[KeepYourChinUp]

I guess this question has been asked a thousand times but for what it's worth I did use the search function but didn't get exactly what I was looking for.

Say you've been programming for about a year or two in C++ and you feel comfortable with most of the basic stuff, what would be the next step one would need to take to start coding their own trojans?

I'm not talking about a lame virus that just trashes someones PC, I have no desire to harm anyones PC it's pointless, but what I would like to do is learn how to code trojans that infect PC's and give me a backdoor into the system / server.

I've read about hack news where someone hacks into a system and has had access to that system for like 6 months or something outrageous, how does one create a backdoor that goes undetected for 6 months! lol.

I don't know much about this but sockets is something I know I would need to learn, what else?

Ideally it would be nice to find a book that tought how to code trojans.

[KeepYourChinUp]

First of all you don't "code" exploits, you find them. And second you are probably months away from achieving what you want to.

I'm years away, I have not even started programming yet. I'm simply asking just out of curiosity really.

[mariio]

Well I suggest to learn how to use remote administration tools first if you're really interested in malware.

[KeepYourChinUp]

Why don't you ask what it takes to become a competent system programmer or network programmer or programmer in general.

Because I don't even know what a "system programer" is. Basically I'm interesting in programming and I've been reading up about it. Most of the stuff I can find online but sometimes I just think of a question that isn't easily found on google... So I ask it here.

I do have a plan laid out for programming already and none of it involves programming malicious things, it was just something which sprung to mind.

First I'll learn python and C++. I'll study them both at the same time because I think if I study one language too much I'll get bored of it.

I'll study these two languages for at least a year before moving onto another. Then I'll look into something web based, I'm not sure yet, JavaScript and PHP most likely, and of course HTML.

My goal is to study these most common languages to give me a basic understanding of programming in different areas. Then I'll have a good foundation on which to build on. I don't really have an end goal, I guess the only reason I want to learn about programming is for a hobby. Remember I have not coded anything before so my view will probably change but breaking into things seems more interesting than fixing things.

Anyways I have an incredibly long way to go and it will most likely be a couple of years before I even peak into the world of "hacking." It really was just a question based on curiosity :)

[Torrida]

Implementing exploits into code is easy. Finding the exploit is what is hard.