Book review: Infected
Bernardo Quintero’s Infected tells how a simple idea grew into VirusTotal, then into a company, and eventually into a globally recognized security capability acquired by Google. More than a corporate timeline, it explores how curiosity, community building, and entrepreneurial persistence shaped both Quintero’s career and a cornerstone of modern malware analysis.
Its strongest themes include community building, disciplined entrepreneurship, resource constraints, local talent, and innovation driven by curiosity and conviction rather than capital and scale.