Viruses Revealed

David Harley (London, UK) currently manages anti-virus administration and IT security at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. His published works include research papers; conference symposia; articles on programming languages, operating systems, software, virus/malware management, social engineering, and the psychosocial dynamics of security. Urs Gattiker (Aalborg, Denmark) is the Obel Family Foundation Professor of Technology and Innovation Management at Aalborg University. He is an advisory board member of Bankinvest IT Venture. He has researched and published on topics such as entrepreneurship, technology management and innovation, information management, and computer security. Robert Slade (N. Vancouver, BC) has taught courses covering both virus protection and virus instruction at Simon Fraser University. He regularly speaks at computer security conferences and professional workshops and consults on various virus detection systems. He is best known for his columns on VIRUS-L, the main electronic bulletin board for virus information, as well as comp.virus, the USENET bulletin board. He has posted more than 150 articles on computer viruses and related topics and is the author of Robert Slade's Guide to Computer Viruses.

Viruses RevealedPart 1 - The ProblemChapter 1. Baseline DefinitionsChapter 2. Historical OverviewChapter 3. Malware DefinedChapter 4. Virus Activity & OperationChapter 5. Virus MechanismsPart II - System SolutionsChapter 6. Anti-Malware Technology OverviewChapter 7. Malware ManagementChapter 8. Information GatheringChapter 9. Product Evaluation and TestingChapter 10. Incident ManagementChapter 11. User ManagementPart III - Case StudiesChapter 12. Case studies - the First WaveChapter 13. Case studies - the Second WaveChapter 14. Case Studies - Turning the WormPart IV - Social AspectsChapter 15. Virus Origin and DistributionChapter 16. Metaviruses and related nuisancesChapter 17. Legal and Quasi-Legal ImperativesChapter 18. ResponsibilityChapter 19. Wrap-up chapter Part V - AppendicesA) Virus L FAQB) Viruses & the Mac FAQC) Social Engineering FAQGlossary