Title :
A Tool to Analyze Potential I/O Attacks against PCs
Author :
Sang, Fernand Lone ; Nicomette, V. ; Deswarte, Yves
Abstract :
Instead of making the CPU execute malware, I/O attacks exploit peripheral devices and, as such, can´t be detected by traditional anti-malware techniques. The proposed multipurpose FPGA-based tool can help analyze such attacks and be programmed to mimic a malicious I/O controller, host a Trojan horse, and even apply fuzzing techniques to identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited from I/O controllers or peripheral devices.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; invasive software; microcomputers; peripheral interfaces; I/O attack; I/O controller; Trojan horse; antimalware technique; fuzzing technique; multipurpose FPGA-based tool; peripheral device; Central Processing Unit; Computer security; Field programmable gate arrays; Input variables; Malware; Memory management; I/O attacks; fuzzing; vulnerability analysis;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2013.79
