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Zeus Virus By: Chris Foley
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Overview What is Zeus What Zeus Did The FBI investigation The virus for phones Removal and detection Conclusion
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What is Zeus? It is a Trojan horse Seems to perform desirable functions Once downloaded it can steal information or do harm to your computer Ex: fake antivirus software Steals banking information By Keystroke Logging Tracking the keys struck on the keyboard By Form Grabbing Collects web form data before it reaches the internet
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What is Zeus? (continued) How its spread Drive-by downloads Downloads authorized with out knowing Download that happens with out any knowledge of it Could happen when visiting websites, viewing email, or clicking a pop up window Phishing Attempts to acquire: Usernames Passwords Credit card details They do this by directing you fake websites that look identical to the real one
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What Zeus Did October 28, 2009 1.5 million phishing messages were sent to Facebook Did this in order to spread the virus November 3, 2009 British couple was arrested for stealing personal data with Zeus November 14-15, 2009 Nine million phishing emails were sent saying they were from Verizon wireless October 1, 2010 Cyber crime network used Zeus to hack U.S Computers Stole around $70 million 90 people were arrested from US, UK, and Ukraine
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FBI Investigation October 2010 Hackers where in Eastern Europe The virus was sent by email When they opened it, it automatically installed itself Captured passwords, account numbers, and other data to get access to the online bank account Used this info take over their bank accounts and make transfers of thousands of dollars Routed to accounts controlled by “money mules” Were recruited from overseas Created bank accounts using fake documents and fake names Once the money was in the accounts they could wire the money back to there bosses, or turn it into cash and smuggle it out of the country. Got paid commission More than 100 people were arrested Conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering 90 were arrested in the U.S the other arrested in the UK and Ukraine $70 million dollars were stolen
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ZeuS Trojan Virus Targets Blackberry Hidden Does not show up as an app Sends a conformation message to the administrator Lets them know that it can start receiving commands Commands It can reboot the phone Add/remove/set sender Block/unblock/phone numbers Can block calls and even remove already blocked calls Drop/delete SMS from hacker (not visible to the users). Forward SMS to hacker What the virus has access to Bank accounts (if you use online banking) PayPal account Credit cards can get compromised
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Removal and Detection Very difficult to detect 3.6 million comps are infected Security Experts advising businesses continue to offer training on how to prevent clicking on bad sites or emails Symantec Its browser protection can prevent some infection attempts
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Conclusion Things to remember Zeus is a Trojan horse virus Seems harmless but it isn't Zeus stole 70 million dollars Look for safe websites and email Don’t click on anything you don’t know, it could be a trap for the virus There a browser protections available to buy Doesn't work all the time
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