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Computer viruses and criminal internet business

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Andrei Kolesnikov
Andrei Kolesnikov

This document discusses computer viruses and criminal internet businesses. It provides statistics on the number of known malicious software programs and web attacks over time. The history of some notorious computer viruses and their impacts are described. Statistics are presented on the top countries originating malicious servers and those most protected from infections. The document also examines trends in mobile phone threats doubling and malware targeting industrial control systems. It explores how botnets are used in criminal internet businesses for spam delivery, DDoS attacks, cyber racketeering and data theft. The document concludes with a forecast on the future split of cybercrime into business assaults and control systems attacks.

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Computer Viruses and Criminal Internet Business PAGE 1 |
Today the number of known malicious software programs amounts to 6,5 million. Over the first quarter of 2011 there have been 254 million web-attacks, which stands for 33 attacks per minute. Just in June 2011 the Kaspersky Lab solutions enabled to detect and neutralize 220 million of malicious software programs on users computers. PAGE 2 |
History and Facts Viruses of Today Criminal Internet Business PAGE 3 |
History and Facts 1 2 3
The worlds economic damage caused by the most harmful viruses being measured in millions of dollars Love Bug 8.75 Code Red 2.62 SirCam 1.15 The assaults which occurred after the Melissa 1.1 May 2000 Love Bug attack have caused less damage due to the subsequent clearing system automation Nimda 0,63 PAGE 5 | 1 2 3
The notorious sentenced authors of viruses Robert Morris The author of the first in history net worm Morris Worm and the first ever sentenced for computer fraud. He was sentenced to 400 hours of community labor and fined to 10 400 dollars. David Smith The author of Melissa virus. He was convicted for 10 years in prison (served only 1,5 years sentence) and fined to 5 000 dollars for causing damage that amounted to 80 million dollars. Swen Yashan The author of several computer viruses, namely Sasser and NetSky. Microsoft offered a reward of 250 000 dollars for the information about the hacker. He was sentenced for 1 year 9 months in prison. PAGE 6 | 1 2 3
Viruses of Today 1 2 3
Russia is second in the world in terms of the number of servers with malicious resources USA 28% Russia 17% Other 20% 12% 5% Netherlands 5% Great Britain 5% 8% Germany China Ukraine PAGE 8 | 1 2 3
The most safe countries in terms of the risk of being infected The number Position Country of Infected Computers 1 Japan 6,3 % 2 Germany 9,2 % 3 Switzerland 9,6 % 4 Luxembourg 10,2 % 5 Denmark 11,1 % PAGE 9 | 1 2 3
In 2011 mobile phones threats are assumed to double 515 The number of new harmful programs for mobile platforms by years 291 270 169 176 110 64 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1st Qtr PAGE 10 | 1 2 3
Another trend malicious software designed for hacking industrial control systems 39005200 contaminations < 3900 52006500 contaminations contaminations * The Stuxnet worm, being almost harmless towards common users computers, wrecks enriched uranium centrifuges PAGE 11 | 1 2 3
Criminal Internet Business Nowadays botnets or Zombie-nets are one of the major sources of illegal earnings in the Internet 1 2 3
Botnets expose the modern versatile criminal business Networking: Big botnets comprise Spam delivery millions of computers: BredoLab 30 000 000 DDoS attacks Mariposa 12 000 000 Cyber racketeering Data stealing Conficker 10 500 000 Fishing TDL4 4 500 000 Selling and renting Zeus 3 600 000 of a botnet (in USA only) PAGE 13 | 1 2 3
As soon as a hacker receives money from a client he starts sending spam via the botnet Zombie* Client $$$ Hacker Bot * A computer that has been compromised by a cracker, computer virus or trojan horse and can be used to perform malicious tasks of one sort or another under remote direction. PAGE 14 | 1 2 3
Forecast: cybercrime in 2020 will get split in two groups Cybercrime Business assaults Control systems attacks Commercial espionage Cracks and stealing of such systems Data stealing Services usage Defamation Information warping About a person About an activity PAGE 15 |
Feel concern and provide your information security! Apply to the modern defense solutions of the Internet Security class PAGE 16 |

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Computer viruses and criminal internet business

  • 1. Computer Viruses and Criminal Internet Business PAGE 1 |
  • 2. Today the number of known malicious software programs amounts to 6,5 million. Over the first quarter of 2011 there have been 254 million web-attacks, which stands for 33 attacks per minute. Just in June 2011 the Kaspersky Lab solutions enabled to detect and neutralize 220 million of malicious software programs on users computers. PAGE 2 |
  • 3. History and Facts Viruses of Today Criminal Internet Business PAGE 3 |
  • 5. The worlds economic damage caused by the most harmful viruses being measured in millions of dollars Love Bug 8.75 Code Red 2.62 SirCam 1.15 The assaults which occurred after the Melissa 1.1 May 2000 Love Bug attack have caused less damage due to the subsequent clearing system automation Nimda 0,63 PAGE 5 | 1 2 3
  • 6. The notorious sentenced authors of viruses Robert Morris The author of the first in history net worm Morris Worm and the first ever sentenced for computer fraud. He was sentenced to 400 hours of community labor and fined to 10 400 dollars. David Smith The author of Melissa virus. He was convicted for 10 years in prison (served only 1,5 years sentence) and fined to 5 000 dollars for causing damage that amounted to 80 million dollars. Swen Yashan The author of several computer viruses, namely Sasser and NetSky. Microsoft offered a reward of 250 000 dollars for the information about the hacker. He was sentenced for 1 year 9 months in prison. PAGE 6 | 1 2 3
  • 8. Russia is second in the world in terms of the number of servers with malicious resources USA 28% Russia 17% Other 20% 12% 5% Netherlands 5% Great Britain 5% 8% Germany China Ukraine PAGE 8 | 1 2 3
  • 9. The most safe countries in terms of the risk of being infected The number Position Country of Infected Computers 1 Japan 6,3 % 2 Germany 9,2 % 3 Switzerland 9,6 % 4 Luxembourg 10,2 % 5 Denmark 11,1 % PAGE 9 | 1 2 3
  • 10. In 2011 mobile phones threats are assumed to double 515 The number of new harmful programs for mobile platforms by years 291 270 169 176 110 64 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1st Qtr PAGE 10 | 1 2 3
  • 11. Another trend malicious software designed for hacking industrial control systems 39005200 contaminations < 3900 52006500 contaminations contaminations * The Stuxnet worm, being almost harmless towards common users computers, wrecks enriched uranium centrifuges PAGE 11 | 1 2 3
  • 12. Criminal Internet Business Nowadays botnets or Zombie-nets are one of the major sources of illegal earnings in the Internet 1 2 3
  • 13. Botnets expose the modern versatile criminal business Networking: Big botnets comprise Spam delivery millions of computers: BredoLab 30 000 000 DDoS attacks Mariposa 12 000 000 Cyber racketeering Data stealing Conficker 10 500 000 Fishing TDL4 4 500 000 Selling and renting Zeus 3 600 000 of a botnet (in USA only) PAGE 13 | 1 2 3
  • 14. As soon as a hacker receives money from a client he starts sending spam via the botnet Zombie* Client $$$ Hacker Bot * A computer that has been compromised by a cracker, computer virus or trojan horse and can be used to perform malicious tasks of one sort or another under remote direction. PAGE 14 | 1 2 3
  • 15. Forecast: cybercrime in 2020 will get split in two groups Cybercrime Business assaults Control systems attacks Commercial espionage Cracks and stealing of such systems Data stealing Services usage Defamation Information warping About a person About an activity PAGE 15 |
  • 16. Feel concern and provide your information security! Apply to the modern defense solutions of the Internet Security class PAGE 16 |