Use these web resources to help you complete the WebQuest tasks. You should visit and review ALL of them and then decide which ones are useful for each task.
badguys.org (home page of virus researcher Sarah Gordon)
Computer Viruses: Making the Time Fit the Crime (Ford, Marrin, Esposito,Witmeyer, & Glaser, Attys. at Law)
Computer Viruses Slowed But Not Contained (San Jose Mercury News)
Computer Viruses, Worms, and Insurance (About.com)
Cost of Code Red Computer Virus (GSMBOX)
How Does an Antivirus Work? (Symantec)
'Modest' Cost of Sobig Virus (BBC News)
Network Associates (maker of McAfee Antivirus)
Study Tallies High Expense of Computer Viruses (TechWeb)
Symantec Corporation (maker of Norton Antivirus)
Types of Viruses (Queensland University of Technology)
Understanding Computer Viruses (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)
Virus Info Research and Writings (Command Software)
Virus Protection Software (Yahoo!)
Virus Source Code (62NDS Solutions) This web page contains links to the program code for actual viruses, written in VBScript. They have been rendered safe by putting them inside of plain text files. Nonetheless, some of the pages at that web site may set off your antivirus software. It is imperative that you have adequate antivirus software installed on your computer BEFORE you visit this site.
Vmyths.com (information on virus hoaxes)
Who Writes Viruses? (Computer Cops)
Who Writes Viruses...and Why? (The PC Guide)
The WildList Organization International
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