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CONTENTS

Preface ix

1 The Internet Virus Story 1

2 Origin of the Species 19

3 Modern History 40

4 Victims of the Virus 72

5 Viral Politics 76

6 Inside the Viral Mind 87

7 Biological Counterparts 109

8 Viral Cures 121

9 Viral Futures 130

Postscript 140

Appendix A: Analysis of the Internet Worm 145

Appendix B: A Software Bestiary 161

Appendix C: Methods of Distributing Computer Viruses 167

Appendix D: How Antiviral Programs Work 170

Appendix E: Recommended Reading for Virus Watchers 176

Glossary 177

Acknowledgments 188