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Handbook
SAA HB261995

The computer anti-virus handbook

Organisations that contributed to the development of this Handbook are: Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Australian Department of Defence Australian Taxation Office CPMC Pty Ltd Cybec Pty Ltd La Trobe University Load Plan Australasia Ltd Telstra Corporation Limited

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SAA HB261995

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Handbook
The computer anti-virus handbook

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140, AUSTRALIA

ISBN 0 7337 0030 6

SAA HB26 1995

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SAA HB26 1995

C ont nt e s
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Chapter 2 THE NATURE OF THE BEAST WHAT IS A VIRUS ? .

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Chapter 3 WHAT ARE THE THREATS ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 4 HOW A VIRUS GETS FROM THE AUTHOR TO YOU . . . 19

Chapter 5 RISK REDUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Chapter 6 VIRUS DETECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 7 SYSTEM RESTORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Chapter 8 FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 9 FURTHER READING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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