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  2. **                                                                  **
  3. **  What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files      WHATSNEW.TXT **
  4. **                                                                  **
  5. **  Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC)         April 1, 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. ** Update Overview                                                  **
  18. **********************************************************************
  19. This definition set contains 330 more virus definitions than our
  20. previous release.  These include a detection and repair for the first
  21. spreadsheet _formula_ virus, called XF.Paix.A, more detections for
  22. other variants of the Laroux macro virus, and many more detections
  23. for trojan horse programs.  In addition, we've added several more
  24. detections for boot sector viruses.
  25.  
  26.  
  27. **********************************************************************
  28. ** Virus Alerts                                                     **
  29. **********************************************************************
  30. The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide:
  31.  
  32.     1  Form.A
  33.     2  WM.Concept.A
  34.     3  AntiEXE.A
  35.     4  One Half
  36.     5  Stoned.Empire.Monkey.B
  37.     6  Junkie
  38.     7  AntiCMOS.A
  39.     8  Parity Boot.B
  40.     9  Natas.4744
  41.    10  NYB
  42.  
  43. Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions:
  44.  
  45.     AntiCMOS.A                    USA, Europe
  46.     AntiEXE                       USA, Europe, India, Japan
  47.     Anxiety.1536                  USA and Europe
  48.     DuBug.3999                    Europe
  49.     Junkie                        Europe, Asia and Australia
  50.     NYB                           North America
  51.     One_Half                      Europe, India and Mexico
  52.     Parity_Boot                   Central and Northern Europe
  53.     Sat_Bug.Natas                 Central and South America
  54.     WM.Concept                    Worldwide
  55.     WM.Wazzu                      Worldwide
  56.  
  57.  
  58. **********************************************************************
  59. ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update          **
  60. **********************************************************************
  61. New virus definitions:
  62.  
  63.         ADI.1431                File infector
  64.         Advice.4105             File infector
  65.         AKE.1392                File infector
  66.         Alar.5088               File and Boot infector
  67.         AOL Trojan 1525         File infector
  68.         AOL.Trojan.1294         File infector
  69.         Apparition.89021        File infector
  70.         Arya.4616               File and Boot infector
  71.         Arya.4616 (b)           File and Boot infector
  72.         Arya.4616 (x)           File and Boot infector
  73.         CFFL.2560               File infector
  74.         Cornucopia.cmp.a        File infector
  75.         Crusade.3072            File and Boot infector
  76.         Crusade.3072 (b)        File and Boot infector
  77.         Crusade.3072 (x)        File and Boot infector
  78.         Cryptor.4161            File infector
  79.         Delete Spoof Trojan     File infector
  80.         Demon.5670 (1)          File infector
  81.         Dictator.1954           File infector
  82.         Dozen.2000              File infector
  83.         Dr Demon.1888           File infector
  84.         Drazil386.5142          File infector
  85.         Em.1348                 File infector
  86.         Eventide.1061           File infector
  87.         Excess.3536 (1)         File infector
  88.         Freedom.3600            File infector
  89.         Freedom.3600 (x)        File infector
  90.         Gadfly.cav.629          File infector
  91.         Gadfly.cav.646          File infector
  92.         GCAE.1017               File infector
  93.         Harlot.5632a            File infector
  94.         Harlot.5632a (x)        File infector
  95.         HLLC.17926              File infector
  96.         HLLC.5000               File infector
  97.         HLLC.Bandwurm.27604     File infector
  98.         HLLP.NAZI.4415          File infector
  99.         Holera.1488             File infector
  100.         HS.1221                 File infector
  101.         HV.1169                 File infector
  102.         HXH.GR                  File infector
  103.         Hydra.1170              File infector
  104.         Ieronim.2080            File infector
  105.         ILoveDOS.3618 (1)       File infector
  106.         ILoveDOS.3618 (x)       File infector
  107.         Khizhnjak.g.1112 (1)    File infector
  108.         KOV.1592                File infector
  109.         KRK.800                 File infector
  110.         KRK.800 (x)             File infector
  111.         Legs.7234               File infector
  112.         Lewd.34918              File infector
  113.         Light.1213              File infector
  114.         Light.1219              File infector
  115.         Little Cat.2913         File infector
  116.         Lizard.1967             File infector
  117.         Lizard.1967 (vxd)       File infector
  118.         Lizard.1967 (vxd) (2)   File infector
  119.         MF.GR                   File infector
  120.         Mila                    File infector
  121.         Mipt.748                File infector
  122.         Mr.Dof.1294             File infector
  123.         Murder.246              File infector
  124.         NoDBF.1000              File infector
  125.         Nutcracker.2620         File infector
  126.         Nympho.787 (2)          File infector
  127.         OC.ow.G                 File infector
  128.         OC.ow.G (2)             File infector
  129.         Olenska.6144            File infector
  130.         Pacman.1508             File infector
  131.         Palma.503               File infector
  132.         Palma.591               File infector
  133.         Palma.642               File infector
  134.         Paraguay.834            File infector
  135.         PCBB.3027d              File infector
  136.         PCBB.3072.D (1)         File infector
  137.         Ply.4722 (1)            File infector
  138.         Polo.2502               File infector
  139.         Python.1142 (2)         File infector
  140.         Python.1142 (x)         File infector
  141.         SatanBug.FruitFly       File infector
  142.         Screen.9802             File infector
  143.         Spy.1089                File infector
  144.         SZA.1872                File infector
  145.         ThreeNops.mp            File and Boot infector
  146.         TMC                     File infector
  147.         TMC_Level-69            File infector
  148.         TodayJFK.3100 (1)       File infector
  149.         TPE.CW.4e               File infector
  150.         Tracer.762              File infector
  151.         Tracer.772              File infector
  152.         Trojan.BOD              File infector
  153.         Trojan.Candy            File infector
  154.         Trojan.HaltYou          File infector
  155.         Trojan.Orchid           File infector
  156.         Uniba.334               File infector
  157.         VSoft.cav.655           File infector
  158.         Wadim.481               File infector
  159.         WM.Concept.CH           File infector
  160.         WM.Concept.I Family     File infector
  161.         WM.Divina.Q             File infector
  162.         WM.MDMA.AV              File infector
  163.         WM.MDMA.AX              File infector
  164.         WM.Schumann.M:De        File infector
  165.         WM.SWLabs.L             File infector
  166.         WM.Warning.B:Fr         File infector
  167.         WM.Warning.C:Fr         File infector
  168.         WM.Wazzu.DK             File infector
  169.         WM.Wazzu.DR             File infector
  170.         WM.Wazzu.DX             File infector
  171.         X97M.Laroux.CE          File infector
  172.         X97M.Laroux.G           File infector
  173.         XM.Laroux.AP            File infector
  174.         XM.Laroux.BU            File infector
  175.         XM.Laroux.BV            File infector
  176.         XM.Laroux.BW            File infector
  177.         XM.Laroux.BX            File infector
  178.         XM.Laroux.BY            File infector
  179.         XM.Laroux.CJ            File infector
  180.         XRCV.Anna               File infector
  181.         XRes.927                File infector
  182.         Zany.125b               File infector
  183.  
  184. Name Changes:
  185.         WM.MDMA.AB      to      WM.MDMA.AN
  186.         WM.MDMA.AC      to      WM.MDMA.AM
  187.         WM.MDMA.AH      to      WM.MDMA.AB
  188.         WM.MDMA.AM      to      WM.MDMA.AH
  189.         WM.Wazzu.DK     to      WM.Wazzu.DW
  190.         XM.Laroux.AI    to      XM.Laroux.AL
  191.  
  192. Deletions:
  193.         HLL.ow.2827            File infector
  194.         HLL.ow.3039            File infector
  195.         SillyC.228             File infector
  196.         SSI.905 (1)            File infector
  197.  
  198. **********************************************************************
  199. **  Additional Information                                          **
  200. **********************************************************************
  201. Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
  202. found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.
  203.  
  204.