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Internet and Technology Resources

Viruses and Virus Hoaxes
Scan for viruses.
Following are some links to Web pages of companies
dealing with virus protection.

• http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/
  
• http://www.mcafee.com/us/
  
• http://www.pandasoftware.com/
  
• http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/
  
• http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
  
• http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/default.aspx
  
• http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php for AVG Anti-virus Software.
  
• http://www.grisoft.com/doc/40/lng/ww for the free version of AVG (very busy site).
  
• http://www.cert.org/
  

We've all seen the dire warnings included in forwarded emails. Before forwarding any of these dire-sounding warnings, please check to see if the warning is simply a dirty trick. Use one of the virus hoax listings.

• Hoaxes:
  http://HoaxBusters.ciac.org
  
• Check Urban legends at Snopes:
  http://www.snopes.com/snopes.asp

 

Firewalls Microsoft Windows XP and newer OSes includes a firewall. Also, your router may include a firmware firewall. But here are two software solutions, for those who are still interested.

• Black Ice
  
• Zone Alarm

Spyware Detection and Removal

• Spybot Search and Destroy.
• http://www.lavasoft.de/ for Ad-Aware.
• http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html for Spyware Blaster.
• http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php

 

Connection Tests The "ShieldsUp" test at grc.com is a very popular test, which will tell you a lot about the security status of your Internet connection.

Test the speed of your DSL or cable connection at one of the speed test sites.

• http://www.grc.com
  
• http://www.dslreports.com
  

 

Domain Names and Web Hosting Check for availability of a domain name, or find out who owns a particular domain name.

• http://www.internic.net/    for InterNic Main Page
  
• http://www.internic.net/whois.html    for InterNic's WhoIs lookup of Domain name owners
  
• http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml    for another WhoIs lookup
  
• http://www.hostindex.com/    for a big list of hosting companies.

• Check Web page history on the Wayback machine:
  http://www.archive.org/web/web.php