Coachman of the Dover mail coach.

Mrs. Cruncher - The wife of Jerry Cruncher, she is a religious woman whose husband accuses her of praying against him.

Madame Therese Defarge - Monsieur Defarge's ruthless wife and the ringleader of the Saint Antoine female revolutionaries. She constantly knits a register of those who deserve to die at the hands of the revolution.

Lucie Manette - Doctor Manette's daughter, who was born in France but brought to London at a young age. She was a ward of Tellson's Bank and thought she was an orphan until Mr. Jarvis Lorry took her to Paris to meet her father. She marries Charles Darnay.

Miss Pross - Lucie Manette's loyal, red-faced maid.

Marquise Saint Evremonde - Wife of Monseigneur's twin brother and mother of Charles Darnay.

Lucie Saint Evremonde - Young daughter of Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette.

The Vengeance - A nickname for a friend of Madame Defarge who is a leading revolutionary in Saint Antoine.

Robinson Crusoe Reviews

PLOT SUMMARY

Robinson Crusoe is a youth who resides in Hull, England. Although his father wishes him to become a lawyer, Crusoe dreams of going on sea voyages. He disregards the fact that his two older brothers are gone because of their need for adventure. His father cautions that a middle-class existence is the most stable. Robinson ignores him. When his parents refuse to let him take at least one journey, he runs away with a friend and secures free passage to London. Misfortune begins immediately, in the form of rough weather. The ship is forced to land at Yarmouth. When Crusoe's friend learns the circumstances under which he left his family, he becomes angry and tells him that he should have never come to the sea. They part, and Crusoe makes his way to London via land. He thinks briefly about going home, but cannot stand to be humiliated. He manages to find another voyage headed to Guiana. Once there, he wants to become a trader. On the way, the ship is attacked by Turkish pirates, who bring the crew and passengers into the Moorish port of Sallee. Robinson is made a slave. For two years he plans an escape. An opportunity is presented when he is sent out with two Moorish youths to go fishing. Crusoe throws one overboard, and tells the other one, called Xury, that he may stay if he is faithful. They anchor on what appears to be uninhabited land. Soon they see that black people live there. These natives are very friendly to Crusoe and Xury. At one point, the two see a Portuguese ship in the distance. They manage to paddle after it and get the attention of those on board. The captain is kind and says he will take them aboard for free and bring them to Brazil.

Robinson goes to Brazil and leaves Xury with the captain. The captain and a widow in England are Crusoe's financial guardians. In the new country, Robinson observes that much wealth comes from plantations. He resolves to buy one for himself. After a few years, he has some partners, and they are all doing very well financially. Crusoe is presented with a new proposition: to begin a trading business. These men want to trade slaves, and they want Robinson to be the master of the tradepost. Although he knows he has enough money, Crusoe decides to make the voyage. A terrible shipwreck occurs and Robinson is the only survivor. He manages to make it to the shore of an island.

Robinson remains on the island for twenty-seven years. He is able to take many provisions from the ship. In that time, he recreates his English life, building homes, necessities, learning how to cook, raise goats and crops. He is at first very miserable, but embraces religion as a balm for his unhappiness. He is able to convince himself that he lives a much better life here than he did in Europe--much more simple, much less wicked. He comes to appreciate his sovereignty over the entire island. One time he tries to use a boat to explore the rest of the island, but he is almost swept away, and does not make the attempt again. He has pets whom he treats as subjects. There is no appearance of man until about 15 years into his stay. He sees a footprint, and later observes cannibalistic savages eating prisoners. They don't live on the island; they come in canoes from a mainland not too far away. Robinson is filled with outrage, and resolves to save the prisoners the next time these savages appear. Some years later they return. Using his guns, Crusoe scares them away and saves a young savage whom he names Friday.

Friday is extremely grateful and becomes Robinson's devoted servant. He learns some English and takes on the Christian religion. For some years the two live happily. Then, another ship of savages arrives with three prisoners. Together Crusoe and Friday are able to save two of them. One is a Spaniard; the other is Friday's father. Their reunion is very joyous. Both have come from the mainland close by. After a few months, they leave to bring back the rest of the Spaniard's men. Crusoe is happy that his island is being peopled. Before the Spaniard and Friday's father can return, a boat of European men comes ashore. There are three prisoners. While most of the men are exploring the island, Crusoe learns from one that he is the captain of a ship whose crew mutinied. Robinson says he will help them as long as they leave the authority of the island in his hands, and as long as they promise to take Friday and himself to England for free. The agreement is made. Together this little army manages to capture the rest of the crew and retake the captain's ship. Friday and Robinson are taken to England. Even though Crusoe has been gone thirty-five years, he finds that his plantations have done well and he is very wealthy. He gives money to the Portuguese captain and the widow who were so kind to him. He returns to the English countryside and settles there, marrying and having three children. When his wife dies, he once more goes to the sea.

REVIEWS

This book contains adventure of all sorts: pirates, shipwrecks, cannibals, mutiny, and so much more... Robinson Crusoe's story is also Biblical in many of it's themes and discussions. It's the story of the prodigal son, who runs away from home only to find calamity. Elements of the story of Job also appear in the story, when in his illness, Robinson cries out for deliverance: "Lord, be my help, for I am in great distress." Robinson questions God, asking, "Why has God done this to me? What have I done to be thus used?" But he makes peace, and goes on with his solitary existence.

"Robinson Crusoe" is the tale of a lonely human being who manages to survive for years by learning to overcome his own shortcomings and appreciate the struggle for life on a completely different perspective. It's a story about the different ways that men cope with reality when hardship comes, but it's also the tale of a man creating his own reality, rescuing a savage and fashioning his own world out of the untamed wilderness of a desert island.

CHARACTERS

Robinson Crusoe :

the main character of the story, he is a rebellious youth with an inexplicable need to travel. Because of this need, he brings misfortune on himself and is left to fend for himself in a primitive land. The novel essentially chronicles his mental and spiritual development as a result of his isolation. He is a contradictory character; at the same time he is practical ingenuity and immature decisiveness.

Xury :

a friend/servant of Crusoe's, he also escapes from the Moors. A simple youth who is dedicated to Crusoe, he is admirable for his willingness to stand by the narrator. However, he does not think for himself.

Friday :

another friend/servant of Crusoe's, he spends a number of years on the island with the main character, who saves him from cannibalistic death. Friday is basically Crusoe's protege, a living example of religious justification of the slavery relationship between the two men. His eagerness to be redone in the European image is supposed to convey that this image is indeed the right one.

Crusoe's father :

although he appears only briefly in the beginning, he embodies the theme of the merits of Protestant, middle-class living. It is his teachings from which Crusoe is running, with poor success.

Crusoe's mother :

one of the few female figures, she fully supports her husband and will not let Crusoe go on a voyage.

Moorish patron :

Crusoe's slave master, he allows for a role reversal of white men as slaves. He apparently is not too swift, however, in that he basically hands Crusoe an escape opportunity.

Portuguese sea captain :

one of the kindest figures in the book, he is an honest man who embodies all the Christian ideals. Everyone is supposed to admire him for his extreme generosity to the narrator. He almost takes the place of Crusoe's father.

Spaniard :

one of the prisoners saved by Crusoe, it is interesting to note that he is treated with much more respect in Crusoe's mind than any of the colored peoples with whom Crusoe is in contact.

Captured sea captain :

he is an ideal soldier, the intersection between civilized European and savage white man. Crusoe's support of his fight reveals that the narrator no longer has purely religious motivations.

Widow :

she is goodness personified, and keeps Crusoe's money safe for him. She is in some way a foil to his mother, who does not support him at all.

Savages :

the cannibals from across the way, they represent the threat to Crusoe's religious and moral convictions, as well as his safety. He must conquer them before returning to his own world.

Negroes :

they help Xury and Crusoe when they land on their island, and exist in stark contrast to the savages.

Traitorous crew members :

they are an example of white men who do not heed God; they are white savages.

Keliling Jatim neeeeeeeeeh

(telaga sarangan)

Waspadailah Virus W32/.A (File Photo/JPEG jadi Aplications)

Virus ini tidak repot-repot mengeksploitasi celah keamanan GDI JPEG Vulnerability tetapi mampu memanfaatkan file JPG untuk menyebarkan dirinya. Kemampuannya:
1. Manipulasi Registry
2. Sembunyikan file JPG
pengguna Windows XP SP2 tetap akan berhasil di infeksi oleh virus ini karena bukan celah keamanan yang dieksploitasi, melainkan user interface (tatap muka) Windows Explorer yang di rubah agar menampilkan file .exe mirip sekali dengan file .jpg. File Induk C:\Windows\act.exe . Jadi file JPG akan disembunyikan dan diduplikasikan menjadi appliaction.
3.Disable menu Windows
Jadi.A akan mencoba untuk menyembuyikan beberapa menu Windows, seperti
Menu Run ,Mmnu Find,menu Control Panel

Cara membersihkan Virus W32/Jadi.A

1. Putuskan hubungan komputer yang akan dibersihkan dari jaringan.
2.Matikan System Restore (Windows ME dan XP).
3.Jalankan komputer dalam Safe Mode.
4.Hapus proses dari virus W32/Jadi.A, untuk mematikan proses ini Anda dapat menggunakan tools pengganti Task manager seperti [ProcceXP] dapat di download di alamat www.sysinternals.com :
Kemudian matikan proses yang mempunyai icon JPG:
Hapus string registry yang dibuat oleh virus, untuk lebih cepatnya tulis script dibawah ini pada program notepad, kemudian simpan menjadi nama file repair.inf, setelah itu jalankan file tersebut dengan cara:

Klik kanan repair.inf

Klik [install]

Berikut script yang anda copy:


[Version]

Signature="$Chicago$"

Provider=Vaksincom



[DefaultInstall]

AddReg=UnhookRegKey

DelReg=del



[UnhookRegKey]

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\batfile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\comfile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\exefile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\piffile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\regfile\shell\open\command,,,"regedit.exe "%1""

HKLM, Software\CLASSES\scrfile\shell\open\command,,,"""%1"" %*"



[del]

HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,NoControlPanel

HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,NoFind

HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,NoRun

HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer,NoSetFolders

HKCU, Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\WinOldApp

HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,dlhost

HKLM, SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile,NeverShowExt

Hapus file induk yang dibuat oleh W32/Jadi.A, sebelum anda menghapus file ini sebaiknya anda tampilkan semua file yang disembunyikan terlebih dahulu

C:\Windows\act.exe

Hapus File Duplikat yang dibuat oleh virus W32/Jadi.A dengan ciri-ciri
Ukuran file 52 KB
Type file “application”
Icon JPG
Tampilkan kembali semua file JPG yang disembunyikan oleh virus W32Jadi.A dengan mengenbalikan setting attribut dari File JPG yang sudah di ubah oleh virus W32/Jadi.A dengan cara:
Klik [start]
Klik [run]
Ketik [cmd] kemudian klik [ok]
Pada dos prompt tulis perintah
Attrib –s –h c:\*.jpg /s, kemudian tekan enter
Jika drive anda lebih dari satu (contoh drive D:\ atau E:\ ), gunakan perintah diatas untuk menampilkan file yang disembunyikan dengan mengganti lokasi drive
Contoh: attrib –s –h d:\*.jpg /s
Klo cara2 diatas ga bisa juga, Install ulang OSnya lagi.

Soal Ujian Praktik TIK

I. Sistem Operasi Windows (Score 25)

1. Aktifkan komputer sesuai dengan prosedur
2. Buka folder My Documents
3. Buatlah folder baru di My Documents dengan nama dan kelas, contoh (Yuda Hasan 3A)

II. Internet (Score 25)

1. Bukalah Mozilla Firefox / Internet Explorer
2. Buka Situs search engine (google, yahoo, altvista, dll)
3. Cari artikel tentang "sejarah komputer"
4. Salin / Copy artikel tersebut ke Microsoft Word

III. Microsoft Office (Score 50)

A. Microsoft Word

1. Bukalah Microsoft Word

2. Ambil artikel mengenai "sejarah komputer" dari Internet

3. Buatlah tampilan judul dengan Wordart

4. Rubahlah artikel tersebut menjadi :

a. Warna text bebas

b. Rata kiri-kanan (justify)

c. Beri Gambar / Clipart (komputer) di tengah tengah-tengah text

5. Simpanlah file tersebut dengan nama dan kelas, contoh (Roy Prasetyo 3F)

B. Microsoft Excel

1. Bukalah Microsoft Excel

2. Buatlah table berikut

3. Simpan dengan nama dan kelas, contoh ( Lilis Syarifah 3J)

bikin e-mail di yahoo

Cara Membuat Email di Yahoo Langkah-langkah Membuat Account Yahoo !!!

1. Buka http://www.yahoo.co.id/ (untuk Bahasa e-mail yahoo Indonesia ) atau http://www.yahoo.com/ (untuk yahoo bahasa Inggris)

2. Kemudian akan tampil tampilan seperti di bawah ini (ex. Yahoo Indonesia),
3. Kemudian klik Daftar, sehingga tampil tampilan seperti di bawah ini,

4. Lengkapilah data-data yang diminta , setelah data anda lengkap maka klik

Buat Akun Saya

5. Setelah itu maka akan tampil tampilan seperti di bawah ini .

6. Kemudian klik lanjutkan, jika tampil tampilan seperti ini maka double klik pada Mail untukmembuka account surat yahoo anda !

7. Setelah di klik mail jika tampil tampilan lain, maka klik aja lanjut, Hingga tampil tampilan seperti di bawah ini ,

8. Anda telah selesai membuat Account e-mail yahoo Anda !!!!

Catatan : Nama ID dan Pasword anda jangan sampai Lupa !!!

~Selamat mencoba !!!~

Install ipcop-addon

How does it work?
The URL filter add-on is based on the Squid redirector squidGuard. There is no need to fiddle about obscure configuration files or shell commands, because this add-on seamlessly integrates into the web based GUI of IPCop or SmoothWall.
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What are the software requirements to run the URL filter add-on?
You need one of these distributions: IPCop 1.4.x (release 1.4.8 - 1.4.21) SmoothWall Express 2.0 (final and sp1) SmoothWall Express 3.0 (polar i386)
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How do I install the URL filter add-on?
Copy the tar archive via SCP to your IPCop or SmoothWall box. Windows users can use WinSCP for this. Keep in mind that SSH must be enabled and you will have to use port 222 instead of 22. Login as root on the console or via SSH. Windows users can use PuTTY for this. Extract the tar archive with the command tar -xzf distribution-urlfilter-version.tar.gz (Replace distribution with the name of the distribution you have installed - either ipcop or smoothwall - and replace version with the version number of the package you have downloaded) Start the installation with the command distribution-urlfilter/install That's it. Open the GUI with your web browser and configure the URL filter...
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How can I get rid of the URL filter add-on?
Login as root on the console or via SSH. Start the cleanup process with the command distribution-urlfilter/uninstall That's it.
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How does this add-an affect the system security?
It doesn't modify any firewall rules. It doesn't establish any connection to external sites. It doesn't install additional services, it only uses the well documented redirector interface of the Squid web proxy service.
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Where can I get additional or updated blacklists?
From the Shalla Secure Services blacklist page for free. It's a comprehensive and well maintained blacklist. URLBlacklist.com offers an excellent and huge blacklist for a small price ($6 per month). It's worth it. The University of Toulouse maintains different and recently updated blacklists. This site also contains useful links and information. Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) offers a compilation of other free blacklists. From SmoothWall Ltd. Under normal circumstances, this blacklist doesn't work with SquidGuard. But it's fully compatible with the URL filter add-on. Notice: A SmoothGuardian/Corporate Guardian license is required to download this blacklist. ... and there are some unmaintained lists around in the World Wide Web.
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Is the URL filter add-on free?
This software is free for personal and commercial use and is released under the GNU General Public License: You are allowed to: change code as long as you publish changes, who made changes and when it was changed You have to give access to your changes (download) to any third-party. All changes are released under GPL too. You are NOT allowed to: rebrand URL filter (just give it a different name and thinking it's a code change under GPL) remove any copyright information soften or change copyrights
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Where can I get technical support for the URL filter add-on?
Technical support for problems related to the SquidGuard redirector, any third party blacklist or your individual infrastructure can be obtained from the Web or from Mailing Lists. The add-on functionality and the GUI may be supported by the author.
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Which languages are supported by URL filter?
URL filter for IPCop: English, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Russian. URL filter for SmoothWall: English.
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Why does the URL filter menu disappear after the installation of a fix/update?
This usually happens if some system files has been replaced by an update. This may cause the URL filter to stop working or lets the GUI disappear. To fix this problem, run the install script distribution-urlfilter/install to repair the URL filter. (Replace distribution with the name of the distribution you have installed: ipcop or smoothwall).
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When will the URL filter be adapted to SmoothWall Express 3.0?
The adaption to SWE 3.0 polar (x86 only) is already in progress. Please be patient.
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What are the future plans about the URL filter add-on?
The code will be frozen except for bug fixes and security patches.
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I have further questions. Can I send you a mail?

Meanwhile I'm spending more time on answering mails rather than working on the code. For this reason, I provide no more free email support! However, if you need support, send me a mail with a detailed description of your problem and the statement that you need paid support. I'll contact you for the next steps. Possible bug reports, feedback and contributions are always welcome to m.sondermann@directbox.com

AntiVirus Terbaik 2008

Di kuarter pertama tahun 2008 ini, AV-test.org yang bekerjasama dengan AV-Test GmbH (Jerman) selesai mengadakan berbagai test membandingkan sekitar 28 Antivirus. Semua produk diambil dari versi terbaik yang diupdate pada tanggal 7 Januari 2008 dan ditest didalam sistem operasi Windows XP SP2 (English). Hal ini tentu saja merupakan Informasi dan test yang sangat bermanfaat sebagai referensi untuk memilih Antivirus.

Pengetesan-pengetesan itu adalah sebagai berikut :

• Signature-based test
• False-Positives-Test ( kesalahan mendeteksi virus )
• Proactive detection
• Reaction times
• Rootkit detection (12 active samples)

Test ini untuk mengetahui akurasi Antivirus mendeteksi berbagai jenis virus yang ada. Pengetesan digunakan sample berbagai virus, trojan horses, backdoors, bots dan worm yang berjumlah lebih dari 1 juta (1.024.381 sample). Semuanya merupakan mallware yang menyebar selama 6 bulan terakhir. Pengetesan dilakukan dengan memberikan rating “very good” (++) terhadap Antivirus yang mampu mendeteksi lebih dari 98% mallware tersebut.

Pengetesan kedua dilakukan untuk mengetahui prosentase kesalahan mendeteksi file yang bersih. Untuk ini digunakan 65.000 clean files, dan hasilnya memberikan predikat “very good” (++) jika antivirus tidak mendeteksi kesalahan.

Proactive detection untuk mengetahui seberapa aktif Antivirus mampu mendeteksi virus-virus baru atau kemampuan mendeteksi ketika database virus belum diupdate ( misalnya belum diupdate selama satu mingggu ), selain itu juga kemampuan mendeteksi terhadap virus yang senantiasa merubah diri. Reaction times merupakan test untuk mengetahui seberapa cepat perusahaan Antivirus menanggapi menyebarnya virus baru, berdasarkan 55 sample di tahun 2007. Jika reaksi yang diberikan kurang dari 2 jam akan diberikan predikat “very Good” (++). Test terakhir untuk mendeteski keberadaan Rootkit, dengan menggunakan 12 sample.

Bagaimana Hasilnya ?
Berikut hasil dari masing-masing test tersebut :

Signature-based Detection :

Kemampuan mendeteksi dari 1.024.381 sample virus.

Nama AntiVirus Terdeteksi Prosentase WebWasher (gateway product only) 1023742 99,9% AVK 2008 1022418 99,8% AntiVir 1020627 99,6% Avast! 1018204 99,4% Trend Micro 1009662 98,6% Symantec 1006849 98,3% AVG 1005006 98,1% BitDefender 1003902 98,0% Kaspersky 1003470 98,0% Ikarus 1002894 97,9% Sophos 1001655 97,8% F-Secure 999806 97,6% Microsoft 992880 96,9% F-Prot 986961 96,3% Panda 979409 95,6% Rising 962674 94,0% Norman 962191 93,9% McAfee 959919 93,7% Fortinet 957558 93,5% Nod32 953936 93,1% Dr Web 887736 86,7% VBA32 885313 86,4% QuickHeal 862919 84,2% ClamAV 791505 77,3% Command 729233 71,2% VirusBuster 693944 67,7% K7 Computing 571329 55,8% eTrust-VET 566161 55,3%

False-Positives (FP) Test

Very Good (0 FP)	Good (1 FP)	Satisfactory (2 FP)	Poorly (3 FP)	Very poor ( > 3)
eTrust-VET McAfee Microsoft Symantec	AntiVir AVG Command F-Prot F-Secure Nod32 Norman Sophos Trend Micro VirusBuster	Avast! AVK 2008 BitDefender Dr WebK 7 Computing Kaspersky Panda QuickHeal Rising VBA32 WebWasher	ClamAV Icarus	Fortinet

Proactive Detection :

Very Good	Good	Satisfactory	Poorly	Very poor
BitDefender Fortinet F-Secure Nod32 Panda Sophos WebWasher	AntiVir AVK 2008 Dr Web Ikarus Kaspersky McAfee Norman Symantec Trend Micro VBA32	Avast! AVG QuickHeal Rising	ClamAV Command eTrust-VET F-Prot K7Computing Microsoft VirusBuster

Reaction Times:

Very Good (<>	Good ( 2-4 hours)	Satisfactory ( 4- 6 hours)	Poorly (6-8 hours)	Very poor ( > 6 hours)
AntiVir AVK 2008 ClamAV Kaspersky WebWasher	Avast! BitDefender Sophos Trend Micro Fortinet F-Secure Ikarus Nod32	AVG Command Dr Web F-Prot Norman Panda QuickHeal Rising Symantec VBA32 VirusBuster	K7 Computing McAfeee Trust-VET Microsoft

Rootkit Detection

Very Good (all detected )	Good ( 1 not detected)	Satisfactory ( 2 not detected)	Poorly (3 not detected)	Very poor ( > 3 not detected)
F-Secure Panda Symantec Trend Micro	AntiVir Avast! AVG BitDefender Dr Web eTrust-VET Kaspersky McAfee Nod32 Sophos	F-Prot Ikarus Microsoft Norman Rising VBA32 VirusBuster	VirusBuster AVK 2008 QuickHeal ClamAV Command K7 Computing

Kesimpulan

Berdasarkan test-test diatas memang tidak ada antivirus yang paling unggul disemua tahap pengetesan. Tetapi paling tidak bisa diambil beberapa antivirus yang cukup bagus dari kesemua test. Beberapa test mungkin tidak terlalu penting untuk diperhitungkan, seperti reaction times. Waktu reaksi 6-8 jam pun bisa dikatakan cukup bagus bagi kita. Selain itu Rootkit detection juga bukan hal yang begtu penting, mengingat saat ini masih sangat jarang jenis rootkit ini. Jadi kesimpulan disini hanya menilai dari tiga test sebelumnya. Dan ini pun mungkin sangat subyektif. Berikut Urutan Virus terbaik versi ebsoft berdasar test-test (3 test pertama) diatas :

1. AntiVir. Hampir disemua test mempunyai hasil yang sangat bagus. Ditambah lagi Antivir menyediakan versi Gratis, walaupun tidak semua fasilitas disediakan. Memang kadang masih salah mendeteksi beberapa file yang bersih sebagai virus. Antivir Web site
2. AVK 2008. Antivirus ini mungkin jarang kita dengar di negeri kita, tetapi berdasarkan test diatas, menduduki peringkat tertinggi dalam mendeteksi virus. Tetapi hal ini harus dibayar dengan kesalahan mendeteksi yang dihasilkan. Selain itu AVK merupakan antivirus berbayar, belum ada versi gratisnya. Selengkapnya bisa dilihat disini GData Secutiry Labs
3. Avast. Hasil mendeteksi virus cukup bagus. Selain itu Avast juga juga menyediakan versi gratis, yang bisa di download langsung dari websitenya. Selengkapnya disini
4. Trend Micro. Selengkapnya disini Trend Micro
5. Symantec. Selengkapnya buka Symantec web site
6. AVG. Versi gratis bisa download di http://free.grisoft.com
7. BitDefender. Selengkapnya tentang BitDefender disini
8. Kaspersky. Selengkapnya

Update
Test Antivirus terbaik 2008 tahap kedua sudah ada. Untuk melihat hasilnya, silahkan dibaca artikel berikut : Test Antivirus Terbaik 2008 tahap kedua

Referensi

• http://blog.chip.de/0-security-blog/security-suiten-2008-im-test-q12008-20080122/
• http://www.av-test.org/
• http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Best-Antivirus-in-2008-77419.shtml

Serangan Virus Lokal di Sepanjang Tahun 2008

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Peredaran virus komputer yang wara-wiri di Indonesia pada 2008 ini tak bisa dilepaskan dari geliat virus lokal. Bahkan, serangannya dinilai sebanding dengan virus luar.

Pakar anti virus dari Vaksincom Alfons Tanujaya mengatakan, sekitar 100 varian virus terdeteksi tiap bulannya. Dengan demikian, bisa dibayangkan berapa besarnya serbuan virus ini dalam kurun waktu setahun.

Nah, tentunya dari rentetan varian virus ini ada beberapa yang menonjol. Beberapa di antaranya dianggap mempunyai dampak besar bagi korbannya. Dilansir dhimas.phpnet.us dari Vaksincom, Selasa (9/12/2008), mereka antara lain:

W32Dewi.161081
Virus yang lebih dikenal sebagai 'sang perawan' ini mulai menyebar pada Februari 2008. Virus ini menginfeksi file gambar dengan extensi .jpg, sehingga file asli tidak dapat dibuka. Tetapi tidak seperti kebanyakan virus lainnya, 'sang perawan' ini tidak memblok beberapa fungsi windows. Hanya saja ia menempatkan diri pada folder start up, sehingga setiap kali user menghidupkan PC, virus ini akan selalu menggandakan diri.

Cetix
Virus yang disinyalir berasal dari Bali ini mulai beredar sejak April 2008. Selain menginfeksi file microsoft word (.doc), cetix juga dapat menyerang folder dan virus ini pun dapat mempertahankan dirinya dengan cara melakuan restart komputer jika penggunanya berusaha menjalankan program yang berusaha mematikan virus.

Virus Hampa W32/Agent.EAOI
'Salam hangat buat orang medan' kalimat itulah yang akan muncul ketika komputer kita terjangkit virus hampa atau W32/Agent.EAOI ini. Virus yang suka menampilkan pesan-pesan dalam bahasa Medan tersebut mulai terdengar gaungnya sejak Mei 2008. Virus ini menempatkan diri pada memori komputer dan termasuk jenis virus yang sulit dihilangkan. Pasalnya, virus hampa akan melakukan log off jika kita berusaha menghapusnya. Tak tanggung-tanggung, folder maupun subfolder akan disembunyikan oleh virus ini terutama file dari flashdisk.

W32/Alman (Almanahe)
Virus ini sempat merepotkan banyak pengguna komputer di bulan Juli 2008. Memanfaatkan flashdisk atau disket sebagai media penyebarannya, W32 akan menanamkan file yang akan secara otomatis jalan jika pengguna mulai mengkoneksikan flashdisk atau disket tersebut ke dalam PC. Virus ini pun mempunyai kehebatan yang unik, ia dapat mengupdate dirinya sendiri layaknya program anti virus dan akan mencoba mendownload malware tertentu.