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    Do you want to make your web pages load faster in your clients browser? Here is a simple tip that can do just that. For small web pages, you may not see a noticeable difference, but as the size of your pages grows, this tip will help improve the speed that your page loads in your clients web browser. Background: When a user requests a web page, the request is sent to the web server and the resul...Read Full Story...
  • Using EICAR to test your AntiVirus Software
    Posted by SteveT on Thursday, March 29, 2007 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 :: 1506 Views
    I have had many requests from users for "Live" viruses so that a user can test their antivirus product to see that it is working, and what the alerts would look like when an actual virus is detected. Using a "Live" virus to do this is extremely risky, dangerous and unacceptable for the purpose of testing and demonstrating. To resolve this problem the antivirus community came up with a file for jus...Read Full Story...
  • Scheduling Norton Antivirus scans to run when local user is not logged in
    Posted by SteveT on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 :: 2381 Views
    Situation: You wish to schedule Norton AntiVirus (retail versions) to run scheduled scans when a user is not logged in under Windows NT/2000/XP. Background: You schedule a Full System scan with Norton AntiVirus, and your computer is on but there is no user logged on. You check the Norton AntiVirus and scheduler logs and it appears that the task was not run. There can be several causes for the sca...Read Full Story...
  • What is FCOM (File Compare)?
    Posted by SteveT on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 :: 2025 Views
    FCOM/FCOM32 is a File Compare utility program that compares two files and determines if the two files are the same. The results are returned on screen and in the form of a DOS errorlevel. The errorlevel can be used in batch files to have the batch file perform specific tasks based on the results of the error level. Read Full Story...
  • What is REBOOT?
    Posted by SteveT on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 :: Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 :: 820 Views
    REBOOT is an MS-DOS utility that can reboot your computer. By default REBOOT will cold boot your computer with no delay. To have REBOOT warm boot your computer, use the /W command line switch. Additionally, you can delay the reboot process up to 3600 seconds using one of the command line switch listed in the Command Syntax section below. Read Full Story...
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Downadup/Conficker worm

First version of this worm is known from december 2008. Nowadays it has 300+ several variants. More information could be found in Virus Lab Blog.

1/29/2009 8:40:39 AM
I-Worm/Nuwar

Propagation method of new Nuwar variant is still similar to its precedessors. Spammed mails with link in IP format directs users to the worm web pages where the users are prompted to download one of the worm files with the name funny.exe. Names of other downloadable files are kickme.exe and foolsday.exe. AVG detects this threat as I-Worm/Nuwar.R.

5/15/2008 9:09:11 AM
I-Worm/Nuwar

New Nuwar variant spreading method is similar to Nuwar.L last month propagation. Spammed emails are brief containing link in IP format to currently working pages with worm. Compromised page code is changed and and as a result user is prompted to download file with worm. Downloaded filename is valentine.exe it's about 110 - 130kB long and it's detected by AVG as I-Worm/Nuwar.N

5/15/2008 9:09:11 AM
I-Worm/Nuwar

We have a new wave of spammed mail messages containing link directing users to website where the worm could be downloaded. Emails contains short text and IP address of currently working pages with worm. In this case downloaded filename is withlove.exe and it's about 115kB in size. Websites and worm files changes every few minutes. AVG detects withlove.exe as I-Worm/Nuwar.L.

4/17/2008 10:13:25 AM
Win32/Mabezat.A

In last few days we`ve registered a larger amount of PE files infected by this virus. Win32/Mabezat is polymorphic file infector which infects PE files. More information could be found in our Virus Encyclopedia.

4/17/2008 10:13:25 AM
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