********************************************************************** ** ** ** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT ** ** ** ** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) April 1, 1998 ** ** ** ********************************************************************** This document contains the following topics: * Update Overview * Virus Alerts * Changes Incorporated Into This Update * Additional Information ********************************************************************** ** Update Overview ** ********************************************************************** This definition set contains 330 more virus definitions than our previous release. These include a detection and repair for the first spreadsheet _formula_ virus, called XF.Paix.A, more detections for other variants of the Laroux macro virus, and many more detections for trojan horse programs. In addition, we've added several more detections for boot sector viruses. ********************************************************************** ** Virus Alerts ** ********************************************************************** The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide: 1 Form.A 2 WM.Concept.A 3 AntiEXE.A 4 One Half 5 Stoned.Empire.Monkey.B 6 Junkie 7 AntiCMOS.A 8 Parity Boot.B 9 Natas.4744 10 NYB Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions: AntiCMOS.A USA, Europe AntiEXE USA, Europe, India, Japan Anxiety.1536 USA and Europe DuBug.3999 Europe Junkie Europe, Asia and Australia NYB North America One_Half Europe, India and Mexico Parity_Boot Central and Northern Europe Sat_Bug.Natas Central and South America WM.Concept Worldwide WM.Wazzu Worldwide ********************************************************************** ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update ** ********************************************************************** New virus definitions: ADI.1431 File infector Advice.4105 File infector AKE.1392 File infector Alar.5088 File and Boot infector AOL Trojan 1525 File infector AOL.Trojan.1294 File infector Apparition.89021 File infector Arya.4616 File and Boot infector Arya.4616 (b) File and Boot infector Arya.4616 (x) File and Boot infector CFFL.2560 File infector Cornucopia.cmp.a File infector Crusade.3072 File and Boot infector Crusade.3072 (b) File and Boot infector Crusade.3072 (x) File and Boot infector Cryptor.4161 File infector Delete Spoof Trojan File infector Demon.5670 (1) File infector Dictator.1954 File infector Dozen.2000 File infector Dr Demon.1888 File infector Drazil386.5142 File infector Em.1348 File infector Eventide.1061 File infector Excess.3536 (1) File infector Freedom.3600 File infector Freedom.3600 (x) File infector Gadfly.cav.629 File infector Gadfly.cav.646 File infector GCAE.1017 File infector Harlot.5632a File infector Harlot.5632a (x) File infector HLLC.17926 File infector HLLC.5000 File infector HLLC.Bandwurm.27604 File infector HLLP.NAZI.4415 File infector Holera.1488 File infector HS.1221 File infector HV.1169 File infector HXH.GR File infector Hydra.1170 File infector Ieronim.2080 File infector ILoveDOS.3618 (1) File infector ILoveDOS.3618 (x) File infector Khizhnjak.g.1112 (1) File infector KOV.1592 File infector KRK.800 File infector KRK.800 (x) File infector Legs.7234 File infector Lewd.34918 File infector Light.1213 File infector Light.1219 File infector Little Cat.2913 File infector Lizard.1967 File infector Lizard.1967 (vxd) File infector Lizard.1967 (vxd) (2) File infector MF.GR File infector Mila File infector Mipt.748 File infector Mr.Dof.1294 File infector Murder.246 File infector NoDBF.1000 File infector Nutcracker.2620 File infector Nympho.787 (2) File infector OC.ow.G File infector OC.ow.G (2) File infector Olenska.6144 File infector Pacman.1508 File infector Palma.503 File infector Palma.591 File infector Palma.642 File infector Paraguay.834 File infector PCBB.3027d File infector PCBB.3072.D (1) File infector Ply.4722 (1) File infector Polo.2502 File infector Python.1142 (2) File infector Python.1142 (x) File infector SatanBug.FruitFly File infector Screen.9802 File infector Spy.1089 File infector SZA.1872 File infector ThreeNops.mp File and Boot infector TMC File infector TMC_Level-69 File infector TodayJFK.3100 (1) File infector TPE.CW.4e File infector Tracer.762 File infector Tracer.772 File infector Trojan.BOD File infector Trojan.Candy File infector Trojan.HaltYou File infector Trojan.Orchid File infector Uniba.334 File infector VSoft.cav.655 File infector Wadim.481 File infector WM.Concept.CH File infector WM.Concept.I Family File infector WM.Divina.Q File infector WM.MDMA.AV File infector WM.MDMA.AX File infector WM.Schumann.M:De File infector WM.SWLabs.L File infector WM.Warning.B:Fr File infector WM.Warning.C:Fr File infector WM.Wazzu.DK File infector WM.Wazzu.DR File infector WM.Wazzu.DX File infector X97M.Laroux.CE File infector X97M.Laroux.G File infector XM.Laroux.AP File infector XM.Laroux.BU File infector XM.Laroux.BV File infector XM.Laroux.BW File infector XM.Laroux.BX File infector XM.Laroux.BY File infector XM.Laroux.CJ File infector XRCV.Anna File infector XRes.927 File infector Zany.125b File infector Name Changes: WM.MDMA.AB to WM.MDMA.AN WM.MDMA.AC to WM.MDMA.AM WM.MDMA.AH to WM.MDMA.AB WM.MDMA.AM to WM.MDMA.AH WM.Wazzu.DK to WM.Wazzu.DW XM.Laroux.AI to XM.Laroux.AL Deletions: HLL.ow.2827 File infector HLL.ow.3039 File infector SillyC.228 File infector SSI.905 (1) File infector ********************************************************************** ** Additional Information ** ********************************************************************** Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.