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1 Information Weapon: Concepts, Means, Methods …
• Play sound—play a WAV file.
• Exit Windows—enables to log off the user, turn off, and restart the computer.
• Send text—if there are any active fields for entering text, the typed text will be
inserted there.
• Active wnds—a list of active windows. The list is subject to change: listed windows
can be deleted or activated.
• App redirect—console application I/O redirection to the specified port.
• Mouse pos—setting the mouse on the coordinates specified in the upper fields.
• Listen—all keystrokes are displayed in the window that appears and some hot
keys can be pressed.
• Sound system—enables to change sound settings and listen to the music played
on computer.
• Server setup—enables to configure the server (for instance, set a password).
• Control mouse/Stop control—enable/disable spying on the mouse coordinates
on the victim’s computer.
• Go to URL—open the designated URL in the default browser.
• Key manager—controls the sounds produced by pressing keys, locks/unlocks
selected keys, or the entire keyboard.
• File manager—computer file system management (read/write/delete files).
Suitable for a computer with a server.
1.6.2 Trojan Programs
Trojan horse program (a Trojan horse, or a Trojan) is
• A malicious program that, being part of another program, whose functions are
known to the user, is capable of secretly carrying out some additional actions in
order to cause a certain damage;
• A program with functions known to its user, where changes were introduced, so
that, in addition to these functions, it would be able to secretly perform some other
(destructive) actions.
• Thus, a Trojan is a special kind of malicious logic. Additionally, it has some
functions that the user is unaware of. When a Trojan performs these functions,
a certain damage is caused to the computer system. However, if under some
circumstances these functions cause irreparable damage, they may be quite useful
in some situations. For instance, a program that formats a hard drive cannot be
considered a Trojan, if this is what the program intended for (format command
in the DOS system). But if the user, while running a certain program, does not
expect it to format the hard drive, this is a real Trojan.
• Basically, a Trojan is any program that secretly performs some actions that are
undesirable for the user. These can be any kind of actions—from determining
the registration numbers of the software installed on your computer to the list of
directories on the hard drive. And the Trojan itself may be disguised as a text
1 Information Weapon: Concepts, Means, Methods …
• Play sound—play a WAV file.
• Exit Windows—enables to log off the user, turn off, and restart the computer.
• Send text—if there are any active fields for entering text, the typed text will be
inserted there.
• Active wnds—a list of active windows. The list is subject to change: listed windows
can be deleted or activated.
• App redirect—console application I/O redirection to the specified port.
• Mouse pos—setting the mouse on the coordinates specified in the upper fields.
• Listen—all keystrokes are displayed in the window that appears and some hot
keys can be pressed.
• Sound system—enables to change sound settings and listen to the music played
on computer.
• Server setup—enables to configure the server (for instance, set a password).
• Control mouse/Stop control—enable/disable spying on the mouse coordinates
on the victim’s computer.
• Go to URL—open the designated URL in the default browser.
• Key manager—controls the sounds produced by pressing keys, locks/unlocks
selected keys, or the entire keyboard.
• File manager—computer file system management (read/write/delete files).
Suitable for a computer with a server.
1.6.2 Trojan Programs
Trojan horse program (a Trojan horse, or a Trojan) is
• A malicious program that, being part of another program, whose functions are
known to the user, is capable of secretly carrying out some additional actions in
order to cause a certain damage;
• A program with functions known to its user, where changes were introduced, so
that, in addition to these functions, it would be able to secretly perform some other
(destructive) actions.
• Thus, a Trojan is a special kind of malicious logic. Additionally, it has some
functions that the user is unaware of. When a Trojan performs these functions,
a certain damage is caused to the computer system. However, if under some
circumstances these functions cause irreparable damage, they may be quite useful
in some situations. For instance, a program that formats a hard drive cannot be
considered a Trojan, if this is what the program intended for (format command
in the DOS system). But if the user, while running a certain program, does not
expect it to format the hard drive, this is a real Trojan.
• Basically, a Trojan is any program that secretly performs some actions that are
undesirable for the user. These can be any kind of actions—from determining
the registration numbers of the software installed on your computer to the list of
directories on the hard drive. And the Trojan itself may be disguised as a text