Anti-Virus Sites

Many times, the web sites for anti-virus software manufacturers can provide a great deal of information regarding malware, spyware, and other suspicious bits of software you may find on a compromised system. The Symantec Security Response Center (http://www.sarc.com), Sophos (http://www.sophos.com), Kaspersky Labs (http://www.kaspersky.com), VirusList.com (http://www.viruslist.com/eng/index.html), and the Panda Software Virus Encyclopedia (http://www.pandasoftware.com) provide a good deal of information about a wide range of malware.

When researching malware, I highly recommend that you visit multiple sites. Not only do many of the anti-virus software manufacturers name newly discovered malware based on their own conventions, ...

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