Protect Your Computer from Latest Virus

By: Nowshade Kabir


A deadly new virus under the name of W32/Nyxem-D which spreads
via email attached file is set to strike on the 3rd day of every
month half an hour after the infected computer boots up. The
damage caused by this virus could be extensive. If unsuspecting
user opens the infected attached file it gets into the system
and start delivering itself to all the available email addresses
residing in the infected computer. Once activated it overwrites
all DOC, XLS, MDB, MDE, PPT, PPS, ZIP, RAR, PDF, PSD and DMP
files by replacing their contents with the data string: DATA
Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]. This can create a big mess, as all
integrated to the computer drives will suffer. This means your
flash cards, network drives, external drives or any drive which
gets identified by an alphabet. This virus is also known as
"CME-24," "BlackWorm," "Mywife.E" and "Kama Sutra" and seems
even capable of disabling out-of-date antivirus software. Over
300 thousand computers are believed to be infected by this worm
mainly in India, Peru, Turkey and Italy, where people are less
prone to safeguard their computers with up-to-date antivirus
programs. What should you do to protect your computer from this
and other malware?

1. Upgrade your antivirus software. If you don't have an
antivirus software installed and you don't feel like buying
them. These two are excellent antivirus programs you can get for
free.

AntiVir Personal Edition Classic 6.32 (http://www.free-av.com/)
Alwil Software Avast Home Edition 4.6
(http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG)

2. Scan your computer for possible malware regularly. A great
free tool that scans your computer remotely for viruses and
eliminates them you can find at
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

3. Get a firewall and install it. A great free firewall that you
can download and install is Zonealarm. You can download it from
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp

4. Regularly get patches for your version of Windows and update.

5. Use email filters similar to Eprompter. It gives you the
ability to delete unwanted spam or suspicious looking mail,
which might contain viruses. Get it free from
http://www.eprompter.com.

If you take these precautions, your chances of getting infected
will be reduced drastically.



About the author:
Nowshade Kabir is CEO of Rusbiz.com, a global B2B portal for
small and midsize companies. Our distinctive web stores along
with many outstanding features like e-marketplace, e-catalog,
supply chain management solutions, and trade leads section will
allow you to build robust Internet presence and manage key
business processes online. Rusbiz also develops Corporate B2B
portals.