Viruses

• AskMen.com - How To: Keep Your Computer Virus-Free - Article with basic advice on virus prevention, and a primer on computer virus terminology.
• Burton Systems Software - Virus Avoidance Advice - Advice for avoiding and recovering from computer virus infections, mostly for users of Microsoft Windows. Includes links to many free tools and other resources.
• Computer Associates Virus Encyclopedia - Computer Associates alphabetical virus database. Searchable with clear descriptions of common viruses.
• Computer Associates Virus Information Center - Virus information from makers of eTrust Antivirus (formerly known as InoculateIT).
• Computer Virus Myths - The canonical reference for computer virus myths, hoaxes, and urban legends.
• Doug Muth's Anti-Virus Help Page - Independent site with FAQs, papers, and other antivirus resources.
• EICAR test file - 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 unnecessary exposure to viruses.
• European Institute for Computer Anti-Virus Research (EICAR) - 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.
• Examples of Malicious Computer Programs - 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.
• F-Secure Virus Information Centre - A searchable database of virus descriptions, from the provider of F-Secure range of anti-virus software.
• Fire Antivirus Kit - Virus Information Library - Provides detailed information on viruses