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Some Virus Threat Details

These pages detail some techniques that various historical viruses/worms use to infect. There is not enough information here to enable you to write a virus (and please don't ask for more -- it won't be sent!); however, you should get an idea of some past attempts at malware.

These are the viruses described here...

Current Threats

Please see the CKnow Current Virus News page for some feeds from anti-virus vendors that display the most current threats

**Virus Tutorial Map**
Tutorial Home Page Introduction to Viruses: Virus Behavior \| Number of Viruses \| Virus Names \| How Serious? \| Good Viruses? \| Why Write Viruses? \| Hardware Threats \| Software Threats \| Virus Droppers Types of Viruses What Viruses Infect: System Sector Viruses \| File Viruses \| Macro Viruses \| Companion Viruses \| Cluster Viruses \| Batch File Viruses \| Source Code Viruses \| Visual Basic Worms How Viruses Infect: Polymorphic Viruses \| Stealth Viruses and Rootkits \| Fast and Slow Infectors \| Sparse Infectors \| Armored \| Multipartite \| Spacefiller (Cavity) \| Tunneling \| Camouflage \| NTFS ADS Viruses Specific Threats: Back Orifice \| CIH Spacefiller \| Kakworm \| Laroux \| Love Letter \| Melissa \| Nimda \| Pretty Park \| Stages History of Viruses (Summary) Dr. Solomon's History: 1986-1987 The Prologue \| 1988 The Game Begins \| 1989 Datacrime \| 1990 The Game Gets More Complex \| 1991 Product Launches and Polymorphism \| 1992 Michelangelo \| 1993 Polymorphics and Engines \| The Future Robert Slade's History: Earliest History \| Related Early \| Fred Cohen \| Pranks/Trojans \| Apple Virus \| Lehigh/Jerusalem \| (c) Brain \| MacMag Virus Protection: Scanning \| Integrity Checking \| Interception \| AV Product Use Guidelines \| File Extensions \| Safe Computing Practices (Safe Hex) \| Outlook and Outlook Express \| Disable Scripting \| Backup Strategy \| On-going Virus Information Miscellaneous: Anti-Virus Software \| Tutorial License \| Virus Plural \| Partition Sector \| DOS Boot Sector \| FDISK/MBR \| False Authority \| Logic Bombs \| Trojans \| Worms \| Hoaxes

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