Configuration guides for many popular antivirus and antitrojan packages

Information on the latest viruses, hoaxes, anti-virus software, updates and cleaning tools.

Antivirus news, information, online tests, and useful downloads.

Advice for avoiding and recovering from computer virus infections, mostly for users of Micrsoft Windows. Includes links to many free tools and other resources.

A simple and easy to follow tutorial on what the Code Red Worm Virus is, how you know if you have it, and how to get rid of it.

Paper which examines in detail the problem of computer viruses as they relate to Unix and Unix-like systems.

Independent site with extensive FAQs, papers, and other antivirus resources.

Provides a standardized test file for signature based virus detection software. This file can be used to verify the correct operation of antivirus software without unneccessary exposure to viruses.

Combines universities, industry, media, technical, security, and legal experts from civil and military government and law enforcement as well as privacy protection organizations whose objectives are to unite non-commercial efforts against writing and proliferation of malicious code like computer viruses or Trojan Horses, and against computer crime and fraud.

Long essay that describes harm done by major computer viruses or worms, and discusses the nonexistent or lenient punishment for the authors or distributors of these malicious programs.

Multipart tutorial describes how computer viruses work.

A tutorial on how to protect your computer against viruses.

News and information about virus prevention, the latest in IBM's research, virus alerts, and lists of the latest hoaxes and hype.

A free world-wide service run in the public interest warning of Viruses as soon as they appear, usually within a few hours.

Manual removal procedures for the Kak email worm

Information and removal instructions for various viruses and worms designed to attack MSN Messenger.

Extensive collection of computer virus resources, including news clippings.

Various papers on computer viruses, computer security, and ethics.

Massive collection of antivirus links and news.

Research papers on computer viruses written by Peter Szor. The site covers Windows viruses and worms and the development of polymorphic and metamorphic viruses.

Various research papers on computer viruses

A skeptical look at anti-virus protection.

An organization for independent anti-virus researchers to facilitate communication, collaboration, and public education. Publishs and links to many papers written by independent researchers.

Organization which maintains a fairly comprehensive list of computer viruses which are still found "in the wild".

An independent site with links to a wide variety of antivirus information and download sites. Includes links to free antivirus programs.

Independent anti-virus journal and website with advice, reviews and tutorials

Created to provide basic information about viruses. Links to major anti-virus companies, public services, software downloads, and updates.

Learn about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban beliefs, hysteria, and the implications if you believe in them, with historical data, theories on the spread of virus myths, and descriptions of popular virus misconceptions.

Massive listing of tasks that may be running on a Windows system at startup, including tasks which may be created by viruses, worms, spyware, and trojans

FAQs from the comp.virus newsgroup