IT Examiner School, Providence, RI

Malware/Virus (cont.) Trojan  Horse:

Bot:

Program in which  malicious code is  contained within  apparently harmless  data

Short for “robot”

Program that operates  as an agent for  someone else

Gains control of a  device or system

Can cause a chosen  form of damage

Turns infected  computers into  “Zombies”

Allows a remote user  to use “Zombies” to  attack other  computers

Redistributed as part  of a computer virus

Malware/Virus (cont.)

• Single or multiple vendor solutions • All FI devices should have anti‐malware  software, which should be run on a “regular”  basis • Workstation and server files should be backed  up for restoration, if current files get infected • Written policies and procedures for  • malware protection, scanning, and  • updating activities • Incident response in case of “infection”

Financial  entities  can use: