• http://www.cert.org/other_sources/viruses.html - CERT coordination center - computer virus resources. "This document lists resources that might be useful for dealing with computer viruses. We have provided these lists for information and convenience only."

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Other related sites

Information on various e-mail borne attacks

Information on e-mail viruses, hoaxes and other undesirable things.

• http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/secure.html - "Avoiding virus infections"
• http://www.mischel.dhs.org/scrapfiles.jsp - MS "Scrap files" - their dangers and flaws.

-- ChrisLowth - 10 Jun 2002

• Avoiding virus infections
• MS "Scrap files" - their dangers and flaws.
• Why Adobe PDF files are not "safe"
• Active Content: Really Neat Technology or Impending Disaster? Audio: Charlie Kaufman
• Symantec's "Virus hoaxes" page - check this page before believing any virus warning messages you receive from friends or collegues. Thus you can avoid being tricked into deleting files that you actually need.
• http://www.emailabuse.org/ - Superb site, dedicated to informing e-mail users of potential e-mail borne abuses and providing them with the tools to avoid becoming a victim and to fight back at Email Abusers!

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Information on various e-mail borne attacks

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This topic contains links to internet pages with information about potential e-mail virus attacks and the avoidance of them. Some of this information has been covered in features of the "protector" suite, others simply give advice on "good practice" for users of e-mail systems (particularly Microsoft windows applications).

• http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg/secure.html - "Avoiding virus infections"
• http://www.mischel.dhs.org/scrapfiles.jsp - MS "Scrap files" - their dangers and flaws.

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