Anti-virus sites and information

 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:43:01 -0000

From: "Sean Grigsby" incarna3@yahoo.com

Subject: Finished version of antivirus file

Via / From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold

The following sites either make antivirus products, give advice about ridding yourself of viruses, and have newsletters or virus related information.  This information is valid as far as I know as of November 8, 2004.  There are freeware products available, but these are almost always more limited than the paid versions.  Some have free online scans for viruses, but many of these require you to download software which (hopefully) serves no other purpose.  But many viruses modify your antivirus software if the aren't caught, so they can be of help finding out what you have if your antivirus has been nixed.  And there are sites that will tell you how to remove it manually listed.

Since you are likely using Yahoo e-mail if you are reading this, I have a few things to say about Yahoo.  Modern viruses copy off themselves in your PC and send these copies via e-mail.  The address they use is a random one taken from files on your hard drive or copied from your incoming/outgoing e-mail.  For this reason you should not immediately ban members if a virus mail bearing their name shows up in your group.  It was likely spoofed.  To find out, click "View Source" at the top their most recent mail before the virus (click View source if your looking in the message archives, click "Full Headers" if your looking at it in your web mail account).  It will show their IP address.  Plug that into a Who Is engine and see what the point of origin was.  Do the same for the virus mail.  If they don't match. Their account was spoofed.  If they do match, inform them that they are infected, and will be on moderation until it's fixed.  As an owner/moderator always moderate your own posts.  That way no one can spoof you without you intercepting it first.  Since it will be coming from you people are far more likely to open it.  The following is a small article on the subject:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/itservices/help/spamming&spoofing.htm

You can also read this article at zdnet entitled "Why I'm not sending you

viruses:  http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5128975.html

The person whose PC is infected doesn't need to be a group member as

long as they have  a members name in their address book, and the groups address on file it's possible for them to send the group mail.  If you include your groups addresses to contact the owner or unsubscribe in group mails they can be spoofed as well. Spoofing of the unsubscribe mail may very well get some members unsubscribed, so if this begins to happen moderate all posts for a while. If you wish to know more about e-mail headers try here:
http://www.stopspam.org/email/headers.html

Also remember that many viruses exploit vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, or Windows.  If you must use them, update constantly.  Even Microsoft doesn't suggest you use their IE browser now.  I will list alternate browsers and e-mail programs in an upcoming file.

As viruses and hoaxes go arm in arm this file also has links to most hoax pages as well. I know a great many of these pages may seem redundant, but websites can expire, go down for maintenance, or be crippled by Denial of Service attacks. So in case that happens you'll have other pages to choose from.

Alwil Software
http://www.avast.com/index.html

makers of Avast antivirus, currently available for Windows.  Also has a freeware version available.  They have forums on viruses and their products, and virus information available as well.

AppleLinks
http://www.applelinks.com/pm/index.php
Has links to most antivirus products available for the Mac.

AVG Antivirus
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php

There is a free version of AVG Antivirus available for download. Their antivirus products are currently only available for Windows and Linux.  It also has a virus encyclopedia, FAQ, and a helpful links section.  It also has downloadable removal tools for specific viruses, and manuals on how to remove 3 viruses manually.

About.com's Antivirus Page
http://antivirus.about.com/

Has product reviews, links, and tons of articles. Also discusses hoaxes and scams.

AntiVir Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/index.htm

Freeware antivirus available to Windows users.  Support forum is mostly in German unfortunately.  Also has a newsletter.

Authentium
http://www.authentium.com/

Makers of Command antivirus, currently only available to Windows users.  Also has a free online virus scan, and removal tools for specific viruses.

Bad Teddy's Computer Tutorials
http://www.baddteddy.com/tutorials/virus.htm
Teddy's Virus section.

BitDefender Antivirus
http://www.bitdefender.com/index.php?tab=0

Makers of BitDefender Antivirus, currently available to Windows and Linux users in free or commercial versions.  Also has free online virus scan and removal
tools for
specific viruses.

Bleeping Computer
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/

A tech support and help site.  It has several forums, including ones for viruses.

Cat Computer Services
http://www.quickheal.com/default.htm

makers of Quick Heal antivirus, currently available to for Windows and DOS/LAN. Alos has removal tools for specific viruses.

Central Command
http://www.centralcommand.com/index.html

Makers of Vexira Antivirus, currently  available for Windows and Linux.

Cknow.com
http://www.cknow.com/index.htm
Has a virus tutorial page.

Claymation Creations
http://www.claymania.com/nav-map.html
Web site design page.  This is their antivirus section.

Computer Associates
http://ca.com/

Makers of eTrust antivirus.  I am currently uncertain what platforms it supports.  Has a free online spyware scan.  Also have Vet antivirus available for Windows at http://www.vet.com.au/ 

Computer Cops
http://computercops.biz/index.php
A web security page.   They have an antivirus forum.

Computer Hope
http://www.computerhope.com/index.htm
A computer help page that has a virus info section.

Computer Privacy, Security, and Software Links
http://www3.telus.net/wc/privsecur_01.html
Massive links page that has an antivirus section.

Cyndi's List
http://www.cyndislist.com/internet.htm
A page of links and helpful articles.  Has an antivirus section.

Datapower
http://www.datapower.ca/home/home.html
Has some virus help and info in the Computer Tips section.

Don't Spread that Hoax
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/
Hoax page that has a virus section.

Enterprise Security
http://enterprise-security-today.newsfactor.com/
Security Newsletter.  Has a virus section.

Eric Howes Privacy and Security Page
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main-nf.htm
Tons of useful links.  Also has a virus section.

Eset
http://www.nod32.com/home/home.htm

Makers of the nod32 antivirus, currently available for Windows.  Also has a virus list and free removal tools for specific viruses.

Exploring the Internet
http://www.ou.edu/research/electron/internet/
A newbies help guide to the web.  It has a section on viruses.

F-Secure
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/
Makers of F-Secure antivirus, currently available for Windows and
Linux.  Also has a
free online virus scan, removal tools for specific viruses,
information on viruses and
hoaxes, and how to manually remove viruses.

FAQS.org
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/computer-virus/
FAQ's on viruses.

Freedom Internet Security
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/

Makers of Freedom antivirus, currently available for Windows.  Also has a free online virus scan, a virus encyclopedia, removal tools for specific viruses, and a glossary of common virus terms.

Frisk International  Software
http://www.f-prot.com/index.html

Makers of F-Prot antivirus, currently available for Windows, Linus, BSD, and DOS.

GetNetWise
http://www.getnetwise.org/
Security page that has a virus section.

GFI's Email Security Tests
http://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest/

Tests your e-mail for virus protection and vulnerabilities to exploits, but it does need your email address and name.

Help Net Security
http://net-security.org/
Security news and website.  Has a virus section.

Hideaway.net
http://www.hideaway.net/home/public_html/index.php
Security page with a virus section.

Hoaxbusters
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/
Hoax page.

Hoaxkill
http://www.hoaxkill.com/index2.html
Hoax page.

Hoax-Slayer
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
A hoax page.

Internet 101
http://www.internet101.org/
A newvies help guide to the web.  Has a virus information section.

Internet Guide
http://www.internet-guide.co.uk/
A guide to helpful web pages.  Has a virus information section.

Internet Hoaxes
http://www.zillman.us/
Tons of useful links

Internet Scambusters
http://www.scambusters.com/index.html
A page on scams and internet fraud.  Has a virus section.

Internet Security Issues
http://www.geocities.com/%7Ebudallen/security.html
Has some virus articles.

Jerkz.com
http://www.jerkz.com/
Hoax page.

Kaspersky Labs
http://www.kasperskylabs.com/

Makers of Kaspersky antivirus, currently available for Windows.  Also has removal tools for specific viruses, several nice explanations and links in the threats section, free online virus scan, and a forum for registered users.

Leave Me Alone
http://www.leave-me-alone.com/
Web security advice for newbies.  Has a virus section.

Living Internet
http://www.livinginternet.com/tindex_s.htm

This is the security section of the Living Internet page.  It has a section on viruses.

McAfee
http://us.mcafee.com/

Makers of McAfee VirusScan, currently available for Windows.  Also has removal tools for specific viruses, a virus glossary, and a page on hoaxes.

Mike's Whats News
http://www.mwn.ca/
Home page related to the site below.

Mike's Virus Info Pages
http://virusinfo.hackfix.org/

Information on viruses, homepage hijacking, backing up and restoring info, and a startup programs list.

Museum of Hoaxes
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/
Hoax Page

MyTech
http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/
Page linked to both of Mike's pages above.

Net-Integration
http://www.net-integration.net/

Computer security page.  Has several forums, one of which is about viruses.

Norman Virus Control
http://www.norman.com/

Makers of Norman antivirus, currently available for at least windows (I can't find any more info on what OS' they support).  Also has removal tools for specific viruses, some articles on viruses and security, and info on viruses and hoaxes.

Panda Software
http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp

Makers of Titanium antivirus  for Windows.  Also has free online virus check, and a virus encyclopedia.  They have a freeware antivirus for Linux, but they don't provide tech support for it.

PC Hell

http://www.pchell.com/

In the Internet Hell section they have info on removing several of the more common viruses.  They also have a hoax section.

PC Pitstop
http://www.pcpitstop.com/
Security page with an antivirus section.  Also has a virus forum.

PC World
http://www.pcworld.com/home/index/0,00.asp
News magazine.  Has a virus section.

RAV Antivirus
http://www.ravantivirus.com/pages/

Still has a virus encyclopedia, glossary and online scan.  But it's products have ceased being sold after being acquired by Microsoft.  At least until further notice.

Rive Information Technology
http://it.is.rice.edu/~rickr/safe/
Rice's page on viruses, e-mail, and hoaxes.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/
Security page dealing with viruses (among other things).

Security Focus
http://www.securityfocus.com/
Security Newsletter with a virus section.

Security Forums
http://www.security-forums.com/
Has a virus forum.


Simply the Best
http://www.simplythebest.net/info/virus_info/index.html
Simply the Best's virus information section.

Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/
Hoax page

Sophos
http://www.sophos.com/

Makers of Sophos antivirus for Windows, Linux, Mac, DOS, and Linux. Has several articles on spam, viruses, and hoaxes.  If you go to a viruses description it also has how to remove it manually.

Spam Fighting Tools
http://community-2.webtv.net/bck_merced/SpamFightingTools/

Mostly about spam but it does have a page on how to report viruses on webtv.

Spyware Warrior Forums
http://spywarewarrior.com/

The focus of the forums is spyware but they do have a few virus forums.

Stiller Research
http://www.stiller.com/

Home of Integrity Master antivirus, currently available for Windows and DOS. Also has some general info on hoaxes and viruses.

Symantec
http://symantec.com/

Makers of Norton Antivirus, currently available for Windows and Mac. Also has a free  online virus scan, removal tools for specific viruses, and tutorials on how to remove viruses manually.  However their website design is a little mazelike at

times.

Tech Support Guy
http://www.techguy.org/
Has a Security forum dealing with viruses.


TeMerc Internet Security Site
http://groups.msn.com/TeMercInternetSecuritySite/_whatsnew.msnw
MSN group on computer security that has some antivirus info.

The Internet Tourbus
http://www.tourbus.com/
Internet security newletter and website.

The Truth About "E-Mail Viruses"
http://www.gerlitz.com/virushoax/
A page on viruses and hoaxes.

Tom Coyote Forums
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
Has a virus forum.

Tomcat Internet Solutions
http://www.tom-cat.com/tomcat.html
Has some antivirus info in the links section.

Trend Micro
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm

Makers of PC-Cillin antivirus, currently available for Windows and Linux. Also has  a virus encyclopedia and free online scan.

TruthOrFiction
http://www.truthorfiction.com/
Hoax page

Urban Legends
http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/
Hoax Page

Virus Bulletin
http://www.virusbtn.com/

The newsletter isn't free, but they do have virus and hoax descriptions, and recovery tutorials.  The Resources section also has a lot of links, and a search engine linking to VGPrep.  VGPrep keeps track of the various names the different companies call the same virus and indexes them.

Virus Help, Old and New
http://www.wvi.com/~wb/VirusHelp.html
Links and articles on viruses and spam.

Virus Hoaxes and Netlore
http://hoaxinfo.com/
Info on viruses and hoaxes.

VirusList
http://www.viruslist.com/en/index.html
Has virus news, encyclopedia, and glossary.

Vmyths
http://www.vmyths.com/
Hoax page

Wilders.org
http://www.wilders.org/index.htm
Links to antivirus software, and support forums for most of them as
well as
other antivirus forums.

WinDrivers Computer Tech Support Forums
http://forums.windrivers.com/
Has an antivirus forum.

WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/
Freeware program that looks for viruses among other things.

WindowsSecurity
http://www.windowsecurity.com/
Security page that has some antivirus articles.

Winguides Software network
http://www.windowsecurity.com/
Has a virus forum.

WorldStart
http://www.worldstart.com/
Computer Security Site.  Has a virus section in "Computer Info".

Yahoo Groups Directory

http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Computers___Internet/Security/Viruses?show_groups=1

The Yahoo directory section for groups about viruses.  Please remember that not all Yahoo groups are created equal.  This is listed here for the sake of completion.  There is nothing to suggest that any of these groups are knowledgeable or honest, and I have not yet joined any of them so I cannot vouch for them.

MEDIA-VENEZUELA : Controversy Over New Broadcasting Regulations

MEDIA-VENEZUELA :

Controversy Over New Broadcasting Regulations

Humberto Márquez

[excerpts]

CARACAS, Nov 16 (IPS) - A draft law on "social responsibility in broadcasting" is seen by the Venezuelan government and its supporters as a tool for protecting children from inappropriate programming and bolstering independent media.

But the opposition movement, with which the country's powerful private media are closely aligned, regards it as an instrument for President Hugo Chávez to intimidate the media and exercise control over society.

The bill made it through the first hurdle in parliament last year with the votes of the ruling coalition majority, which holds 87 of the 165 seats in Congress.

In October, it moved into the second and final debate, where it is being discussed clause by clause amidst the same polarisation that has divided Venezuelan society between supporters and opponents of the left-leaning Chávez for the past few years.

Venezuela's current legislation on broadcasting dates back to 1941, although it has been frequently amended.

According to Information Minister Andrés Izarra, the bill is based on four central pillars, including "the respect that the hosts of TV and radio programmes should offer, and the broadcasting of episodes containing sex and violence at appropriate times of day, to protect children."

The other two are the aim of "forming citizens who are critical of media content," and fomenting the creation of a national "broadcasting industry that is in line with the model of socioeconomic change that the country is experiencing."

That is a reference to Chávez's "peaceful social revolution", which has included a wide range of social programmes, like an adult literacy drive, job training and microcredit programmes for the poor, soup kitchens and subsidised food products, and campaigns that have brought health care, including dental coverage, to slum neighbourhoods.

The purpose of the bill, according to the government, is "to establish the social responsibility of the providers of radio and TV and related services," in order to strengthen democracy, peace, human rights, culture, health and development, in keeping with the constitution and the national laws, especially the one that specifically protects children and adolescents. ...

... Among other things, the new law would create a "family viewing time" when "adult-oriented" programming would be banned.

It would also grant the state and local communities broadcasting space on every channel; provide facilities to independent producers; set up an oversight body; create hefty fines for those who violate the new regulations; and allow authorities to temporarily or permanently close down stations found to be repeat offenders.

Izarra said that according to the bill, "60 percent of TV programming must be made by independent producers, which will give rise to a state policy of support for the development of a national broadcasting industry."

The ruling coalition lawmakers argue that TV programming must no longer remain a monopoly of a handful of families, which have controlled the main TV stations for decades. The three leading networks have 70 percent of the audience. ...

... Under the new system, severe restrictions will be in effect from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and lighter restrictions until 11:00 PM. After that, broadcasters will enjoy wider freedom to air adult programming.

Critics claim that under the new measure, the oversight bodies could block or punish the broadcasting of live news coverage of events like the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York.

But governing coalition legislator Desirée Santos told IPS that the bill would not "establish prior censorship under any circumstances. The idea is simply for the media, which will be able to broadcast live whenever they wish, not to make sensationalist use of images or sounds to exploit people's morbid fascination in time slots dedicated to the education of children and adolescents."

However, communications expert Antonio Pasquali, who heads the Committee for Radio and Television as a Public Service, a local non-governmental organisation, described the bill as "totalitarian". ...

...
Marcelino Bisbal, director of graduate studies in communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, also believes that the bill is "authoritarian and un-democratic", and that the state is trying to create "a legal instrument to control a space in which dissent is still possible." ...

...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression said the bill does not live up to international standards of protection for freedom of expression  ...

Indians' Genetic Material Sold on Internet

BRAZIL :

Indians' Genetic Material Sold on Internet

Stephen Leahy and Mario Osava*

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 19 (Tierramérica)  - The Brazilian government has asked Interpol, the international police, to intervene in what it says is the illegal sale of genetic material from its indigenous peoples by a U.S. research centre.

Living cells from individual members of Karitiana and Suruí Indians, as well as other South and Central American indigenous groups, are available for 85 dollars, purchased through the Internet from the Coriell Cell Repositories, a division of Coriell Institute for Medical Research. ...

The Ticuna Indians' cells have been incorporated into a major tool for immunology research, and one the world's largest pharmaceutical corporations has used them to delve into the genetics of the human immune system, Albert notes in the journal ''Public Anthropology: Engaging Ideas 2001''.

Indigenous peoples "should be treated as fully-respected social partners, not as natural 'populations' for gene mining,'' Albert concludes.

(* Originally published Nov. 13 by Latin American newspapers that are part of the Tierramérica network. Tierramérica is a specialised news service produced by IPS with the backing of the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme.)

Full Story @

http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=26349

See also:

Tierramérica

http://www.tierramerica.net/english
Coriell Institute for Medical Research

http://coriell.umdnj.edu/
Coriell Cell Repositories - Human Variation Collections

http://locus.umdnj.edu/nigms/cells/humdiv.html
The ETC Group

http://www.etcgroup.org/

Bruce Albert - Public Anthropology: Engaging Ideas 2001

http://www.publicanthropology.org/Journals/Engaging-Ideas/Yanomami/Albert3.%0D%0Ahtm

TORONTO: Tunisian Journalist wins 2004 International Press Freedom Award

MEDIA :

Tunisian Journalist Fights for Openness

Stephen Leahy

BROOKLIN, Canada, Nov 19 (IPS) - The Tunisian recipient of a Canadian award  recognising her fight for media freedom in her homeland says she will  organise a counter conference to a planned United Nations meeting on the  "information society" in Tunis in 2005.

Sihem Bensedrine was one of three winners of the 2004 International Press  Freedom Award to be honoured by the group Canadian Journalists for Freedom  of Expression in Toronto this week. The annual prize recognises courageous  journalists who face personal risks in pursuit of the news.

Also saluted were Guy-André Kieffer, a Canadian freelance journalist who  disappeared in Côte d'Ivoire in April, and Zimbabwean newspaper 'The Daily  News', forced to close down in February 2004 for its "uncompromising  opposition to government repression."

...

Tunisia has one of the most oppressive censorship regimes in the world,  according to the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of  journalists and editors based in Vienna. For that reason the IPI and other  press freedom organisations want the WSIS to abandon Tunisia as the site of  its 2005 gathering.

Recent events could support that argument.

Any and all mention of Tunisia's ability and suitability as a place to  discuss freedom of expression were shouted down at a major WSIS preparatory  meeting involving civil society groups in Hamment, Tunisia in June, said  Mark Bench of the World Press Freedom Committee, a U.S.-based coalition of  45 countries.

Full Story at:

http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=26354

Health Canada moves on mercury fears

Health Canada moves on mercury fears

http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2004/11/21/f199.raw.html

The Chronicle Herald Sun, 21 Nov 2004 1:03 AM PST

OTTAWA - Mounting evidence that mercury contamination can damage fetal brain development has pushed Health Canada to review its guidelines on fish consumption by women of childbearing age, The Canadian Press has learned.

Canadian Press via Yahoo! News, Sat, 20 Nov 2004 8:49 AM PST

Mercury, used since ancient times, proves a slippery threat in 21st century http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20041120/ca_pr_on_na/fish_mercury_primer_1

OTTAWA (CP) - The story of mercury in the environment can be read in the chemistry of whales' teeth.

Health Canada reviewing fish consumption guidelines because of ...

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2004/11/20/723512-cp.html

Winnipeg Sun - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada

... "We have groups in the United States, in some of our urban areas, whose exposure is every bit as high as in the Inuit populations" in Canada's north, said ...

Concern rises over mercury in fish

The Globe and Mail Sat, 20 Nov 2004 0:33 AM PST

OTTAWA -- Health Canada says it is reviewing data on mercury levels in fish that could mean changing guidelines on fish consumption by women of childbearing age, in the face of growing evidence that mercury contamination can damage fetal brain development.

France Is Cast as the Villain in Ivory Coast

France Is Cast as the Villain in Ivory Coast
By LYDIA POLGREEN
Many Ivoirians have turned on French businessmen, immigrant
workers and one another with a vengeance.
[requires free registration]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/international/africa/21ivory.html?th

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