A Department of Defense employee had thousands of dollars stolen from his personal bank accounts by perpetrators. He informed his superiors and is concerned his work and home computers may be infected with malware. The Department of Defense contacted GTSI, a military security contractor, to investigate and examine DoD devices and the employee's home computer to look for malware. It is possible the malware is the Zeus Trojan. GTSI was tasked to research the Zeus Trojan and write a report describing how it has been used, how to detect it, and how to remove it.

1. Assignment: The Zeus Trojan
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Describe the Zeus Trojan, how it has been used in the past, how
to detect it, and how to remove it.
Assignment Requirements
You work for General Technology Security, Inc. (GTSI), a
military contractor specializing in information systems security.
A Department of Defense employee has had his personal
banking information stolen. The perpetrators transferred
thousands of dollars out of his personal bank accounts. In
addition to contacting the bank and the police, this employee
informed his superiors about the theft. He is concerned that his
work laptop could be infected with malware as well as his home
computer. The DoD has contacted GTSI for help in
investigating the matter.
The DoD wants to make sure that the malware used in this theft
is not residing on any of its computers. GTSI agreed to examine
a number of DoD devices as well as the employee’s personal
home computer to look for the malware. It is possible that the
malware is the Zeus Trojan.
For this assignment:
Research the Zeus Trojan.
Write a report that describes how it has been used in the past,
how to detect it, and how to remove it.