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Nuwar.OL
Threat Level I
Damage II
Distribution I
Common name: Nuwar.OL
Technical name: W32/Nuwar.OL.worm
Threat level: Medium
Alias: Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.ta,
Type: Worm
Effects: Its main objective is to spread via email in a message whose subject is related to love and which contains a link to a malicious website. It uses rootkit techniques in order to make its detection more difficult.
Affected platforms: Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
First detected on: Jan. 16, 2008
Detection updated on: Jan. 23, 2008
In circulation? No
Proactive protection: Yes, using Antivirus Softwares
Brief Description
Nuwar.OL is a worm whose main objective is to spread and affect as many computers as possible.
The means it uses to spread is the email. In order to do so, it sends a message whose subject is related to love and which contains a link to a malicious website.
Additionally, it uses rootkit techniques in order to make its detection more difficult.
Visible Symptoms
Nuwar.OL is easy to recognize, as it reaches the computer in an email message
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