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The WildList Organization International
Organization which maintains a fairly comprehensive list of computer viruses which are still found "in the wild".
http://www.wildlist.org/ |
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Softpanorama University Skeptical Antivirus page
A skeptical look at anti-virus protection.
http://www.softpanorama.org/Antivirus/index.shtml |
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Virus Bulletin
News and technical articles on developments on viruses and anti-virus products.
http://www.virusbtn.com/ |
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Antivirus World
Antivirus news, information, online tests, and useful downloads.
http://www.antivirusworld.com/ |
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Anti-virus HelpGuide
Information on the latest viruses, hoaxes, anti-virus software, updates and cleaning tools.
http://virus.helpguide.info/ |
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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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Burton Systems Software - Virus Avoidance Advice
Advice for avoiding and recovering from computer virus infections, mostly for users of Microsoft Windows. Includes links to free tools and other resources.
http://www.burtonsys.com/virus_advice.html |
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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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Computer Virus Myths
The canonical reference for computer virus myths, hoaxes, and urban legends.
http://www.vmyths.com/ |
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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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Secunia - Virus Information
Collects virus information from multiple anti-virus vendors, and the collected information is grouped and indexed. When certain conditions are met virus alerts are generated and can be emailed.
http://secunia.com/virus_information/ |
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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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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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#hackfix project - software configuration guides
Configuration guides for many popular antivirus and antitrojan packages
http://www.hackfix.org/software/configure/ |
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Personal Home Page - Gordon, Sarah
Various papers on computer viruses, computer security, and ethics.
http://www.badguys.org/ |
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Windows Startup Tasks
Massive listing of tasks that may be running on a Windows system at startup, including tasks which may be created by viruses, worms, spyware, and trojans
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.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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Virus or Hoax?
Created to provide basic information about viruses. Links to major anti-virus companies, public services, software downloads, and updates.
http://virusall.com/ |
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Tim O'Leary's Anti Virus Resource site
An independent site with links to a wide variety of antivirus information and download sites. Includes links to free antivirus programs.
http://www.strategos.com.au/virus/ |
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Personal Home Page - Szor, Peter
Research papers on computer viruses written by Peter Szor. The site covers Windows viruses and worms and the development of polymorphic and metamorphic viruses.
http://www.peterszor.com/ |
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MSN Messenger Viruses
Information and removal instructions for various viruses and worms designed to attack MSN Messenger.
http://www.happy-messaging.com/messenger/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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Team Anti-Virus
An organization for independent anti-virus researchers to facilitate communication, collaboration, and public education. Publishs and links to many papers written by independent researchers.
http://www.teamanti-virus.org/ |
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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 prol
http://www.eicar.org/ |
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Trend Virus Encyclopedia
Trend Micro issues regular advisories regarding new viruses, including a guide to avoiding them in the first place. Site covers risk factor of the newest viruses. lists top ten virus and offers a security alert archive.
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/ |
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Personal Home Page - Harrold, Robert
Massive collection of antivirus links and news.
http://www.harrold.org/rfhextra/antivirus.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 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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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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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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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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Solo Antivirus - Virus encyclopedia
Contains details about latest virus alerts and wide spread virus information.
http://www.srnmicro.com/virusinfo/ |
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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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RAV Virus Encyclopedia
Virus Encyclopedia provided by RAV - Reliable AntiVirus.
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/virus.php |
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TestVirus.org
Tool to automatically send EICAR test files in various formats to a given email address.
http://www.testvirus.org/ |
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VirusList.com
Permanently replenishing information about new viruses. Mechanisms of breeding and operation, detailed analysis of algorithms of viruses. Methods to guard against computer viruses.
http://www.viruslist.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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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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Personal Home page - Ferrie, Peter
Various research papers on computer viruses
http://pferrie.tripod.com/ |
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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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Sophos Virus Analyses
This Sophos database holds the latest virus names and descriptions.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/ |
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Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
Virus Encyclopedia site maintained by Symantec, makers of the popular Norton AntiVirus product.
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/ |
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Virus Information Library and Search
Database of viruses for research and informational purposes
http://www.viruslibrary.com/ |
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Virus Bulletin - Independent Anti-virus Advice
Independent anti-virus journal and website with advice, reviews and tutorials
http://www.virusbtn.com/index.xml |
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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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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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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 |
Additional
Information: Computer Viruses are malicious programs designed to self-replicate and spread to other systems.
Their function can range anywhere from displaying a message on
a certian date, to permitting others to control your computer, to erasing files or form
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