TechnologyTips Anti-Virus Center
Worms, trojan horses, macro viruses, boot sector viruses….it can be rather dangerous to be a computer user these days, especially if you share data with other people or download software from the Internet. The danger isn’t exactly targeted towards you, but towards your data which, in some cases, can be destroyed. So, the TechnologyTips Anti-Virus Center is here to provide help in protecting yourself against viruses.
Emergency virus help
General virus info
- [[TechnologyTips virus page]]
- Introduction to computer viruses
- [[iMac not immune to virus attacks]]
- Stop a worm with the !000 trick
Specific viruses and worms
- [[Clean W32.Badtrans.B@mm worm]]
- [[How to clean the CIH virus]]
- [[Be wary of the Hare virus]]
- [[Win32.Kriz is NOT a hoax]]
- [[Back Orifice Trojan Horse explained]]
- Stop the Love Bug worm
- [[Love Bug bites hard]]
- About Denial of Service (DOS) attacks
- [[Code Red worm info page]]
Hoaxes
- Is it a virus hoax or the real thing?
- How to spot a virus hoax
- Wobbler virus is a hoax
- SULFNBK.exe warning is a hoax
- How to remove the CIH virus
Anti-virus software
- Download Norton AntiVirus
- Download McAfee VirusScan
- Order the Norton AntiVirus CD
- Order the McAfee VirusScan CD
- Free virus trial software won’t detect all viruses
Featured book:
The Fugitive Game introduces Kevin Mitnick moments before the fugitive hacker surrenders himself to FBI agents who have located him with the help of the so-called cybersleuth, Tsutomu Shimomura. More…
Books on Hackers and Virus Writers
— Cyberpunk — Outlaws and Hackers on
the Computer Frontier – Read the review
— Masters of Deception — Read the review
— The Hacker Crackdown : Law and Disorder on
the Electronic Frontier – Read the review
— At Large: The Strange Case of the World’s
Biggest Internet Invasion – Read the review
Virus primers:
- Tips on avoiding viruses
- Trend Micro’s Virus Primer
- Univeristy of Washington’s Virus Information page
Information on actual viruses:
- Virus Alerts
- Data Fellows Virus Database
- Dr. Solomon’s Virus Encyclopedia
- McAfee Virus Information Center
- Symantec Anti-Virus Research Center
- Trend Micro Virus Encyclopedia
- Virus Database.com
Virus hoax information:
- Computer Virus Hoaxes
- Computer Virus Myths
- Data Fellows Anti-Virus Hoax Warnings
- ICSA Hoax Information
- Internet Hoaxes
- Wikipedia Virus Hoax Information
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