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1 Trojan Attacks - presented by Leo October 28/2010

2 New Java trojan attacks Mac OS X via social networking sites  Disguised as a video  When being clicked, download and run installer automatically

3  What is Trojan?  Purpose of creating trojan  Distribution of trojan  Ways to avoid being infected  Conclusion

4 What is Trojan?  City in ancient Greece?  Malware that infect system

5 Purpose of creating trojan  Get useful information  Remote control

6 A devious trojan cause great loss to online bank accounts -maintained for 3 years -stole log-ons

7 Distribution of trojan  Software downloads  Bundling  Email attachments  Browsing malicious websites

8 Ways to avoid being infected  Have good browsing habits  Don ’ t download suspicious files  Do have an anti-virus software installed  Remedial measure

9 Conclusion  Trojan is a malware  It ’ s created to steal data  Different ways of its distribution  Ways to protect system

10 References:  Primary: CNN http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/10/new-java-trojan- attacks-mac-os-x-via-social-networking- sites.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign= rss http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/10/new-java-trojan- attacks-mac-os-x-via-social-networking- sites.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign= rss  Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)  Itbusiness, http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=5058 9 http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=5058 9  Ehow, http://www.ehow.com/about_5436331_purpose-trojan- virus.htmlhttp://www.ehow.com/about_5436331_purpose-trojan- virus.html  Privacy, http://www.2privacy.com/www/viruses/trojan- horses.htmlhttp://www.2privacy.com/www/viruses/trojan- horses.html


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