Computer Virus & Remedies


411 on New Viruses and their Fixes:

W32.Blaster.Worm (Discovered on: August 11, 2003)
W32.Welchia.Worm (Discovered on: August 18, 2003)
W32.Swen.A@mm (Discovered on: September 18, 2003)
W32.Mimail.C@mm (Discovered on: October 31, 2003)
W32.Bugbear.B@mm (Discovered on: June 5,2003)
W32.Goner.A@mm (Discovered on: December 4, 2001)
W32.Badtrans.B@mm (Discovered on: November 24, 2001)
W32.Magistr.24876@mm (Discovered on: March 13, 2001)
W32/Naked@MM Virus (AKA my naked wife) (Discovered 03/06/2001)
VBS.SST@mm (Discovered February 12, 2001)
W32.Navidad  (Discovered November 3, 2000)
VBS.Stages.A ( aka: IRC/Stages.worm, Life_Stages Worm,
VBS_Stages.A)
(Discovered June 16, 2000)
W97M.Melissa.BG AKA ResumeWorm, W97M.Resume.A (Discovered May 27, 2000)
Fix for I love you Virus
Fix for Nimda

For more information visit these web sites:
SARC (Symantec)
Avert Labs (McAfee)

 

Safety Tips:

To reduce the risk of getting infected by viruses and trojans follow these safety tips:
Keep your AntiVirus Software updated. 
Do not open e-mail from unknown sources.
Scan all e-mail attachments even If you receive e-mail from a trusted source.
Never install any software from unknown vendors.
Only download and use programs from Trusted sources.
Backup your work every week onto an external storage (e.g. floppies, zip or on a server).

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