PC Viruses

Aims to demystify PC viruses, providing clear information about this relatively new PC problem. It enables managers and PC users to formulate an appropriate response. Over 100 PC viruses and variants are documented in detail and information is offered on how to get rid of them.

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PC viruses are not necessarily a major disaster despite what is sometimes written about them. But a virus infection is at the very least a nuisance, and can lead to potential loss of data. Often it is the user's panic reaction to discovering a virus infection that does more damage than the virus itself. This book demystifies PC viruses, providing clear information about this relatively new PC problem. It enables managers and PC users to formulate an appropriate response. Over 100 PC viruses and variants are documented in detail. The reader is told how to recognise each one, what it does, how it copies itself, and how to get rid of it. Other useful and relevant technical information is also provided. Strategies for dealing with potential and actual virus outbreaks are described for business, academic and other environments, with the emphasis on sensible but not unreasonable precautions. All users of IBM PC or compatible computers - from single machines to major LAN's - should find this book useful. A working knowledge of DOS is basic to the use of this book.
Dr Alan Solomon has been conducting primary research into PC viruses since they first appeared, and has developed virus protection software "Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit".