learning to build an antivirus

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hello everone...
I want some guidence on how to make an antivirus......?
where should i get started from?????
Are there books available??
plz help!!!

Posted 23-Sep-10 3:41am

Markandaiya Harsh

Updated 23-Sep-10 3:42am

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Richard MacCutchan · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-23T04:16:00

What level are you at as a programmer? A task like this will require a detailed knowledge of C++, C# or Java, also the operating system your program will run on (Windows, MacOS, Linux etc), the internal formats of all executable programs and any other files which have the ability to run code (Word, Excel for example).

You will also need to build a database of all known viruses, and be able to keep that up to date on a daily if not hourly basis.

Good luck.