Do you want to know more about writing a virus

This excellent article by Scott J Shapiro will not show you how to write a virus but it is about trying to track down one of the world’s most notorious malware authors.

On the trail of the Dark Avenger: the most dangerous virus writer in the world | The Guardian

Something to read at the weekend.

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