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Detection of Unknown Malicious Scripts Using Static Analysis (정적 분석을 이용한 알려지지 않은 악성 스크립트 감지)

  • Lee, Seong-Uck;Bae, Byung-Woo;Lee, Hyong-Joon;Cho, Eun-Sun;Hong, Man-Pyo
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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    • v.9C no.5
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    • pp.765-774
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    • 2002
  • Analyzing the code using static heuristics is a widely used technique for detecting unknown malicious codes. It decides the maliciousness of a code by searching for some fragments that had been frequently found in known malicious codes. However, in script codes, it tries to search for sequences of method calls, not code fragments, because finding such fragments is much difficult. This technique makes many false alarms because such method calls can be also used in normal scripts. Thus, static heuristics for scripts are used only to detect malicious behavior consisting of specific method calls which is seldom used in normal scripts. In this paper. we suggest a static analysis that can detect malicious behavior more accurately, by concerning not only the method calls but also parameters and return values. The result of experiments show that malicious behaviors, which were difficult to detect by previous works, due to high false positive, will be detected by our method.

Seasonal survey on the respiratory diseases of slaughtered pigs in Jeonbuk, Korea (전북지역 도축돈 호흡기질병 조사)

  • Lim, Mi-Na;Kim, Chul-Min;Park, Young-Min;Song, Ju-Tae;Jin, Jae-Kwon;Cho, Hyun-Ung
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.231-237
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    • 2016
  • The present study was conducted to investigate the lesion of red internal organs in slaughtered pigs and provided assistant data for pig farms. During March to December 2015, a total of 1,160 lung samples out of 58 herds were collected randomly from pigs slaughtered in Jeonbuk province. In addition, 290 hilar lymph nodes from pig with pneumonic lung lesion (5 samples per herd) were screened for selected viral and bacterial pathogens. Gross lesions of lungs such as swine enzootic pneumonia (SEP), pleuritis, pleuropneumonia, pericarditis and liver white spots were examined. The overall prevalence of SEP was 64.3% (746/1,160). In the analysis of seasonal prevalence, there was an increase of occurrence during the spring months (287/400, 71.8%) and decrease during the fall months (93/200, 46.5%) among the whole herds. The mean number of SEP score per pig was $1.20{\pm}1.28$. The prevalence of pleuropneumonia, pleuritis, pericarditis, and milk spot was 25.5% (296/1,160), 44.1% (512/1,160), 3.8% (44/1,160) and 17.6% (204/1,160), respectively. The most frequent region with lung lesion was diaphragmatic lobes (left 17.1%, right 17.3%). In the detection of viral pathogens by PCR, porcine circovirus type2 (PCV2) was positive in 86.9% (252/290), while porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) was not detected, In the case of bacterial pathogens, 50 microorganisms were isolated by PCR and/or microbiological test. The most frequently isolated bacteria was Streptococcus suis (20, 34.4%), followed by Pasteurella multocida (17, 29.3%), Streptococcus spp. (11, 3.4%), Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (2, 8.9%).

Cost-Effectiveness of Voluntary HIV Testing Strategies in a Very Low-Prevalence Country, the Republic of Korea

  • Lee, Young Hwa;Bang, Ji Hwan;Park, Sang Min;Kang, Cho Ryok;Cho, Sung-Il;Oh, Myoung-don;Lee, Jong-Koo
    • Journal of Korean Medical Science
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    • v.33 no.46
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    • pp.304.1-304.7
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    • 2018
  • Background: The Republic of Korea has a very low prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but the number of new HIV diagnoses has steadily risen, strongly indicating a large number of undetected HIV infections. Thus, it is important for Korean public health authorities to adopt and encourage cost-effective HIV detection tools, such as rapid HIV screening tests. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and rapid tests in a public health center (PHC) setting. Methods: We developed a decision analytic model to assess the per-examinee cost and the cost-effectiveness of identifying HIV patients in a PHC setting using two HIV testing strategies: conventional HIV screening by ELISA versus rapid HIV testing. Analysis was performed in two scenarios: HIV testing in an average-risk population and in a high-risk population. Results: Compared to the ELISA, the rapid test was cost-saving and cost-effective. The per-examinee cost was USD 1.61 with rapid testing versus USD 3.38 with ELISA in an average-risk population, and USD 4.77 with rapid testing versus USD 7.62 with ELISA in a high-risk population. The cost of identifying a previously undiagnosed HIV case was USD 26,974 with rapid testing versus USD 42,237 with ELISA in an average-risk population, and USD 153 with rapid testing versus USD 183 with ELISA in a high-risk population. Conclusion: Rapid testing would be more cost-effective than using conventional ELISA testing for identifying previously undiagnosed HIV-infected cases in Korea, a country with extremely low HIV prevalence.

Development and Assessment of Specific and High Sensitivity Reverse Transcription Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for the Detection of Aichivirus A Monitoring in Groundwater (지하수 중 Aichivirus A 모니터링을 위한 특이적 및 고감도 이중 역전사 중합효소연쇄반응 검출법 개발 및 평가)

  • Bae, Kyung Seon;Kim, Jin-Ho;Lee, Siwon;Lee, Jin-Young;You, Kyung-A
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.190-198
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    • 2021
  • Human Aichivirus (Aichivirus A; AiV-A) is a positive-sense single-strand RNA non-enveloped virus that has been detected worldwide in various water environments including sewage, river, surface, and ground over the past decade. To develop a method with excellent sensitivity and specificity for AiV-A diagnosis from water environments such as groundwater, a combination capable of reverse transcription (RT)-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was developed based on existing reported and newly designed primers. A selective method was applied to evaluate domestic drinking groundwater samples. Thus, a procedure was devised to select and subsequently identify RT-nested PCR primer sets that can successfully detect and identify AiV-A from groundwater samples. The findings will contribute to developing a better monitoring system to detect AiV-A contamination in water environments such as groundwater.

A GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Enhancing Classification of the Vulnerable Geographical Region of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in Korea (GIS 공간분석 기술을 이용한 국내 고병원성 조류인플루엔자 발생 고위험지역 분류)

  • Pak, Son-Il;Jheong, Weon-Hwa;Lee, Kwang-Nyeong
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2019
  • Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is among the top infectious disease priorities in Korea and the leading cause of economic loss in relevant poultry industry. An understanding of the spatial epidemiology of HPAI outbreak is essential in assessing and managing the risk of the infection. Though previous studies have reported the majority of outbreaks occurred clustered in what are preferred to as densely populated poultry regions, especially in southwest coast of Korea, little is known about the spatial distribution of risk areas vulnerable to HPAI occurrence based on geographic information system (GIS). The main aim of the present study was to develop a GIS-based risk index model for defining potential high-risk areas of HPAI outbreaks and to explore spatial distribution in relative risk index for each 252 Si-Gun-Gu (administrative unit) in Korea. The risk index was derived incorporating seven GIS database associated with risk factors of HPAI in a standardized five-score scale. Scale 1 and 5 for each database represent the lowest and the highest risk of HPAI respectively. Our model showed that Jeollabuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Jeollanam-do and Chungcheongbuk-do regions will have the highest relative risk from HPAI. Areas with risk index value over 4.0 were Naju, Jeongeup, Anseong, Cheonan, Kochang, Iksan, Kyeongju and Kimje, indicating that Korea is at risk of HPAI introduction. Management and control of HPAI becomes difficult once the virus are established in domestic poultry populations; therefore, early detection and development of nationwide monitoring system through targeted surveillance of high-risk spots are priorities for preventing the future outbreaks.

The prevalence of causative agents of calf diarrhea in Korean native calves

  • Chae, Jeong-Byoung;Kim, Hyeon-Cheol;Kang, Jun-Gu;Choi, Kyoung-Seong;Chae, Joon-Seok;Yu, Do-Hyeon;Park, Bae-Keun;Oh, Yeon-su;Choi, Hak-Jong;Park, Jinho
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.63 no.4
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    • pp.864-871
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    • 2021
  • Infectious calf diarrhea is one of the most significant diseases of neonatal calves. This study is conducted to identify the prevalence of pathogens in calf diarrhea for 2 years. A total of 544 feces samples from Korean native beef calves were obtained to investigate selected seven pathogens causing calf diarrhea: bovine rotavirus, bovine coronavirus, Cryptosporidium parvum, bovine viral diarrhea virus, Eimeria species, Escherichia coli K99, and Salmonella species. The presence of diarrhea, the number and species of detected pathogens, and the calves' ages were analyzed using various statistical methods depending on the case. Of the 544 calves, 340 calves (62.5%) had normal feces and 204 calves (37.5%) had diarrhea. The presence of pathogens was significantly associated with diarrhea (p < 0.01) and fecal scores and the number of detected pathogens showed a significant linear trend (p < 0.001). Of the 7 target pathogens, 6 were detected in samples, but only C. parvum (p = 0.001) and bovine rotavirus (p < 0.001) were found at significantly higher rates in diarrheic calves than in non-diarrheic calves. Only Eimeria spp. showed a significant linear trend between the detection rate of the pathogen and the age groups (p < 0.05).

A Government Agency Environment Protects Information System Design using Intrusion Prevention System and Role-Base Security Policy (침입방지시스템과 역할기반 보안정책을 이용한 정부기관 정보보호 시스템 설계)

  • Ahn Joung Choul
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.91-103
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    • 2004
  • The survey of network firewall system has been focused on the deny policy that protects information from the unlicensed and the intrusion detection system. Government has solved several firewall problems as building the intranet separated from the intranet. However, the new firewall system would been satisfied both the denialpolicy and information share with the public, according as government recently emphasizes electronic service. Namely, it has to provide the functions such as the information exchange among divisions, partial share of information with the public, network connection and the interception of illegal access. Also, it considers the solution that protects system from hacking by inner user and damage of virus such as Worm. This Paper suggests the protects information system using the intrusion prevention system and role-based security policy to support the partial opennessand the security that satisfied information share among governments and public service.

Development of S-SLA's Grading Indicator based on the Analyses of IPS's Security Functions (침입차단서비스 보안기능 분석을 통한 보안SLA 등급화 지표 개발)

  • Yi, Wan-Suk;Go, Woong;Won, Dong-Ho;Kwak, Jin
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.221-235
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    • 2010
  • Internet service providers provide various security services, such as firewall, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, anti-virus, along with their main Internet services. Those security service users have no idea what kind of quality services they are guaranteed. And therefore, Internet users interest in Security Service Level Agreement(SLA) increases as their interest in secure Internet service increases. However, there wasn't any researches in the S-SLA area domestically and there are only limited SLA indexes related to system or service maintenances at the moment. Therefore, this paper analyses security functions in IPS services and categorize them into common and independent security functions. Finally to improve quality of security services, this paper proposes S-SLA indexes depending on the different security levels. This will be subdivide into agreement on security service.

Post-COVID-19 pain syndrome: a descriptive study in Turkish population

  • Topal, Ilknur;Ozcelik, Necdet;Atayoglu, Ali Timucin
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.468-474
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    • 2022
  • Background: The new type of corona virus has a wide range of symptoms. Some people who have COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from their infection, known as post-COVID conditions. The authors aimed to investigate prolonged musculoskeletal pain as a symptom of the post-COVID-19 condition. Methods: This is a descriptive study on the patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in a university hospital, between March 2020 and March 2021. Patient records and an extensive questionnaire were used to obtain relevant demographic and clinical characteristics, including hospitalization history, comorbidities, smoking history, duration of the pain, the area of pain, and the presence of accompanying neuropathic symptoms. Results: Of the diagnosed patients, 501 agreed to participate in the study. Among the participants, 318 had musculoskeletal pain during COVID-19 infection, and 69 of them reported prolonged pain symptoms as part of their a post-COVID condition which could not be attributed to any other cause. The mean duration of pain was 4.38 ± 1.73 months, and the mean pain level was 7.2 ± 4.3. Neuropathic pain symptoms such as burning sensation (n = 16, 23.2%), numbness (n = 15, 21.7%), tingling (n = 10, 14.5%), stinging (n = 4, 5.8%), freezing (n = 1, 1.4%) were accompanied in patients with prolonged musculoskeletal pain. Conclusions: Patients with COVID-19 may develop prolonged musculoskeletal pain. In some patients, neuropathic pain accompanies it. Awareness of prolonged post-COVID-19 pain is crucial for its early detection and management.

The safety of live VHSV immersion vaccine at a temperature-controlled culture condition in juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus

  • Yo-Seb, Jang;Soo-Jin, Kim;Su-Young, Yoon;Rahul, Krishnan;Myung-Joo, Oh
    • Journal of fish pathology
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.225-230
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    • 2022
  • Viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) is one of the most serious viral diseases affecting farmed olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in Asian countries. VHS, caused by viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV), occurs in over 80 different cultured and wild fish species worldwide. Our previous study demonstrated that VHSV infection can be restricted by adjusting the water temperature to over 17℃ from the host optima. We confirmed that the effective VHSV immersion vaccine treatment was a tissue culture infection dose (TCID) of 105.5 TCID50/mL at 17℃. However, the safety of live VHSV immersion vaccines remains unclear. The objectives of this study were to 1) demonstrate the safety of the live VHSV immersion vaccine under co-habitant conditions and 2) estimate the pathogenicity of VHSV in live VHSV-vaccinated flounder at 10℃. No mortality was observed in olive flounder treated with the live VHSV immersion vaccine, and the vaccinated flounder challenged with VHSV did not transfer VHSV to naïve fish at 10℃ through cohabitation. VHSV titration was below the detection limit (< 1.3 log TCID50/mL) in live VHSV immersion vaccine-treated flounder challenged with VHSV at 10℃. This study demonstrated that flounder treated with the live VHSV immersion vaccine were resistant to VHSV infection, and the live vaccine was also safe for naïve fish even at a water temperature known to be VHS infectious.