Antivirals

This area contains antiviral programs for PC and Mac obtained from
major Internet sites by your librarian, plus some text files in this
directory from cert.sei.cmu.edu, the CERT machine, giving advice on
generic systems security issues. While the CERT machine offers
packages like COPS and crack, these have appeared on prior sig
tapes and have not been updated at this time since they last appeared
in these collections. The TCP filtering software appears elsewhere
in this collection.

While these antiviral agents work against many viruses, new viruses
for PC and Mac are appearing constantly and many of these packages
work by recognizing key strings in viruses. Please be aware they
offer partial protection only. See the *.FAQ file in the PC area
for further discussion. These antivirals are of recent vintage and
therefore are likely to be effective at catching any viruses in
wide circulation as of this date. They are offered in the hope of
helping those who lack good net connections to improve the safety of
their PC operations.