Scenarios

This section gives a few examples of scenarios that show what types of attacks from malicious programs can occur. The classifications of attacks will be the same as those mentioned in Section 2.1. Of course, this list of potential attacks is not intended to be complete, but rather give a flavor of the types of problems that can arise.

• Integrity Attacks
  • Deletion/Modification of files.
  • Modification of memory currently in use.
  • Killing processes/threads.
• Availability Attacks
  • Allocating large amounts of memory.
  • Creating thousands of windows.
  • Creating high priority processes/threads.
• Disclosure Attacks
  • Mailing information about your machine (i.e. /etc/passwd).
  • Sending personal or company files to an adversary or competitor over the network.
• Annoyance Attacks
  • Displaying obscene pictures on your screen.
  • Playing unwanted sounds over your computer.