********************************************************************** ** ** ** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT ** ** ** ** Symantec Security Response March 10, 2005 ** ** ** ********************************************************************** This document contains the following topics: * Virus Alerts * Changes Incorporated Into This Update * Additional Information ********************************************************************** ** Virus Alerts ** ********************************************************************** The ten most commonly reported viruses for February 2005, worldwide: 1 W32.Spybot.Worm 2 Trojan.ByteVerify 3 W32.HLLW.Gaobot.gen 4 Downloader.Reitrec 5 W32.Netsky.P@mm 6 VBS.Redlof.A 7 PWSteal.Lineage 8 PWSteal.Lemir.Gen 9 Trojan.Lazar 10 W32.Pinfi ********************************************************************** ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update ** ********************************************************************** New virus definitions (sorted by Virus Name): Virus Name Infection Type Date added ---------- -------------- --------- Adware.PowerScan File infector 03/04/05 Backdoor.Haiyangweng File infector 03/10/05 Backdoor.Nibu.I File infector 03/04/05 Backdoor.Ranky.T File infector 03/09/05 Backdoor.Sdbot.AP File infector 03/04/05 Backdoor.Staprew File infector 03/10/05 Backdoor.Zins.B File infector 03/08/05 Dialer.PremiumHTML File infector 03/04/05 Dialer.Sgrunt File infector 03/09/05 JS.Trojan.Blinder File infector 03/04/05 PWSteal.Bankash.B File infector 03/03/05 PWSteal.Bankash.C File infector 03/04/05 PWSteal.Botuk File infector 03/08/05 SecurityRisk.IdleUI File infector 03/10/05 SymbOS.Commwarrior.A File infector 03/08/05 SymbOS.Commwarrior.B File infector 03/08/05 SymbOS.Dampig.A File infector 03/08/05 Trojan.Flush File infector 03/04/05 Trojan.Lodmedud File infector 03/08/05 Trojan.Tabela.B File infector 03/10/05 Trojan.Tooso.E File infector 03/04/05 W32.Bayan File infector 03/05/05 W32.Beagle.BK@mm File infector 03/05/05 W32.Darnam@mm File infector 03/08/05 W32.Deadcode.B File infector 03/05/05 W32.Elitper.B File infector 03/10/05 W32.Kelvir.A File infector 03/06/05 W32.Kelvir.B File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.C File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.D File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.E File infector 03/10/05 W32.Kobot.L File infector 03/06/05 W32.Misif@mm File infector 03/08/05 W32.Myfip.T File infector 03/08/05 W32.Nesty File infector 03/08/05 W32.Nytra File infector 03/08/05 W32.Renty File infector 03/09/05 W32.Serflog.A File infector 03/06/05 W32.Sober.L@mm File infector 03/07/05 W32.Swaduk File infector 03/08/05 W32.Toxbot File infector 03/10/05 W32.Toxbot.B File infector 03/10/05 W97M.Sting.B File infector 03/04/05 New virus definitions (sorted by Date added): Virus Name Infection Type Date added ---------- -------------- ---------- Backdoor.Haiyangweng File infector 03/10/05 Backdoor.Staprew File infector 03/10/05 SecurityRisk.IdleUI File infector 03/10/05 Trojan.Tabela.B File infector 03/10/05 W32.Elitper.B File infector 03/10/05 W32.Kelvir.E File infector 03/10/05 W32.Toxbot File infector 03/10/05 W32.Toxbot.B File infector 03/10/05 Backdoor.Ranky.T File infector 03/09/05 Dialer.Sgrunt File infector 03/09/05 W32.Renty File infector 03/09/05 Backdoor.Zins.B File infector 03/08/05 PWSteal.Botuk File infector 03/08/05 SymbOS.Commwarrior.A File infector 03/08/05 SymbOS.Commwarrior.B File infector 03/08/05 SymbOS.Dampig.A File infector 03/08/05 Trojan.Lodmedud File infector 03/08/05 W32.Darnam@mm File infector 03/08/05 W32.Misif@mm File infector 03/08/05 W32.Myfip.T File infector 03/08/05 W32.Nesty File infector 03/08/05 W32.Nytra File infector 03/08/05 W32.Swaduk File infector 03/08/05 W32.Kelvir.B File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.C File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.D File infector 03/07/05 W32.Sober.L@mm File infector 03/07/05 W32.Kelvir.A File infector 03/06/05 W32.Kobot.L File infector 03/06/05 W32.Serflog.A File infector 03/06/05 W32.Bayan File infector 03/05/05 W32.Beagle.BK@mm File infector 03/05/05 W32.Deadcode.B File infector 03/05/05 Adware.PowerScan File infector 03/04/05 Backdoor.Nibu.I File infector 03/04/05 Backdoor.Sdbot.AP File infector 03/04/05 Dialer.PremiumHTML File infector 03/04/05 JS.Trojan.Blinder File infector 03/04/05 PWSteal.Bankash.C File infector 03/04/05 Trojan.Flush File infector 03/04/05 Trojan.Tooso.E File infector 03/04/05 W97M.Sting.B File infector 03/04/05 PWSteal.Bankash.B File infector 03/03/05 Name Changes (sorted by Old Virus Name): Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed -------------- -------------- ------------ HackTool.AddrSteal to Hacktool.AddrSteal 02/23/05 HackTool.PWSteal to Hacktool.PWSteal 02/23/05 HackTool.Salus to Hacktool.Salus 02/23/05 HackTool.Screenlogger to Hacktool.Screenlogger 02/23/05 Spyware.Iwantsearch to Adware.Iwantsearch 01/09/05 Trojan.Flush to Trojan.Flush.A 03/04/05 Trojan.MSBho to Trojan.Eman 02/28/05 W32.Beagle.BH to W32.Beagle.BH@mm 03/01/05 W32.Derdero@mm to W32.Derdero.A@mm 02/17/05 W32.Doxpar to W32.Poxdar 03/01/05 W32.HLLW.Namshare to W32.Namshare 02/25/05 W32.MyDoom.BA@mm to W32.Mydoom.BA@mm 02/21/05 W32.Mydoom.AR@mm to W32.Kipis.J@mm 02/10/05 W32.Mytob.D@mm to W32.Spybot.KHO 03/01/05 W32.Zellome@mm to W32.Zellome@m 02/24/05 Name Changes (sorted by Date changed): Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed -------------- -------------- ------------ Trojan.Flush to Trojan.Flush.A 03/04/05 W32.Beagle.BH to W32.Beagle.BH@mm 03/01/05 W32.Doxpar to W32.Poxdar 03/01/05 W32.Mytob.D@mm to W32.Spybot.KHO 03/01/05 Trojan.MSBho to Trojan.Eman 02/28/05 W32.HLLW.Namshare to W32.Namshare 02/25/05 W32.Zellome@mm to W32.Zellome@m 02/24/05 HackTool.AddrSteal to Hacktool.AddrSteal 02/23/05 HackTool.PWSteal to Hacktool.PWSteal 02/23/05 HackTool.Salus to Hacktool.Salus 02/23/05 HackTool.Screenlogger to Hacktool.Screenlogger 02/23/05 W32.MyDoom.BA@mm to W32.Mydoom.BA@mm 02/21/05 W32.Derdero@mm to W32.Derdero.A@mm 02/17/05 W32.Mydoom.AR@mm to W32.Kipis.J@mm 02/10/05 Spyware.Iwantsearch to Adware.Iwantsearch 01/09/05 Deletions (sorted by Virus Name): Virus Name Infection Type Date removed ---------- -------------- ------------ Adware.Slagent.B File infector 03/08/05 Deletions (sorted by Date removed): Virus Name Infection Type Date removed ---------- -------------- ------------ Adware.Slagent.B File infector 03/08/05 ********************************************************************** ** Additional Information ** ********************************************************************** Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.