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For a good anti-virus program see the Network Associates link, near the end of this list.
The Internet promotes all sorts of wonderful, and many times, FREE information and products. Click on the above link for a FREE virus checker.
From one-page fact sheets to major reports, papers from experts around the world regarding the virus issue, prevention, cure, hoaxes and the future.
Beware the plague of chain letters, e-mails which pass from person to person, growing in size and spreading misinformation along the way. This site explains the dangers of e-mail forwards and offers frightening examples of them. You will read about how people are deceived, bandwidth is clogged and your friends are terrorized. -- That is, if you dare.
Learn about the myths, the hoaxes, the urban legends, and the implications of computer virus myths. You can also see a list of virus hoaxes from A to Z.
On this site we'll explore urban legends and folklore from a variety of perspectives, setting pointers to the very best of what the Net has to offer, and, I hope, enjoying ourselves along the way. Features are updated weekly, so come back when you can to see what's new and add your two cents' worth. There'll be much to talk about, I promise you.
The online CIAC Virus Database contains the virus descriptions from the current version of the CIAC Virus Update, CIAC-2301. The CIAC virus database contains information gathered about small computer viruses and Trojans. The purpose of this database is to identify most of the known viruses for the Macintosh and PC, and give an overview of the effects of each virus. This database is revised periodically, as new virus information becomes available.
SARC is committed to providing swift, global responses to computer virus threats, proactively researching and developing technologies that eliminate such threats and educating the public on safe computing practices.
This is mecca for those who care about their computer systems. Network Associates is a new company comprised from the merger of several industry leaders, McAfee and Network General among them. While McAfee has long been the leader in virus protection, Network General has pioneered the software that keeps your system running problem-free. In addition, Network Associates now has the world's best privacy and encryption software from PGP and system enhancement tools from Helix. This stunning array of products combines to give you an all-encompassing solution that keeps your system-whether it's large or small-protected from bugs, crashes, viruses and any sort of troubles-making by technical foibles and human foes alike.
The above link offers a list of nearly all the anti-virus companies.
