Creating a Trojan Horse Virus

When I first started researching the Trojan horse virus I became interested on how easy it is for hackers to create them.  For somebody like me it might seem like a difficult task, but for somebody who is skilled with computers it is actually quite simple.  First kind of Trojan Horse I looked up how to make was one you could spread onto the Android market.  There are five steps to create this virus:

  1. Download a free app
  2. Decompile the code so it is easier to read.
  3.   Obtain Java source code that does something bad.
  4. Copy the code into your free app and make it run before the app opens
  5. Put your new app onto the android market.

Once Android finds your app they will delete, but by then the damage could be done.  Doing this is completely unethical and not recommended since you can get into serious trouble.

I found this video that shows you how to make a Trojan horse like virus that will not do any harm to who you send it to because it won’t damage any files.  He hides the virus within the internet explorer logo which is a good way to it.  It shows you how quickly this could be done.

I was surprised at how much information is available out there for anyone to look at and try.  I feel like that kind of stuff shouldn’t be so easy to access for people.  There are people out there that will take that information and use it for bad.

Sources:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386813,00.asp

 

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