Introduction
According to Viruses, Spyware, and Malware (n.d.). “ ‘Malware’ is a term for any software that gets installed on your machine and performs unwanted tasks, often for some third party's benefit.” When a web user downloads a game or video from an insecure website while browsing some of the sites, they always bring malicious websites into their own computers. However the uses usually without any knowledge of this. Until the malicious Web site constantly pop up some unhealthy Web site, the user will find the computer problem. During this period, the personal information of the computer user, including the bank card number, will be exposed and stolen. Once malwares appears, it is difficult for users to uninstall them. Malicious software
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It can take the form of executable code, scripts, active content, and other software. Malware is defined by its malicious intent, acting against the requirements of the computer user - and so does not include software that causes unintentional harm due to some deficiency. Programs supplied officially by companies, can be considered malware if they secretly act against the interests of the computer user. (Wikipedia, 2017). There are ten types of malware in our life.
1.Virus program
The virus is a malicious program that replicates itself by infecting other normal files.
2.Trojan program
Trojan horse is a kind of malware disguised as a normal file, usually through covert means to obtain operational rights, and theft of user’s privacy information, or other malicious behavior.
3.Handing over a Trojan
This is a kind of to steal online games, such as Banks, credit card account for the main purpose of Trojans
4.Office
The Target breach which is said to be the second-largest retail cyber-attack in history wasn’t necessarily inventive, nor did it appear destined for success, yet hackers were able to access roughly 40 million customers personal information by installing a malware into Target’s security system.1 In the days leading up to Thanksgiving 2013 the hackers installed malware in Target’s security and payments system which was designed to steal every credit card used in store at over 1,797 U.S. locations. The data breach initially disclosed in December which exposed around 40 million customer’s names, card numbers, card expiration dates, card security codes and debit card pins were recorded for the hackers to see, although the pins were encrypted. After a later review Target disclosed additional information which later was said to be that roughly 70 million more consumers had their names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses exposed.2
In the book context it is a malware program that an attacker uses to replace a legal program. It is like a cuckoo bird laying it's eggs in another bird's nest. The cook bird does not lay eggs in its nest.
Our world and its infrastructures have become largely dependent on information technology solutions and computer networks. The criminals or “cybercrooks” behind the malware attacks are looking to retrieve information from users for their gain. This is bad news seeing as it can put many companies and users personal information at risk. There have been many articles created in response to the CryptoLocker virus. A recent article suggests that CryptoLocker has opened doors to many more instances of ransomware. PoS (Point of Sales) attacks is the act of gathering important user data from PoS machines, these are ATMs and credit card readers used in all different types of places. OpenSSL is the most commonly used encryption software used on the Internet, big online companies use this software. Malware evolves through time capitalizing on new approaches and exploiting the flaws in the emerging technologies to avoid detection.
Trojans are a type of program that can and usually will hurt a PC through software and hardware. The way it gets into the computer is by fooling the computer user into thinking that some software he/she found online is safe. When the person downloads the software, it is not actually useful software. It is actually a Trojan which has now invaded the PC. Once in, it allows the creator of the Trojan to access and control the computer from his own house. The hacker can then access passwords, important documents, and other stuff that will be mentioned later. The malware does not make ...
Consider disabling the use of USB flash drives in payment processing systems. USB flash drive are refer as malware delivery devices and disabling will remove the chance of getting
Spyware had been titled the largest threat to the internet since spam. The scary thing is, unlike spam, spyware is not always visible to detect and able to be recognized. "Spyware appears to be a new and rapidly growing practice that poses a risk of serious harm to consumers," (qtd. by FTC, 2004 in Sipior). A study showed that in 91 percent of personal computers are infected (Sipior). That percentage has done nothing but increased in the two year time period since 2003. In 2004 EarthLink audited 3.2 million personal computers and found 83.4 million traces of adware cookies (Sipior). Just imagine how many are circulating in every computer audited without the user knowing what is going on with their computer.
The external security risks of online banking have attracted wide attention. Chuang (2002) claims that external security risks are a significant problem of internet banking, and customers could face to direct financial losses because of unauthorised access (by hackers) and the infection of Trojan horse programs, which can be defined as a steal programs (Landwehr et al.1993). For example, according to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation, compared to 2013, because of external security risks, the financial losses of online banking were increased by 48% in 2014. Specifically, on the one hand, Kujur (2015) argues that hacker intrusion is an important factor result in external security risks of internet banking. This means that hackers use the security bugs (weaknesses) of the internet banking system to exploit
What is the “MALWARE”? A malware refers to software programs designed to damage or do other unwanted actions on a computer system. In Spanish, "mal" is a prefix that means "bad," making the term "bad ware" .Malware includes viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and spyware. Viruses, for example, can cause havoc on a computer's hard drive by deleting files or directory information. Spyware can gather data from a user's system without the user knowing it. This can include anything from the Web pages a user visits to personal information, such as credit card numbers.
Computers are main technological features that allow criminals to step into unsuspecting victims lives. With a simple piggy-backing program hackers are able to track every keystroke made by the victim. One such program is called spyware, not to be confused with adware, which is often referred to interchangeably with spyware, but is potentially harmless (Louis 15). Spyware, hidden within downloaded software, implants itself deep within a computer’s hard drive, allowing it to track every move made by the user (Louis 16).
Malicious software in short known as Malware. It is also known as computer Contaminant. Similar to biological parasite, malware also reside in a Host. Malware will get installed on host without user’s consent. Generally a software is considered malware based on the intent of the creator...
Having first appeared in Russia in 2005, referred as Winlock, that successfully scammed over £10m from unsuspecting victims before the Russian authorities arrested 10 individuals for involvement in such hackings in 2010, however it hasn’t stop the growing number of the problem. With such profitable money to obtain, perpetrators have discovered new ways to spread the malware and to cash-in at the expense of victims.
...he Trojan horse, users should be familiar with all the programs that should normally run on their systems. Once there is an addition or alteration, it is easy to notice and investigate. Another technique that is often used by attackers involves using wrapping programs, that are combining both malicious and original code. Once run on the victim’s computer the program first installs malicious code, and then executes the original code.
Since the creation and development of the Internet, hackers and intelligent software developers have been able to spread viruses that cause great harm to corporations and households. The Internet has been the gateway for hackers into their journey of obstruction. For example, through the loopholes of Microsoft’s IIS services on its server operating system packages, hackers have been able to open “backdoors” into some of the most complex intranet firewall protected networks of the world. Once the access has been made available, hackers have the opportunity to manipulate data, retrieve confidential data, and destroy systems containing critical data with the help of their developed viruses. The fact of the matter is, hackers and other cyber criminals cause great amounts of financial damage to corporations and other smaller scaled victims. The ethical question to consider when dealing with virus control is: Is it unethical to take extreme measures to avoid hacker attacks, even when we are taking away people’s autonomy and obstructing their privacy?
In today’s days malware is designated as a software which aims to disturb a computer with the consent or permission of the owner. This term “Malware” is used by computer professionals to describe a varied forms of destructive, annoying and intrusive software code. This word “Malware” is used to indicate all types of malware which include a true set of viruses.
A cyber crime called 'Bot Networks', wherein spamsters and other perpetrators of cyber crimes remotely take control of computers without the users realizing it, is increasing at an alarming rate. Computers get linked to Bot Networks when users unknowingly download malicious codes such as Trojan horse sent as e-mail attachments. Such affected computers, known as zombies, can work together whenever the malicious code within them get activated, and those who are behind the Bot Networks attacks get the computing powers of thousands of systems at their disposal.