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Free virus removal tools for specific viruses may be downloaded from these sites:
Symantec
Grisoft (AVG)
Kaspersky

Free antivirus programs for the personal computer can be downloaded from these websites:
http://free.grisoft.com (Free AVG antivirus - Windows only)
http://www.free-av.com/ (Free Antivirus for windows)
www.f-prot.com (DOS, Linux, BSD)
www.markallan.co.uk/clamXav/ (Free antivirus for Mac OS X)
www.clamav.net/ (Open Source antivirus for Unix, Linux, FreeBSD)
http://www.defyne.org/agax (MAC)
http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/jgal/programming/index.html (classic Mac OS antivirus)

If you don't have an anti virus, you can check your computer online for free at:
housecall.trendmicro.com
security.symantec.com
Kaspersky online scanner
All of these sites require a small download to work.
PCPitstop is another place to go for a free online virus check as well as an internet security check.

For a stand alone virus killer try Stinger from Network Associates.
For a Stand alone Trojan Killer try TFAK.

Virus hoaxes seem to be as big a problem as viruses themselves, so before you delete that file that that e-mail told you about, check it out here.
www.f-secure.com/news/hoax.htm
www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoax
www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
hoaxbusters.ciac.org