JANARDAN BHAGAT SHIKSHAN PRASARAK SANSTHA’S

CHANGU KANA THAKUR

ARTS, COMMERCE & SCIENCE COLLEGE, NEW PANVEL

Assignment on “Malicious software & Internet

security”
Submitted by: Prajakta Anand Joshi
Roll No. ITA 08
Session 2010-11

Guided by: Mrs. Richa Verma

Submitted to: C.K.Thakur college department of Computer Science
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

This is assignment written on one of the important topic

“Malicious software & Internet security”. I am thankful for the guidance
of honorable teacher Mrs. Richa Verma from the department of
Computer Science. This assignment includes all the topics related to
“Malicious software & Internet security” such as, Viruses & related
threats, Virus countermeasures, denial of service attacks, Hacking,
Security policies & plan, strategies for a secure network.
 PREFACE
With thousands of malicious codes and malicious software being
distributed through several methods with the purpose of stealing
identities or money and infecting computers, malicious software is
indeed a problem that even antivirus vendors have to face as well as
end-users. Preventing malicious software infections is easy, if you have
the right tools, correct settings, up-to-date applications and operating
systems and use safe computing practices.
Internet security is a branch of Computer science specifically
related to the Internet. Its objective is to establish rules and measure to
use against attacks over the Internet. The Internet represents an
insecure channel for exchanging information leading to a high risk of
intrusion or fraud (e.g. phishing).Different methods have been used to
protect the transfer of data, including encryption
Extra layer of protection against malicious software - Antivirus and
firewall software is not enough protection. We need to use extra layers
of protection, such as a customized Hosts file, browser security add-
ons, e-mail filters and software that checks e-mails for malware
infected messages or attachments. These topics are well explained in
this assignment in order to get brief knowledge about them.
 INDEX
Sr.No. Topics Page No.

Viruses & related threats 5

1.

2. Virus countermeasures 22

3. Denial of service attacks 28

4. Hacking 34

5. Security policies & plan 36

6. Strategies for a secure network 41