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Michael S. Mimoso, Editorial Directorwww.AVIEN.org offers the EWS (Early Warning System) service. The subscribers to the EWS act as a grassroots warning network. Together, they represent more than five million PCs worldwide.
All major AV vendors offer a free service with warnings about new viruses. In addition, there are several sites which will send you info based on the vendor alerts.
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This was first published in April 2002