Viruses 2000: A Special Report
Our five-day series of articles sorts through the thorny topic of computer viruses.
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Viruses: The Next
Generation The next big threat to privacy,
security, and computers themselves will come from within: In the coming decade,
viruses will become smarter, more dangerous, and tougher to
track.
When Love Came to
Town: The LoveLetter Virus Investigation How did
the authorities track down the suspected author of the LoveLetter virus within
one week of its release? We'll take you behind the scenes and show you how the
investigators did it.
How It Works:
Viruses They're the common cold for your
computer--but how did they originate, and how do they work? We answer those
questions and tell you how to stop them.
Three Minutes With
Fred Cohen, Virus Trends Tracker One of the
earliest virus researchers and the person credited with coining the term
"computer virus," Fred Cohen pioneered some of the virus detection techniques
still used in antivirus software today.
Viruses: How to
Protect Yourself You don't have to kill your PC to
keep it virus-free; just practice safe computing. We explain the basic
techniques you can use to prevent infecting yourself and
others.
What Makes Johnny
(and Jane) Write Viruses? Who would want to write a
virus, anyway? We interview virus researcher Sarah Gordon, who surveyed virus
writers about what motivates them to code viruses.
Freeze! Drop That
Download! Should it be a crime to write or post a
virus-infected file to the Internet? The government is considering legislation
to do just that, which also could make many other online activities illegal
overnight.
Three Minutes With
Jennifer Granick, Defense Attorney A criminal
defense attorney who specializes in helping those accused of computer crimes,
Granick talks with us about legal issues surrounding virus
writing.
Three Minutes With
Doctor Owl, Virus Writer We spoke directly to a
virus writer, who tells
PC World in his own words how he got started
writing viruses for fun, and why he and other virus writers do
it.
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