Malware Analysis: Examining Past, Present, and Future of Malware

This report provides an in-depth analysis of malware, examining its historical context, current threats, and future trends. It begins by defining malware and its various forms, including viruses, worms, and Trojans, emphasizing their impact on computer systems and networks. The report traces the evolution of malware, noting how early forms primarily limited network services and reduced operating speeds. It then delves into the present landscape, highlighting the increased sophistication of malware, its ability to self-replicate, and its primary mode of dissemination via the internet and email attachments. The report also projects future malware trends, focusing on the rise of spyware and ransomware, which utilize complex encryption techniques to demand ransoms. The research references key studies by Chadd (2018) and Nunes et al. (2014), and the report is available on Desklib, a platform offering AI-driven study tools to students.

Running head: ANALYSIS OF MALWARES
MALWARES AND THEIR ANALYSIS
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Abstract
The research project deals with Malware and its present, future and past scenarios in the
current worldwide internet world. Malware can be defined as the malicious softwares or
attachments or files that are spread across the internet via various websites and also via email
attachments. The malwares are associated with the data loss, network breach and spywares in the
systems of the individuals and affect the computers and networks across a wide range. The
malwares consists of various kinds of viruses, worms and Trojans which might affect the
individual’s computers and might damage important credentials (Nunes et al., 2014). The
malwares in the past were only associated with limitation of the services of the network or
computer and also with the decrease in their operating speeds. However, the present malwares
are more harmful and they provide a greater risks for the computer infrastructures. The viruses
nowadays can spread by itself and also can multiple themselves without any human intervention.
This causes various problems in the computers and can permanently damage their information.
The malwares in the modern world are mainly spread via the internet and they affect the
customers through email attachments (Chadd, 2018). When the users download the attachments,
the viruses affect the hardware as well as the software parts of the system and sometimes the
viruses are programmed to multiply by itself, which causes more problem. However, the future
malwares are more focused on the spyware and ransom ware and they want ransom by locking
down entire servers or networks until the ransom are given. With the use of more complex
encryption techniques, the malwares are getting more complex and also harder to decrypt. Thus
this research project deals with the present, future and past of the malwares.

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References
Chadd, A. (2018). DDoS attacks: past, present and future. Network Security, 2018(7), 13-15.
Nunes, B. A. A., Mendonca, M., Nguyen, X. N., Obraczka, K., & Turletti, T. (2014). A survey of
software-defined networking: Past, present, and future of programmable networks. IEEE
Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 16(3), 1617-1634.