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The WildList Organization International - http://www.wildlist.org/
Organization which maintains a list of computer viruses which are still found "in the wild". |
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VirusList.com - http://www.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. |
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European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) - http://www.eicar.org/
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. |
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OpenAntiVirus Project - http://www.openantivirus.org/
Project aimed at developing open source antivirus software comparable to current commercial offerings. |
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EICAR test file - http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
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. |
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Examples of Malicious Computer Programs - http://www.rbs2.com/cvirus.htm
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. |
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IBM's Antivirus Research - http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/antivirus/
News and information about virus prevention, the latest in IBM's research, virus alerts, and lists of the latest hoaxes and hype. |
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Team Anti-Virus - http://www.teamanti-virus.org/
An organization for independent anti-virus researchers to facilitate communication, collaboration, and public education. Publishs and links to many papers written by independent researchers. |
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Windows Startup Tasks - http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
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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comp.virus Newsgroup FAQs - http://www.faqs.org/faqs/by-newsgroup/comp/comp.virus.html
FAQs from the comp.virus newsgroup |
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The Art Of Noh - http://www.noh.ro/blog/index.rdf
A weblog on computer security, viruses, worms, trojans and other types of malicious software by Costin G. Raiu. |
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Virus or Hoax? - http://virusall.com/
Created to provide basic information about viruses. Links to major anti-virus companies, public services, software downloads, and updates. |
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RAV Virus Encyclopedia - http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/virus.php
Virus Encyclopedia provided by RAV - Reliable AntiVirus. |
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BusinessWeek Online - Mydoom's Most Damning Dynamic - http://businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2004/tc20040128_7597_tc047.htm
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. |
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AskMen.com - How To: Keep Your Computer Virus-Free - http://www.askmen.com/fashion/how_to_60/66_how_to.html
Article with basic advice on virus prevention, and a primer on computer virus terminology. |