x-Wall-team writes "The majority of viruses are coming through the network; however, we are still using file antivirus scanners. Manually, by a scheduler or by a file operation monitor, catching file open/read/write, we prefer to overload the CPU with repeated wasting file scans. "

marvinlzinn writes "

My Virus Experience

I know this is a bit long, but I'd appreciate anyone's opinion about how this virus got activated and how it got fixed.
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Virus experience - When everything I could think of to do was not enough:

Preparation: I have always been judicious about protecting my computer against virus attacks. I keep my McAfee anti-virus program up to date and run full scans periodically. Every couple weeks and as soon as a known problem is reported I apply any available security patches. I use Mail-Washer to delete suspicious mail prior to downloading. Instead of Microsoft products, I collect mail and news with Virtual Access, which stores attachments in an isolated folder which I then review and delete anything suspicious prior to opening. I felt very secure about these actions until last week."

Computer Associates gives away its antivirus and firewall product

Published in Telecomworldwire on Friday, 30
January 2004 at 11:16 GMT
Copyright (C) 2004, M2 Communications Ltd.

Software company Computer Associates International Inc has begun offering qualifying Windows users the chance to obtain free antivirus and firewall software

Computer Associates May Face SEC Charges
Mon January 12, 2004
By Caroline Humer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software company Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it may face civil charges for its previously disclosed improper accounting of revenue.

Anti-virus software hole can knock out your system

McAfee, Trendmicro and Kaspersky affected

By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld

The very software designed to protect your system may be used to bring it down, researchers have discovered.

So far, leading anti-virus software from McAfee, Trendmicro and Kaspersky has been found to contain a vulnerability in its scanning technology that can see a network grind to a halt with a full file system and no spare processing power.

Sybari Blocks IM Viruses
Antigen provides tools to secure messaging on Microsoft's Live Communications Server.
Eric Butterfield,
PCWorld.com

LAS VEGAS -- Addressing the inevitable threat of viruses that piggyback on instant messages, Sybari has announced Antigen 7.5 for IM here at Comdex.

Global Software Leader Responds to Growing Internet Threats By Providing Enterprise-Class Technology to Home Market..........

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- COMDEX -- Computer Associates
International, Inc. (CA) in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. today announced
an offer to provide qualified Windows home computer users with a no-charge,
one-year subscription to CA's eTrust EZ Armor antivirus and firewall desktop
security suite.

Antivirus: Norton AntiVirus 2004
November 25, 2003

In the antivirus arena, nav surpasses McAfee VirusScan 8.0 for its simpler and more thorough setup procedure, the ability to report on your virus infection history, and a stronger record on independent virus lab testing. But VirusScan—which deserves honorable mention—has moved within spitting distance of Norton AntiVirus. We found McAfee easier than nav when it came to scheduling scans and updates.

Congress considers ways to make computers more secure.
Grant Gross,
IDG News Service
Thursday, November 06, 2003

One lawmaker has a possible solution to the increasing problem of computer viruses: requiring all computer users in the United States to install antivirus software on their PCs.

Kaspersky Updates Antivirus Apps
Version 5.0 offers improved e-mail protection for Linux users.
John Blau,
IDG News Service

Kaspersky Labs, a Moscow security software developer, has released a new version of its antivirus software for mail servers running on Linux and Unix operating systems.