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The following software is available for troubleshooting and updating your PC.

For a complete listing of software available to UNC employees and students, visit the UNC Shareware Distribution site. Please contact OIS Client Services at 966-1325 for assistance. Software downloads from the UNC Shareware Distribution site require your ONYEN and password. For more information on ONYEN credentials, please go to the ONYEN Services site.

 Medical School Downloads

Application

Authentication Needed?

MailSwitch [.exe]
Automatically switches your outgoing mail server based on your IP address. (For Netscape 4.x and Outlook Express)
No
OIS 32 bit Helper Application
Needed to run certain LAN-based courseware applications.
No
Student Courseware
Educational applications used for classroom interactions and study aids.
Some applications on this page may require an SOMID
Blocking Internet Explorer 7 Patch
If you need to use IE6 instead of the newer IE7, this patch will block Windows Update from automatically installing it.
 No
WS FTP 32 [.zip] (full version)
Provides a file transfer between your local machine to a remote machine or server. Note: Although FTP is an available download, we encourage you to use SSH (listed under University Downloads below) rather than FTP whenever possible. We are working on making all of the School of Medicine servers SSH compatible.
 No

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University Downloads (selected applications from shareware.unc.edu)

Application

Authentication Needed?

Winzip
Decompress or open .zip files and other archives.
Yes (ONYEN)
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Application used to read/edit pdf files.
Yes (ONYEN)
Secure CRT Terminal Emulator
Encryption software that combines the secure logon and data transfer capabilities of Secure Shell (SSH) with the reliability, usability and configurability of a proven Windows® terminal emulator.
Note: After downloading the file, email software@unc.edu to receive the registration code. You must use your UNC email account for this request.
Yes (ONYEN)
Host Explorer
Use: Terminal emulation suite
Yes (ONYEN)
SSH Secure Shell [.exe]
Provides a secure file transfer from your local machine to a remote machine or server.
Yes (ONYEN)

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Security Resources & Tools

Application

Authentication Needed?

Intelligent Updater by Symantec (use the .exe file only!)
Intelligent Updater is an alternative to Symantec's LiveUpdater for virus definition updates. 
Note: Symantec's LiveUpdate is the preferred solution for virus definition updates. Intelligent Updater should only be used when LiveUpdate is not possible.
No
Symantec/Norton Antivirus
Protect your computers with this full-version software available to UNC faculty, staff, and students.
Yes (SOMID)
GRC ShieldsUp!
Internet vulnerability profiler.
No
Sysinternals Utilities
Utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications.
No
SpyBot Search and Destroy
Detects and removes spyware.
No
Ad-Aware
Detects and removes spyware.
No
Microsoft System Port Requirements
Service overview and network port requirements for the Windows Server system.
No
LIUtilities
Online reference on background PC processes (legitimate, helpful ones, as well as malicious ones such as spyware and the like.)
 No
MCSE World
Windows Resource Kit and Support tools.
 No
Vision
Foundstone's TCP/UDP port mapper for Windows 2000).
No
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Windows 2000/XP security tool.
No
Active Ports

Monitor all open TCP and UDP ports on the local computer (Windows NT/2000/XP).

No

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Windows Updates

Application

Authentication Needed?

Windows XP No
Windows 2000 No

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