• ANTI is a computer virus affecting Apple Macintosh computers running classic Mac OS versions up to System 6. It was the first Macintosh virus not to create...
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  • of a unified list of computer viruses is made difficult due to their subsequent naming. To aid the fight against computer viruses and other types of malicious...
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    remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started to protect against other computer threats...
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    "infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. Computer viruses generally require a host program. The virus writes its own...
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    worm like that, and sometimes weeks." The second ever computer worm was devised to be an anti-virus software. Named Reaper, it was created by Ray Tomlinson...
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    A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the...
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  • Norton AntiVirus is an anti-virus or anti-malware software product founded by Peter Norton, developed and distributed by Symantec (now Gen Digital) since...
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  • The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 3 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not...
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  • organic chemistry Anti conformation, an arrangement of atoms in alkane stereochemistry ANTI (computer virus), a classic Mac OS computer virus A false reading...
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    This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware...
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  • The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR)...
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  • designed for computers running Microsoft Windows and macOS, although a version for Linux is available for business consumers. Kaspersky Anti-Virus features...
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  • Etap and MetaPHOR) is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. The virus was released in its most recent version...
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  • MicroWorld's eScan Anti-Virus. Antivirus software Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of computer viruses "Contributors - VirusTotal". VirusTotal. Retrieved...
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  • AVG AntiVirus (previously known as AVG, an abbreviation of Anti-Virus Guard) is a line of antivirus software developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary...
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  • is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. It is...
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  • unauthorized access to the affected computer. Ransomware attacks are often carried out using a Trojan. Unlike computer viruses and worms, Trojans generally do...
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  • messages if, say, the virus is not able to infect a file on a read-only device such as a floppy disk. One of the clues that a computer is infected is the...
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  • The Pikachu virus, also referred to as Pokey or the Pokémon virus, was a computer worm believed to be the first malware geared at children, due to its...
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  • 650 MB can be uploaded to the website, or sent via email (max. 32MB). Anti-virus software vendors can receive copies of files that were flagged by other...
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  • the pseudonym of a computer virus writer from Sofia, Bulgaria. He gained considerable notoriety during the early 1990s when his viruses spread internationally...
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  • Comparison of firewalls International Computer Security Association Internet security Comparison of computer viruses Virus Bulletin uses http "How to disable...
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  • home and business anti-virus products do include anti-spyware functions, albeit treated differently from viruses. Symantec Anti-Virus, for instance, categorizes...
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  • (also known as Commander Bomber) is a DOS polymorphic memory resident computer virus, known for its technique of "patchy infection". This method of infection...
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  • includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like computer operating...
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  • Microsoft Anti-Virus (MSAV) is an antivirus program introduced by Microsoft for its MS-DOS operating system. The program first appeared in MS-DOS version...
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  • The Goodtimes virus, also styled as Good Times virus, was a computer virus hoax that spread during the early years of the Internet's popularity. Warnings...
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  • AntiCMOS is a boot virus. Its first discovery was at Lenart, Slovenia, which led to its alias of Lenart. It was isolated in Hong Kong several times at...
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    directly to anti-virus firms, who believe Cabir in its current state is harmless. However, it does prove that mobile phones are also at risk from virus writers...
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    Kaspersky Lab (category Computer security companies)
    romanized: Laboratoriya Kasperskogo) is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia, and operated by a holding company...
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