Guide for the Beginning Virus Coder - By AcidFlux

Disclaimer:
I don't need one for this text I think but I have always wanted one. If you use this information to do baadd things, well, you don't know me heh.

Introduction:
This guide is not a guide to teach you how to write virii. This guide shows what you should do before you start, the right attitude to have, and some basic "equipment" you will need. I will try to keep this guide in the lighter sense because to many writers are just too serious now-a-days. Well, let's get on with it......

Why? And how do I start?
Why would somebody want to code a virus? That question is a very controversial question today. Why did Frankenstein want to make a dead person alive? One of the most numerous reasons among newbies is "it just sounded fun and cool," well that is a perfectly good reason if you go about it right. Don't go out and get the latest VCL (Virus Creation Lab) and fill out the info and say you coded a virus. That is lame and not cool. If you really want to learn how to code virii do some research first. Know what it's going to take and what other coders will expect of you as a fellow coder. Try some URLs first, like these sites;
www.shadowvx.org
www.coderz.net
www.ultimatechaos.org
These sites should have an abundance of information for you to look through for hours. What, you ask are you looking for?
What now?
Well, after you have done some research and experimented or decided you enjoyed coding your first virus what should you do now? First thing which might help is to get on IRC and go in the virus related channels. Try #vx, #virus, #vxtrader, and #vir on Undernet. Chat around, ask any questions that might have left you in the dark on the tutorials and take many different opinions. Don't ask dumb questions that you could have found the answer to if you looked a little more carefully at the tutorial or source code. Virus coders don't like ignorance. How can you be ignorant and still try to create innovative virii?
Maybe you can try to join a group. There are cons and pros to joining a group. Some of the good things are that you have all that energy channeled into a goal, or that there are advanced coders willing to help you, and the common bond of the vx coder is good too. Maybe you don't like groups though and prefer to work alone. Well, that's alrite too. More power to you and all because I think that would be hard to do.

The road to not being a newbie......
Let's say you have done all that. Congratulations, you are venturing further from the road of the newbie and on your way to becoming a regular among the community. What should be some of the things you should accomplish though? You have wrote very basic code and want to improve it to better yourself. Here is a checklist to use to always make sure you aren't halting in progress.
-Develop new groundbreaking, earthshattering techniques to further your virii's trickery tirade from the AV.
-Regularly put out a zine to the rest of the community explaining techniques, news, new virii and stuff generally found in other zines. Make yours better than the rest, put that extra blood, sweat, and balls into your zine and it will be good.

Conclusion
Well I hope that helps you out in your quest to be a coder. If you have any questions or comments please, feel free to email me at acidflux@antionline.com I am always willing to take suggestions, comments or constructive criticism. Any flames send to monicalewinsky@slut.com or lindatripp@whore.com

L8r and don't give up it is a long and winding path as a virii coder but with many rewards.