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Information and Publications: Showing

installboot(8) - install a bootstrap on a FFS disk or partition

computer-security/compromise FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/compromise-faq (At MIT)

Computer Security Evaluation FAQ, Version 2.1

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/evaluations (At MIT)

comp.security.unix and comp.security.misc frequently asked questions

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/most-common-qs (At MIT)

computer-security/Windows NT Security FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/ntsecurity (At MIT)

computer-security/secmaillist FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/secmaillist (At MIT)

computer-security/security-patches FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/security-patches (At MIT)

computer-security/sniffers FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/sniffers (At MIT)

computer-security/vendor-contacts FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-security/vendor-contacts (At MIT)

[alt.comp.virus] FAQ Part 1/4

At faqs.org Part 2/4  Part 3/4  Part 4/4 
At MIT Part 1/4  Part 2/4  Part 3/4  Part 4/4 

VIRUS-L/comp.virus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) v2.00

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-virus/faq (At MIT)

Viruses and the Mac FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-virus/macintosh-faq (At MIT)

Mini-FAQ: alt.comp.virus

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-virus/mini-faq (At MIT)

Computer Virus FAQ for New Users

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-virus/new-users (At MIT)

ALT.COMP.VIRUS POSTING GUIDELINES - READ ME FIRST

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/computer-virus/posting-guidelines (At MIT)

comp.os.netware.security FAQ

ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/faqs/netware/security (At MIT)


Books: Showing

A Guide to Software Package Evaluation & Selection : The R2Isc Method
[Nathan Hollander; 2000-12] ISBN 0814405533
- At Barnes & Noble - At Amazon - At Half

Virus Proof, 2nd Edition
[Phil Schmauder; 2000-07-20] ISBN 0761531920
- At Barnes & Noble - At Amazon - At Half

Bulletproof Installs - A Developer's Guide to Install Programs for Windows
[Leslie Easter; 1998-09] ISBN 0137980914
- At Barnes & Noble - At Amazon - At Half


Articles: Showing

Next-Generation Viruses Present New Challenges ( John Edwards ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2001-05)

Managing System and Active-Content Integrity ( John R. Michener, Tolga Acar ; IEEE Computer Magazine 2000-07)

- Discover a method for managing the integrity of software modules and their update and maintenance mechanisms.

Melissa Virus Creates a New Type of Threat ( Lee Garber ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1999-06)

Joust: A Platform for Liquid Software ( John J. Hartman, Peter A. Bigot, Patrick Bridges, Brady Montz, Rob Piltz, Oliver Spatscheck, Todd A. Proebsting, Larry L. Peterson, Andy Bavier ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1999-04)

- Mobile code makes it easier to maintain, debug, update, and customize systems. Since active networks are one of the most interesting applications of mobile code, the challenge is to develop a communication-oriented platform for such systems.

Antivirus Technology Offers New Cures ( Lee Garber, Richard Raucci ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1998-02)

Exchanging software over the Internet could be hazardous ( Irah H. Donner ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1995-11)


Questions and Answers: Showing

Anti-Viral Software Recommendations? [2002/02/21]

At Ask Slashdot

Explaining Online Virus Safety to Parents? [2001/10/01]

At Ask Slashdot

Fight Virus With Virus? [2001/08/08]

At Ask Slashdot

Confidentiality on Virus Sent Docs? [2001/07/31]

At Ask Slashdot

Debian's apt-get vs Mandrake's urpmi? [2001/06/28]

At Ask Slashdot

University IT Departments and Viruses? [2001/06/06]

At Ask Slashdot

Anti-Viral Software for Unix? [2001/05/30]

At Ask Slashdot

Monitoring What Files Your Applications Leave Behind? [2001/05/27]

At Ask Slashdot

Scanning For Windows Viruses Using Unix? [ 2000/10/27]

At Ask Slashdot

RPM - What's New in Version 4.0? [ 2000/10/09]

At Ask Slashdot

Why Are Licenses To Microsoft Still Mandatory? [ 2000/08/31]

At Ask Slashdot

Security-Closing The Holes While Gagged? [ 2000/06/19]

At Ask Slashdot

Can you explain the pkg_add utility? (Reprise) [ 2000/06/01]

At DaemonNews

Centralized and Secure Autentication? [ 1999/07/30]

At Ask Slashdot

Heterogeneous Network Backups w/Linux? [ 1999/07/15]

At Ask Slashdot

Machine Replication using a CD-R? [ 1999/06/14]

At Ask Slashdot

Securing Web Servers Against Cracking [ 1999/06/01]

At Ask Slashdot

>2GB Backup Software for Linux? [ 1999/05/30]

At Ask Slashdot

Securing Systems you don't Manage [ 1999/03/25]

At Ask Slashdot

Where do you look for Library Upgrades? [ 1998/12/19]

At Ask Slashdot

Are there NT specific Viruses? [ 1998/11/29]

At Ask Slashdot


Applications and Utilities: Showing

install(1) - install binaries {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

pkg_add(1) - a utility for installing software package distributions. {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

pkg_create(1) - a utility for creating software package distributions. {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

pkg_delete(1) - a utility for deleting previously installed software package distributions. {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

pkg_info(1) - a utility for displaying information on software packages. {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

stow - manages the installation of software packages, keeping them separate while making them appear to be installed in the same place. {GPL,GNU}

At GNU project
stow-1.3.3 - GNU version of Carnegie Mellon's "Depot" program (At FreeBSD Ports)
stow-1.3.2 - Maps several separate packages into a tree without merging them (At NetBSD packages collection)

cfengine - is used to maintain site-wide configuration of a heterogeneous Unix network using a simple high level language. {GPL,GNU}

At GNU project

shtool - is a portable shell tool for use inside source trees of free software packages. {GPL,GNU}

At GNU project
shtool-1.5.4 - The GNU Portable Shell Tool (At FreeBSD Ports)
shtool-1.4.7.tgz - Portable Shell Tool (At OpenBSD 2.7_packages i386)
shtool-1.5.1.tgz - GNU Portable Shell Tool (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages i386)
shtool-1.4.7.tgz - Portable Shell Tool (At OpenBSD 2.7_packages sparc)
shtool-1.5.1.tgz - GNU Portable Shell Tool (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages m68k)
shtool-1.5.1.tgz - GNU Portable Shell Tool (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages sparc)

porteasy-2.7.2 - A tool for fetching and building ports

At FreeBSD Ports

yafic-1.0 - Yet Another File Integrity Checker, similar to Tripwire

At FreeBSD Ports

pkg_tree-1.1 - Get a 'graphical' tree-overview of installed packages

At FreeBSD Ports

vcheck-1.2 - Automatically check for and download most recent versions of software

At FreeBSD Ports

ruby-setup.rb-2.2.1 - Common installer script for ruby packages

At FreeBSD Ports

setcdboot-1.0 - Mark a file bootable within a DEC Alpha ISO-9660 image

At FreeBSD Ports

pkg_remove-1.1 - Utility to uninstall packages

At FreeBSD Ports

rpm2cpio-1.1 - Convert .rpm files for extraction with /usr/bin/cpio, needs just perl

At FreeBSD Ports
rpm2cpio-1.0.tgz - rpm2cpio, simple perl converter (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages i386)
rpm2cpio-1.0.tgz - rpm2cpio, simple perl converter (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages m68k)
rpm2cpio-1.0.tgz - rpm2cpio, simple perl converter (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages sparc)
rpm2cpio-1.0 - Convert .rpm files for extraction with cpio, needs just perl (At NetBSD packages collection)

stowES-0.4.3 - stow Enhancement Script

At FreeBSD Ports

makeself-1.5.3 - A neat script to make self-extracting archives

At FreeBSD Ports

find_ddos-4.2 - Scans a host filesystem for distributed denial of service programs

At FreeBSD Ports

cksfv-1.3 - Create or manipulate Simple File Verification (SFV) checksum files

At FreeBSD Ports
cksfv-1.2 - check and create simple file verification (SFV) listings (At NetBSD packages collection)

uvscan_dat-4199 - AntiVirus DAT file for uvscan

At FreeBSD Ports
uvscan-dat-4137 (At NetBSD packages collection)

qtpkg-1.0 - A Qt based package removal tool

At FreeBSD Ports

pkg_tarup-1.2_3 - Generates binary package from installed package

At FreeBSD Ports
pkg_tarup-1.0.1 - Generates binary package from installed pkg (At NetBSD packages collection)

aide-0.7 - A replacement and extension for Tripwire

At FreeBSD Ports
aide-0.6 - free intrusion detection system for checking file integrity (At NetBSD packages collection)

cfengine-1.6.3_3 - GNU cfengine - a systems administration tool for networks

At FreeBSD Ports
cfengine-1.4.12.tgz - GNU system administration tool for networks (At OpenBSD 2.7_packages i386)
cfengine-1.4.12.tgz - GNU system administration tool for networks (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages i386)
cfengine-1.4.12.tgz - GNU system administration tool for networks (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages sparc)
cfengine-1.5.3nb3 - Automate configuration and administration of large systems (At NetBSD packages collection)

rpm-3.0.6_6 - The Red Hat Package Manager

At FreeBSD Ports
rpm-3.0.4.tgz - redhat package manager (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages i386)
rpm-3.0.4.tgz - redhat package manager (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages m68k)
rpm-3.0.4.tgz - redhat package manager (At OpenBSD 2.8_packages sparc)
rpm-2.5.4 (At NetBSD packages collection)

pib-1.2 - GUI Ports Collection management tool

At FreeBSD Ports

tripwire - security integrity monitor {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET
tripwire-1.1tripwire - security integrity monitor, V1.1, (At comp.sources.unix at UUNET)

backups - Tools to help automate backups {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

multivol.pch - Multivol, Patch #1 (see Volume 7) {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

pucc-install - Purdue software product installation system {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

backup - Save files that have changed in the last little while {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET
Front end for BSD dump (At comp.sources.unix at UUNET)

pucc-rmprog - Purdue tool to remove old programs {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

multivol - Multivol V1.00 - multivolume backup utility {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

abcd - Automatic Backup Copy Daemon {oss}

At comp.sources.unix at UUNET

rpm.cgi - A Perl CGI script frontend to the Red Hat Package Management (RPM) System. {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

Xrpm - A simple X interface to the RedHat Package Manager {x,GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

rhlupdate - Connects to a FTP server with RHL on it, checks for updates, and installs them. {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

Pack install monitor - Pack install monitor {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

Install-Sendmail - install-sendmail will configure sendmail and fetchmail for you. {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

Alien - Converts between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, andslackware tgz file formats {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

rpmwatch - Keeps your RPMs in sync with the official errata {GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

grpm {x,GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

KPackage - GUI interface to the RPM and the Debianpackage manager {x,GPL}

(Info at freshmeat)

gogmagog - Lightweight, robust, UNIX systems integrity monitor {PD}

(Info at freshmeat)

Norton AntiVirus 2002 Professional Edition

Norton Antivirus 8.0

McAfee VirusScan 6.0

Norton AntiVirus 2002 8.0

Window Washer 4.0

Norton AntiVirus 7.0/Norton Personal Firewall 1.0 Bundle

PC-Cillin 2000 Virus Protection

Norton SystemWorks 1.0

VirusScan Professional 6.0

Norton AntiVirus 2002 8.0 (5-user)

VirusScan Professional 6

Scanmail for Lotus Notes Server (50-user)

Scanmail for Lotus Notes Server (100-user)

Norton Antivirus 7.0

Norton Antivirus 7.0

Scanmail for Lotus Notes Server (250-user)

InterScan Viruswall (25-user)

InterScan Viruswall (50-user)

McAfee VirusScan 6.0

InterScan Suite Virus Wall and Emanager (1000-user)

InterScan Suite Virus Wall and Emanager (500-user)

InterScan Suite Virus Wall and Emanager (100-user)

InterScan Suite Virus Wall and Emanager (50-user)

InterScan Suite Virus Wall and Emanager (25-user)

InterScan Virus Wall (1000-user)

InterScan Virus Wall (500-user)

VirusBarrier New Anti-Virus

Scanmail for Lotus Notes Server (1000-user)

Norton AntiVirus 2002

eTrust Inoculateit 6.0 for Linux Workgroup Edition (25 Clients)

eTrust InoculateIt 6.0 for Linux Advanced Edition (25-clients)

ServiceProtect 1.X for Linux Red Hat (50-user)

WinInstall 7.0 French CX (250-node)

EA Studio 3.5 Upgrade from EA Studio 3.0

WinInstall CX 2000 7.0 E (50-node)

InterScan 5.X 500-user for MSG Security Suite for SMTP

InterScan 5.X 1000-user for MSG Security Suite for SMTP

OfficeScan 5.0 for SBS 2000 (50-user)

PC-Cillin 2000 Virus Protection (25-pack)

PC-Cillin 2000 Virus Protection (50-pack)

eTrust Inoculateit 4.5 Netware Advanced Edition (25-clients)

PC-Cillin 2000 25-user Maintenance Renewal

PC-Cillin 2000 50-user Maintenance Renewal

PC-Cillin 2000 100-user Maintenance Renewal

Install Toolkit for Java - A Java program for writing install programs for Java or non-Java programs {free to use but restricted}

(Info at freshmeat)

Norton AntiVirus 2002 8.0 (10-user)

Wise Package Studio 3 Standard Edition

WinInstall 7.0.1 Media Kit

Wise Installation System 9 Standard Edition

Wise Installation System 9 Professional Edition

PC-Cillin 2000 250-user Maintenance Renewal

PC-Cillin 2000 500-user Maintenance Renewal

PC-Cillin 2000 1000-user Maintenance Renewal

PC-Cillin 2000 (250-user)

InterScan Viruswall (250-user)

Dr. Solomon's Virex 6.0

Dr. Solomon Virex 6.1 OS 7.5.5 and Up

Symantec Antivirus SOL 7.5 DSK/SVR/MSEX/NT/NNOTES/FWALL MEDIA

McAfee Utilities 4.0

McAfee VirusScan/McAfee QuickClean Bundle

InoculateIt 6.0 Lotus Notes Opt Upgrade from InoculateIt 4.5X Lotus Opt

Scanmail for Lotus Notes Server (500-user)

InterScan Viruswall (100-user)

Tripwire - Intrusion Detection System for Linux {free for non-commercial use}

(Info at freshmeat)
- Tripwire is a policy driven file system integrity checking tool that allows system administrators to verify the integrity of their data. Using the Tripwire policy language, the administrator can define rules for directories and files and specify prope (At Sourceforge)

instmon - Monitors installations and detects the files that were added or modified {GPL}

SmartInst - A smart install wrapper script {freely distributable}

(Info at freshmeat)

AutoRPM - RPM Auto-Installer and/or FTP Mirrorer

(Info at freshmeat)

rpm2html/rpmfind - Utilities to create HTML pages and solve dependancy problems of RPM packages {BSL}

(Info at freshmeat)

PURP - An ncurses-based RPM-manager {GPL}

J'Express Professional - Lets you create multilingual installers and auto-updaters {Free Trial}

(Info at freshmeat)

J'Express Standard - Lets you create multilingual, cross platform installers and auto-updaters {Free Trial}

(Info at freshmeat)

pkgbuild - The RPM package development environment [X] {GPL}

pkgview - X based RPM package viewer [X] {GPL}

installwatch-0.5.6 - A file creation/modification logger

At FreeBSD Ports
installwatch - Installwatch logs created and modified files during the installation of a progra

Wise 9 Standard Upgrade from InstallMaker 7/8

Wise 9 Standard Upgrade from InstallBuilder 7/8

Wise 9 Standard Upgrade from InstallShield Express

Wise 9 Professional Upgrade from InstallMaker 7/8

Wise 9 Professional Upgrade from InstallBuilder 7/8

Wise 9 Professional Upgrade from InstallMaster 7/8

Wise 9 Professional Upgrade from Wise 9 Standard Edition

Wise 9 Professional Upgrade from InstallShield Professional

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pkgconfig-0.12.0 - An utility used to retrieve information about installed libraries

At FreeBSD Ports

portcheckout-2.0 - Checkout and build ports and all depending ports

At FreeBSD Ports

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