Basic Knowledge
Some information for those just starting out, or confused as to what a computer virus is.
What is a Computer virus? from Eddy Willems(myself) via Microsoft Encarta Site
Virus-L F.A.Q - Answers to some Frequently Asked Questions about computer viruses.
Alt.Comp.Virus Newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions.
CERT Network Security Securing a home network.
General Knowledge
This section will help you to enhance your understanding of computer viruses, the people behind them, and how to react to a large spreading infection in your company.
Who writes these viruses, why, and what happened to them?
By Sarah Gordon, via IBM Anti-Virus Online:
The Generic Virus Writer
The Generic Virus Writer II
Good Viruses Still a Bad Idea Is there such thing as a Good computer virus?
ICSA Labs reports How bad is the virus problem?
Free Macro AntiVirus Techniques , by Chengi Jimmy KuoVirus Hoaxes
How to spot a virus hoax by Joe Wells, via IBM Anti-Virus Online.
False Authority Syndrome by Rob Rosenberger, via the Computer Myths Site
The Electronic Ephemera Site A huge index of Hoaxes and scams
Security Sceptic A hoax identification service.Miscellaneous other info
Future Trends in Virus Writing , by Vesselin Bontchev, via Virus Bulletin.
Advanced Knowledge
Before reading this information, you should have knowledge of Assembler, PC and Data architecture, and Visual basic. With out that knowledge, you probably won't understand some of the subjects and papers.
Some good links to brush up on, or to start to pick up this knowledge are
The Art of Assembly
and
Microsoft's Visual Basic page .
Use the following information at your own risk. If you do something silly, it's on you, not this page, or the author.
That being said:Analysis and Maintenance of a Clean Virus Library by Vesselin Bontchev
Automatic and Controlled Virus Code Execution System by Marko Helenius
Automatic and Controlled Virus Code Execution System (1998 Windows expansion) by Marko Helenius
Pierre's field guide to partition table recovery by Pierre Vandevenne,
Pierre's field guide to partition table recovery Part 2 - A Practical Case by Pierre Vandevenne
Advanced Knowledge - Other Papers
Old Papers via Virus Bulletin.
Papers via Mcafee, Network Associates.
Papers via Symantec.
