Kaspersky Lab analysts are seeing over 50,000 new malware threats per day in the lab. The best defense against these threats is knowledge. Our Global Research and Analysis Team provided succinct presentations and discussion about the latest Internet threats that exist today, and offered tips to protect attendees from cybercriminals. These presentations provided a greater understanding of the threat landscape and what to expect throughout the rest of 2010.
3. Kaspersky Lab Fighting Cybercrime for 25 Years Founded in 1997 Headquartered in Moscow,The Russian Federation Trained as cryptographer, Eugene Kaspersky got hit with one of the Internet’s very first viruses in 1986.
5. Fastest Growth in the Security Industry The world’s largest privately-held anti-malware company 100% focus on Threat Protection & Anti-Malware Protecting 300 million systems worldwide 50,000 new systems added every day! 2,000 experts globally #1 selling software in the U.S. retail This includes MS Office & World of Warcraft
8. Agenda The Rise & Rise of Scareware Nico Brulez, Senior Malware Researcher, France
9. Agenda Behind the Scenes of Identity Theft David Emm, Senior Researcher, United Kingdom
10. Agenda Social Media & the Automation of Targeted Attacks Stefan Tanase, Senior Anti-Virus Researcher, Romania
11. Agenda Aurora Who? Roel Schouwenberg, Senior Anti-Virus Researcher, U.S.
12. The Rise & Rise of Scareware Nicolas Brulez, Senior Malware Researcher Global Research and Analysis Team
13. History and Evolution of Rogue AV 2006 Desktop hijackers, fake anti-spyware 2007 Fake registry cleaning tools added 2008 Desktop hijackers, Fake anti-virus (rogue anti-virus) 2009 System notifications (popup near the system tray) became standard behavior 2010 Fake anti-virus becomes more advanced Now includes phone, chat and e-mail support, uninstallers, multi-language support
14. Infection Vectors Black Hat SEO Spam Fake videos and fake codecs Social Networks Instant Messengers Downloaded and installed by prior malware infections
15. The number of detected malware: up to 70 Popup Wall paper Hijacking They copy the look and feel from legit Anti Virus products to display behavior detections Task Manager Injection Sounds, Screen blinking Fake Network Intrusion detection Scaring people 101
16. Real person Ready to answer any question Phone Support 24*7 Support E-mail support in anylanguage Rogue AV Support
17. Conclusion and Predictions Rogue AV has greatly improved during the past 4 years Professional graphical interface - localized Phone, email and live chat support – 24/7 Advanced scaring techniques Multiple ways to target new “customers” We predict improvements in the support systems to make them appear more legitimate New scaring and spreading techniques will appear in the future
18. Thank you! Nico Brulez Global Research and Analysis Team
19. Behind the Scenes of Identity Theft David Emm Global Research and Analysis Team
20. Setting the Scene: Cybercrime Cybercrime is a booming business It’s profitable. It’s easy to do. It’s low-risk. Botnets are a core component of the threat landscape. The drop-zone is where they stash the stolen loot. Let’s take a closer look at - Their modus operandi The drop-zone of a banking Trojan
74. Targeted Attacks Becoming Mainstream Targeted ads? Targeted attacks are already out there. Social networks Enabling cybercriminals to deliverautomated targeted attacks The personal data is there. Next step? Automation - Geographical IP location has been around for a while. Automatic language translation services are becoming better. Personal interests & tastes are public (ie: trending topics).
108. Predictions Kaspersky Lab International Press Tour, Cyprus, June 3-6, 2010 Attack is too complex to become mainstream. Similar attacks likely to slip under radar. Microsoft must improve handling of signed files.
109. Thank you! Roel Schouwenberg Global Research and Analysis Team
118. New: Safe Run for Web 72 Real-time Protection Kaspersky Security Network URL Filtering Urgent Detection System NEW: Safe Surf
119. Kaspersky Security Network URL Filtering Urgent Detection System NEW: Safe Surf NEW: Safe Run for Web 73 Real-time Protection New: Geo Filter
120. Proactive Defense Application Security Rating and Vulnerability Control Application Control 74 Emerging Threat Protection New: System Watcher Monitor Log Application Security Reverse
121. Proactive Defense Application Security Rating and Vulnerability Control Application Control NEW: System Watcher 75 Emerging Threat Protection New: Safe Desktop
122. v 76 ID Protection Anti-Phishing Virtual Keyboard Identity Information Control New: Proactive Phishing Protection
123. Block/Limit Access/ Log family activities Time Online Web Content File Downloads 77 Family Protection New: Added Features Communications via Email, IM, Social Network Contacts Personal Information(credit cards, phone #’s etc.) Specific words Applications Games Time on Computer
124. Kaspersky is Built for Speed 78 Intelligent Scanning Small, frequent updates Optimized
