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I am currently writing a paper on polymorphic virus design and
detection. The paper's focus is on designing self modifying programs
(my interest in this area comes from my interest in Artificial
Intelligence, the concept of a program that can alter it's own code
facinates me) as well as problems associated with detecting a specific
polymorphic virus.

However I have no desire to reinvent the wheel. Along
this line I have been trying to track down any articles written on
the subject. Unfortunatly, UCLA's computer index leaves a bit to be
desired when it comes to finding virus articles and books. As such
any pointers to articles and books that address the issues of
polymorphic viruses would be appretiated. I am not interested in
loading mechanisms, distribution mechanisms, or payload design. Just
the mechanisms of causing a program to swap, insert, encrypt, or
otherwise alter itself so as to fool scanners and like programs.

		Thank you,
			Yaron (The Jester) Goland
			Junior-Computer Science & Engineering
			University Of California, Los Angeles
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"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
is rarely raised in connection with judges, who...possess power
.that comes [close] to being absolute"-Judge Bork