As someone who is even more unfamiliar with low level programming languages and forensics, I would greatly appreciate some elaboration on your comment. What exactly gives you the impression that he is such a novice - You pointed to a quote about the "jnz" statement but I'm unclear as to how that points to the author's inexperience.
Also despite the fact that the author seems inexperienced, would you say his conclusions are credible?
Also despite the fact that the author seems inexperienced, would you say his conclusions are credible?