Outline for November 4, 2022

Reading: text, §23.2–23.4
Due: Homework 3, due November 11; Progress report, due Nov 11 (Note change in due date!)


  1. Computer virus
    1. Infection vectors: boot sector, executable, multipartite, macro
    2. Concealment: TSR, stealth, encrypted, polymorphic, metamorphic

  2. Computer worm


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Matt Bishop
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ECS 235A, Computer and Information Security
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