Viruses RevealedPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Defend your system against the real threat of computer viruses with help from this comprehensive resource. Up-do-date and informative, this book presents a full-scale analysis on computer virus protection. Through use of case studies depicting actual virus infestations, this guide provides both the technical knowledge and practical solutions necessary to guard against the increasing threat of virus attacks. |
Contents
PART II System Solutions | 137 |
What Went Wrong What Went Right What Can We Learn? | 333 |
PART IV Social Aspects | 437 |
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active alert anti-virus program anti-virus software anti-virus vendors antiviral applications attachment backup boot-sector chain letter chapter computer viruses configuration contain copy damage David Harley desktop detection disinfection diskette document EICAR encryption environment ethical example executed fact file infectors filename filename extensions function hard disk Help Desk heuristic HyperCard infected file installed Internet issues known machine Macintosh macro viruses malicious software malware Master Boot Record memory Microsoft MS-DOS newsgroups normal on-access operating system organization overwriting password payload possible problem protection reported scanner scanning script sector server social engineering sometimes spam specific spread target term threat Trojan horse UNIX updates users variants VBScript victim viral programs Virus Bulletin virus hoax virus infection virus management virus writers vulnerable Windows Word worm writing