Computer Virus
Feral patent threatens one hundred million computers protected by ClamAV - ...
By Andy Oram
The Trend Micro patent (5,623,600) simply suggests that virus filtering be provided in a firewall. That's all. Only a court case stands in the way of a power grab that would require all open source work on virus filtering gateways to cease.
[Publish Date: January 29, 2008]
Avast anti-virus for the Mac - O'Reilly Digital Media Blog
By FJ de Kermadec
After spending an entire day installing Windows updates on a friend's computer, I decided to have a bit of good geeky fun by trying out Avast anti-virus for Mac OS X. Whether Mac OS X users need anti-virus at the moment is still up in the air, but regardless of the reality of the situation, knowing our options cannot hurt....
[Publish Date: July 05, 2008]
Our first big infection - O'Reilly Broadcast
By John Viega
At 7:30 eastern this morning, one of my brothers called to tell me that he is, "being attacked by hackers." He was about to fall prey to a common scam. He did have some bad stuff on his computer (his existing anti-virus had indeed failed him), but it was trying to get him to pay to remove itself and a bunch of phantom viruses that didn't really exist.
[Publish Date: November 24, 2008]
The Difference Between IE7 and a Virus - O'Reilly XML Blog
By Kurt Cagle
What do you call a program that gets loaded in surreptitiously and without your approval, has the potential to lock down your computer so you can't get access to it, takes up significant system resources and promptly crashes upon running. Normally, I'd call it a virus, except for the last part ... viruses are usually stable (and well written) once they start. On the other hand, it's a perfect description of Internet Explorer 7.0.
[Publish Date: November 01, 2006]
Dear McAfee, Thanks For the Spam, But.... - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog
By chromatic
Dear McAfee, Thanks for the e-mail advertising your products to help me remove viruses from my computer. I'm sure they would be very valuable. However, I think you may have made a slight mistake. I never sent you this message containing the...
[Publish Date: October 20, 2006]
Degunking Your Email, Spam, and Viruses, 1st Edition
By Jeff Duntemann
Degunking Your Email, Spam, and Viruses is organized according to a special cleaning process and written in everyday language that is designed for all computer users. With our unique 12-step Degunking program, you'll learn all the tried-and-true tech...
[Publish Date: October 2004]
O'Reilly Launches AnnoyancesCentral.com
Viruses and worms, spam and bugs, cranky software, hardware that won't work, online identity thieves, lousy documentation and customer support--these are just a few of the computing challenges consumers face every day. Mix in new technology, new products...
[Publish Date: July 28, 2005]
Cell Phone Viruses: The New Frontier - O'Reilly Media
By David Sims
Although the Timofonica virus behaved like several recent e-mail viruses on computer systems, it generated spam on the wireless spectrum. Are mobile communications threatened?
[Publish Date: June 09, 2000]
TUX magazine: dressing up Linux for the desktop user - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog
By Andy Oram
If you are the type who responds to friends' pleas to "help me get this virus off my computer" by deleting Windows and installing Linux, you may find a perfect holiday gift for the convert in a new magazine called TUX.
[Publish Date: November 17, 2004]
Avoid Costly Security Flaws with O'Reilly's "Secure Coding: Principles and ...
Sebastopol, CA--Rarely a week goes by without an announcement of a new attack on computer systems. Viruses, worms, denials of service, and password sniffers are attacking all types of systems--from banks to e-commerce sites to seemingly impregnable government...
[Publish Date: July 01, 2003]
RIAA Threatened By Anti-Terrorist Law - O'Reilly Digital Media Blog
By Lisa Rein
Under the Uniting and Strengthening America Act (USA Act), 'collateral damage' inflicted by virus-like software used to seek out and delete infringing files on a home user's computer (non-infringing files deleted by accident) would constitute an act of terrorism.
[Publish Date: October 15, 2001]
MS Security Tool Finds Holes, Disgusts Users - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog
By Bill Pena
MS has released Microsoft Personal Security Advisor (MPSA), a web-based tool that scans PCs for security holes, available patches, and insecure system settings, and reports problems and solutions to the user. Surprise! Experienced users who thought they were vigilant about security -- installing patches, checking security alerts, and using anti-virus software -- found themselves blown away by the results: "Oh my god, I can't believe all these holes," said Terry Montono, a high school computer lab teacher. "I lecture my kids about keeping up with patches and I thought I was doing a good job of keeping my computer clean. But it's like there's a secret basement in Windows 2000 that's filled with huge cracks that will let people enter my computer."
[Publish Date: August 27, 2001]
