http://www.cai.com/virusinfo/                   real virus info - a database

   
   http://www.ciac.org/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html   REAL facts on fake viruses.

 
  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html   (real virus info - a database)
   
   http://www.symantec.com/  

 
  http://vil.mcafee.com/                          (real virus info - a database)

   
   http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/PC-info/Myths-and-Viruses.html 

   
   http://www.ciac.org/   THE official site for internet information.

   
   http://www.snopes.com/   THE source to debunk myths, legends and assorted horror stories

   
   http://www.wagoneers.com/UNIX/Courses.html    Self-paced UNIX tutorials, by john...



FREE SOFTWARE THAT WORKS: 
	this is the virus s/w I run on win98:  (it's free for personal use)
	      
	      http://antivirus.cai.com/cgi-bin/ipe/connect.cgi

keep your computer from being confiscated or used without your knowledge:
       
       http://www.sans.org/ddos_roadmap.htm 
	
	http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/DoS98506.asp  (trinoo virus)
	
	http://www.msnbc.com/news/371497.asp?0m=N18N

(If you're a computer professional I recommend subscribing to the SANS Digest:
		  
		http://www.sans.org  
	or http://www.sans.org/newlook/home.htm )

computer always on?
	Ask yourself these quick questions to determine if you might be at risk: 
*  Do you have two or more computers connected to one another at your home? 
*  Have you created a personal Web site with software that installs a Web server on your PC? 
       
       http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/feed/a2913-2000feb18.htm

also:
      http://www.snopes.com         (debunks/explains myths, legends, etc.)
     http://www.netcraft.com/survey/  (Q: what's the main internet server? A: apache on UNIX)
	http://www.netcraft.com/whats/ (what is a site running?)

Linux is on the move, and free of such silliness:
	
	http://technews.netscape.com/news/0-1003-200-1556707-0.html?pt.netscape.fd.hl.ne
  
  http://www.sysadminmag.com/linux/
	
	http://www.wagoneers.com/LINUX/
http://wagoneers.com/UNIX/virusinfo.html

With the convenience of "modern" software from redmond, washington comes serious security
risks.   Like the poor guy in Portland, Oregon that had his computer confiscated by the Feds
because it was being used unbeknownst to him for the denial of service attack on several
sites (like Yahoo, etc.)   (Mac and UNIX/LINUX users have far fewer risks than folks with
any version of windoze.  Since I'm both a Linux/UNIX and a Windoze 95/98 user, I feel your
pain...  I've had to clean way too many viruses off of systems (pc systems) over the last
10 years or so than I care to think about... hate it...  Never had a problem with UNIX.)

thanx for your time,
john

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