What are the Good Tools to develop an Antivirus Tool

I am a actually still doing a lot of study about what language and tools I can use to develop an Antivirus software. I heard that VC++ is an appropriate tool that also has an SDK that supports the development of antivirus software tool. Please feel free to post your thoughts on the same.

Book 3 - Computer Viruses and Malware

Computer Viruses and Malware (Advances in Information Security)Springer; 1 edition ISBN: 0387302360 227 pages July 20, 2006 PDF 9 MbOur Internet-connected society increasingly relies on computers. As a result, attacks on computers from malicious software have never been a bigger concern. Computer Viruses and Malware draws together hundreds of sources to provide an unprecedented view of malicious software and its countermeasures. This book discusses both the technical and human factors involved in computer viruses, worms, and anti-virus software. It also looks at the application of malicious software to computer crime and information warfare.Computer Viruses and Malware is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This book is also suitable as a secondary text for advanced-level students in computer science.http://bravoshare.com/download.php?sid=829&name=0387302360.rar

Book 2 - Computer Viruses - (Good for Antivirus Programmers)

This book will simply and plainly teach you how to write computer viruses. It is not one of those all too common books that decry viruses and call for secrecy about the technology they employ, while curiously giving you just enough technical details about viruses so you don't feel like you've been cheated. Rather, this book is technical and to the point. Here you will find complete sources for plug-and-play viruses, as well as enough technical knowledge to become a proficient cutting-edge virus programmer or anti-virus programmer. Now I am certain this book will be offensive to some people. Publication of so-called "inside information" always provokes the ire of those who try to control that information. Though it is not my intention to offend, I know that in the course of informing many I will offend some. In another age, this elitist mentality would be derided as a relic of monarchism. Today, though, many people seem all too ready to give up their God-given rights with respect to what they can own, to what they can know, and to what they can do for the sake of their personal and financial security. This is plainly the mentality of a slave, and it is rampant everywhere I look. I suspect that only the sting of a whip will bring this perverse love affair with slavery to an end. I, for one, will defend freedom, and specifically the freedom to learn technical information about computer viruses. As I see it, there are three reasons for making this kind of information public: 1. It can help people defend against malevolent viruses. 2. Viruses are of great interest for military purposes in an information-driven world. 3. They allow people to explore useful technology and artificial life for themselvesHopefully you all become on anti-virus specialists instead of virus specialists.. http://rapidshare.com/files/31197004/The.Book.of.Compu.rar

Book 1 - Theory on Antivirus Development

Computer Viruses: From Theory to ApplicationsComputer Viruses: from theory to applications (Collection IRIS)9782287239397 (2287239391) Springer 2005 3 MB RS FFThis book deals with computer viruses envisaged from three different points of view, namely the theoretical fundamentals of computer virology, algorithmic and practical aspects of viruses and their potential applications to various areas. The theoretical formalization by means of Turing machines, self-reproducing automata and recursive functions enable a precise and exhaustive description of the different types of malware. It follows that the main stakes of computer defense and antiviral fighting are easily highlighted. Detailed analysis of the sourcecode for representative members of each virus/worm family allows the reader to grasp the basic algorithmic aspects involved in self-reproducing codes. The C programming language has been systematically used for a better understanding of the considered codes.The purpose of this book is to propose a teaching approach to understand what computer viruses1 really are and how they work. To do this, three aspects are covered ranging from theoretical fundamentals, to practical applications and technical features; fully detailed, commented source codes of viruses as well as inherent applications are proposed. So far, the applications oreinted aspects have hardly ever been addressed through the scarce existing literature devoted to computer viruses.The obvious question that may come to the reader’s mind is: why did the author write on a topic which is likely to offend some people? The motivation is definitely not provocation; the original reason for writing this book comes from the following facts. For roughly a decade, it turns out that antiviral defense finds it more and more difficult to organize and quickly respond to viral attacks which took place during the last four years (remember the programs caused by the release of worms, such as Sapphire, Blaster or Sobig, for example). There is a growing feeling among users – and not to say among the general public – that worldwide attacks give antivirus developers too short a notice. Current viruses are capable of spreading substantially faster than antivirus companies can respond.As a consequence, we can no longer afford to rely solely on antivirus programs to protect against viruses and the knowledge in the virus field is wholly in the hands of the antiviral community which is totally reluctant to share it. Moreover, the problems associated with antiviral defense are complex by nature, and technical books dedicated to viruses are scarce, which does not make the job easy for people interested in this ever changing field .http://www.4shared.com/file/21755583...CVTAVicky.html