Computer Security Assignment: Malware and Countermeasures Analysis

This assignment delves into the realm of malware and its associated countermeasures, focusing on the vulnerabilities within the Windows operating system, particularly the SMB shares. The assignment starts by discussing the implications of unprivileged access and the potential for malicious actors to exploit these vulnerabilities. It then proceeds to outline preventative measures, such as configuring permissions within the Windows Explorer, and the importance of penetration testing in identifying and mitigating these risks. The assignment highlights the role of various security tools, including AVDS, in detecting and addressing security issues. Finally, the assignment emphasizes the importance of IT security management and risk assessment in order to select the best technical and administrative measures to ensure the organization's security.

Running head: MALWARE AND COUNTERMEASURES
MALWARE AND COUNTERMEASURES
Name of the Student
Name of the Organization
Author Note

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Privacy and Security Implications
One of the recent malware attack which has been witnessed is the Sharing of
unprivileged access by Microsoft Windows. This particular attack is mainly a dangerous one
where the remote possess one or even more than one shares of Windows which can be hugely
accessed with the help of network with all the provided credentials. It can even allow any
particular attacker for either reading or rather writing upon any data which are very much
credential depending upon all the rights which have been widely shared (Inc, 2019).
Prevention from such attack
For restricting such an access under the Windows, first the Explorer is to be opened and
then a right click is to be done upon each share and after going to the sharing tab the
‘permissions’ option is to be clicked upon. All the vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Windows
SMB Shares Unprivileged Access is seen to be very much prone to all the positive reports which
are totally false by most of the solutions of the vulnerability assessment. AVDS is totally alone
in utilizing a particular testing based upon behavior which has the capability of directly
eliminating this issue (Yeo, 2013). For all other security consultants of VA tools will be mostly
recommending for the confirmation by observing directly. In any case, it has been seen that the
procedures of penetration testing for particularly the discovery of several vulnerabilities will be
producing the highest accuracy rate of discovery. It is to be only remembered that the
infrequency of such an expensive form of this particular testing may degrade its respective value.

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References
Inc, B. (2019). Finding and Fixing Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows SMB Shares
Unprivileged Access , a Medium Risk Vulnerability. Beyondsecurity.com. Retrieved 22
May 2019, from
https://www.beyondsecurity.com/scan_pentest_network_vulnerabilities_microsoft_windo
ws_smb_shares_unprivileged_access
Yeo, J. (2013). Using penetration testing to enhance your company's security. Computer Fraud
& Security, 2013(4), 17-20.