A System Administrator's Guide to Implementing Various Anti-Virus Mechanisms: What to do When a Virus is Suspected On a Computer Network

This paper, presented in the form of sample guidelines/procedures, will express in much detail the steps, techniques and methods of defense utilized/implemented in the detection, investigation and tracing of a suspected computer virus. Proposed courses of action will be discussed. The effectiveness of these actions, as well as the use and effectiveness of established mechanisms of defense will be evaluated.

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