Where can I find information about a new computer virus?

Answer by  john11 (617)

If you go to Google and search, "information about new computer viruses", you will see that McAfee is near the top. Click on that link to get the information.

Answer by  Sabharish (1610)

The new virus databases are stored and released by the official antivirus websites. The virus list can also be viewed in websites which displays updates. These sites can be got by a google search. Websites like kaspersky. com lists latest viruses and also a free tool to remove the virus from the PC.

Answer by  PowerIsMe (844)

There are quite a few places that you can check actually. Usually websites of anit-virus companies like Symantec (Norton), McAfee, AVG, avast! etc will have a log/database of viruses along with the symptoms caused by the virus. Many times, they also give you nice little tools to remove the virus.

Answer by  murali680 (559)

We can easily get the details about latest antivirus and its working ability in various websites and ads from various ways. Rating of antivirus also we can get from those websites regarding antivirus working capacity .

Answer by  Blossom9283 (358)

You can check your anti-virus software for virus definitions. If it does not have them, you can also try their website or another virus protection website for virus definitions.

Answer by  Kit (558)

The easiest way is to google for a particular virus you know or type in the exact information you want. Lots of search result hits will be displayed.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Do a search on the websites of the major anti-virus providers. They will have information on both the latest virus, its versions, its means of attack or infiltration, and methods to remove it. If you already have an anti-virus software installed, you can click on the help link for the software to access this information.

Answer by  Jason50 (54)

You can search the file name of the virus on google or another search engine, you can also go to the website of a good antivirus program like mcafee and look up the file names there, if the virus has already been located by such a scanner there will be information for that virus in the database.

Answer by  DreamScaper (354)

Usually norton at updates their virii definitions and are pretty on top of new virii going out there. In fact any virus software probably has information regarding them pretty quickly along with removal tips.