Anti-Virus Technical Reference - ZyXEL Communications USG40 User Manual

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Figure 316 Configuration > UTM Profile > Anti-Virus > Signature

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 189 Configuration > UTM > Anti-Virus > Signature

Signatures Search

signatures and

Query Result

28.4 Anti-Virus Technical Reference

Types of Computer Viruses

The following table describes some of the common computer viruses.

Table 190 Common Computer Virus Types

File Infector

Boot Sector Virus

Chapter 28 Anti-Virus

Enter the name,part of the name or keyword of the signature(s) you want to find. This

search is not case-sensitive and accepts numerical strings.

Click Export to have the ZyWALL/USG save all of the anti-virus signatures to your

computer in a .txt file.

This is the entry's index number in the list.

This is the name of the anti-virus signature. Click the Name column heading to sort

your search results in ascending or descending order according to the signature name.

Click a signature's name to see details about the virus.

This is a small program that embeds itself in a legitimate program. A file infector is able

to copy and attach itself to other programs that are executed on an infected computer.

This type of virus infects the area of a hard drive that a computer reads and executes

during startup. The virus causes computer crashes and to some extend renders the

infected computer inoperable.

Macro viruses or Macros are small programs that are created to perform repetitive

actions. Macros run automatically when a file to which they are attached is opened.

Macros spread more rapidly than other types of viruses as data files are often shared on

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