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  1. **********************************************************************
  2. **                                                                  **
  3. **  What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files      WHATSNEW.TXT **
  4. **                                                                  **
  5. **  Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC)           May 4, 1998 **
  6. **                                                                  **
  7. **********************************************************************
  8. This document contains the following topics:
  9.  
  10.  * Update Overview
  11.  * Virus Alerts
  12.  * Changes Incorporated Into This Update
  13.  * Additional Information
  14.  
  15.  
  16. **********************************************************************
  17. ** Virus Alerts                                                     **
  18. **********************************************************************
  19. The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide:
  20.  
  21.     1  Form.A
  22.     2  WM.Concept.A
  23.     3  AntiEXE.A
  24.     4  One Half
  25.     5  Stoned.Empire.Monkey.B
  26.     6  Junkie
  27.     7  AntiCMOS.A
  28.     8  Parity Boot.B
  29.     9  Natas.4744
  30.    10  NYB
  31.  
  32. Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions:
  33.  
  34.     AntiCMOS.A                    USA, Europe
  35.     AntiEXE                       USA, Europe, India, Japan
  36.     Anxiety.1536                  USA and Europe
  37.     DuBug.3999                    Europe
  38.     Junkie                        Europe, Asia and Australia
  39.     NYB                           North America
  40.     One_Half                      Europe, India and Mexico
  41.     Parity_Boot                   Central and Northern Europe
  42.     Sat_Bug.Natas                 Central and South America
  43.     WM.Concept                    Worldwide
  44.     WM.Wazzu                      Worldwide
  45.  
  46.  
  47. **********************************************************************
  48. ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update          **
  49. **********************************************************************
  50. New virus definitions:
  51.  
  52.         A2M.Accessiv.A          File infector
  53.         AM.Tox.A                File infector
  54.         AM.Tox.B                File infector
  55.         AutoStart.9805          PowerPC worm
  56.         Cannabis.C (b)          Boot infector
  57.         Cannabis.D (b)          Boot infector
  58.         Deltree.Trojan          File infector
  59.         Eight Ball              File and Boot infector
  60.         Eight Ball (b)          File and Boot infector
  61.         Harlot.5632C            File infector
  62.         Infector-2 (b)          Boot infector
  63.         IVP.719 Gen(1)          File infector
  64.         Purcyst Dropper         Boot infector
  65.         QBoot21 (b)             Boot infector
  66.         QBoot21 Dropper         File infector
  67.         Vienna.A.803            File infector
  68.         W95.LoRez               File infector
  69.         W95.LoRez (dll)         File infector
  70.         W97M.Angus.A            File infector
  71.         WM.Clock.M:De           File infector
  72.         WM.Kompu.K              File infector
  73.         WM.MDMA.AT              File infector
  74.         WM.MDMA.BD              File infector
  75.         WM.Mentes.A             File infector
  76.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.D          File infector
  77.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.E          File infector
  78.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.F          File infector
  79.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.G          File infector
  80.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.H          File infector
  81.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.I:De       File infector
  82.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.J:De       File infector
  83.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.K:De       File infector
  84.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.L:De       File infector
  85.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.M:De       File infector
  86.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.N:De       File infector
  87.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.O:De       File infector
  88.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.P:De       File infector
  89.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.Q:De       File infector
  90.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.R:De       File infector
  91.         WM.NJ-WMVCK2.S:De       File infector
  92.         WM.Padania.C            File infector
  93.         WM.Schumann.H:De        File infector
  94.         WM.Schumann.I:De        File infector
  95.         WM.Schumann.J:De        File infector
  96.         WM.Schumann.K:De        File infector
  97.         WM.Schumann.L:De        File infector
  98.         WM.Schumann.M:De        File infector
  99.         WM.Swlabs.E             File infector
  100.         WM.Swlabs.O             File infector
  101.         XM.Extras.B             File infector
  102.  
  103. Name Changes:
  104.         EVC.GR.f.648      to    EVC.GR.f.670
  105.         Leprosy.666       to    Leprosy.666 (1)
  106.         Leprosy.666       to    Leprosy.666 (2)
  107.         NPox.1800         to    NPox.1800 (1)
  108.         Npox.1800         to    Npox.1800 (2)
  109.         Onkogen.1683      to    Onkogen.1683 (1)
  110.         Onkogen.1683      to    Onkogen.1683 (2)
  111.         Palma.642         to    Palma.642 (1)
  112.         Palma.642         to    Palma.642 (2)
  113.         WM.Schumann.F:De  to    WM.Schumann.G:De
  114.         WM.Schumann.M:De  to    WM.Schumann.N:De
  115.         WM.Schumann.N     to    WM.Schumann.P
  116.  
  117. Deletions:
  118.         C&Y.428                 File infector
  119.         Eightball.mp.512        File infector
  120.  
  121. **********************************************************************
  122. **  Additional Information                                          **
  123. **********************************************************************
  124. Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
  125. found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.
  126.