Malware Detection and Preventio

Malware Detection and Prevention (Draft)

Background of Malware

Malware is created with an intention to spy or steal information without owner’s permission. Over the years, there has been an increase of malwares attacks in both of the e-commerce and telecommunication sector. One of the common reasons why cybercriminal create malware was to steal personal data from users. Hence, in order to safeguard important information to be stolen, several anti-malware solutions were introduced.

Types of malwares

There are different types of malware such as Virus, Worms, Trojans, Spyware, Bots, Cookies, Keyloggers, most Rootkits and other malicious and unwanted software or program.

Malware in Applications

Web Browser

1. Why Web Browsing is an easy target

Malware exploit on the vulnerability of the user’s operating systems such as:

• Leveraging defects in the Operating System design

• Downloading of Flash and java or additional plug-ins that contains Malware

• Downloading files from untrusted websites

2. Analysis and Trends of web Browser malware in society

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What caused this trend to happen?

▪ The surge in number of malware from 2007 to 2008: This might be due to the hackers being able to discover the vulnerabilities of windows and then exploiting them. In addition, there has been a hyped interest in using malware for profit purposes such as forced advertising.

Smart Phone

Different between Web Browser and Smartphone

Apart from being as vulnerable as Web browser, Smartphone stores vital personal and corporate information such as client contacts, payment data and user GPS location which interest cybercriminal. Also, there is an increased in Smartphone usage and popularity in the society despite of little Smartphone security protect information. In additional, the fact that it is easier to create malware in Smartphone then web browser attracted cybercriminals.

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