Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Malware

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[edit] MalwareProject template

I thought project tags ({{MalwareProject}}) went on an article's talk page, not the article itself. -- rebug (talk) 01:08, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

Yup, project notices are supposed to go to the talk page. I moved them all. (at least based on whatlinkshere to the template.) --wwwwolf (barks/growls) 18:03, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New Member

Hi, only been with wikipedia a few weeks and when I saw this project I thought I'd join since most of the time I'm on DALnet, malware is a big problem for most of the people that come into the channels I'm on (tech support). Just a few suggestions/ideas/questions...

  1. I notice that some of the virus articles use the {{Computer virus}} template. Couldn't all malware articles use a variation of this box (Viruses, Trojans, Spyware, Adware, Dialers, etc)? Also, could some malware fall into more than one category - e.g. PSGuard?
  2. Should a Category:List of rogue antispyware, Category:List of suspect antispyware, or something similar be created? Or would it all come under Category:Spyware?
    • Is article Spyware going to fall under this WikiProject in the long-term as well?
  3. Regarding links to sites that ARE the author's (and the site contains code that might be downloaded automatically without the user's permission), is there a standardised way of warning the user? For example: Clicking on this link will take you to a site that might contain malware. Malware can be downloaded to your computer without your knowledge. (or something to that effect)
  4. Screenshots of adware (or any other malware that is visible). Are there any anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-malware sites out there that have images that are able to be used? (I'm a bit cloudy on the free use and copyright things - if someone can explain it clearer to me I'm all ears :D). If not, are we going to describe what appears on the screen of an infected computer rather than possibly infecting our own machine trying to get a screenshot?
  5. Regarding External links (which I've noticed are often marked as advertising), how MANY soloutions should be given? Maybe a See also section linking to Anti-virus#List_of_antivirus_software_and_companies (or maybe Anti-virus#Freeware instead?), Spyware#Remedies_and_prevention, and maybe also a link to Category:Spyware removal (obviously not putting the article into the category! ;)), and maybe External links to 2 automatic removal tools and 2 manual removal articles?
    • I'm going to start work on SpyAxe (using a Userpage sandbox at User:TheJC/Malware/Spyaxe). Once I've done that, I'll either carry on with articles in the Spyware category, or create Brontok (computer worm).
  6. Where are the templates for this project?

[edit] Project directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 00:04, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spyware

Spyware is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. Sandy (Talk) 21:16, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 17:48, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

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