Guide to Computer Viruses

1 Introduction: Definitions, Jargon, and Myths.- What and What Not.- Related Programs.- Special Terms.- Viral Myths.- 2 Beginner’s Panic Guide to Viral Programs.- Don’t Panic.- Power.- Backups.- Getting Started.- Assume You’re Wrong.- Scanners.- Other Antivirals.- Local Reports.- Weird Behavior.- Cleanup.- 3 History and Examples of Viral Programs.- Early History.- Viral Examples.- 4 Computer Operations and Viral Operations.- Boot Sector Infectors.- File Infectors.- The Viral Use of Computer Operations and Functions.- Data Versus Programs.- 5 Antiviral-Protection Checklist.- Antiviral Checklist.- 6 Antiviral Software and Evaluation.- Standards and Measures.- User Reaction and Interface.- Types of Antivirals.- Other Considerations.- LAN Security.- 7 The Virus and Society.- The Virus Community: Two Solitudes.- Viral Morality.- Trust.- Scope.- False Alerts.- Future Trends.- Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions.- Appendix B Quick Reference Antiviral Review Chart.- Appendix C Reviews of Antiviral Products.- to the Antiviral Reviews.- Activity Monitors.- AntiVirus-Plus (Techmar).- InocuLAN (Cheyenne).- Immune II (Higher Ground Diagnostics, Inc.).- Change Detectors.- DISKSECURE (Padgett Peterson).- HS 3.58 (Stroem System Soft).- Integrity Master (Stiller Research).- SafeWord Virus-Safe (Enigma Logic).- SIX, BRECT (Zen Works).- Vaccine/Sweep/D-Fence (Sophos).- Scanners.- Antiviral Toolkit Pro (KAMI).- F-PROT (Frisk).- F-PROT Professional (Command/Data Fellows).- IBM AntiVirus (IBM).- LANProtect (Intel).- VirAway (Techmar).- Vi-Spy (RG).- Multilayered Software.- AVAST! antiviral.(ALWIL Software).- Data Physician Plus! (Digital Dispatch).- Dr. Solomon’s Anti-Virus Toolkit (S&S International).- F-PROT 1.xx (Frisk).- Norton AntiVirus 3 (Symantec/Norton).- SCAN suite (McAfeeAssociates).- Thunderbyte Utilities (Thunderbyte).- VET (Cybec).- Virex for the PC (Datawatch).- Virus Buster (Leprechaun).- General Security Software.- Network Security Organizer (Leprechaun).- PC/DACS (Mergent).- PC-Vault (Johnson).- SAFE (Micronyx).- Security Guardian (Command).- Watchdog (Fischer).- Miscellaneous.- HyperACCESS (Hilgraeve).- Rising Anti-Virus Card (Rising Computer Science).- Watchdog (Fischer).- Atari.- Chasseur II (Vidovic).- FLIST and FCHECK (Lindberg).- Protect6 (Osterud).- VKILLER (Woodside).- Amiga.- BootX (Stuer).- APPENDIX D Antiviral Vendors and Contacts Listing.- APPENDIX E Antiviral Bookshelf.- Virus.- Computer Viruses and Data Protection.- A Short Course on Computer Viruses.- Computers under Attack: Intruders, Worms and Viruses.- A Pathology of Computer Viruses.- The Computer Virus Desk Reference.- The Computer Virus Crisis, 2nd ed..- Computer Virus Handbook.- Rogue Programs: Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses.- Computer Viruses and Anti-Virus Warfare.- The PC Virus Control Handbook.- PC Security and Virus Protection Handbook.- The Computer Virus Handbook.- The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses.- Naissance d’un Virus.- Virus!: The Secret World of Computer Invaders That Breed and Destroy.- Computer Viruses, Worms, Data Diddlers, Killer Programs, and Other Threats to Your System: What They Are, How They Work, and How to Defend Your PC, Mac or Mainframe.- Inside the Norton AntiVirus.- Virus Detection and Elimination.- Dr. Solomon’s Virus Encyclopedia.- PC Viruses: Detection, Analysis, and Cure.- Survivor’s Guide to Computer Viruses.- Related.- It’s Alive!.- Computer Crime.- Computer Ethics.- Computer-Related Risks.- The New Hacker’s Dictionary.- NetLaw: Your Rights in the Online World.- Computer Security Basics.- Digital Woes.-Fiction.- Shockwave Rider.- When H.A.R.L.I.E. Was One.- The Tojo Virus.- The Adolescence of P-1.- Terminal Compromise.- Snow Crash.- Appendix F Sources of Information On-Line.- Appendix G Glossary.- Appendix H Antiviral Checklist.- Appendix I Antiviral Files on Accompanying Disk.- UNZIP.EXE (MS-DOS).- KILLMNK3.ZIP (MS-DOS).- FP-220.ZIP (MS-DOS).- DISINF36.HQX (MAC).- DS242.ZIP (MS-DOS).- Virus Information.- AMIGAVIR.ZIP, ATARIVIR.ZIP, INDEX.793, MACVIR.*, MSDOSVIR.ZIP, MVSVIR.ZIP, and UNIXVIR.ZIP.