3 Best Sources To Follow Computer Virus News & Alerts

By: Karan Goel | 5th August 2010

Computers are becoming more and more indispensable day after day. They have become primary repositories our digital photos, documents, invoices, multimedia etc. The huge volume of computer users and the advent of cheap always-on internet connections has made computers an attractive targets to hackers distributing viruses, spyware and other malicious software.

You might have an anti-virus software installed in your computer that auto updates itself against latest threats. In addition to that, it is always a good idea to keep yourself on top of what exactly is happening in the computer security front. I have compiled a list of reliable official and independent sources that publish computer virus news and alerts as and when the outbreak happens.

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ESET Threat Blog

ESET is a trusted name in the desktop security business. They maintain a fantastic ESET Threat blog to keep everyone up to date on any new virus or malware threats. The blog is updated regularly and in addition to providing the latest information on viruses, they post lot of useful data walking users through tips & tricks to avoid skimming, phising etc. ESET updates the blog with content that serves everyone – from newbies to White Hat hackers.

Trend Micro Threat Encyclopedia

Trend Micro is one of the pioneers in the computer security business and they have put up a threat encyclopedia to keep their users in the know of the latest computer virus news and alerts. Clicking on the malware name opens a pretty detailed advisory as to how this malware harms the desktop and the platforms it is active on.

Norton Threat Explorer

Being a name synonymous with the computer security industry, Norton maintains an exhaustive threat explorer index. You can check out all the latest computer security threats listed in a single page in alphabetical order and can even search for a particular virus if you know the name.