Where do viruses get their names?
Have you ever wondered how a virus gets its name? Generally speaking the individual responsible for the discovery of the malicious program gets the honor of naming it. In theory the name is supposed to be related to the virus and what its intent is, however it is obvious by the bizarre names...
The very first viruses: Creeper, Wabbit and Brain.
Generally accepted as the first virus is the Creeper Worm. In 1974 the Wabbit Virus, was created. In 1986 the Brain Boot Sector Virus showed up. The Brain virus is responsible for the first IBM PC virus epidemic.
Malwarebytes Review. We eat malware for breakfast.
My number one recommended malware tool? Well, it does change from time to time, but for a while now I've been a huge advocate of malwarebytes. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect.
Current threat levels
Trend Micro supplies a widget that reports on the current global threat level of malware, malicious websites, and the percentage of world-wide IP addresses that are sending spam. Interesting information to keep you in the loop of current global threat levels is provided on Trend Micro's TrendWatch website. You can also get...
Must have malware tool of the week, #1
Dr.Web CureIt! detects and neutralizes viruses, rootkits, Trojan horses, spyware, and other malicious objects that have gone undetected by your anti-virus software. I have been amazed at the effectiveness of this product, it is able almost every time to detect viruses that traditional scanners can not.
Computer threats & the joy of malware.
Viruses are never ending in the PC realm. For me, I find this quite entertaining. There is nothing quite like tackling a stubborn virus, and the satisfaction that comes with defeating it. Ah, the joy of viruses. Often people suggest getting a Mac (Since they don’t yet have the same level of malicious threats), but...
Computer Tip #7
Tip #7, f-secure. (Tomorrow is the last & greatest PC Tip ever!) F-Secure is an online virus & malware scanner. The reason I’m recommending it here as a tip is because f-secure has one primary advantage to the virus scanner already on your computer (like AVG or whatever you may be running). F-Secure is run...