CA Global Security Advisor Resources

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How to Delete an Active Pest
Manually remove pests that are currently running on your machine.

Security Articles

What’s the Fuss about Spyware?
What’s the Fuss about Spyware?

Ransomware Threatens to Take Your Data Hostage
Ransomware Threatens to Take Your Data Hostage

Is Spyware Watching You on the Internet?
Is Spyware Watching You on the Internet?

The Latest Trends in Spyware
The Latest Trends in Spyware

Stealth Attack: Defending Your Business from Social Engineering
Stealth Attack: Defending Your Business from Social Engineering

Virus Certifications

eTrust Intrusion Detection Certifications
eTrust Intrusion Detection Interoperability Certified

West Coast Labs Checkmark
A system which establishes a standard for computer security products, tests them against that standard and then produces a certificate which shows that they meet the standard

VB100% Award
Virus Bulletin's VB100% award recognizes antivirus solution best able to detect 100% of "in-the-wild" viruses

Virus Information & Prevention

Establishing Virus Prevention Policies
Find out how to establish and implement a practical and effective virus prevention policy.

Backdoor Programs and Remote Access Trojans
Protect yourself from malicious software that allows unauthorized access to your computer

eTrust Antivirus Tools and Utilities
The CA Security Advisory Team provides a range of standalone cleaning utilities and useful tools for the most widespread and dangerous viruses.

Anti-Virus Research - Dealing with Metamorphism
Initially Published in Virus Bulletin Magazine October 2002

Disabling System Restore on Windows ME and XP
Simple instructions for Windows ME or XP users on how to temporarily disable System Restore

Anti-Virus Research - The 32 bit Augean Stables
Initially published in Virus Bulletin Magazine July 2001

eTrust Antivirus Scanner Help Guide
CA's eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner is a fast, easy to use antivirus tool capable of detecting and cleaning the latest viruses, trojans and worms from within your web browser.

Anti-Virus Research - Where to from here?
Initially published in Virus Bulletin Magazine November 2003

Anti-Virus Research - Flooding from the Underground: A Global Threat
Initially published in Virus Bulletin Magazine August 2003

Anti-Virus Research - How to smell a RAT
Initially presented at the Twelth Annual Virus Bulletin International Conference September 2002

What is Virtue?
Learn more about Virtue, our automated file processing system.

Anti-Virus Research - Detecting Hoaxes as the Spam they truly are
Initially presented at the Thirteenth Annual Virus Bulletin International Conference September 2003

AntiVirus Research - The Future of Malware
Initially presented at the Thirteenth Annual Virus Bulletin International Conference September 2003

Antivirus Research - Performance testing of AV Scanners - in search of a better way
Initially published in Virus Bulletin Magazine September 2002

eTrust Antivirus Malware Naming Policy
Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus Malware Naming Policy

What to Do If You Get a Virus

Managing Malware Incidents
What to do when you think you have a virus.

Submit a Malware Sample
Find out how to submit a malware sample to CA for analysis