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that's one good idea blackh0le.. rename the .exe or .com or .vbs or whatever file to .virus or something... I usualy rename files I'm working on to .tmp it's your choice
And you might need a hex editor...
a good free one for windows is winhex.. http://www.winhex.com/
some files don't like to be txt edited (one space can make a difference)..
so I usualy use a hexeditor
if you really want a newbie tutorial on how virii work, there is actually a file in the downloads section of this website called "codebreakers" i doubt unless you know asm that you can decompile a irus and understand how it works on certain OS's. i would just use "w32DASM" otherwise called "winDASM," you can find it anywhere. just make a copy of your virus with a .tmp.
"Don't double-click it" Ah that takes me back. Nothing more irritating than pulling apart a virus and rebooting to find:
Unable to read drive C:
Abort, Retry, Fail
Just another word of warning, making sure its burned in your head.
On another note anybody remember Jr_HaXoR he was on this site a long while ago. Seemed smart I read a few of his posts. A little bit evil though.
backups are for newbies... just kidding
preferable use a dummy box for ripping appart virii...
Not a mission critical one... Neither your parrents puter they write their letters and other important things on...
one good lesson learned..
you still have to be careful because you can accidentally open the wrong thing and then your computer could go bye bye