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A Novel Approach to Trojan Horse Detection in Mobile Phones Messaging and Bluetooth Services

  • Ortega, Juan A.;Fuentes, Daniel;Alvarez, Juan A.;Gonzalez-Abril, Luis;Velasco, Francisco
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.5 no.8
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    • pp.1457-1471
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    • 2011
  • A method to detect Trojan horses in messaging and Bluetooth in mobile phones by means of monitoring the events produced by the infections is presented in this paper. The structure of the detection approach is split into two modules: the first is the Monitoring module which controls connection requests and sent/received files, and the second is the Graphical User module which shows messages and, under suspicious situations, reports the user about a possible malware. Prototypes have been implemented on different mobile operating systems to test its feasibility on real cellphone malware. Experimental results are shown to be promising since this approach effectively detects various known malware.

Adoption of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Approach in the Health Sector in Saudi Arabia

  • Almarhabi, Khalid A.;Alghamdi, Ahmed M.;Bahaddad, Adel A.
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.371-382
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    • 2022
  • The trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is gaining popularity all over the world with its innumerable benefits such as financial gain, greater employee satisfaction, better job efficiency, boosted morale, and improved flexibility. However, this unstoppable and inevitable trend also brings its own challenges and risks while managing and controlling corporate data and networks. BYOD is vulnerable to attacks by viruses, malware, or spyware that can reach sensitive data and disclose information, modify access policies, disrupt services, create financial issues, minimise productivity, and entail some legal implications. The key focus of this research is how Saudi Arabia has approached BYOD with the help of their 5-step solution model and quantitative research methodology. The result of this study is a statement about what users know about this trend, their opinions about it, and suggestion to increase the employee awareness.

Classification of HTTP Automated Software Communication Behavior Using a NoSQL Database

  • Tran, Manh Cong;Nakamura, Yasuhiro
    • IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.94-99
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    • 2016
  • Application layer attacks have for years posed an ever-serious threat to network security, since they always come after a technically legitimate connection has been established. In recent years, cyber criminals have turned to fully exploiting the web as a medium of communication to launch a variety of forbidden or illicit activities by spreading malicious automated software (auto-ware) such as adware, spyware, or bots. When this malicious auto-ware infects a network, it will act like a robot, mimic normal behavior of web access, and bypass the network firewall or intrusion detection system. Besides that, in a private and large network, with huge Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) traffic generated each day, communication behavior identification and classification of auto-ware is a challenge. In this paper, based on a previous study, analysis of auto-ware communication behavior, and with the addition of new features, a method for classification of HTTP auto-ware communication is proposed. For that, a Not Only Structured Query Language (NoSQL) database is applied to handle large volumes of unstructured HTTP requests captured every day. The method is tested with real HTTP traffic data collected through a proxy server of a private network, providing good results in the classification and detection of suspicious auto-ware web access.

악성 코드 동향과 그 미래 전망

  • Chang, Young-Jun;Cha, Min-Seok;Jung, Jin-Sung;Cho, Si-Haeng
    • Review of KIISC
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2008
  • 2008년으로 컴퓨터 바이러스가 제작된 지 이미 20년이라는 세월을 넘기게 되었다. 이 긴 시간 속에서 컴퓨터 바이러스는 파일 감염을 목적으로 하는 바이러스(virus)로부터 네트워크를 통한 급속한 화산을 시도하는 웜(Worm) 그리고 데이터 유출과 파괴를 목적으로 하는 트로이목마(Trojan Horse)로 발달해왔다. 최근에는 컴퓨터 사용자의 정보를 무단으로 유출하기 위한 스파이웨어(Spyware)에 이르기까지 다양한 형태로 변화를 이룩해 왔다. 이러한 다양한 형태로의 변화가 진행되는 동안에도 컴퓨터 과학의 발달에 따른 새로운 기술들을 흡수하여 더욱더 정교하고 파괴적인 기능들로 발전을 이루게 되었다. 다양한 형태와 기술적 인 발전을 거듭한 악성 코드(Malicious Code)는 컴퓨터 운영 체제, 네트워크의 발달로 이룩된 컴퓨터 과학사와 함께 하였다고 볼 수 있다. 악성 코드의 발전은 해가 갈수록 수치적인 면에서는 증가 추세를 이루고 있으며 기술적인 면에서도 더욱더 위험성을 더해 가고 있으며 그 제작 목적 또한 전통적인 기술력 과시에서 금전적인 이익을 취하기 위한 도구로 전락하고 있다. 이렇게 제작 목적의 변질로 인해 악성 코드는 인터넷 공간에서 사이버 범죄를 발생시키는 원인 중 하나로 변모하게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 발전적인 형태를 띠고 있는 악성 코드에 대해서 최근 동향을 바탕으로 어떠한 악성코드와 스파이웨어의 형태가 발견되고 있는지 그리고 최근 발견되고 있는 악성코드에서 사용되는 소프트웨어 취약점들을 살펴보고자 한다. 그리고 이러한 악성코드의 형태에 따라 향후 발생할 수 있는 새로운 악성 코드의 위협 형태도 다루어 보고자 한다.

Information Security and Its Aapplications on the Portal of the Deanship of Library Affairs at Northern Border University

  • Al Eawy, Yaser Mohammad Mohammad
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.183-188
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    • 2021
  • The study aimed to assess the state of electronic security for the website of the Deanship of Library Affairs at Northern Border University, as one of the university's electronic portals, which provides distinguished knowledge services to faculty members, through the Saudi Digital Library, and the integrated automated system for libraries (Symphony) with the definition of cyber security of the university, and the most important threats The study sought to analyze the opinions of a wide sample of faculty members, towards evaluating the state of electronic security for the Deanship of Library Affairs portal, through the use of both the analytical method, as well as the survey, using the questionnaire tool, and the study sample consisted of 95 A faculty member of all academic categories and degrees, and university faculties, and the study concluded that it is necessary to work to overcome the relative slowness of the university's Internet, with the faculty members notifying the information security services through e-mail and SMS service, with the continuous updating of operating systems, Apply and use the latest anti-spyware, hacking, and antivirus software at the university, while conducting extensive research studies towards information security services, and contracting It aims to introduce information security risks, and ways to combat and overcome them, and spread the culture of information security among faculty members.

Design and Implementation of an Intrusion Detection System based on Outflow Traffic Analysis (유출트래픽 분석기반의 침입탐지시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Shin, Dong-Jin;Yang, Hae-Sool
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.131-141
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    • 2009
  • An increasing variety of malware, such as worms, spyware and adware, threatens both personal and business computing. Remotely controlled bot networks of compromised systems are growing quickly. This paper proposes an intrusion detection system based outflow traffic analysis. Many research efforts and commercial products have focused on preventing intrusion by filtering known exploits or unknown ones exploiting known vulnerabilities. Complementary to these solutions, the proposed IDS can detect intrusion of unknown new mal ware before their signatures are widely distributed. The proposed IDS is consists of a outflow detector, user monitor, process monitor and network monitor. To infer user intent, the proposed IDS correlates outbound connections with user-driven input at the process level under the assumption that user intent is implied by user-driven input. As a complement to existing prevention system, proposed IDS decreases the danger of information leak and protects computers and networks from more severe damage.

Design of A One-time Password Generator on A Mobile Phone Providing An Additional Authentication for A Particular Transaction (특정 트랜잭션용 추가 인증을 제공하는 휴대폰 상의 일회용 암호 생성기 설계)

  • Park, Jun-Cheol
    • Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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    • v.36 no.6
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    • pp.552-557
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    • 2009
  • One-time passwords are used just once and discarded, which makes it more secure than the repeatedly used conventional passwords. This paper proposes a challenge-response based one-time password generator on a user's mobile phone always carried with the user. The generator can provide an additional authentication for a user to issue a money transfer request within his Internet banking session on a PC. A currently used device for Internet banking generates a password that changes every 30 seconds or so, which allows a man-in-the-middle to use it for stealing money within the 30 seconds. Unlike such a device, the proposed generator resists against the man-in-the-middle attack by a novel challenge-response scheme, provides better accessability and protection against stolen devices. As the currently used devices do, it prevents any unauthorized transfer even if the victim's all other credentials are revealed through his PC infected with spyware such as a keyboard logger.

A Study on Treatment Way of a Malicious Code to injected in Windows System File (Windows 시스템 파일에 기생하는 악성코드의 치료 방법 연구)

  • Park, Hee-Hwan;Park, Dea-Woo
    • KSCI Review
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.255-262
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    • 2006
  • A Malicious code is used to SMiShing disguised as finance mobile Vishing, using Phishing, Pharming mail, VoIP service etc. to capture of personal information. A Malicious code deletes in Anti-Virus Spyware removal programs. or to cure use. By the way, the Malicious cord which is parasitic as use a DLL Injection technique, and operate are Isass.exe, winlogon.exe. csrss.exe of the window operating system. Be connected to the process that you shall be certainly performed of an exe back, and a treatment does not work. A user forces voluntarily a process, and rebooting occurs, or a blue screen occurs, and Compulsory end, operating system everyone does. Propose a treatment way like a bird curing a bad voice code to use a DLL Injection technique to occur in these fatal results. Click KILL DLL since insert voluntarily an end function to Thread for a new treatment, and Injection did again the Thread which finish an action of DLL, and an end function has as control Thread, and delete. The cornerstone that the treatment way that experimented on at these papers and a plan to solve will become a researcher or the revolutionary dimension that faced of a computer virus, and strengthen economic financial company meeting Ubiquitous Security will become.

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A Study on New Treatment Way of a Malicious Code to Use a DLL Injection Technique (DLL injection 기법을 이용하는 악성코드의 새로운 치료 방법 연구)

  • Park, Hee-Hwan;Park, Dea-Woo
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.11 no.5 s.43
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    • pp.251-258
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    • 2006
  • A Malicious code is used to SMiShing disguised as finance mobile Vishing, using Phishing, Pharming mail, VoIP service etc. to capture of personal information. A Malicious code deletes in Anti-Virus Spyware removal programs, or to cure use. By the way, the Malicious cord which is parasitic as use a DLL Injection technique, and operate are Isass.exe, winlogon.exe, csrss.exe of the window operating system. Be connected to the process that you shall be certainly performed of an exe back, and a treatment does not work. A user forces voluntarily a process, and rebooting occurs, or a blue screen occurs, and Compulsory end, operating system everyone does. Propose a treatment way like a bird curing a bad voice code to use a DLL Injection technique to occur in these fatal results. Click KILL DLL since insert voluntarily an end function to Thread for a new treatment, and Injection did again the Thread which finish an action of DLL, and an end function has as control Thread, and delete. The cornerstone that the treatment wav that experimented on at these papers and a plan to solve will become a researcher of the revolutionary dimension that faced of a computer virus, and strengthen economic financial company meeting Ubiquitous Security will become.

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Development of LLDB module for potential vulnerability analysis in iOS Application (iOS 어플리케이션의 잠재적 취약점 분석을 위한 LLDB 모듈 개발)

  • Kim, Min-jeong;Ryou, Jae-cheol
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.13-19
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    • 2019
  • In order to register an application with Apple's App Store, it must pass a rigorous verification process through the Apple verification center. That's why spyware applications are difficult to get into the App Store. However, malicious code can also be executed through normal application vulnerabilities. To prevent such attacks, research is needed to detect and analyze early to patch potential vulnerabilities in applications. To prove a potential vulnerability, it is necessary to identify the root cause of the vulnerability and analyze the exploitability. A tool for analyzing iOS applications is the debugger named LLDB, which is built into Xcode, the development tool. There are various functions in the LLDB, and these functions are also available as APIs and are also available in Python. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a method to efficiently analyze potential vulnerabilities of iOS application by using LLDB API.