Bigelow's Virus Troubleshooting Pocket Reference

Section 1 History of viruses: Fred Cohen experiment; Brain virus; Jerusalem virus; media frenzy; Internet worm; Dark avenger; Joe Well's wildlist; macro viruses; Java, HTML, and other Internet technology threats. Section 2 Malware: viruses defined; why viruses are authored; antivirus laws and justice; viruses; other malware. Section 3 Myths and hoaxes: myths; virus hoaxes; hoaxes prevalent in the wild today. Section 4 Detecting malware: symptoms of infection; antivirus software scanning methods; antivirus software detection methods; submitting virus samples for analysis. Section 5 Preventative measures: risk analysis; antivirus software configuration; hardware configuration; network configuration; emergency software everyone should have; policies and procedures; backing up data; updates and upgrades to antivirus software; alternative operating systems and programs; tricks and techniques. Section 6 Antivirus software: selecting antivirus software; Internet downloads and trialware; set-up and installation; EICAR test; updates and upgrades; antivirus solutions for older computers and operating systems. Section 7 Removing viruses: using antivirus software to scan for viruses; why some viruses can't be removed easily; recommended removal procedures. Section 8 Researching malware: Internet web sites; search techniques. Section 9 Glossary.