Vba32 AntiVirus
Encyclopedia
VBA32 is an antivirus
program for personal computer
s running Microsoft Windows
. It detects and neutralizes computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses
and other malware
(backdoors, adware, spyware
, etc) in real time and on demand.
VBA32 is used as one of the antivirus engines at VirusTotal.com
Antivirus software
Antivirus or anti-virus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including but not limited to computer viruses, computer worm, trojan horses, spyware and adware...
program for personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s running Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. It detects and neutralizes computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses
Trojan horse (computing)
A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
and other malware
Malware
Malware, short for malicious software, consists of programming that is designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, or gain unauthorized access to system resources, or that otherwise exhibits abusive behavior...
(backdoors, adware, spyware
Spyware
Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user's...
, etc) in real time and on demand.
VBA32 is used as one of the antivirus engines at VirusTotal.com
VirusTotal.com
VirusTotal.com is a website that provides free file checking. It uses up to 44 different antivirus products. Files can be sent either through the website or via email. The variety of products used by the website allows a user to check for viruses that the user's own antivirus solution may have...
Components
- On-access scanner
- On-demand scanner
- Auto-update system
- Windows Explorer context menu extension
- Plug-ins for the e-mail clients such as The Bat!The Bat!The Bat! is a shareware e-mail client for the Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by RITLabs, a company based in Chişinău, Moldova.-History:...
, Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available both as a separate application as well as a part of the Microsoft Office suite...
, Microsoft Exchange Client - Mail filter to scan incoming e-mail messages receiving by the POP3 or IMAPv4 protocols independently of e-mail client
- Script-filter to protect a user from execution of malicious scripts in Microsoft Internet ExplorerInternet ExplorerWindows Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included as part of the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year...
and Microsoft Outlook Express, and in any other applications that use the Microsoft Windows Scripting Host technology
Basic features
- Scanning of archives created by the most popular archivers: RAR, ZIP, ARJ, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, MS CAB
- Scanning (including neutralization) of messages stored in the Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, The Bat! mail bases
- Automatic update of antivirus bases and executable modules of the program
- Automatic update up to new versions without the reinstallation of the program
- Usage of the “Delta-patch” technology for repeated reduction in volume of the information downloaded from the Internet when updating
- Heuristic analyzer and technology of recognition of viruses MalwareScope.
- Dynamic code translation processor emulator effectively handles complex-polymorphous viruses, packers and cryptors
- Integrity control and automatic restore of damaged modules.