How to Remove W32.Downadup.B Virus?

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W32.Downadup.B Virus was discovered by Symantec last December 30, 2008, and was announce to public January 9, 2009. Now it widely spreading all over the world and it floodings network connections.

This virus monitors DNS requests to domains containing certain strings and blocks access to those domains so that it will appear that the network request timed out. We (my MIS Team) discovered W32.Downadup.B Virus from our quarantine logs and we found out that it was introduce to the network using a USB drive activated by autorun.inf.


W32.Downadup.B creates an autorun.inf file on all mapped drives so that the threat automatically executes when the drive is accessed. The threat then monitors for drives that are connected to the compromised computer in order to create an autorun.inf file as soon as the drive becomes accessible.

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The Battle of the Netbooks

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Qlick Gadgets – Netbooks Review

Netbooks are becoming more and more popular here in the Philippines. Last time I’ve made a short reviewed on  Lenovo’s IdeaPad S10 Netbooks on my last Qlick Gadgets post. Today on Qlick Gadgets, I’ll be comparing several Netbooks available in the market. Aside from prices, I will also feature their strengths and where you can get them. Netbooks are trendy because of it’s portability, design and affordability; and here some of them:


ACER Aspire One 160GB

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My Facebook Profile

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I’ve just updated my facebook profile and uploaded some of my personal photos there. You can also checkout photos of my very beautiful daughter Thea…, Out of Town Trips and more. I hope you’ll visit it too. Enjoy!!!!

Ash Wednesday a Renewal of Faith

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Ash Wednesday Today we’re celebrating Ash Wednesday, It signifies the first day of Lent, the 40-day period (not including Sundays) of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter or “Pasko ng Pagkabuhay”. The ashes used on Ash Wednesday are usually derived from burning the blessed palm branches left from the last Palm Sunday or “Palaspas” … Read more

Optimizing Windows XP #2

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Disabling Windows XP File Index

Here is a fast click and quick tips on how to improve your windows xp system.

The indexing service gets info from files on the hard drive and creates a “searchable keyword index.”
If you don’t use the Windows XP Desktop search feature often to look for documents, you can turn this feature off.

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