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Chiron
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How to submit samples to UVK

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Hello, I am writing an article in which I am showing users where they can submit malware and false positives.

I have so far found no online submission form or email address which users can use to submit these to UVK. Can you please let me know what these are or how I can submit samples to UVK?

Thanks.
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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Hi Chiron, welcome.

We don't have a form for submitting false positives yet. But it's a good idea to create one.

I'll see what I can come up with and post here.

Best wishes.
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Chiron
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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Thank you.

So how should I advise my readers to submit samples to you of either kind? Do you have an email address to which malware and false positives can be sent?
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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Well, I don't think e-mail submission is a good idea.

I'm going to prepare a spam protected form which will automatically add the submitted files to a database.

I'll tell you when it's ready.
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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Thank you.
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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By the way, where does Ultra Virus Scanner get its samples from right now? I guess I'm now a little confused about how the scan works. What exactly does it scan for?

Thanks.
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

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Bump.
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Re: How to submit samples to UVK

Post by Fred »

The UVK scan creates a log similar to the one created by OTL, HijackThis, or other similar tools.

The created log should then be analyzed by a user experienced in malware removal.

The Log Analyzer, included in all UVK packages can really simplify analyzing the log and create a script to disinfect and repair the infected machine.

More info can be found in the pages below:

http://www.carifred.com/uvk/help/createlog.htm
http://www.carifred.com/uvk/help/uvklog.htm
http://www.carifred.com/uvk/help/loganalyzer.htm

However, since I'm working in a virus signatures database for UVK, which will to have its own malware scanner, submitting malware samples may become very useful.

Thanks for your interest.
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