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Trojan Horse Viruses. By: Amanda Mohammed Nov. 22, 2012. History Lesson. Victory Gift!!. History Lesson. At nightfall the Greek army snuck out. History Lesson. Destroyed City of Troy. So What?. Trojan Horse Viruses follow the same concept. Uses?. Key logging and Spyware. Uses?.
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Trojan Horse Viruses • By: Amanda Mohammed • Nov. 22, 2012
History Lesson • Victory Gift!!
History Lesson • At nightfall the Greek army snuck out
History Lesson • Destroyed City of Troy
So What? • Trojan Horse Viruses follow the same concept
Uses? • Key logging and Spyware
Uses? • Adware
Uses? • Botnets or Automated Spamming
Other Uses • Money Theft • Downloading random files • Crashing Computer • Modifying/ Deleting Files
How did I get this? .exe, .vbs, .bat, .com
Examples of Trojan Horse Viruses Clampi - Backdoor Kido - like Adware FakeAV - pretends it is an Anti Virus Software Redirector.U - uses Javascript to prevent detection from anti-virus software
Lessons Learned Today • - Trojan Horse Viruses are used to spy, manipulate and destroy information on your computer • - DO NOT download any file unless you are sure of its contents and remember to check the extension