Tips to Detect Virus Files and Infected files

How to detect virus files?

Virus files now a days are more improved and hard to find than earlier, now some files have nice icon so user cant imagine that file is virus or unwanted. Normal Properties of virus or infected files, that always tries to connect internet and get other unwanted softwares or files to the victims computer.

 

Some Trojan files like Sality.AA copies its file to windows\system32 with same file size, so it can identify easily, some may in hidden, and creates files in all folder with same name as folder. For Example, i have a folder in C:\myfolder, when this trojan infect the system, creates files in that folder with name myfolder.exe with size ~499 KB, if we open that file nothing opens but system will get busy. Like that so many files where created in those Drives and folders.

 

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Handy Backup Server – reliable backup solution for enterprise network

 

How to backup server and the whole corporative network?

 

The award-winning server backup software by Novosoft LLC Handy Backup Server is designed specially for centralized backup of enterprise networks. The program consists of a server part and client workstations. This software works well on windows server backup (including Windows 2008, 2003, 2000 Server), performing client server backup scheme.

 

To protect your business from loss of critical data and to set you free from routine actions like manual backup and sync, Handy Backup Server has the following features:

 

• Centralized backup. This can help you to organize the best backup management. All backup operations in the network can be performed by one person from the central server. Your employees may even be not aware that their work is backed up!
• Database backup. Handy Backup Server has a wide range of functions for database backup. The utility is able to run backup of most popular ODBC-compatible databases: MS SQL Server backup, MySQL, DB2, Oracle, InterBase backup and other.
• Exchange server backup. Microsoft Exchange mail server is used by most companies today, which means that a lot of important data is stored in Exchange Server. Handy Backup Server will allow you to easily back up, synchronize and restore email, calendars and other data.
• Backup to FTP server. There’s no doubt that remote data storage is more secure than a local one. This program will help you to back up your data to FTP/SFTP server – either your own or the special backup server in a secure data center.
• Automatic backup. The flexible scheduler gives you an opportunity to run your backup tasks automatically with any suitable period of time.
• Windows service. Handy Backup Workstations run as windows service, providing the administrator access to back up all users’ data without them being logged in.
• Multi-threaded backup engine provides fast backups without interfering users’ activity.
• One-way and two-ways synchronization. You can easily synchronize folders and files between computers in the network.
• Encryption, compression, masks, filtering. These and many other additional functions will help you to achieve the perfect backup strategy without any difficulties.

 

About Novosoft

 

Novosoft LLC was established in 1992. During the years of successful work this company has gained a good reputation and recognition of users throughout the world. Today Novosoft LLC is a prominent developer of computer and server backup software for home users as well as for small and middle-sized enterprises. The key product of the company – Handy Backup – is present in three major editions meeting every user’s needs: Handy Backup Standard, Handy Backup Professional and Handy Backup Server. Depending on individual needs there are different customer solutions based on flexible plug-in system.

 

To learn more about Handy Backup Server functionality please visit the official website www.handybackup.net.

 

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Splunk warns that it exposed users’ passwords

Splunk, a utility that allows IT administrators to search and analyse their organisation’s log files, has issued a warning to some of its users that their passwords were exposed by accident.

 

I wasn’t able to find mention of the incident on Splunk’s website, but a few affected users have Twittered about it, and a Clu-blog reader forwarded me an email from Splunk that tells more of the story:

Recently, some debug code was unintentionally implemented on the production splunk.com website which exposed a small number of passwords in our web server’s error log. The splunk.com team has corrected the issue and has improved their change process to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future.

In an abundance of caution, we have reset all affected users’ passwords and cleared all affected users’ active sessions on splunk.com. Your new temporary password has been emailed to the email address associated with your splunk.com account. We recommend that you change this temporary password as soon as possible using the instructions below.

 

 

It’s not clear from the warning sent out by Splunk how long passwords were exposed for, but there’s obviously a concern that if hackers had managed to stumble across the login details they could have tried to use them on other wesbites where users might use the same password.

 

In this case that could have been particular bad for enterprises, as Splunk’s typical users have key roles inside an organisation’s IT infrastructure and may have access to a number of critical systems and sensitive data.

 

Of course, it’s bad practice to use the same password on different websites – but that doesn’t stop far too many people from doing it.

 

Splunk’s action of changing affected users’ passwords was probably the right one – rather than waiting for users to do it themselves.

 

By Graham Cluley, Sophos

 

Boost PC Performance with Comodo System Cleaner‏

 

 

Picture a messy room. This room may be littered with trash but also contains your valued possessions. The goal is obvious: get rid of the trash without throwing away any valuables. Now imagine an ultra-powerful vacuum that will destroy anything in its path, never to be seen again. You might think twice about where to point this vacuum! Other system cleaners have the same problem as this vacuum: good stuff gets obliterated,the same as bad stuff. In an attempt to perform some much-needed system maintenance, you could wipe out files necessary to your PC’s performance! Comodo System Cleaner has made this problem obsolete. If CSC sucks in a valued possession, you can easily reach in and take it back out again. No harm done, and your computer keeps performing solidly.

 

Important Features of System Cleaner

Deep cleaning of your PC’s registry
After a deep registry cleaning, Windows will be able to access the information it needs from the registry more quickly, boosting both performance and stability.

 

 

Deep cleaning of your PC’s disk drive
Eliminate the clutter inevitably built up over time in your disk drive to free up space and improve performance.

 

 

Clean-up scheduling
Enter when you’d like System Cleaner to perform a deep clean so it’s convenient for you.

 

 

SafeDelete™ and Registry Protection
Use these features to backup all your files before cleaning. When cleaning is complete, you’ll be able to make sure your PC is in perfect condition before deleting for good.

 

 

Privacy cleaning
Clear out your digital trail (cookies, cache, browsing history, and more) with the privacy cleaner to keep your private information out of the hands of others.

 

 

Extensive Windows customization tool
Alter dozens of obscure and hard-to-find Windows settings easily within Comodo System Cleaner’s interface.

 

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