Entering 2012, the development of cyber security threat and will face an increasingly challenging and complex conditions. On the other hand, the growing awareness of these aspects helps suppress escalation level malware attack.
Here are some predictions that need to be a record in 2012:
1. Global statistics reported by Gartner indicates, the use of OS Windows 7 on a computer in the world increased with the end of 2011 with a share of 42 percent, replacing Windows XP in the top rankings. These conditions will change the map that was developed by the threat of cyber criminals. In the year 2012 is expected to be no significant change in the development of related malware attacks that target shifted to a OS “new” is Windows 7 and Windows 8, by doing a by pass the security mechanisms.
2. Another consequence of the change from Windows XP to Windows 7 is a reduced level of Conficker infections. Worm that appeared since November 2009 and became a legendary worm, and most commonly found in the last three years.
3. Localized attacks will continue, ie, using social networking as a medium in the form of phishing attacks and trojans. The target is clear, that steal banking-related data stored on the computer.
4. Hacktivism. Increasingly widespread Internet attacks with a background ideology. A series of attacks occurred in some parts of the world. In 2012 is expected to have increased and expanded to other parts of the world. Therefore, whether institutional or enterprise is encouraged to complete computer system with security fittings to prevent the attacks of certain groups such as Anonymous or something.
5. Data loot becomes the traded commodity. Trade stolen information will be more intense and used for legal activities. Information search function is of course done by using botnets that are no longer limited to steal your email address and password and limited demand on the spammers. Next botnet will develop massive data search and so complete, that information will then be traded, with the target buyer is a company to push the lead generation company. For these needs, Botnets do with the information gathering mode appears as a fake online form.
6. Mobile communication devices will be a vector to attack a network and other critical systems. On the PC, the manual configuration and patch can be done in a matter of days so that the threat could be handled more quickly and easily. While the mobile communication devices – smartphones take a little longer. So the absence of patches and updates are made mobile communication devices become vulnerable to threats and threat handling was much more difficult.
Danger of Malware
Fake archiving programs continue to grow. This program is usually disguise themselves as freeware or tools to remove license protection from legal software. Once the user runs a fake archiving program, they were asked to send short messages (SMS) to a premium number so they can access the contents of the file. In most cases, after a message is sent, the user receives instructions on how to use the torrent tracker and / or links to sana.ZeuS botnet, is one of the malicious program or spy programs most frequently used and best selling in the online black market mainly because of the ease Zeus Trojan family that can be configured to steal data online.
According to observations Vaksincom, Zues botnet very difficult to detect except with special tools for network traffic scanner. “But one indication of a botnet Zues is a virus named Zbot which will drop on the victim computer which will serve as an agent Zues botnets to steal critical corporate data and data a state secret,” continued Alfons.Para at Kaspersky Lab experts also warn users to be more careful when surfing the internet and refrain from visiting a web resource that looks suspicious. Trojan.JS.FakeUpdate.bp, FakeUpdate a script from a family that usually appear on the porn sites are at the top rankings.
When the user clicks on a video clip, a popup window appears and informs new media player must be installed to be able to view the testimonial. The player also contains a Trojan that modifies the file ‘hosts’. Trojan is associated with a number of popular sites with a local IP address and install a local web server on the infected computer. After this, every time a user tries to access to one site, a page will appear in the browser prompts the user to pay for adult content being viewed.
