TY - BOOK AU - Harley, David AU - Slade, Robert AU - Gattiker, Urs TI - Viruses revealed. SN - 0072130903 AV - QA76.76.C68 H37 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill KW - Computer viruses N1 - Includes index; Contents: The Problem: Baseline definitions -- Historical overview -- Malware defined -- Virus activity and operation -- Virus mechanisms -- System solutions: Anti-malware technology overview -- Malware management -- Information gathering -- Product evaluation and testing -- Risk and incident management -- User management -- Case studies: what went wrong, what went right, what can we learn?: Case studies: the first wave -- Case studies: the second wave -- Case studies: turning the worm (the third wave) -- Social aspects: Virus origin and distribution -- Metaviruses, Hoaxes, and related nuisances -- Legal and quasilegal imperatives -- Responsibility, morality, and ethics -- Wrap up -- Appendix A: Frequently asked questions on VIRUS-L/ comp.virus -- Appendix B: Virus and the macintosh -- Appendix C: Social engineering. ER -