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Page 1: Caring for Technology Malware. Malware In this Topic we examine: v Viruses (or Malware) v Virus Detection Techniques v When a Virus is Detected v Updating

Caring forTechnology

Malware

Page 2: Caring for Technology Malware. Malware In this Topic we examine: v Viruses (or Malware) v Virus Detection Techniques v When a Virus is Detected v Updating

Malware

In this Topic we examine: Viruses (or Malware) Virus Detection Techniques When a Virus is Detected Updating anti-virus software

Page 3: Caring for Technology Malware. Malware In this Topic we examine: v Viruses (or Malware) v Virus Detection Techniques v When a Virus is Detected v Updating

Have you had a PC virus ?

What happened ?

How did you fix it ?

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Computer Security Risks

A Computer security risk is…

p. 556 Fig. 11-1

An Action that causes loss of or damage to a computer system

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses are:

p. 558

VirusVirus is a potentially damaging computer program

WormWorm copies itself repeatedly,

using up resources

and possibly shutting down computer or

network

Trojan horseTrojan horse hides within or looks like

legitimate program until

triggered

PayloadPayload (destructive event) that is

delivered when you open file, run infected program, or boot computer with infected disk

in disk driveCan

spread and

damage files

Does not replicate itself on

other computer

s

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

How can a virus spread through an e-mail message?

p. 559 Fig. 11-2

Step 1. Unscrupulous programmers create a virus program. They hide the virus in a Word document and attach the Word document to an e-mail message.

Step 2. They use the Internet to send the e-mail message to thousands of users around the world.

Step 3b. Other users do not recognize the name of the sender of the e-mail message. These users do not open the e-mail message. Instead they delete the e-mail message. These users’ computers are not infected with the virus.

Step 3a. Some users open the attachment and their computers become infected with the virus.

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

To protect your system from a macro virus…

p. 560 Fig. 11-3

Set macro security level in applications that allow you to write macros

At medium security level, warning displays that document contains macro Macros are instructions

saved in an application, such as word processing or spreadsheet program

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

An antivirus program…

p. 560 - 561 Fig. 11-4

Identifies and removes computer viruses

Most also protect against worms and Trojan horses

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

A virus signature is…

p. 561 Fig. 11-5

A specific pattern of virus code Also called virus definition

Antivirus programs look for virus signatures

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Keeps file in separate area of hard disk

Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

An antivirus program inoculates a program file by…

p. 561

Recording Recording information information

about program such about program such as file size and as file size and

creation creation datedate Attempts Attempts

to remove to remove any detected any detected

virusvirus

Using Using information information to detect if to detect if

virus tampers virus tampers with filewith file

QuarantinesQuarantines infected infected

files that it files that it cannot cannot removeremove

Page 11: Caring for Technology Malware. Malware In this Topic we examine: v Viruses (or Malware) v Virus Detection Techniques v When a Virus is Detected v Updating

Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

Tips to prevent virus, worm, and Trojan horse infections…

p. 562

Install a personalfirewall program

If the antivirus program flags an e-mail attachment as infected, delete

the attachment immediately

Set the macro security in programs so you can enable or

disable macros

Never open an e-mail attachment

unless you are expecting it and

it is from a trusted source

Install an antivirus program on all of your computers

Check all downloaded programs for

viruses, worms, or Trojan horses

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

What is a denial of service attack and back door?

p. 562

A denial of service attack is an assault whichdisrupts access to an Internet service such as

the Web or e-mail

A back door is a program or set of instructionsin a program that allow users to bypass

security controls when accessing a computerresource

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

Spoofing is…

p. 563

MakingMaking a network a network or Internet or Internet

Transmission appear legitimateTransmission appear legitimate

IP spoofing occurs when an intruderIP spoofing occurs when an intrudercomputer fools a network into computer fools a network into

believing its IP address is from believing its IP address is from a trusted sourcea trusted source

Perpetrators of IP spoofing trick their victims into interacting

with a phony Web site

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

A firewall is…

p. 563 Fig. 11-7

A security system consisting of hardware and/or software that prevents unauthorised network access

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Computer Viruses, Worms, and Trojan Horses

A personal firewall utility is…

p. 564 Fig. 11-8

A program that protects personal computers and its data from unauthorised intrusions

Monitors transmissions to and from computer Informs you of attempted intrusion

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Unauthorized Access and Use

Companies protect themselves against hackers by…

p. 564

Intrusion detection softwareIntrusion detection softwareanalyzes network traffic, assesses analyzes network traffic, assesses

system vulnerabilities, and identifies system vulnerabilities, and identifies intrusions and suspicious behaviorintrusions and suspicious behavior

Access controlAccess control defines who defines who can access computer and can access computer and what actions they can takewhat actions they can take

Audit trailAudit trail records records access attemptsaccess attempts

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Unauthorized Access and Use

Other ways to protect your personal computer are…

p. 565 Fig. 11-9

Disable file and printer sharing on Internet connection

File and printer sharing

turned off

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Unauthorized Access and Use

A user name is…

p. 566 Fig. 11-10

A unique set of characters that identifies a user Password is private

combination of characters associated with the user name that allows access to computer resources

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Unauthorized Access and Use

Make your password more secure by…

p. 567 Fig. 11-11

Using longer passwords to provide greater security

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Unauthorized Access and Use

A possessed object is…

p. 567 Fig. 11-12

An item that you must carry to gain access to a computer or facility

Often used with a numeric password called a Personal Identification Number (PIN)

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Unauthorized Access and Use

A biometric device can…

p. 567 - 568 Fig. 11-13

Authenticate a person’s identity using personal characteristics Fingerprint, hand geometry,

voice, signature, and iris

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Hardware Theft and Vandalism

Hardware theft and hardware vandalism…

p. 569 Fig. 11-14

Hardware theft is act of stealing computer equipment Cables sometimes used to lock

equipment Some notebook computers use

passwords, possessed objects, and biometrics as security methods

For PDAs, you can password-protect the device

Hardware vandalism is act of defacing or destroying computer equipment

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Software Theft

Software theft is…

p. 570

The act of stealing or The act of stealing or illegally copying illegally copying

software or software or intentionally intentionally

erasing erasing programsprograms

Software Software piracypiracy is illegal is illegal duplication duplication of copyrighted of copyrighted softwaresoftware

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Software Theft

A licence agreement gives…

p. 570 Fig. 11-15

You the right to use software A standard single-user licence agreement allows users to

install software on one computer, make backup copy, and sell software after removing from computer

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Software Theft

Some safeguards against software theft include…

p. 571

Product activationProduct activation allow users to input allow users to input product identification numbers online or by product identification numbers online or by

phone and receive a unique installation phone and receive a unique installation identification number in returnidentification number in return

Business Software AllianceBusiness Software Alliance (BSA) (BSA) promotes better understanding of promotes better understanding of

software piracy problemssoftware piracy problems

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Information Theft

Encryption…

p. 571 - 572 Fig. 11-16

Safeguards against information theft Is the process of converting plaintext (readable data)

into ciphertext (unreadable characters) Encryption key (formula) often uses more than one method To read the data, the recipient must decrypt, or decipher, the data

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Information Theft

This is what an encrypted file looks like…

p. 573 Fig. 11-17

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Secure siteSecure site – a Web site using

encryption to secure data

Internet Security Risks

How do Web browsers provide secure data transmission?

p. 573

Digital certificateDigital certificate is notice that guarantees Web site is legitimate

Many Web browsers use encryption

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Internet Security Risks

A certificate authority (CA)…

p. 573 Fig. 11-18

Authorized person or company that issues and verifies digital certificates

Users apply for digital certificate from CA

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Internet Security Risks

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)…

p. 574 Fig. 11-19

Provides encryption of all data that passes between client and Internet server Web addresses

beginning with “https” indicate secure connections

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Undervoltage—drop in electrical supply

System Failure

A system failure…

p. 574

Overvoltage or power surge—

significant increase in electrical power

Noise—unwanted electrical signal

Caused by aging hardware, Caused by aging hardware, natural disasters, or electrical natural disasters, or electrical

power disturbancespower disturbances

Can cause loss of hardware, Can cause loss of hardware, software, or datasoftware, or data

The prolonged malfunction The prolonged malfunction of a computerof a computer

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System Failure

A surge protector…

p. 574 - 575 Figs. 11-20–11-21

Protects computer and equipment from electrical power disturbances

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is surge protector that provides power during power loss

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Backing Up — The Ultimate SafeguardA backup…

p. 576

Is a duplicate of file(s), program(s), or disk(s)

Full backupFull backupall files in the

computer

Full backupFull backupall files in the

computer

Selective Selective backupbackupselect

which files to back up

Selective Selective backupbackupselect

which files to back up

Three-generation Three-generation backupbackup

preserves three copies

of important files

Three-generation Three-generation backupbackup

preserves three copies

of important files

In case of system failure or corrupted files, restore files by copying to original location

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Wireless Security

To ensuring wireless communication is secure…

p. 577 Fig. 11-22

Secure your wireless access point (WAP) WAP should not broadcast your network name Enable Wired Equivalent Privacy

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Updating anti-virus software

Software needs to be continually updated since new viruses are being written all the time

It has been suggested that up to 200 new viruses are written every week

Most vendors of anti virus software have a website from where you can download the most current version of their software

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