VIRUS

VIRUS

1. A program that replicate itself

   • Spread by
     • Read e-mail address & e-mail itself to everyone in address
     • Scan computer for networks and copy itself to other machines

2. Worm - Virus that can spread without human intervention.

   • The Zafi Worm
   • Mabutu
   • Bropia
   • Santy

3. The Virus Hoax

   • Jdbgmgr Hoax
   • Tax Return Hoax
   • The W32.Torch Hoax

4. Virus Scanners

   • Contain list of all known virus files
   • Monitor your system for certains types of virus behaviours
   • Scanning Techniques
     • E-mail & Attachment Scanning
     • Download Scanning
     • File Scanning
     • Heuristic Scanning
     • Active Code Scanning
     • Instant Messaging Scanning

5. Commercial Antivirus Software

   • McAfee VirusScan
     • Very Affordable
     • Different versions available for different vulnerability levels
     • Relatively easy to use, require limited skills to utilize
     • Very good scanner, using multiple modalities to scan for viruses
   • Norton AntiVirus
     • Very Affordable
     • Different versions available for different vulnerability levels
     • Graphical interfaces makes configuring & using it easy to use
     • Very good scanner, using multiple modalities to scan for viruses
   • Avast! AntiVirus
     • Free
     • Commercial version of Avast! for enterprise settings available
     • Has a graphical interface making it easy to use
     • Reasonably good scanner. But, lacks features such as McAfee virus map & Norton 's pick up hacking tools ability
   • PC-chillin by Trend Micro
   • Panda