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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 40 , Issue 1 (January 1997) table of contents

Pages: 46 - 51

Year of Publication: 1997

ISSN:0001-0782

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Carey Nachenberg

Symantec Antivirus Research Center, Symantec Corp., Santa Monica, Calif.

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
K. Computing Milieux
K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
K.6.5 Security and Protection (D.4.6, K.4.2)
Subjects: Invasive software (e.g., viruses, worms, Trojan horses)

Additional Classification:
D. Software
D.4 OPERATING SYSTEMS
D.4.6 Security and Protection
Subjects: Invasive software (e.g., viruses, worms, Trojan horses)

General Terms:
Design, Management, Security, Theory

REVIEW

"Stanley A. Kurzban : Reviewer"

Nachenberg has produced a reasonably clear and succinct, although poorly edited, overview for the nonspecialist of the current status of the conflict between those who create computer viruses and those who wish to avoid becoming their victims. more...

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Carey Nachenberg: colleagues

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