A Presentation of Network System VIRUS and FIREWALLS

Submitted To: Submitted By: Mrs Malti Vikash MainanwaI

Department of Computer Science & EngineeringPunjab Institute of Technology, Kapurthala(PTU Main Campus)

*CONTENTS*VirusVirus TypesAction To prevent virusFirewallsTypes of firewalls

Computer Virus

What is computer virus?Computer virus refers to a program which damages computer systems and/or destroys or erases data files

Types of Computer VirusTime BombLogical BombWormBoot Sector VirusMacros VirusTrojan HorseScript Virus

Time BombA time bomb is a virus program that performs an activity on a particular date

Logical BombA logical bomb is a destructive program that performs an activity when a certain action has occurred.

Worm VirusA worm is also a destructive program that fills a computer system with self-replicating information, clogging the system so that its operations are slowed down or stopped

Boot Sector VirusA boot sector virus infects boot sector of computers. During system boot, boot sector virus is loaded into main memory and destroys data stored in hard disk

Macro VirusA macro virus is associated with application software like word and excel. When opening the infected document, macro virus is loaded into main memory and destroys the data stored in hard disk

Script VirusCommonly found script viruses are written using the Visual Basic Scripting edition (VBS) and the JavaScript programming languages

Trojan HorseTrojan Horse is a destructive program. It usually pretends as computer games or application software. If executed, computer system will be damaged.

Trojan HorseTrojan Horse usually comes with monitoring tools and key loggers

Actions to prevent virus infectionAlways update your anti-virus software at least weekly. Back up your important files and ensure that they can be restored. Change the computer's boot sequence to always start the PC from its hard drive

Actions to prevent virus infectionDon't share Drive C: without a password and without read-only restrictions. Empty floppy drives of diskettes before turning on computers, especially laptops.

Actions to prevent virus infectionForget opening unexpected e-mail attachments, even if they're from friends Get trained on your computer's anti-virus software and use it. Have multiple backups of important files. This lowers the chance that all are infected.

Actions to prevent virus infectionInstall security updates for your operating system and programs as soon as possible. Jump at the chance to learn more about your computer. This will help you spot viruses.

FirewallsFirewall is used to protect the network from unauthorized access.A firewall is a junction of gateway between the two network

Types of FirewallsPacket Filtering firewallsApplication Gateway Circuit level Gateway

Packet filtering firewallsA Packet Filter Firewall apply set of rules to each packet based on traffic it decide either forward packet or discardAlso called screening router firewallThe rules are based on TCP/IP HeaderSource/Destination IP AddressSource/Destination port number

Advantage of Packet FirewallsLow cost and low impact on network performanceMostly router support packet filtering featureThis type of firewall works at network layer

Application level GatewayIs also called proxy serverIt acts like a proxy and decide about flow of communication

Circuit level GatewayIt works on Session layer and TCP layerThis is useful for hiding the information about the protecting networkA circuit gateway creates a new connection between itself and remote system

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