In the article "How to Securely Delete a File" we saw that using Windows to delete a file is not the way to do so securely. To completely delete a … [Read more...]
Virus Tutorial Table of Contents
28 February 2013 by
Table of Contents The tutorial is designed to be read start to finish but should you wish to jump directly to a tutorial page, come back here and use … [Read more...]
Visual Basic Files
28 February 2013 by
The exploit popular earlier were Visual Basic Script (VBS) worms. What is VBS? Let's see what Microsoft says: Microsoft® Visual Basic® … [Read more...]
Batch Files
28 February 2013 by
While not often found, it is possible to write a batch file that contains a virus. In most cases the batch file is used to drop a memory or disk virus … [Read more...]
Some Virus Threat Details
27 February 2013 by
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 … [Read more...]
On-going Virus Information
27 February 2013 by
The first place to check often is the web site of your anti-virus provider. There you should find alerts for the latest viruses, information about … [Read more...]
Outlook and Outlook Express
27 February 2013 by
This page will hopefully clarify some of the noted confusion about the ability of Outlook and Outlook Express to interact with worms and viruses. In … [Read more...]
File Extensions
27 February 2013 by
One of the most asked questions lately is "What extensions should I scan and/or watch for in E-mail attachments?" While a valid question, some caveats … [Read more...]