Better Protection against viruses
Many of the virus warnings mails from friends are generally hoaxes,which we often unknowingly forward trying to alert our other friends.
Do not forward virus warnings, if they tell you to forward to everyone you know!
See; Symantec's Virus Hoax Page;
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html#hoax
and; Hoaxbusters
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxInfo.html#identify
- especially.
Delete those emails and do not forward them!.
Only warn friends if you KNOW you have a virus that you have inadvertently
passed on to them.
Rely only on your virus software and your software provider's Web site for
the real scoop.
With the advancement of technology, it is now possible to get a virus without even opening an email.
That ended with W32.Nimda.A@mm in September/2001 that merely required you click on the subject of the
email in your email program or for those that use Outlook Express have
your program set to preview.
HINT: Turn PreviewingOff!
Nimda also propagated itself by taking advantage of bugs in Microsoft
servers to plant itself on the server and then transfer itself to those who
visited the Web sites on that server through Internet Explorer
(IE is buggy too).
Some free AV programs:
Anti-Vir - http://www.free-av.com/
AVG - http://www.grisoft.com
TrojanCheck - http://www.wilders.org/downloads.htm
On line scans:
Bitdefender - http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
Finjian -http://www.finjan.com/mcrc/sec_test.cfm
Mcafee- http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/vso/default.asp?
Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/
PitStop - http://pcpitstop.com/antivirus/AV.asp
Symantec - http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/
Trend - http://housecall.antivirus.com
Usefull refference sites:
Symantec (Norton Anti-Virus) - http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
McAfee - http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp have information on their sites dealing with bogus virus alerts.
Virus Library - http://www.viruslibrary.com/ Newest viruses, most active, alerts.
Hoaxes:
Snopes.com - http://www.snopes2.com
UrbanLegends.com - http://urbanlegends.com
ScamBusters.com - http://www.scambusters.com
UrbanLegends.about.com - http://urbanlegends.about.com
Stiller.com - http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Datafellows.com - http://www.datafellows.com/news/hoax
Kumite.com - http://www.vmyths.com/
Do not forward virus warnings, if they tell you to forward to everyone you know!
See; Symantec's Virus Hoax Page;
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html#hoax
and; Hoaxbusters
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxInfo.html#identify
- especially.
Delete those emails and do not forward them!.
Only warn friends if you KNOW you have a virus that you have inadvertently
passed on to them.
Rely only on your virus software and your software provider's Web site for
the real scoop.
With the advancement of technology, it is now possible to get a virus without even opening an email.
That ended with W32.Nimda.A@mm in September/2001 that merely required you click on the subject of the
email in your email program or for those that use Outlook Express have
your program set to preview.
HINT: Turn PreviewingOff!
Nimda also propagated itself by taking advantage of bugs in Microsoft
servers to plant itself on the server and then transfer itself to those who
visited the Web sites on that server through Internet Explorer
(IE is buggy too).
Some free AV programs:
Anti-Vir - http://www.free-av.com/
AVG - http://www.grisoft.com
TrojanCheck - http://www.wilders.org/downloads.htm
On line scans:
Bitdefender - http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php
Finjian -http://www.finjan.com/mcrc/sec_test.cfm
Mcafee- http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/vso/default.asp?
Panda - http://www.pandasoftware.com/
PitStop - http://pcpitstop.com/antivirus/AV.asp
Symantec - http://www.symantec.com/securitycheck/
Trend - http://housecall.antivirus.com
Usefull refference sites:
Symantec (Norton Anti-Virus) - http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
McAfee - http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp have information on their sites dealing with bogus virus alerts.
Virus Library - http://www.viruslibrary.com/ Newest viruses, most active, alerts.
Hoaxes:
Snopes.com - http://www.snopes2.com
UrbanLegends.com - http://urbanlegends.com
ScamBusters.com - http://www.scambusters.com
UrbanLegends.about.com - http://urbanlegends.about.com
Stiller.com - http://www.stiller.com/hoaxes.htm
Datafellows.com - http://www.datafellows.com/news/hoax
Kumite.com - http://www.vmyths.com/
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