Very often you here about Viruses, Worms and Malicious Code well after they
are distributed.
The box on the right shows you the latest threats and provides links to
removal tools.
The following information and links should help you in finding your Network
or PC (or MAC) vulnerabilities and help you decide what steps you should take to avoid these unfortunate facts
of life.
As a long time subscriber to Symantec's product line, much of what you'll
see below will be from that company.
Click here for McAfee's anti-virus
page but expect annoying pop up windows and lot's of advertising.
Remember: Your virus program is only as good as it's last update.
The latest programs check for updates every few hours. We recommend you update as often as you can, minimally once
per week and recommend you run a full scan of all machines weekly.
We will be glad to assist you in this process, providing you with a security
report on your Data Network, PC or MAC and recommending solutions to reduce your system's vulnerability
to malicious code, viruses and worms.
RECENT NEWS:
EMAIL POLICY FOR BUSINESS
Do your employees abuse their internet privileges? Do you know how much bandwidth is dedicated to work
related business and how much is not? As a business owner, it's your right to know. An
email/internet/intranet acceptable use policy should be signed by every employee of your business.
Each employee should understand you have complete access to all of their email and history of web sites
visited. What would you do if you were slapped with a lawsuit because an employee of yours violated the law
online and was never informed of your policy? Our disclaimer: This won't make you bullet proof and we
strongly recommend you have your legal counsel review it. Go to
http://spearheadmultimedia.com/news/sample_email_policy.htm
FIRST-STRIKE SECURITY
Another program which works ahead of virus scanners has proven quite effective for us. "SurfinGuard
Pro", a free program from Finjan Software which detects
malicious code such as Active X and Javascript and Plug-ins. Finjan Software claims it "allows businesses to use
the Internet safely without worrying about Executables, ActiveX, Java, VB Script, JavaScript,
Plug-Ins." The site has some security tests that will surprise even those who think they are
"protected" from malicious code. We have evaluated this product on workstations and notebooks and are
satisfied with the results.
This is what Finjan Software has to say about their product: "Unlike
traditional anti-virus technology, SurfinGate represents a new way to combat hostile active content based on
code behavior, not by static signature recognition. Because SurfinGate does not use database updates, it
defends against new variants, unknown and "yet-to-be-created" attacks."
VIRUS HOAXES
As many of you might already know, Virus Hoaxes absolutely get my goad. If you receive a warning
about a virus, do everyone a favor: Go to SARC's
Hoaxes Page and confirm the validity of the warning you receive. If it's valid, tell all of your
friends and associates and let them know you checked it out before adding stress to their day. If it is
a hoax, do a REPLY TO ALL and let those know who are now stressed and sending it off to others that it's a
hoax and should not be propagated. I always supply the URL to SARC's hoaxes page.
PLEASE NOTE: This page is for information purposes only. We cannot
be responsible for any warnings or lack thereof. Links provided should supply the most up-to-date
information on this issue.
