It's two years after the Zero Day attacks, and cyber-security analyst Jeff Aiken is reaping the rewards for crippling Al-Qaida's assault on the computer infrastructure of the Western world. His company is flourishing, and his relationship with former government agent Daryl Haugen has intensified since she became a part of his team. But the West is under its greatest threat yet. A revolutionary, invisible trojan that alters data without leaving a trace---more sophisticated than any virus seen before---has been identified, roiling international politics. Jeff and Daryl are summoned to root it out and discover its source. As the trojan penetrates Western intelligence, and the terrifying truth about its creator is revealed, Jeff and Daryl find themselves in a desperate race to reverse it as the fate of both East and West hangs in the balance. A thrilling suspense story and a sober warning from one of the world's leading experts on cyber-security, Trojan Horse exposes the already widespread use of international cyber-espionage as a powerful and dangerous weapon, and the lengths to which one man will go to stop it.
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"Much better than zero day indeed although it has less technical info but nice idea with much better plot while descriping how cyber war is going on or how it'll be beside showing the effect of stuxnet on the cyber world and how yhings will be changed as a result for it"
— Mohamed (4 out of 5 stars)
Russinovich crafts a chilling, intricate, fast-moving tale of middle-east intrigue, conspiracies and assassinations.
— BookPleasures“It is Mark Russinovich's in-depth knowledge of Windows and how data traverses over the digital landscape that creates the chilling realism in the backdrop of Trojan Horse.
— Kevin Mitnick, bestselling author of Ghost in the Wires, from the foreword" Another great book by Mark. I am thoroughly enjoying the universe he is developing with these characters. As long as he keeps writing them, I'll keep reading them. "
— Dave, 2/16/2014" Another fine thriller about what virusses, trojans, malware can do to the world. If we don't watch out, World War III will be launched due to this stuff. "
— Vera, 2/12/2014" Good plot, poor writing, especially the dialog. If main-character Aiken second-guessed himself (about fleeing the hospital and not calling the police) just one more time, I would've quit reading it. I'm glad I finished, though, because the end was suspenseful and intelligent. I'm always looking for an author to recommend to folks who've read all the Vince Flynns, but I don't think this one quite meets the standard. "
— Linda, 2/10/2014" This was the author's second novel. He is a computer security specialist with Microsoft. If a fraction of the things are happening around the world in the cyber community that he writes about, it is very scary. This novel was not as realistic in some respects as his first novel, Zero Day, but it was still a fun and scary read. "
— Edward, 2/3/2014" It is all right. May be a little bit better than Mark's previous (and first) novel. Mark is well known and recognized, for his "Windows Internals" low-level computer books (I even have one on my virtual favorite shelf) and I applaud him for his first more literally efforts. This book beginning was great IMHO, he has great descriptions for layman of nature of malware (where in fiction you see mentioning of a "pagefile"?), mid-book kept me bound for hours to read, end was somewhat boring despite culmination of events. As a previous book it is an ominous warning to world sliding to CyberWar. In either case I'll keep an eye on his following books. "
— Iglen, 2/1/2014" Far, far too realistic. "
— Bob, 1/31/2014" Awesome (and accurate) detail in the techie stuff. Fun action too. Recommend. "
— Anthony, 1/16/2014" Through in two days. As good as Zero Day. Could contain a bit more of Jeff Aikens Job (more tech) "
— Neocortex, 11/27/2013" Another way too technical book. But I liked it. "
— Jane, 11/13/2013" A good book and an engaging read. For me it got slightly unbelievable towards the end - as someone else put it, the heroes were "a bit too heroical!" I think it would make a great movie! "
— Paul, 11/2/2013" Russinovich should stick to his day job "
— John, 11/1/2013" It held my interest, but ... "eh". "
— Lois, 8/7/2013" Enjoyed this book about a Trojan Horse that will change war as we know it. "
— Adam, 5/21/2013" Good book but sometimes too technical. Also ending is very "
— Ansar, 3/31/2013" Good book, just like his other one. However like the other one, the ending felt rushed and almost like he had to make it under a page count. "
— Andrew, 2/5/2013" Computer geek evolved into secret agent. What's not to love:) "
— Ben, 1/26/2013" Enjoying this a lot and more than Zero Day, his previous book. This is 100% up to date and will scare the socks off you! "
— Antwerpenr, 11/27/2012" Mark's books are great IT thrillers, accurate and plausible. "
— Will, 11/25/2012" Pretty good, as with the first novel I had trouble putting it down. The end of the book ended a little to abruptly but I still enjoyed it and look foreword to his next novel. "
— Jeff, 10/30/2012Mark Russinovich works at Microsoft as a technical fellow, Microsoft’s senior-most technical position. A cofounder of Winternals, he joined Microsoft when the company was acquired in 2006. He is author of the popular Sysinternals tools as well as coauthor of the Windows Internals book series, a contributing editor for TechNet magazine, and a senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine. He lives in Washington State.
Kevin Mitnick, as the world’s most famous hacker, has been the subject of countless news and magazine articles published throughout the world. He has made guest appearances on numerous television and radio programs, offering expert commentary on issues related to information security. His leading penetration-testing team is highly respected and sought after for their security services to the world’s top corporations and governments through the company he founded, Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC. His clients include dozens of the Fortune 500 and world governments. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Ghost in the Wires, as well as several other books.
Johnny Heller, winner of numerous Earphones and Audie Awards, was named a “Golden Voice” by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has been a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award winner from 2008 through 2013 and he has been named a top voice of 2008 and 2009 and selected as one of the Top 50 Narrators of the Twentieth Century by AudioFile magazine.