Date: Mon, 04 Apr 1994 14:14:13 -0600 (MDT) From: "Rob Slade, Ed. DECrypt & ComNet, VARUG rep, 604-984-4067" Subject: "Dr. Solomon's Virus Encyclopedia" by Solomon BKDRSVEN.RVW 931227 S&S International Ltd. Berkley Court, Mill Street Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2HB United Kingdom +442 877877 Fax: +442 877882 BBS: +442 877883 "Dr. Solomon's Virus Encyclopedia", Solomon, 1992, 1-897661-00-2 sands@cix.compulink.co.uk The virus listing chapter of "Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit" has often been recommended as a resource for virus information. It has now been removed from the program documentation and is available as a separate book. The general discussion of viral programs is accurate, but fairly terse. There is a quick overview of what a virus is (which contains a very useful list of commons false alarms), as well as definitions of the most common terminology. There is a very short history from 1986 to 1992. Technical details are abundant, particularly in the extended discussion of stealth techniques. The bulk of the book lies in the listings of almost nine hundred viral programs and variants. A very useful and helpful reference, with both a high degree of accuracy and wide coverage of the known viral strains. There is some provincialism: the Monkey virus, very widespread in North America, is not listed. For those dealing with MS-DOS viral programs, this should likely be a standard bookshelf fixture. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1993 BKDRSVEN.RVW 931227 ====================== DECUS Canada Communications, Desktop, Education and Security group newsletters Editor and/or reviewer ROBERTS@decus.ca, RSlade@sfu.ca, Rob Slade at 1:153/733 DECUS Symposium '95, Toronto, ON, March, 1995, contact: rulag@decus.ca