Humanoid Robots

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Adware, Spyware, and Malware
Anand Dedhia Bharath Raj ECE 4112 Project 28
April 2005
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Overview

• Background Info
• Adware
• Spyware
• Malware
• Laboratory Info
• Motivation
• Procedure

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Adware Examples
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Adware Definition

• Adware is simply an application that displays
  advertisements while it is running.
• Adware is advertising supported software.
• Adware contains a disclosure statement in the End
  User License Agreement stating its intentions.

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Adware Hazards

• Installs separate advertising components on your
  system that downloads ads and wastes system
  resources even after the associated program is
  removed.
• Some applications connect to ad servers over the
  Internet and consume network bandwidth while
  potentially compromising the security of your
  info.

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Adware Solutions

• Install and run anti-adware tools like Ad-Aware.

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Spyware
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Spyware Definition

• Spyware is a generic term describing software
  whose purpose is to collect demographic and usage
  information (name, email address, website visits)
  from your computer, usually for advertising and
  marketing purposes.
• Spyware gathers the information covertly without
  the users knowledge.

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Spyware Hazards

• Install separate components on your system as
  well, but records keystrokes and other
  information which can contain sensitive materials
  like username password, credit card numbers,
  etceteras.
• The spyware uses routines to mail out these logs
  and activities via email or posting it to a
  certain page on the web, so attackers can view
  them at anytime.

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Spyware Solutions

• Install and run anti-spyware software like Spybot.

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Malware Examples

• Worms/Bugs
• Trojans
• Viruses

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Malware Definition

• Malware, or malicious software, is any software
  developed for the purpose of doing harm to a
  computer system.
• Malware is the most dangerous of these programs
  since it has the potential to destroy ones
  computer system.

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Malware Hazards

• Worms and viruses can self-replicate and are
  usually hidden in executable files or parts of
  applications that can cause extensive damage to a
  computer system.
• A trojan horse is harmful code disguised as a
  legitimate program that can cause malfunctions in
  a system and even allow a stranger to overtake
  your computer.

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Malware Solutions

• Install and run antivirus software and use a
  firewall to prevent them from gaining access.

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Motivation

• Due to the prominence and severity in network
  security caused by these types of applications, a
  network administrator should know how to catch
  and remove these programs before they have the
  chance of compromising a systems security.

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What you will do in the lab

• Adware
• Program an adware application.
• Spyware
• Use Email SpyPro to send duplicate copies of all
  email to another address.
• Use Etherscout to record and analyze traffic on a
  network.
• Malware
• Show the risks in Malwhere.
• Prevention
• Google Toolbar use to prevent the above.
• Spy Doctor

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Ethereal Results
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Source Code

• Private myIE
• Dim WSHShell
• for i 0 to 1
• Set myIE CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Applicat
  ion")
• myIE.Navigate "F\School\ece 4112\popup.html"
• 'myIE.ToolBar True
• 'myIE.StatusBar False
• myIE.AddressBar True
• myIE.MenuBar True
• myIE.Resizable True
• myIE.TheaterMode False

• Do
• Loop While myIE.Busy
• myIE.Width 1024
• myIE.Height 740
• myIE.Left 0
• myIE.Top 0
• myIE.Visible True
• Set WSHShell WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell
  ")
• WshShell.AppActivate("Microsoft Internet
  Explorer")
• Set WSHShell Nothing
• Wscript.Sleep(3 1000)
• next

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Questions???