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Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows Paperback – August 24, 2001

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  • Paperback: 544 pages
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (August 24, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 156592682X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565926820
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must for anyone in the computer field
By Miguel Rodriguez on August 17, 2001
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I've been in the computer consulting field for over 10 years (DOS, Novell, and Microsoft), and during all that time I've been fighting viruses, and now emailing worms, for my clients. I've always installed the latest antivirus software and told my clients how to treat suspicious emails or files. And while this advice has always worked on my company's network, it seems rarely to have worked at my customer's locations. Mr. Grimes talks about the same experiences in the book. (I was passed an early copy of the book by one of my friends in the antivirus industry). To make a long story short, the book's advice works. It's all commonsense stuff after you read it, and it showed me some new prevention tactics that I will continue to use with existing and future clients.
As for example, one of my clients, with about 100 workstations, seemed to get infected about every three days no matter what I would tell them (one person in particular). And although I love the consulting dollars, it really became a pain disinfecting their network again and again. I followed the steps in the book, and my clients haven't been infected since. It's only been a month, but they went from dozens of infections per week, to none.
Every chapter in the book covers a particular topic, like Windows viruses, Instant Messaging attacks, Email attacks, etc. Mr. Grimes begins by describing the underlying technology, talks about specific attacks, and then tells how to detect and prevent them. Each chapter has dozens of recommendations and his last chapter (actually second to last) talks about what steps you should take on each PC you supervise. This was nice because trying to remember the dozens of steps to take all at once would have been tough.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA great security overview
By J. J. Kwashnak VINE VOICE on March 17, 2002
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Keeping up with computer security is a full time job. Grimes has given a clear, precise primer of one aspect of computer security - viruses, trojans, worms - collectively known as malicious mobile code. The book is DOS/Windows centric, but this focus helps you see a) where the threats for the most part, and b) allows you to extend the types of threats into other operating systems. You are taken step by step through the development of malicious code and how and why they can work on some systems, but less effectively on others. The constant refrain of the book shows the author's philosophy: Use an up to date anti-virus product. But if somethign slips by, Grimes shows you ways to react, and lessen the impact if not to this once computer, but to the rest on the network. It is easily one of the most readable books I have encountered on the subject.
This book is an essential reference for any computer manager's toolkit. We can't stop the code writers from producing thier output, but we can work to lessen the impact they can have on us.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA student's perspective
By Robin J. Baker on February 14, 2004
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More important than anything else I can say about this book is that it was a good read! Being subject to often boring books on algorithms, and operating systems, this book kept me captivated with its straight forward presentation, and even more remarkable stories. Even if you never plan to start editting a registry, this book is worth reading.
What I got most from this book though was a perpective on dealing with virus (etc) problems overall. Identifying what area of a system needs examining, what precautions should be taken, and even classifying symptoms, was very enlightning. That it was also a major source in a paper I received an A on, doesn't hurt either. I am sure it will come in as a handy reference for some time yet.
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