Virus and Malware Threats on the Internet
With increased risk of explosion in various forms and unique variants of malware in 2009, and industry quickly realized that the traditional approach to combat viruses, either through the signature files and the ability heuristic / behavioral, not enough to protect against the latest threats. We got to the breaking point, where the latest malware already with a higher speed compared with good programs.
Thus, we must also come to the point where it no longer makes sense to stay focused only on the analysis of malicious software. This approach to security to find ways to include all files such as programs based on the reputation of security, will have a key role in 2010.
- Social engineering as the main attack vector
More and more of the attackers to attack the user directly and try to deceive them to download malware or disclosure of sensitive information, with the impression that the user does not do anything wrong. At least one of the players, the popularity of social engineering is the fact that any operating system and Internet browser on a user’s computer, are not important, because even penggunanyalah goals, not the mere existence of a gap in their computers.
Social engineering has become one of the main attack vectors in use today, and Symantec estimates that the number of attacks experiment using social engineering techniques will certainly increase in 2010.
- Manufacturer Melonjak Fake Security Software
In 2010, and prepare to identify the perpetrators of the authors of a fake security software is trying to increase the level of another, even to the kidnapping of the victim’s computer, and turned into useless, and held for ransom. However, the next step which is not too drastic, are programs that do not damage explicitly, but it is doubtful.
For example, Symantec has analyzed a number of antivirus vendors who sell counterfeit copies of the third and protection from viruses, the party’s program with other brands as they supply. In this case, the user is technically had the antivirus software that they pay, but the reality is the same software that can be downloaded for free from somewhere else.
- Third-party social networking applications targeted fraud
Popular social networking is expected to grow even higher next year for a number of fraud and will also continue to compensate for the amount of growth in users of the site. At the same time, owners of sites that will make proactive approach to overcome the threats.
Needless to this, and at these locations to provide more opportunities to get ready for my father] that the third-party developers, an attacker may be targeting the gaps in the request made by any third party to infiltrate the social network user accounts, just as we saw when he visited the attacker browser plug-ins such as web browsers become more secure.
- Windows 7, therefore, focus on the attacker
Microsoft has released security patches for the first Windows 7. As long as people who are not computer program code generation, the gap still exists, regardless of how narrow a test prior to launch, and the code more complex, the more likely the presence of security vulnerabilities that have not been found. Microsoft operating system is also not the exception, and because Windows 7 has begun circulating, and is expected to attract attention in 2010, no doubt, one of the attackers had to find ways to exploit the user’s Windows 7.
- «Botnet» is constantly changing and fast (fast flow) increased
Rapid flow is a technique used by some of these robots such as these robots storm, to hide the location of phishing and dangerous behind the already damaged tissue which acts as a proxy.Using a combination of peer-to-peer networking, distributed command and control, on the Internet for balancing and proxy redirection, and to make the robots follow the place of origin is difficult.
When you do penangkalan industry continues to limit the effectiveness of the conventional robots, the new technology is expected to be more and more used to carry out attacks.
- Services became the title Penyingkat Prosecutor’s best friend
Because users often do not know where they will be delivered by the title should be shortened, and that fraud can hide the link that makes the users who have high levels of average suspicion he would think twice before clicking on it. Symantec has seen a trend towards the use of this tactic for the distribution of applications and will deceive many were present. In addition, in order to avoid anti-spam filters, longer than expected to use the site address for service pemendek crimes.
- Mac and Mobile Malware
The number of attacks designed to exploit the operating system or specific approaches directly linked to the platform market share, because the makers of malware to make money, and always wants the best out of what he does. In 2009, as seen in the Mac, and smartphone makers target of malware, and such an exciting space robots aimed at mobile devices based on Symbian OS and OSX.Iservice Trojan targeting Mac users.
With the increasing popularity of Macs and smartphones in 2010, more attackers will spend their time to create malicious software that can take advantage of this device.
- Longer violate the rules
With the increasingly difficult economic conditions, and more people take advantage of the rules of spam can be tolerated in the law, and we will see more and more organizations selling lists of email addresses and more marketers are not responsible for the dumping of the list.
- Air-longer, and spam volume fluctuates up
Since 2007, spam has increased by 15 percent. Despite the strong growth in this unsolicited e-mail may not be in the long run, but it was clear that keeps you do not want to give up as long as there are economic motives. Spam volume will continue to fluctuate in the future in 2010 and frameworks continue to adapt to increased security software, and intervention is the responsibility of Internet service providers, and government agencies in all over the world.
- Malware is a niche
Highly specialized malware discovered in 2009 and was aimed at the exploitation of ATM.Which indicates a high level of knowledge about the entrances and exits, and how they work and how they can be exploited. This trend is expected to continue to grow in 2010, including the possibility of malicious targeting electronic voting systems, which are used in the political arena and voting via telephone lines, public and is widely used in many of the reality competition shows on television.
- Increased technology will CAPTCHA
This will make the business more developed economies in the region that provide for the people to collect accounts on legal sites, especially those that support user-generated content, for propaganda purposes. Symantec estimates that these individuals would pay less than 10 percent of revenue bills, with the account of the search to charge between 30 to 40 for $ 1,000 accounts.
- Instant Messaging Spam
Because the virtual world of criminals looking for ways to avoid the word verification and technology, and attacks via instant messaging (IM), will increase their popularity. Threats through chat will consist of spam and unwanted that contains a malicious link, especially attacks that target IM accounts active. At the end of 2010, Symantec expects that one of the 300 chat messages, and contains a link.
In addition, in 2010, Symantec estimates that total, it will be one of the 12 link provided to know the domain name is used to contain the spores. Thus, one of 12 hyperlinks that appear in the chat message will contain a domain that is suspicious or dangerous. In 2009, and the levels of only 1 of 78 hyperlinks.
- Spam is not Indonesia will rise
With the penetration of broadband connections continues to grow spam all over the world, particularly in developing economies, in countries that use languages other than English will increase. In some parts of Europe, and Symantec estimates that spam will exceed the rate of settling 50 percent of all spam.
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