********************************************************************** ** ** ** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT ** ** ** ** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) April 24 ,2000 ** ** ** ********************************************************************** This document contains the following topics: * Virus Alerts * New Technologies * Changes Incorporated Into This Update * Enabling Scanning Features * Additional Information ********************************************************************** ** Virus Alerts ** ********************************************************************** The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide: 1 W97M.Class 2 XM.Laroux 3 O97M.Tristate 4 W95.CIH 5 Happy99.Worm 6 WM.Cap 7 W97M.ColdApe 8 W97M.Ethan 9 W97M.Melissa 10 Worm.ExploreZip ********************************************************************** ** New Technologies ** ********************************************************************** DATE Technologies Added ---- ------------------ 8/19/98 * Excel heuristics which detect and repair new and unknown macro viruses in Excel 95 & 97 documents. 9/16/98 * Added repair for encrypted Excel 97 documents. 10/21/98 * Heuristics to detect AOL Password Stealer Trojans. * WORD Heuristics improvement to increase detection rate. 12/17/98 * Macro Exclusion Engine to speed up the scanning for Word and Excel documents. * PowerPoint engine to scan PowerPoint related viruses. To enable this technology please read "Enabling/Disabling PowerPoint Scanning" section later in this document. 02/18/99 * Detection and repair of macro viruses in Word and Excel 2000 documents. 05/12/99 * Added repair for PowerPoint viruses. * Improved heuristics to detect more WORD 97 related viruses. 06/10/99 * Menu repair technology for WORD macro viruses that change command bar customizations in NORMAL.DOT. 07/12/99 * Added support for scanning of Ichitaro 8/9 documents. (Ichitaro is a Japanese word processing program). 08/19/99 * Added detection and repair for embedded documents inside PowerPoint 97. 11/22/99 * Added detection and repair for Trojans embedded in OLE files, such as Windows scrap files and MS Office documents. * Added detection for viruses which infect Microsoft Project documents (P98M.Corner.A, for example). 02/10/00 * Added support for scanning of UNIX executables. * Added detection for infected Visio documents. ********************************************************************** ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update ** ********************************************************************** New virus definitions: Virus Name Infection Type Week added ---------- -------------- ---------- Backdoor.BladeRunner File infector 03/27/00 Backdoor.DonaldDick File infector 04/10/00 Backdoor.Grab File infector 03/27/00 Backdoor.HackTack.120 File infector 04/03/00 Backdoor.Krass File infector 03/27/00 Backdoor.Ping.B File infector 04/13/00 Backdoor.Prosiak File infector 04/24/00 Backdoor.Psychward.b File infector 04/03/00 Backdoor.Senna File infector 03/27/00 Backdoor.SubSeven22 File infector 03/31/00 Backdoor.Tasmer File infector 04/24/00 BAT.Chode.Worm File infector 03/31/00 DonaldD.Trojan.B File infector 04/10/00 Giggles.Trojan File infector 03/27/00 Irok.Trojan.Worm File infector 04/03/00 Irok.Trojan.Worm(G1) File infector 04/13/00 Irok.Trojan.Worm(G2) File infector 04/13/00 Irok.Trojan.Worm.B File infector 04/10/00 Leonard.1179 File infector 04/24/00 Linux.Dies.969 File infector 04/13/00 MSU_A.271 File infector 04/24/00 O97M.Exceller.A File infector 03/27/00 PHX.823 (x) File infector 04/10/00 PWSteal.Coced.Trojan File infector 04/24/00 PWSTEAL.Trojan.C File infector 04/13/00 Rfpmgrtoet.Trojan File infector 04/24/00 Scap.855 File infector 04/13/00 Shifter.1295 File infector 03/27/00 Shifter.1295 (x) File infector 03/27/00 TinyOpts.Trojan File infector 04/24/00 Trojan.Aleph.B File infector 04/24/00 Trojan.Bat.HDKill File infector 03/27/00 Trojan.Bat.Winuck File infector 04/13/00 Trojan.Platan.G File infector 04/24/00 Trojan.Rhino File infector 04/24/00 VBS.Fool.B File infector 04/24/00 VBS.Freelove.A File infector 04/10/00 VBS.IROK File infector 04/03/00 VBS.Network.B File infector 04/10/00 VBS.Network.C File infector 04/10/00 W32.AOC.3676 File infector 03/27/00 W32.ASpam.Trojan File infector 04/03/00 W32.ASpam.Trojan.B File infector 04/03/00 W32.Bolzano.T File infector 04/10/00 W32.Cholera.B.Worm File infector 03/27/00 W32.Cholera.C.Worm File infector 03/27/00 W32.Dengue File infector 04/24/00 W32.Gift.32768.B File infector 04/10/00 W32.Gift.34304 File infector 04/10/00 W32.Gift.40960 File infector 04/10/00 W32.HLLP.Bora.11264 File infector 03/27/00 W32.HLLP.Bora.Mirc File infector 03/27/00 W32.Inrar.B File infector 03/27/00 W32.KMKY.24576 File infector 04/13/00 W32.Kriz.4270.G1 File infector 04/13/00 W32.Mirc.25088.Worm File infector 04/24/00 W32.Orochi.5420 File infector 03/27/00 W32.Poison.B.Worm File infector 04/10/00 W32.Poison.Worm File infector 04/10/00 W32.PrettyPark.J.Worm File infector 04/10/00 W32.PrettyPark.K.Worm File infector 04/10/00 W32.PrettyPark.L.Worm File infector 04/24/00 W32.PrettyPark.M.Worm File infector 04/24/00 W32.PrettyPark.N.Worm File infector 04/24/00 W32.Refer.2939 File infector 03/27/00 W32.Spit.B File infector 03/27/00 W32.Stupid.C File infector 04/24/00 W32.Weird (gen1) File infector 04/03/00 W32.Weird (gen1_2) File infector 04/03/00 W32.Weird (gen1_3) File infector 04/03/00 W32.Weird (gen1_4) File infector 04/03/00 W95.Boza.2220.Int File infector 03/27/00 W95.CIH.1363 File infector 04/10/00 W95.Fabi.G1 File infector 04/13/00 W95.Icer.541 File infector 04/24/00 W95.Lud.Jez.682 File infector 04/13/00 W95.Matrix.3597 File infector 03/27/00 W95.Matrix.3597.TR File infector 03/27/00 W95.Matrix.3597.TR (2) File infector 03/27/00 W95.Payk File infector 04/24/00 W95.Powerful.1592.Int File infector 04/10/00 W95.Powerful.7186.Int File and Boot infector 04/10/00 W95.Priest.1454 File infector 03/27/00 W95.Priest.1486 File infector 03/27/00 W95.Priest.1495 File infector 03/27/00 W95.Psig File infector 04/13/00 W95.SAB.C File infector 04/10/00 W95.Santana.1104 File infector 04/24/00 W95.Segax.1136 File infector 04/24/00 W95.Sexy.384 File infector 04/24/00 W95.SGWW.2264 File infector 04/13/00 W95.SK (com) File infector 03/27/00 W95.Smash File infector 04/24/00 W95.Tecata.1761 File infector 03/27/00 W95.VIP.4309.B File infector 03/27/00 W95.Weird.C File infector 03/27/00 W95.Weird.C.Backdoor File infector 03/27/00 W95.Ylang.1536.A File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Aleja.Family File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Alina.A File infector 04/13/00 W97M.Astia.L File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Bablas.G File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Bablas.K File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Bablas.N File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Bablas.T File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Bablas.U File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Bablas.V File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Bogor.A File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Buendia File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Cat.A File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Ciao.A File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Class.EJ File infector 03/27/00 W97M.CViper File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Eight941.F File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Ferie.A File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Foster File infector 04/24/00 W97M.IIS.U File infector 04/13/00 W97M.IJK.B File infector 04/03/00 W97M.IJK.C File infector 04/24/00 W97M.Johnny File infector 04/13/00 W97M.KAPSYAW File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Lenni.A File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Marker.BW File infector 03/27/00 W97M.MARKER.BZ File infector 04/24/00 W97M.MARKER.CA File infector 04/24/00 W97M.MXFile.C File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Onex.A File infector 04/24/00 W97M.Opey.P File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Proverb.A File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Service File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Thus.Q File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Thus.R File infector 04/03/00 W97M.Thus.S File infector 04/24/00 W97M.Titch.C File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Titch.E File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Verlor.E File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Verlor.Family File infector 04/10/00 W97M.Wrench.E File infector 03/27/00 W97M.Wrench.Family File infector 04/03/00 Win.Non.31995 File infector 04/13/00 Win.Non.31995 dropper File infector 04/13/00 Win.Ph33r.1418 File infector 04/24/00 Win32.Weird.Dropped File infector 04/03/00 X97M.Automat.AF File infector 04/13/00 X97M.Looksn File infector 04/03/00 X97M.Tegrat.A File infector 03/27/00 XM.Automat.AG File infector 04/24/00 Name Changes: Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed -------------- -------------- ------------ BAT.Chode.Worm to BAT911.Worm 04/10/00 W32.PrettyPark.G.Worm to W32.PrettyPark.Curr 04/10/00 W95.Fosoforo.Int to W95.Fosforo.Int 04/10/00 W97M.Class.EJ to W97M.Class.EL 04/10/00 W97M.Claudio to W97M.Claud.A 04/10/00 W97M.Cobra.L to W97M.Cobra.O 04/10/00 W97M.CViper to W97M.Viper.A 04/10/00 W97M.Marker.CG to W97M.Marker.CQ 04/10/00 W97M.Overlord to W97M.Verlor.A 04/10/00 X97M.Base.A to X97M.Divi.A/B 04/10/00 X97M.Base.B to X97M.Divi.F 04/10/00 X97M.DIVI.D to X97M.Divi.C 04/10/00 X97M.Tegrat.A to X97M.Tracker 04/03/00 X97M.Tracker to X97M.Divi.D 04/10/00 Deletions: Virus Name Infection Type Date removed ---------- -------------- ------------ X97M.Automat.AE File infector 04/10/00 ********************************************************************** ** Enabling Scanning Features ** ********************************************************************** Several scanning features can be enabled through the use of an INF configuration file. For NAV for Windows 95/NT version 4.x and later, or NAV for OS/2, this configuration file should be called NAVEX15.INF and should be placed in the directory where NAV is installed (i.e., C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus). For NAV for Netware version 4.x, the file should be called NAVEX15.INF and should be placed in the directory where NAV 4.x is installed (i.e., sys:system\navnlm). For NAV for Windows 95/NT version 2.0, NAV 4.x for Windows 3.1/DOS, NAVIEG 1.x, or NAVFW 1.x, the file should be named NAVEX.INF and should be placed in the directory where NAV is installed (i.e., C:\NAV). If this configuration file does not exist, create one in the appropriate directory if you want to change the default settings. To enable a scanning feature for a particular component, one or more entries need to be added to the configuration file under the correct section. For each platform there is a corresponding section that is used in the INF file. Below is a table of section names and platforms. Section Name Platform ------------ -------- NAVW32 Windows 95/98/NT NAVAP Windows 95/98/NT Auto-Protect NAVDX DOS NAVNLM Netware NAVWIN Windows 3.1 NAVOS2 OS/2 NAVAIX AIX NAVSOL Solaris Entries are case insensitive. Below is a description of possible entries. 1. Files can be excluded from scans by the NAVEX engine. To exclude a specific file from the NAVEX engine scan, add an entry with the full path and file name. This is case insensitive. No wildcards are allowed. To exclude multiple files, add a separate entry for each file. To exclude a file, add an entry like the one below where is the full path and file name. ExcludeFile = 2. Files within a directory can be excluded from scans by the NAVEX engine. To exclude all files within a directory, add an entry with the full directory path. This is case insensitive. No wildcards are allowed. This does not exclude files located in subdirectories of the specified directory. To exclude multiple directories, add a separate entry for each directory. To exclude a directory, add an entry like the one below where is the full path. ExcludeDirectory = The following example of an INF configuration file excludes two files, NOSCAN.EXE and BIGFILE.DOC, from NAVEX scans for the Windows 95/98/NT scanner. It excludes the D:\PRIVATE directory from Windows 95/98/NT Auto-Protect. [NAVW32] ExcludeFile = C:\PROGRAM FILES\NOSCAN.EXE ExcludeFile = C:\TEMP\BIGFILE.DOC [NAVAP] ExcludeDirectory = D:\PRIVATE ********************************************************************** ** Additional Information ** ********************************************************************** Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.