A seminar about failure of the antivirus software for protecting our privacy

1. Presented by:
Ajit Kumar Pradhan
090101ITR006
7th Sem IT

2. After INTERNET has evolved it had given a
sophisticate increase on the general computer
user as well as the malicious code writer, who
has changed the backbone of internet
architecture for their futuristic use & produced
billions of malicious codes throughout the web.
For defending these many billions of advance
technological codes we use a outdated
technology called as Antivirus. Is it sufficient ?
Lets see……

3.  In 1969 the term ‘virus’ – Dr. David Gerrold.
 In 1971 ‘Creeper virus‘ detected by-ARPANET.
 In between 1974-79 some virus like Webbit
,Animal ,Shockwave rider.
 "Elk Cloner" first personal computer virus "in
the wild“ in 1981.

4.  Claimed by John McAfee in 1983.
 Mr. Fred Cohen published 1st educational paper
on viruses in 1984.
 The first documented signature based antivirus
s/w produced by Bernd Fix in 1987.
 In late 1987 two released based on heuristic
analysis Flushot Plus by Ross Greenberg and
Anti4us by Erwin Lanting.
 In 1988 a mailing list named VIRUS-L formed for
better research in field of viruses.
 From 1988 -2007 strategic development occurs.

5.  100-200 billions of viruses believed to exist
“in the wild”.
 “Infinite amounts” in zoos.
 At least 300 new malicious programs (Worms,
Trojans, Spyware, Hacker tools, Root-kits )
released per day.
 2- 3 millions of undetectable programs exists
from early 19th centuries.

6.  It is software used to prevent, detect and
remove Malicious programs.
 Provides computer security implemented by
software methodology.

8.  No common malware definition
 No common repository
 Out-of date signatures

9.  High rate of production of new advanced virus.
 Traditional techniques like digital signature
analysis.
 Lake of up-to-date knowledge.
 Unexpected renewal costs for providing service.
 Rogue security applications
 Problems caused by false positives
 System and interoperability related issues.
 Damage happens to ordinary files.

10.  According to an FBI survey, major businesses lose $12
million annually dealing with virus incidents.
 A recent Yankee Group report stated that 99% of
companies had AV technology installed, yet 62% of
companies suffered successful virus attacks.
 According to AusCERT, Australia’s Computer
Emergency Response Team, the two most
technological and deployed AV products fail to
prevent 80% of new threats.

14.  Try to use a good up-to-date antivirus
product.
 Learn about malicious virus infection
procedure
 Up to date with virus definitions.
 Use your commonsense while using system

15. As we are entering to a new era of technology
where no Antivirus is appropriate for
protecting our confidentiality, because of the
featured brain of malicious code writers. For
protecting our privacy we have to up to date
our brain with the technology.

16.  http://theinventionofantivirussoftware.blogs
pot.in/
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_softwa
re
 http://www.antivirussoftwaremax.com/the-
history-of-antivirus-software/