There are a number of companies that produce anti-virus software. This is not intended to be a complete list of anti-virus companies; but, it is a good starting place.

Even a non-bootable floppy can contain a virus in the boot sector.

Most people have little or no expertise in the field of computer viruses. People with little or no expertise often fall prey to False Authority Syndrome. False Authority Syndrome contributes significantly to the spread of fear and myths about computer viruses.

FDISK /MBR is often suggested as a solution for fixing a virus attack.

This page is basically a menu item placeholder for the various miscellaneous pages used and referenced throughout the CKnow Virus Tutorial.

On hard (fixed) disk drives, the very first sector is the partition sector (often known as the Master Boot Record [MBR] or partition table).

Popups are used throughout the CKnow Virus Tutorial. This page is a place for those to be recorded.

Virus myths abound. Hoaxes are easy to construct and also freely circulate. Learn about them and where to get data about them.

The correct English plural of virus is viruses.

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