User Guide

ViRobot Advanced Server
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CHAPTER 4. USING VIROBOT ADVANCED SERVER
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Virus type
All Viruses : Select this option to see all viruses.
Boot Viruses : Select this option to boot viruses.
File Viruses : Select this option to file viruses.
Boot/File Viruses : Select this option to see viruses that damage boot and files at the same time.
Macro Viruses : Select this option to see macro viruses.
Windows Viruses : Select this option to see all viruses that are exclusively for Windows.
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Characteristics of Viruses
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Infected Area
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COM/Macro : The viruses in the file virus list infect the files with .com extension, while those
in the macro virus list infect macro files.
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EXE : This virus infects the files with .exe extension.
Master Boot : These viruses infect main boot sector.
DOS Boot : These viruses infect the DOS boot sector.
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Infected Type
Parasitic : It infects files at the beginning or end of the file.
Overwriting : Since these viruses overwrite the file, the file size does not change but you cannot
run the file normally.
Trojan Horse : It cannot duplicate itself but does harm to the system.
Linking : These viruses do not infect the file directly, but they change the beginning location of
a directory area.
Spawning : These viruses do not infect files directly. However, they use the execution order of
extension to create the virus with the same name as the .exe file but with .com extension.