Even More Help to Rid Yourself of Computer Viruses


VIRUSLIST-COM


It’s always cold and flu season in the computer world. Viruses are a fact of life for any computer connected to the outside world, and even AntiVirus software is no guarantee of a healthy computer, but knowledge is an important key to prevention. A relatively new site, called Viruslist.com, is an excellent source of information.
Although Symantec, the maker of Norton Anti-Virus, does a pretty fine job of providing information about viruses and other malware intruders, they’re not the only kid on the block. Security software vendor Kaspersky Labsmaker, who produce their own Anti-Virus software, have created Viruslist.com, an information and help centre which bills itself as ‘the biggest virus encyclopedia’.
At Viruslist.com, you’ll find a plethora of information on viruses, with entries sorted into categories of viruses and other nasties, ranging from DOS file viruses to macro viruses to Internet worms. There are even sections on Palm Viruses (just one of those exists so far, according to Viruslist.com) and virus hoaxes. The encyclopedia describes both the category and specific known examples of each.
Viruslist.com also provides updates on the latest virus threats confronting computer users, in the form of virus alerts, a monthly top-20 virus list (a Billboard-style chart that tracks virus ‘popularity’), and virus-related news stories. There’s even a calendar section that lets you check which viruses are designed to unleash their payloads on a given day.
And early today, from Sophos (another Anti-Virus company), discovery of the first virus capable of infecting JPEG graphic files.