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Computer viruses: from theory to applications Springer Paris Berlin Heidelberg New York Hong Kong Londres Milan Tokyo Eric Filiol Computer viruses: from theory to applications 3 Eric Filiol Chef du laboratoire de virologie et cryptologie École Supérieure et dApplication des Transmissions B.P. 18 35998 Rennes Armées et INRIA-Projet Codes ISBN 10: 2-287-23939-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN 13: 978-2-287-23939-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York © Springer-Verlag France 2005 Printed in France Springer-Verlag France is a member of the group Springer Science + Business Media First edition in French © Springer-Verlag France 2004 ISBN : 2-287-20297-8 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of the research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduc- tion in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the copyright. Enquiry concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc, in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific sta- tement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.. SPIN: Cover design : Jean-François MONTMARCHÉ To my wife Laurence, to my son Pierre, to my parents, to Fred Cohen, to Mark Allen Ludwig Preface “Viruses don’t harm, ignorance does. Is ignorance a defense?” herm1t “[. . . ] I am convinced that computer viruses are not evil and that programmers have a right to create them, t