- #hackfix project - software configuration guides
Configuration guides for many popular antivirus and antitrojan packages
- Anti-virus HelpGuide
Information on the latest viruses, hoaxes, anti-virus software, updates and cleaning tools.
- Antivirus World
Antivirus news, information, online tests, and useful downloads.
- AskMen.com - How To: Keep Your Computer Virus-Free
Article with basic advice on virus prevention, and a primer on computer virus terminology.
- Burton Systems Software - Virus Avoidance Advice
Advice for avoiding and recovering from computer virus infections, mostly for users of Micrsoft Windows. Includes links to many free tools and other resources.
- comp.virus Newsgroup FAQs
FAQs from the comp.virus newsgroup
- Computer Virus Myths
The canonical reference for computer virus myths, hoaxes, and urban legends.
- Computer Viruses In Unix Networks
Paper which examines in detail the problem of computer viruses as they relate to Unix and Unix-like systems.
- Doug Muth's Anti-Virus Help Page
Independent site with extensive FAQs, papers, and other antivirus resources.
- 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 unneccessary exposure to viruses.
- 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.
- 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.
- History of Computer Viruses
A technically oriented history of computer viruses by Robert M. Slade.
- How Stuff Works: Computer Virus
Multipart tutorial describes how computer viruses work.
- 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.
- Index of Virus Alerts
A free world-wide service run in the public interest warning of Viruses as soon as they appear, usually within a few hours.
- Lets have fun with EICAR
Article showing how to test the effectiveness of anti-virus heuristics using modifications of the EICAR test file.
- MSN Messenger Viruses
Information and removal instructions for various viruses and worms designed to attack MSN Messenger.
- Personal Home page - Ferrie, Peter
Various research papers on computer viruses
- Personal Home Page - Gordon, Sarah
Various papers on computer viruses, computer security, and ethics.
- Personal Home Page - Harrold, Robert
Massive collection of antivirus links and news.
- 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.
- Softpanorama University Skeptical Antivirus page
A skeptical look at anti-virus protection.
- 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.
- TestVirus.org
Tool to automatically send EICAR test files in various formats to a given email address.
- The WildList Organization International
Organization which maintains a fairly comprehensive list of computer viruses which are still found "in the wild".
- 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.
- Virus Bulletin
News and technical articles on developments on viruses and anti-virus products.
- Virus Bulletin - Independent Anti-virus Advice
Independent anti-virus journal and website with advice, reviews and tutorials
- Virus or Hoax?
Created to provide basic information about viruses. Links to major anti-virus companies, public services, software downloads, and updates.
- 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
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