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The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense Review by spkmn
Complicated, Confusing
This book as a lot of good information, but it is seems to be more difficult than it should be at times. The examples are based in x86 ASSEMBLER. So if you don't have a clue about x86 assembler, it's going to be difficult.
The book does NOT show the code to infect programs, just what it looks like before the infection and after the infection. I understand why. If it included the code, it would be a manual about how to write viruses. Clearly, we don't need one of those. But, it does make the descriptions more obtuse than they would need to be if it just showed the code.
There are several typos in the book, but most of them are easy to overcome.
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My big complaint is the physical book itself. The binding is not good, and the pages are starting to come loose from the spine.