A Short Course on Computer Viruses
A Short Course on Computer Viruses
IEEE Security and Privacy
IEEE Security and Privacy
The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense
The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense
The Simple Economics of Cybercrimes
IEEE Security and Privacy
A profitless endeavor: phishing as tragedy of the commons
Proceedings of the 2008 workshop on New security paradigms
Towards an ethical code for information security?
Proceedings of the 2008 workshop on New security paradigms
NSPW '07 Proceedings of the 2007 Workshop on New Security Paradigms
Titans' revenge: Detecting Zeus via its own flaws
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
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Spyware, Adware, Bots. In each case, there is significant evidence that there is an increasing financial motivation behind the writing and distribution of these programs. In this paper, the concept of using our knowledge of these financial motivators to combat malicious software is introduced. Can attacks on business models actually provide relief that technology alone cannot? Can we deploy our technology differently, in order to receive direct benefits of this indirect attack on revenue streams? Our conclusion is that not only is this a possible solution, but that it may be an extremely effective one. This is illustrated by a description of our business model attack generator, MARK - the Multihost Adware Revenue Killer. Using MARK, we demonstrate simple but effective attacks against Malicious-code generated revenue streams. However, the creation and deployment of MARK raises thorny legal and ethical questions, as the impact of the technology is widespread and could easily be targeted at legitimate online marketing models. Do the ends justify the means?