- #hackfix project - software configuration guides
Configuration guides for many popular antivirus and antitrojan packages
http://www.hackfix.org/software/configure/
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- Antivirus World
Antivirus news, information, online tests, and useful downloads.
http://www.antivirusworld.com/
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- AskMen.com - How To: Keep Your Computer Virus-Free
Article with basic advice on virus prevention, and a primer on computer virus terminology.
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/how_to_60/66_how_to.html
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- Burton Systems Software - Virus Avoidance Advice
Advice for avoiding and recovering from computer virus infections, mostly for users of Microsoft Windows. Includes links to many free tools and other resources.
http://www.burtonsys.com/virus_advice.html
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- BusinessWeek Online - Mydoom's Most Damning Dynamic
Points out that Mydoom was so damaging only because so many individual net users were so unprotected despite education efforts that apparently do not have any significant effect on user behavior.
http://businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2004/tc20040128_7597_tc047.htm
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- CIAC Virus Database
No longer actively maintained. Detailed information on a number of older computer viruses, particularly for more obscure platforms.
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACVirusDatabase.html
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- comp.virus Newsgroup FAQs
FAQs from the comp.virus newsgroup
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/comp/comp.virus.html
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- Computer Associates Virus Encyclopedia
Computer Associates alphabetical virus database. Searchable with clear descriptions of common viruses.
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/encyclopedia.asp
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- Computer Associates Virus Information Center
Virus information from makers of e-Trust Antivirus (formerly known as InoculateIT).
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/default.aspx
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- Computer Virus Myths
The canonical reference for computer virus myths, hoaxes, and urban legends.
http://www.vmyths.com/
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- Computer Viruses In Unix Networks
Paper which examines in detail the problem of computer viruses as they relate to Unix and Unix-like systems.
http://www.cybersoft.com/whitepapers/papers/print/networks_print.html
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- davebauer.net - Avoiding Viruses
Information to help computer users learn how to protect computers from viruses and hackers.
http://www.davebauer.net/avoiding_viruses.asp
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- Doug Muth's Anti-Virus Help Page
Independent site with extensive FAQs, papers, and other antivirus resources.
http://www.claws-and-paws.com/virus/
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- EICAR test file
Provides a standardized test file for signature based virus detection software. This file can be used to verify the correct operation of antivirus software without unnecessary exposure to viruses.
http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
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- European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR)
Combines universities, industry, media, technical, security, and legal experts from civil and military government and law enforcement as well as privacy protection organizations whose objectives are to unite non-commercial efforts against writing and proliferation of malicious code like computer viruses or Trojan Horses, and against computer crime and fraud.
http://www.eicar.org/
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- Examples of Malicious Computer Programs
Long essay that describes harm done by major computer viruses or worms, and discusses the nonexistent or lenient punishment for the authors or distributors of these malicious programs.
http://www.rbs2.com/cvirus.htm
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- F-Secure Virus Information Centre
A searchable database of virus descriptions, from the provider of F-Secure range of anti-virus software.
http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/
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- Fire Antivirus Kit - Virus Information Library
Provides detailed information on viruses
http://www.fireav.com/virusinfo/library/
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- History of Computer Viruses
A technically oriented history of computer viruses by Robert M. Slade.
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/vtsladecontents.htm
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- How Stuff Works: Computer Virus
Multipart tutorial describes how computer viruses work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm
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- IBM's Antivirus Research
News and information about virus prevention, the latest in IBM's research, virus alerts, and lists of the latest hoaxes and hype.
http://www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/
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- Lets have fun with EICAR
Article showing how to test the effectiveness of anti-virus heuristics using modifications of the EICAR test file.
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0307&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=1734
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- McAfee Virus Information
Virus alerts, mailing list, and searchable descriptions of common viruses.
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp
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- OpenAntiVirus Project
Project aimed at developing open source antivirus software comparable to current commercial offerings.
http://www.openantivirus.org/
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- Panda Software Virus Laboratory
Up to date and in-depth descriptions of the most common viruses by Panda Software, makers of Panda Antivirus Platinum.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia/
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