A.C.V Reference Desk

Courtesy of the alt.comp.virus newsgroup participants.
(These "anti-malware" pages are the result of a continuing cooperative effort.)

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Anti-Virus Main Menu
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Virus Terminology

CA - Glossary of Terms
McAfee - Virus Glossary of Terms
SARC - Virus Naming Conventions
Sophos - Glossary of Terms
  Virus Encyclopedias

Viruslist.com®
F-Secure - Computer Virus Info
McAfee - AVERT Virus Library
Symantec - Virus Encyclopedia
Sophos - Virus Analyses
Trend Micro - Virus Information

Newer "Malware" Information

ALWIL
CAI
F-Secure
KAV (AVP)
McAfee
NOD32 (ESET)
Norman
Sophos
Symantec
  General Information

Wild List Index
Top Ten Viruses
World Virus Map
Project VGrep
Pictures of virus payloads
Screenshots of viruses
File Extensions - Extensive List
What's the Plural of 'Virus'?


Computer Virus FAQ's

ALT.COMP.VIRUS Mini-FAQ

ALT.COMP.VIRUS FAQ

Viruses and the Macintosh FAQ


Computer Virus Myths, Hoaxes and Urban Legends

Vmyths.com

CIAC Hoax Pages


Computer Security

Internet Firewalls: Frequently Asked Questions

Firewalls & Perimeter Protection

InfoSysSec - Security Portal

Security for Cable Networks


MS Windows Related "Knowledge"

MS Security Bulletin Search

Search the MS Knowledge Base

Microsoft Help and Support
(access to downloadable and redistributable components if you look carefully)

How to Determine Which Version of Internet Explorer is Installed

How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition:

"Antivirus Tools Cannot Clean Infected Files in the _Restore Folder"

"Checkpoints That You Create After September 8, 2001 Do Not Restore Your Computer"

Microsoft Windows XP:

"Obtaining Windows XP Setup Boot Disks (Q310994)"


Remove MSIE - IEradicator

IEradicator

"IEradicator is a tiny, script that uses the Windows setup engine to surgically remove Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0 from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium and Windows 2000(sr1)."


Useful Utilities / EBD (emergency boot disk) Creation

http://www.avdisk.org

"Guru" Goodies / Miscellaneous Tools


A.C.V Acronyms
AV - Anti-Virus
AVG - Grisoft Antivirus Guard
AVP/KAV - Anti-Viral Toolkit Pro, Kaspersky Anti-Virus
BIOS - basic input/output system
BO - Back Orifice
CAI - Computer Associates Inc.
CMOS - complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
DOS Mode - MS DOS session
EBD - Emergency Boot Disk
IPE - Innoculate IT Personal Edition
IVZ - Invircible
JS - JavaScript
MS - Microsoft®
NAI - Network Associates Inc.
NAV - Norton Antivirus
Plonk - adding someone to a killfilter
  - (the sound made by an asshole being dropped in your killfile)
  - Please Log Off, Net Kook
  - Person Leaving Our Newsgroup, Killfiled
Pure DOS - Booted to DOS
REVS - Rapid Exchange of Virus Samples
VBS - Visual Basic Scripting

more...


Assorted A.C.V Participant Sites
(A very brief list...)

Topic Related & Non-Profit Web Sites
You will find information, not viruses.

AVDisk - Deniz Oezmen

CQuirke's PC Stuff - Chris Quirke

Anti-Virus Reference Library - kurt wismer

Technology Ramblings - Jeff Setaro

Computer, Windows, AV Stuff - Paul Schmehl

Building Security, AV links - Art Kopp

Security, AV, Windows - Robert Moir

R.U.N.S.A.F.E - Gary Flynn

Security, AV, Hoaxes - Mark Brouwer

eAegis - "Stalker Steve"

fp-check - "The Condor"

Norman De Forest's Home Page: Anti-Virus Info

IK-CS.com : Basic PC Security Information

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Updated: January 3, 2001