How they got the name What they are How they spread How to prevent them

and how to prevent their annoying evil twin, virus hoaxes

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www.tokyopc.org/ Chit Chat Newsgroup -- Chit Chat Personal Computer Virus Attacks www.vmyths.com/ This site is NOT sponsored by antivirus companies it lists virus hoaxes www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html Heres another hoax site, from Symantec www.symantec.com/avcenter/ Symantec Security Advisory site www.howstuffworks.com/virus.htm How computer viruses work www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, CERT Coordination Center Computer Virus Resources www.virusbtn.com/ Virus Bulletin Independent Anti Virus Advice www.ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACVirusDatabase.html Although the Computer Incident Advisory Capability site (associated with the DOE) is no longer being maintained, it has loads of advice and information about PC and Mac viruses. Also links to other sites that are being maintained. www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2248291,00.html ZD Nets tells you how to protect against computer viruses.

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www.special.northernlight.com/compvirus/ Current news, Journal articles and editorials; Virus Writers and Hackers; Journals, Portals and Reference; US Government Resources; Web bugs; Malware, Spyware, Adware and Trojan Horses; Diagnostics; Anti-Virus Solutions (over 30 of them!) www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers/Wells/HOWTOSPOT/howtospot.ht ml Joe Wells seminar and funny paper on getting in the know www.jaring.nmhu.edu/virus.htm Computer viruses have been with us since the late 1980s and continue to increase in number. The following list includes some of the best sites on the Internet for describing computer viruses as well as links to many of the top anti-virus software sites. From Wayne Summers at New Mexico Highlands University. www3.ca.com/virusinfo/ More than I ever wanted to know about computer viruses. The Virus Information Center serves as a rich, up-to-the-minute resource, containing detailed information on viruses, worms, Trojans, and hoaxes, as well as valuable documentation on the implementation of comprehensive antivirus protection. CAs eTrust Antivirus Research Centers monitor around-the-clock to defend against the damaging effects a virus outbreak could cause.

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www.sophos.com/virusinfo/whitepapers/videmys.html An introduction to computer viruses written by Carole Theriault, carole.theriault@sophos.com, Sophos Plc, Oxford, UK and first published in: October 1999 www.cknow.com/vtutor/index.htm Computer Knowledge Virus Tutorial www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,6276,00.asp PC Magazine Personal Antivirus Article www.wildlist.org/ The world's premier source of information on which viruses are spreading In the Wild. But don't take our word for it. Read what PC Magazine, MSNBC an others have to say about us www.research.ibm.com/antivirus/SciPapers.htm With scientific papers titled, Where Theres Smoke, Theres Mirrors, how can you go wrong? http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99728McAfee detailed information on latest virus released into the Wild.

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