• Know who you’re dealing with.
• Don’t believe promises of easy money.
• Think twice before entering contests run by unfamiliar companies.
• Be cautious about unsolicited emails.
• Guard your personal information.
• Pay the safest way.

    Virus/Hoax Info Sites

• Beginner's Guide to Internet Safety ...17 Tips to Avoid Fraud
• Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes...VMyth
• Glassy Eyes ...eyeglasses scam
• How to Avoid Spyware ...Spyware is software that resides on a computer and sends information to its creator
• Hybrid Analysis ...Free malware analysis service
• ID Ransomware ...Upload a ransom note and/or sample encrypted file to identify the ransomware that has encrypted your data
• Internet Storm Center
• Jotti's Malware Scan ...Free online service that enables you to scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs
• Malwarebytes ...A variety of tools that can identify and remove malicious software from your computer
• National Vulnerability Database
• NerdHerd
• New E-Scams & Warnings ...Investigative Programs Cyber Investigations
• Opswat Meta Defender Cloud ...Quickly multi-scan your files for malware using 19 antivirus engines
• Pandalabs ...Everything you need to know about Internet threats
• Phishtank ...Check whether a website is a known phishing site
• Phishing ...How Not To Get Hooked by a Phishing Scam
• Quatloos...scams
• Scam Investigations ...Before you think you’re too smart to fall for an online scammer, think again
• Scam Warners ...Scams & frauds
• Scamorama
• Secure List ...Comprehensive security site from Kapersky
• Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
• Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science
• Sophos Anti-Virus
• Spotting and Avoiding Common Scams
• Spyware Warrior ...A wealth of resources to help you fight spyware and adware
• SUPERAntiSpyware ...Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware and Remove Malware
• Thats Fake
• The Brad Christensen Exhibit
• The Exploit Database ...An ultimate archive of exploits and vulnerable software
• The Nigerian Scam
• The Piltdown Plot
• Threat Descriptions
• Threat Post ...The Kaspersky Lab Security News Service
• Top Critical Security Controls ...CIS

    Virus Scan Sites

• AVG Free Edition...anti-virus
• BitDefender Online Scanner ...An on-demand virus scanner which incorporates the BitDefender scanning engines
• ClamWin Free Antivirus
• Comodo Antivirus ...freeware
• ESET Online Scanner ...ESET Online Scanner a fast and and free tool that detects and removes threats on your PC
• Hijack Hunter ...Free anti-virus scanner
• Housecall...free anti-virus scan
• Kaspersky Rescue Disk 18 ...Designed to scan and disinfect x86 and x64-compatible computers that have been infected
• McAfee Home Page...VirusScan
• McAfee Stinger ...Standalone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses
• Online Antivirus Panda Security
• Online Virus Scanner ...If you discover a suspicious file on your machine you can scan it here
• Hybrid Analysis ...Free malware analysis service
• SUPERAntiSpyware Portable Scanner ...Free complete scanning and removal engine and will detect AND remove spyware/malware infections
• URLVoid ...Scan Websites for Viruses
• Virus Total ...Analyzes suspicious files and facilitates the quick detection of viruses, worms, trojans, and all kinds of malware detected by antivirus engines
• Virus Tracker ...You can check any IP address or CIDR for infections

    Other Virus Sites

• Anti Spyware 101
• AntiVirus Downloads
• AntVirus Information
• Beyond Trust
• CERT Vulnerability Notes
• Computer Knowledge Virus Tutorial
• Latest Virus Threats
• McAfee Global Threat Intelligence
• TechGenix Security
• Sophos Scan & Clean
• Trellix Threat Center
• Trend Micro
• Trojan Horse Viruses
• Virus Bulletin
• Wildlist Virus Info
• 2-Viruses ...Detect and remove viruses, scams and other malware

• Top Scams ...Several pervasive forms of scams that have prove particularly alluring to potential victims when times are tough
• Top 10 Scams of 2006
• Truth or Fiction
• Urban Legend Combat Kit
• Urban Legends Reference
• US Cert Alerts
• Vin Ransomware ...Hub to know all and everything about Ransomware
• Virus Debunker
• Virus Threat Center
• 419 Eater ...scambaiting
• 419 Letter Repository ...scam letters