• Know who you’re dealing with.
• Don’t believe promises of easy money.
• Think twice before entering contests run by unfamiliar companies.
• Be cautious about unsolicited emails.
• Guard your personal information.
• Pay the safest way.

    Virus/Hoax Info Sites

• Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes...VMyth
• Current Net Lore
• CVE Vulnerability Database
• Don't Spread that Hoax!
• E-Mail Viruses
• EFF "Hoaxes" Archive
• Fraud Watchers ...scams & frauds
• Generic Trojan & Adware Removal Procedures ...2 different procedures you can try for malware removal
• Glassy Eyes ...eyeglasses scam
• History's Worst Software Bugs
• Hoax Buster
• Hoax Busters
• Hoax Slayer
• Hoax Warnings
• How to Avoid Spyware ...Spyware is software that resides on a computer and sends information to its creator
• Internet Storm Center
• Jotti's Malware Scan ...Free online service that enables you to scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs
• Looks Too Good to be True
• Malware Blog
• Malwarebytes ...A variety of tools that can identify and remove malicious software from your computer
• Metascan Online ...Quickly multi-scan your files for malware using 19 antivirus engines
• Museum of Hoaxes
• National Vulnerability Database
• NerdHerd
• New E-Scams & Warnings ...Investigative Programs Cyber Investigations
• Pandalabs ...Everything you need to know about Internet threats
• Phishing ...How Not To Get Hooked by a Phishing Scam
• Purportal...hoax searches
• Quatloos...scams
• Remove Malware ...Keeping Malware At Bay
• Scam and Fraud Alert ...Be careful out there!
• May 28 -Scam Investigations ...Before you think you’re too smart to fall for an online scammer, think again
• Scamorama
• Security Information ...Learn more about viruses, spam, Trojans, hoaxes, spyware and adware
• Security News & Trends
• Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
• Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
• Sophos Anti-Virus
• Spyware Warrior ...A wealth of resources to help you fight spyware and adware
• Stop Badware
• Technical Cyber Security Alerts
• The Brad Christensen Exhibit
• The Complete Guide to Avoiding Online Scams ...For Your Less Savvy Friends and Relatives
• The Exploit Database ...An ultimate archive of exploits and vulnerable software
• The Nigerian Scam
• The Piltdown Plot
• The Red Tape Chronicles ...Blog which covers Internet scams and consumer fraud
• Top Critical Security Controls
• Top Scams ...Several pervasive forms of scams that have prove particularly alluring to potential victims when times are tough
• Top 10 Literary Hoaxes
• Top 10 Scams of 2006
• Top 10 Net Hoaxes / Urban Legends of 2006
• Truth about E-Mail Viruses
• Truth or Fiction
• Urban Legend Combat Kit
• Urban Legends Reference
• Urban Legends
• Virus Calendar
• Virus Hoaxes & Realities
• Virus Information
• 419 Eater ...scambaiting
• 419 Letter Repository ...scam letters

    Virus Scan Sites

• AVG Free Edition...anti-virus
• BitDefender Online Scanner ...An on-demand virus scanner which incorporates the BitDefender scanning engines
• Central Command
• ClamWin Free Antivirus
• Comodo Antivirus ...freeware
• EliaShim Anti-Virus Software
• ESET Online Scanner ...ESET Online Scanner a fast and and free tool that detects and removes threats on your PC
• F-Secure Home Page
• Hijack Hunter ...Free anti-virus scanner
• McAfee Home Page...VirusScan
• Panda ActiveScan with TruPrevent
• PC-cillin Housecall...anti-virus scan
• RunScanner ...Freeware startup and hijack analyzer
• SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner ...Free complete scanning and removal engine and will detect AND remove over 1,000,000 spyware/malware infections
• URLVoid ...Scan Websites for Viruses
• Virus Total ...Analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines

    Other Virus Sites

• Anti Spyware 101
• Anti Virus Site
• AntiVirus Downloads
• AntVirus Information
• CERT Vulnerability Notes
• Computer Knowledge Virus Tutorial
• Conficker Working Group ...Check to see if you are infected
• Doug Muth's Anti-Virus Help
• Latest Virus Threats
• McAfee Global Threat Intelligence Website
• McAfee Virus Information
• National Vulnerability Database
• Security Search
• Sophos Anti-Rootkit ...Free rootkit detection and removal tool
• Trend Micro
• Trend Micro RootkitBuster ...Clean or remove hidden files, registry entries, and services
• Trojan Horse Viruses
• Virus Bulletin Home Page
• Virus Notification Program
• Virus Top 20
• Wildlist Virus Info
• Zero-Day Tracker