TY - BOOK AU - Aycock,John ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Computer Viruses and Malware T2 - Advances in Information Security, SN - 9780387341880 U1 - 005.74 23 PY - 2006/// CY - Boston, MA PB - Springer US KW - COMPUTER SCIENCE KW - DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS KW - COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS KW - DATA STRUCTURES (COMPUTER SCIENCE) KW - DATA ENCRYPTION (COMPUTER SCIENCE) KW - CODING THEORY KW - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE KW - DATA STRUCTURES, CRYPTOLOGY AND INFORMATION THEORY KW - DATA ENCRYPTION KW - CODING AND INFORMATION THEORY KW - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE/E-BUSINESS KW - INPUT/OUTPUT AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS N1 - We've Got Problems -- Definitions and Timeline -- Viruses -- Anti-Virus Techniques -- Anti-Anti-Virus Techniques -- Weaknesses Exploited -- Worms -- Deworming -- "Applications" -- People and Communities -- What Should we do? N2 - Our Internet-connected society increasingly relies on computers. As a result, attacks on computers from malicious software have never been a bigger concern. Computer Viruses and Malware draws together hundreds of sources to provide an unprecedented view of malicious software and its countermeasures. This book discusses both the technical and human factors involved in computer viruses, worms, and anti-virus software. It also looks at the application of malicious software to computer crime and information warfare. Computer Viruses and Malware is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a secondary text for advanced-level students in computer science UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34188-9 ER -