Websites for personal research on Viruses, Worms, Denial of Service, and Re-Mailing

A great FREE anti-virus program
AVG anti-virus program is easy to use, runs in the background, and is runable in tandem with Norton Anti-Virus programs.

F- Secure Be Sure!
Computer security information center.  Up-to-date information on past and current security threats be it worms, viruses, hackers, or fire-wall
breaches.   The information is free of charge.  Security programs are available for purchase.

Microsoft and MYDOOM
Microsoft, Inc. is supplying information on known threats and provides security patches for its Windows systems.  This website is update daily
with the most current patches and warnings.

The Feds and Virsuses
PC World's article on the actions taken by the federal government as to the increase in computer security.  The government is adding to the list of agencies, corporations, and private individuals, who detect, post, of otherwise make it knows that a new attack is underway.  Warnings are also give as to possible outbreaks.

Kim Komando
Kim Komando offers an e-mail service giving tips on computer topics, A to Z!  This is an EXCELLENT site for beginners to professionals.  She communicates in lay-man's terms.  Kim also has a weekend radio show providing even MORE information.

Computer Virus Help
"The Computer Virus Help Web site, online since 1995, has provided answers to computer virus-related questions for hundreds of thousands of people. Good luck, and thanks for visiting the Computer Virus Help web site! -- Henri Delger"
 

CNN and Computer Worms
CNN, on-line news station, presents stories about virus attacks...MyDoom

Computer Virus Index
FAQS.org website.  An unusual format for information on threats to computer security.

Wikipedia
Computer worm information from Wikepedia, a free encyclopedia

Enterprise Systems -- Security
"IT solutions in focus"  A technical look at the plague of worms and viruses.

HoaxBusters Home Page
There is information and also mis-information on the web.  HoaxBusters can help you sort it all out!

How Stuff Works
An inquisitive look at just that:  How stuff works! 

A Taxonomy of a Computer Worm
The webpage needs Adobe to open up.  This is a  paper created by 4 researchers at Berkeley.  The paper is very technical but informative.

Inside the Slammer Worm
"The Slammer worm spread so quickly that human response was ineffective. In January 2003, it packed a benign payload, but its disruptive capacity was surprising. Why was it so effective and what new challenges does this new breed of worm pose? "

Bagle Worm, the First of Many
"The World's No.1 Science & Technology News Service", the NewScientist.Com website warns that the MyDoom worm is only the beginning.

How Computer Worms Work, Why They NEVER Die!
"Experts say the main reason for the long life of viruses is a lack of updated anti-virus protection by system administrators and computer users.  "

Computer Worms, How Schools are Fighting
"While federal authorities are cracking down on hackers who create computer viruses, schools across the country are fighting back with tech savvy staff and updated software."

DoS programs (Hacking)
A security threat that is on the run:  Denial of Service. "Viruses can be harmful and even fatal to your hard drive. Worms can fill up space very quickly by replicating themselves consistently. BSI Viruses can eat a juicy part of your windows start up files."

Denial of Service Attacks
From the creator of Norton Anti-Virus, Symantec Security has solutions available.

SYMANTEC Glossary
A dictionary of computer terms, viruses, and worms presented by the creators of Norton Anti-Virus.

W32.Blaster.Worm
Like hurricanes, worms are graded in categories.  "Due to a decreased rate of submissions, Symantec Security Response has downgraded this threat to a Category 3 from a Category 4 as of October 8th, 2003."  Probably because another one has taken its place!

Myths, Truth from A to Z
"Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hys­teria, and the implications if you believe in them. You can also search a list of computer virus hoaxes & virus hysteria."

Computer Security Resource Center
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, "Viruses are the colds and flues of computer security: ubiquitous, at times impossible to avoid despite the best efforts and often very costly to an organization's productivity."

Virus or Hoax?
The World Wide Web pages of 'Virus or Hoax?' are created to give you basic information about viruses, hoaxes, Trojan horses, macro viruses and Internet related viruses, such as worms and email bombs.

Network World Fusion -- Viruses and Worms
Network World paper helps to clear the confusion caused by viruses, worms, myth, and reality.

The Learning Curve --  What is a DoS attack?
The Learning Curve, Technology Made Simple, helps all levels of computer literacy understand just what is going on with computer security.

Microsoft Blaster Worm Information
Just what is Microsoft doing about the Blaster worm and the attack on its software products?

UKSecurity:  Worms Threat Analysis
A look and analysis of the Worm threat. 

What You Should Know --  Microsoft, February, 2004
A "temperature gage" look at the threat levels attacking Microsoft products.

Re-Mailing?  What Is It?
An explanation of the cause and effects of re-mailing and how it can be spotted.

AIM Warning
AIM is not immune to attacks.  Read on...

Fighting Spam
What is "spam", how is it spread, and what we can do about it!

MyDoom has multiplied!  DoomJuice!
Variants of the Mydoom worm, known as Doomjuice.A and Doomjuice.B, are currently spreading to computers that were already infected with Mydoom.A. Customers who have successfully removed Mydoom.A from their computers are not at risk for infection by Doomjuice.