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[...]... think of viruses as sort of a black art The purpose of this volume is to bring them out of the closet and look at them matter -of- factly, to see them for what they are, technically speaking: computer programs The second volume discusses the scientific applications of computer viruses There is a whole new field of scientific study known as artificial life (AL) research which is opening up as a result of the. .. ecologists Rather I want to apply the same reasoning to the world of computer viruses As long as one uses only financial criteria to evaluate the worth of a computer program, viruses can only be seen as a menace What do they do besides damage valuable programs and data? They are ruthless in attempting to gain access to the computer system resources, and often the more ruthless they are, the more successful... possibilities of these magnificent machines This brotherhood has included famous mathematicians and scientists, as well as thousands of unnamed hobbyists who built their own computers, and programmers who 4 The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses love to dig into the heart of their machines As long as computers have been around, men have dreamed of intelligent machines which would reason, and act... two willing parties to exchange one Never 8 The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses mind that the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press Never mind that it guarantees the citizens the right to bear military arms (and viruses might be so classified) While that law has not passed as of this writing, it may by the time you read this book If so, I will say without hesitation... For example, they accidentally delete all the files in their current directory rather than in another directory, as they intended, or they format the wrong disk Or perhaps someone routinely does something wrong out of ignorance, like turning the computer off in the middle of a program, causing files to get scrambled Following close on the heels of these kinds of problems are hardware problems, like a... built and go exploring The Basics of the Computer Virus A plethora of negative magazine articles and books have catalyzed a new kind of hypochondria among computer users: an unreasonable fear of computer viruses This hypochondria is possible because a) computers are very complex machines which will often behave in ways which are not obvious to the average user, and b) computer viruses are still extremely... which often fly in the face of long established civil rights Furthermore, the government must restrict the average man’s ability to seek recourse For example, it is very common for the government to trample all over long standing constitutional rights when enforcing the tax code The IRS routinely forces hundreds of thousands of people to testify against themselves It routinely puts the burden of proof... creating life on a computer? One has to wonder where it might lead Could there be a whole new world of electronic life forms possible, of which computer viruses are only the most rudimentary sort? Perhaps they are the electronic analog of the simplest one-celled Introduction 9 creatures, which were only the tiny beginning of life on earth What would be the electronic equivalent of a flower, or a dog?... use the inanimate world with little concern for it, from the smallest cell which freely gathers the nutrients it needs and pollutes the water it swims in, right up to the man who crushes up rocks to refine the metals out of them and build airplanes Living organisms use the material world as they see fit Even when people get upset about something like strip mining, or an oil spill, their point of reference... you’re going to fall of the edge of the world (or they’re going to push you off) if you try to find out Perhaps they are right Perhaps there is nothing of value out there Yet other great explorers down through the ages have explored other oceans and succeeded And one thing is for sure: we’ll never know if someone doesn’t look So I would like to invite you to climb aboard this little raft that I have . across in his 2 The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses day to day computing. Many people think of viruses as sort of a black art. The purpose of this volume is to bring them out of the closet and. to their ever inscrutable wisdom. In any event, the Little Black Book has had five good years as a print publication. With the release of The Giant Black Book of Computer Viruses, though, the. y0 w1 h1" alt="" The Little Black Book of Computer Viruses Volume One: The Basic Technology By Mark A. Ludwig American Eagle Publications, Inc. Post Office Box 15 07 Show Low, Arizona 859 01