Predicted Malware Attacks Increased in 2010

Security solutions developer Kaspersky Lab has warned the risk of malware attacks increasingly nasty next year. Several types of attacks is expected to rise to attack the middle platorm popular today such as Google Wave, iPhone, Android, and Windows 7.  "Malware is much more sophisticated in 2010 and many antivirus programs will slow in the treatment of the infected computer because the file infection method and rootkit technology is increasingly sophisticated," said Alex Gostev, Director of Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team in the press release. He said the IT security firm will respond by developing tools to more complex protection. But a malicious program is able to pass these measures may be more or less immune to antivirus programs for some time.

According to the company's experts, in the coming years we will see a shift in the kinds of attacks against users from attacks through web sites and applications to attacks originating from file sharing networks. Since 2009 a series of mass epidemic of malware has been supported by the spread malicious files via torrent portals. This method has been used to spread threats such as the famous and TDSS and Virut first backdoor for Mac OS X. In the year 2010, predicted a significant increase in the incidence of this type of P2P networks (peer to peer).  Cyberspace criminals will continue to compete in the Internet traffic. Modern cyberspace crimes generate more and more efforts to legalize themselves, and there are many ways to earn money online with traffic in larger amounts that can be generated by a botnet that disusupkan applications to multiple computers and is ready commanded from a distance. Currently, most of the black-market services to take advantage of competing botnet traffic.

In the future, Kaspersky predicts the emergence of more transactions botnet scheme, called "partners program" where possible botnet owners to generate profits from such activities, send spam, DoS attacks or spreading malware without an explicit crime. Parties who want to stay memanaatkan pay the amount equivalent conducted infiltration.  However, predict a decline Kaspersky Trojan variants that occurred in the year 2009 through fake antivirus programs. The latter appears first in 2007 and in 2009 and seen increased activity of their involvement in a number of major epidemics. For example, worms Kido, install rogue antivirus program in the infected computer. The reason, fake antivirus market is now saturated and profits for cyber crimes decreased. In addition, these activities are monitored by the IT security companies and agencies of law enforcement. It is difficult to manufacture and distribution of fake antivirus programs.

In addition, attacks on Web services happen, Google would seem Wave headlines in 2010. The attack on Google's new service is no doubt going to use the usual pattern: first, followed by spamming phishing attacks, and then mengeskploitasi vulnerability and spread of malware. Planned launch of Chrome OS-based network is a noteworthy event, but the experts at Kaspersky Lab does not anticipate the emergence of interest in excess of the platform of this virtual world of evil.  Year 2010 will also certainly more difficult for the iPhone and Android. The first malicious programs for mobile platforms emerged in the year 2009, which is a sure sign that they have aroused interest cyberspace criminals. The only iPhone users at risk are those who have compromised devices, but the same can not apply for Android users are all vulnerable to attacks. Increasing popularity of mobile Android OS in China combined with the absence of effective checks to ensure the security application software will cause a third party a number of malware outbreaks with a high profile.

Detection of new vulnerabilities will remain a major cause of the epidemic. This vulnerability will be detected in the software developed by third parties (such as Adobe, Apple, etc..) And on Windows 7, the new operating system just memasukki market. If no serious vulnerability is detected, the year 2010 may prove to be one of the quietest year for some time.  In the year 2008, analysts estimate the company's increase in the global epidemic. Prediction was proven true since the year 2009 appears malicious programs by function sophisticated rootkits, worms Kido also known as Conficker, web attacks, botnet, SMS fraud and attacks on social networks.