Its main objective is to spread via email in a message whose subject is related to love and which contains a link to a malicious website. It uses rootkit techniques in order to make its detection more difficult.

Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95

Nuwar.OL is a worm whose main objective is to spread and affect as many computers as possible.

The means it uses to spread is the email. In order to do so, it sends a message whose subject is related to love and which contains a link to a malicious website.

Additionally, it uses rootkit techniques in order to make its detection more difficult.

Nuwar.OL is easy to recognize, as it reaches the computer in an email message with the following characteristics:

• Subject: related with love:
  A Dream is a Wish
  A Is For Attitude
  A Kiss So Gentle
  A Rose
  A Rose for My Love
  A Toast My Love
  A Token of My Love
  Come Dance with Me
  Come Relax with Me
  Dream of You
  Eternal Love
  For You….My Love
  Heavenly Love
  Hugging My Pillow
  I Dream of you
  I Love Thee
  I Love You Because
  I Love You Soo Much
  I Would Dream
  If Loving You
  Inside My Heart
  Love Is…
  Love Remains
  Magic Power Of Love
  Memories of You
  Miracle of Love
  My Love
  Our Journey
  Our Love is Free
  Our Love is Strong
  Our Love Nest
  Our Love Will Last
  Pages from My Heart
  Path We Share
  Sending You All My Love
  Sending You My Love
  Sent with Love
  Special Romance
  Surrounded by Love
  The Dance of Love
  The Miracle of Love
  The Mood for Love
  The Moon & Stars
  The Time for Love
  When I’m With You
  Why I Love You
  Words in my Heart
  You’re in my Soul
  You’re my Dream
  You’re the One
  You… In My Dreams
• Message:
  The message contains a link to a website. If the link is followed, a malicious website is opened: