Computer and Network Security | Essay

Running head: COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY
Computer and Network Security
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Introduction:....................................................................................................................................2
Description of the malware:.............................................................................................................2
Prevalence of Zbot:..........................................................................................................................3
Mitigation software:.........................................................................................................................3
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................4
References:......................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction:
With the advancement of the technology, there is a huge leap in the Information System.
As much as the information system has developed, the minds of the hackers have developed as
well. Viruses and malwares, which are advance codes of programming, are prevalent in the
contemporary information system. In this report we will discuss about one such virus known as
Zeus or Zbot, which is a malware that effects the information technology (O’Meara et al. 2016).
This malware is a Trojan horse package of malware which needs the Microsoft windows to run.
The package was first identified in 2007 and since then, it is has spread widely across the United
States. The following report addresses the Zbots in detail.
Description of the malware:
Zbot or the Zeus or ZeuS is a version of the Trojan virus that was first identified in the
2007. Zbot has multiple uses and the action that affects the most if the malicious attacks. The
attack is usually done for collecting \information from the bank accounts by using the technology
man-in-the-browser logging. Man in the browser is a kind of the man in the middle attack where
the attacker pretends to be the genuine receiver or sender and modifies details that is transferred.
One of the greatest example of the information theft was the stealing of the data from the United
States transport department which has led to the identification of Zbot (Etaher, Weir and Alazab
2015).
Zeus or the Zbot is not detected easily. According to the studies, the modern anti viruses
are also incapable of detecting Zbot as well. It uses the stealth techniques to hide itself from the
anti-viruses. In the year 2009 in United States of America, as much as 3.6 million of the personal
computers were compromised by this. The attacks were originated with the usage of the