Tutorials about Viruses, Hoaxes and Myths

About.Com What is a Virus?

About has some solid information for beginners or non-technical people who just would like to know what all the fuss is about. Some info is out of date but the links on the site are kept up to date.

Virus Bulletin: Great Source on Viruses and Anti-Virus Vendors

A valuable source of information on viruses. Virus Bulletin publishes on a regular basis an appraisal of different software products and how they fare.

ICSA Labs Anti-Virus Community

A certification body for appraising anti-virus and security software. Their Annual Virus Prevalence Survey is worth the price of admission.

Information Security Magazine

top notch magazine dealing with Computer Security issues

CIAC Virus Database

a very reliable and valuable source of virus alerts and information.

CERT/CC Computer Virus Resources

a very reliable and valuable source of virus alerts and information.

Computer Virus Index  

haven't reviewed the information on this site.

Howstuffworks "How Computer Viruses Work"

haven't reviewed the information on this site.

Virus Information - CSRC

haven't reviewed the information on this site.

Myth/Hoax information

Virus Myths and Hoaxes

HoaxBusters

VirusList

Virus Hoaxes and Netlore