ENGLISH IV · FINAL PROJECT
Malware: Sleeping Threats
PRESENTED BY
Carolina Osorio · Gloria Pita · Carlos Araúz
PROFESSOR
Abdías Luque
CLASSROOM
D-CS-4-1
Simplified Malware Attack Lifecycle
Delivery
Phishing, malicious downloads, ads, websites, or vulnerabilities
Execution
User-triggered action or exploit-based execution
Persistence
Long-term access or hidden activity, when present
Malicious Activity
Encryption, data theft, backdoor access, or network spread
Impact
Data breach, downtime, financial loss, compliance risk, or recovery costs
1
DELIVERY
Mail — Inbox
Accounts Payable
URGENT: Invoice overdue — action required
9:14 AM
Priya N.
Team lunch Thursday?
8:52 AM
invoice.pdf.exe
48 KB — double-click to open
an executable,
not a real PDF
not a real PDF
2
EXECUTION
> run invoice.pdf.exe --silent
> copy self -> C:/System/Startup/
> reg add run-on-boot ... ok
> connect 185.220.xx.xx:443 ... ok
> waiting for instructions _
3
PERSISTENCE
File Explorer
Downloads
Documents
System
Startup
svc_update.exe
DAY
{{ st2.dayN }}
…and counting
Restart #3
still running
still running
4
MALICIOUS ACTIVITY
Your files are encrypted.
Send payment to restore access — or lose them.
NETWORK SPREAD
5
IMPACT
Hospital
Appointments canceled, patient records locked
School
Classrooms and coursework offline for days
Small business
Checkout down, orders and trust lost
DATA BREACH
DOWNTIME
FINANCIAL LOSS
It all starts with one click.
Think before you click.
{{ capText }}
MALWARE: SLEEPING THREATS
Thank you.
One click is all it takes — and now you know what happens after it.
PRESENTED BY
Carolina Osorio
Gloria Pita
Carlos Araúz
Gloria Pita
Carlos Araúz
PROFESSOR
Abdías Luque
CLASSROOM
D-CS-4-1
English IV · Final Project