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Slide 1: Malicious software trends John Viega john@stonewallsoftware.com

Slide 2: 2007 in review – PUP quiz How many outbreaks did we see in 2007??  A: 5  B: 11  C: 87 D: 0  May 31, 2008 2

Slide 4: How malware gets on machines May 31, 2008 4

Slide 5: How attackers use your computer

Slide 10: Botnets: recent history May 31, 2008 10

Slide 11: The tools are stupidly simple…. May 31, 2008 11

Slide 12: Vulnerabilities Source: NIST May 31, 2008 12

Slide 13: Trends in the last 12 months • Move towards more distributed and fault tolerant systems • Malware communications being encrypted • a big move from Europe to China • More sophistication in spreading of malware via automation   • More sophistication in detecting VM’s • Selective infections for  certain geographical locations ─ Send packages XYZ to people from UK,SE,DK,NO ─ who run windows ─ and have AOL accounts May 31, 2008 13