The computer network

It is a necessity today that a computer has to be connected to a network so users can access resources from each other. With each computer linked to another whether it is LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network), file sharing protocols are also open for attackers to abuse. Malware can attempt to drop copies of itself to file shares. However, the malware depends on the user at the remote end running the malware file from the file share. These kinds of malware are called network worms.

To list down the shared folders in Windows, you can use the net share command, as can be seen in the following screenshot:

As an analyst, we can make recommendations on what to do with these shared folders. We can say that these shares either be removed, if not used. We can also have these folders reviewed for the permissions of who can access it and what type of permissions (like read and write permissions) certain users can have. That way, we are helping secure the network from getting infested by network worms.