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** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT **
** **
** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) October 11, 1999 **
** **
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This document contains the following topics:
* Virus Alerts
* New Technologies
* Changes Incorporated Into This Update
* Enabling/Disabling PowerPoint Scanning
* Additional Information
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** Virus Alerts **
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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.
**********************************************************************
** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update **
**********************************************************************
New virus definitions:
Virus Name Infection Type Week added
---------- -------------- ----------
ASBV (b) Boot infector 09/27/99
Bat.Madmax File infector 09/10/99
Bony.1373 File infector 09/10/99
Bumbee.480 File infector 09/10/99
BZZ.MUTAGEN.476 File infector 09/21/99
Chelle.2397 File infector 09/10/99
Chelle.2397 (2) File infector 09/10/99
Cosmin.1205 File infector 09/10/99
Cosmin.1205.B File infector 09/10/99
DailyBread.903 File infector 09/27/99
DIKSHEV.COMP.56 File infector 08/30/99
Dikshev.Comp.57 File infector 09/10/99
Dikshev.Comp.59 File infector 09/10/99
DIKSHEV.COMP.60 File infector 08/30/99
Dikshev.Comp.63 File infector 09/10/99
Dikshev.Comp.64 File infector 09/10/99
DIKSHEV.COMP.66 File infector 08/30/99
DMWORM.806 File infector 09/21/99
DonaldD.Trojan File infector 09/21/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll) File infector 09/20/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll) File infector 09/21/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll2) File infector 09/21/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll3) File infector 09/21/99
DonaldD.Trojan (NT) File infector 10/05/99
DonaldD.Trojan (NT2) File infector 10/05/99
DonaldD.Trojan (NT3) File infector 10/05/99
DonaldD.Trojan (NT4) File infector 10/05/99
DXMWar.Trojan File infector 09/21/99
ExeBug.Dropper File and Boot infector 08/30/99
FK.Overwriter File infector 09/10/99
HDKill.Trojan File infector 09/10/99
HDKill.Trojan (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.70440 File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.70440 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Bye.6919 File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Bye.6919 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Dpvg.6016 File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Dpvg.6016 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Friend.4752 File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.Friend.4752 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.James.24196 File infector 09/10/99
HLLC.James.24196 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.13112 File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.13112 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.Bat2Exec File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.Bat2Exec (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.Pulled File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.Pulled (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLO.TPPE.15600 File infector 09/27/99
HLLO.TPPE.15600(2) File infector 09/27/99
HLLP.6880 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.6880 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.8112 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.8112 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Ache.4921 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Ache.4921 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Dps.4768 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Dps.4768 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Dps.B.4768 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Dps.B.4768 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Eva.4967 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Eva.4967 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Fabrice.10536 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Fabrice.10536 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kobr.8636 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kobr.8636 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kollo.7000 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kollo.7000 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kollo.B.7000 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Kollo.B.7000c File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Mlya.12978 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Mlya.12978 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Niki.7412 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Niki.7412 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Pass.8942 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Pass.8942 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump.B File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump.B (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump.C File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.PowerPump.C (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Soul.5410 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Soul.5410 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Stealt.5410 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Stealt.5410 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Taras.4884 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Taras.4884 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Teterin.7528 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Teterin.7528 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Xenia File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Xenia (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Xenia.Dropper File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Xenia.Dropper (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Yarik.17194 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Yarik.17194 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLT.6018 File infector 09/10/99
HLLT.6018 (2) File infector 09/10/99
HLLW.6010 File infector 09/10/99
HLLW.6010 (2) File infector 09/10/99
KID.298 File infector 09/21/99
Klep.Boot Boot infector 09/21/99
LAPLATA.1809 File infector 09/21/99
LAPLATA.1809(x) File infector 09/21/99
Mini.75 File infector 09/10/99
Mini.75.B File infector 09/10/99
Mini.76 File infector 09/10/99
Mini.81 File infector 09/10/99
Mini.83 File infector 09/10/99
MonkeyB.Intended File infector 09/27/99
Muny.1317 File infector 09/10/99
Muny.655 File infector 09/10/99
Muny.Boot Boot infector 09/10/99
MUZE.1796 File infector 08/30/99
MUZE.1796 (x) File infector 08/30/99
Muze.1853 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.1853 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.1860 File infector 09/10/99
Muze.1860 (2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.1863 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.1863 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2022 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2022 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2029 File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2029 (2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2032 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2032 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2165 File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2165 (2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2165 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2165 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2175 (x) File infector 09/10/99
Muze.2175 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
MVF (2) File infector 09/10/99
MVF (2b) File infector 09/10/99
MVF (3) File infector 09/10/99
MVF (3b) File infector 09/10/99
NetBus Pro Server File infector 10/05/99
NG.288 File infector 09/10/99
November 17.855 (x) File infector 09/10/99
November 17.880 (x) File infector 09/10/99
November 17.880 (x2) File infector 09/10/99
Prosiak.Trojan File infector 08/30/99
PWSteal.Trojan.B File infector 09/10/99
PWSteal.Trojan.B (2) File infector 09/10/99
PWSteal.Trojan.B (3) File infector 09/10/99
QScare.Jerusalem File infector 09/27/99
Silk Rope Trojan File infector 09/10/99
Silk Rope Trojan (3) File infector 09/10/99
Silk Rope Trojan (4) File infector 09/10/99
Silkrope Trojan (2) File infector 09/10/99
Silly.Bat File infector 08/30/99
Spoolsrv.Trojan File infector 09/21/99
Spoolsrv.Trojan 2 File infector 09/21/99
Spoolsrv.Trojan 3 File infector 09/21/99
SubSeven 2.0 server File infector 10/04/99
Tequila (3) File and Boot infector 09/27/99
Termite.6810 File infector 08/30/99
Termite.7800 (ini) File infector 08/30/99
Termite.7800.B File infector 08/30/99
Termite.7800.B (2) File infector 08/30/99
Ternop.Worm File infector 08/30/99
Trivial.92.B File infector 09/27/99
Trivial.ow.60 File infector 08/30/99
Troj.Polygot File infector 09/10/99
Trojan.Fixed File infector 09/10/99
VBS.Avm File infector 09/21/99
VBS.Avm (2) File infector 09/21/99
VCG.805 File infector 09/10/99
VCG.930 File infector 09/10/99
VCS Generated File infector 08/30/99
VCS Generated (2) File infector 08/30/99
VCS Virus (Gen1) File infector 08/30/99
Venga.677 File infector 09/21/99
VPP.681 File infector 09/10/99
VPP.681 (2) File infector 09/10/99
VRUNNING.884 File infector 09/27/99
W32.Badass.24576 File infector 10/11/99
W32.Badass.24576(2) File infector 10/11/99
W32.Bee.24576 File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.5396 File infector 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.Dropper File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.E File infector 08/30/99
W32.Bolzano.F File infector 08/30/99
W32.Bolzano.G/J File infector 08/30/99
W32.Bolzano.H/I File infector 08/30/99
W32.Bolzano.L File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.M File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.N File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.O File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.P File infector 09/21/99
W32.Bolzano.Q File infector 09/21/99
W32.Cholera File infector 09/10/99
W32.Coke File infector 09/21/99
W32.CTX File infector 09/07/99
W32.Harrier File infector 09/21/99
W32.Hatred.a File infector 09/21/99
W32.Hatred.b File infector 09/21/99
W32.Heathen File infector 08/30/99
W32.HLLO.12355 File infector 08/30/99
W32.HLLO.17408 File infector 09/21/99
W32.HLLO.28471 File infector 08/30/99
W32.HLLP.Badby File infector 10/05/99
W32.HLLP.Maka File infector 09/21/99
W32.HLLP.Sneak File infector 09/10/99
W32.HLLW.Randir File infector 08/30/99
W32.HLLW.Randir File infector 09/10/99
W32.HLLW.Randir 2 File infector 09/10/99
W32.HLLW.Randir 3 File infector 09/10/99
W32.HLLW.Randir 4 File infector 09/10/99
W32.Inrar File infector 08/30/99
W32.Oporto.3078 File infector 10/05/99
W32.Savior.1696 File infector 09/27/99
W32/W97M.Fabi.15930 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Altar File infector 08/30/99
W95.Atom.a File infector 09/21/99
W95.Bonk.1232 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Bonk.1243 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Boza.d File infector 09/21/99
W95.Champ.5447 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Champ.5447.b File infector 09/27/99
W95.Chop File infector 09/10/99
W95.Companion.4096 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Darkside.1491 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Evil.953 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Evil.962.b File infector 09/21/99
W95.Evil.962.c File infector 09/21/99
W95.Evyl File infector 08/30/99
W95.Evyl.Intended File infector 09/07/99
W95.Fix2001 File infector 09/10/99
W95.Gara File infector 08/30/99
W95.Giri.Dropper File infector 09/21/99
W95.HLLC.Nan File infector 08/30/99
W95.HLLO.Harrier File infector 09/21/99
W95.HLLO.ZMK File infector 09/21/99
W95.I13.b File infector 09/21/99
W95.Javel File infector 09/10/99
W95.K32.1012 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Levi.3174 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Libertine.31672b File infector 09/21/99
W95.Libertine.8192 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Lisa.27136.a File infector 09/21/99
W95.Luna File infector 09/21/99
W95.Prizzy File infector 09/21/99
W95.Puma.1024 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Pyros.2391 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Pyros.2391.dos File infector 09/21/99
W95.Rat.463 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Rat.505 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Rat.886 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Roma File infector 09/21/99
W95.Roma File infector 09/27/99
W95.SAB File infector 08/30/99
W95.Score File infector 09/10/99
W95.Suppl.16384.A File infector 09/20/99
W95.Suppl.16384.A (2) File infector 09/20/99
W95.Suppl.16384.A (3) File infector 09/20/99
W95.Suppl.16384.A (4) File infector 09/20/99
W95.Titanic.3214 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Undertaken.4883 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Vip File infector 08/30/99
W95.Vip.4309 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Vip.4311 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Xine.7363 File infector 09/21/99
W95.Yurn.1167 File infector 09/21/99
W97M.AntiSocial.E File infector 08/30/99
W97M.Astia.E File infector 09/21/99
W97M.Bablas File infector 09/10/99
W97M.Balloon.A File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Bellingham File infector 10/05/99
W97M.Chantal.A File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Hope File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Jedi.H File infector 10/05/99
W97M.Katty.A File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Locale.Variant File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Mamm.B File infector 10/05/99
W97M.MMKV File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Muffin File infector 09/10/99
W97M.Odious.A File infector 09/27/99
W97M.Password.C File infector 09/21/99
W97M.Pathetic.A File infector 09/27/99
W97M.QBe File infector 09/10/99
W97M.Suppl.16384.A File infector 09/20/99
W97M.VMPCK1.BO File infector 09/27/99
W97M.VMPCK1.F File infector 09/21/99
W97M.W32.Coke File infector 09/21/99
WarezMPC.Intended File infector 09/27/99
WM.Intended File infector 10/05/99
WM.Karatka File infector 09/10/99
WNT.Infis.4608 File infector 10/08/99
Worm.DmSetup.E File infector 08/30/99
Worm.DmSetup.E File infector 09/10/99
Worm.DmSetup.E (2) File infector 09/10/99
Worm.DmSetup.F File infector 09/10/99
Worm.DmSetup.F (2) File infector 09/10/99
WTFM.278 File infector 09/27/99
WW-217.Intended File infector 09/27/99
X97M.Hongo File infector 10/05/99
X97M.LifeBlood File infector 09/10/99
X97M.vcx.h File infector 09/21/99
XM.Automat.O File infector 08/30/99
XM.Laroux.N File infector 09/21/99
XM.VCX.F File infector 08/30/99
ZORM.1412 File infector 08/30/99
ZORM.1412(x) File infector 08/30/99
ZORM.1863 File infector 08/30/99
Name Changes:
Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed
-------------- -------------- ------------
Anxiety.1536 to W95.Anxiety 09/27/99
Anxiety.E to W95.Anxiety.1399 09/27/99
Anxiety.II.1600 to W95.Anxiety.1823 09/27/99
Anxiety.III.1750 to W95.Anxiety (2) 09/27/99
Apparation.C to Win.Apparition.C 09/27/99
Apparition.89021 to Win.Apparition.89021 09/27/99
Apparition.B (Gen1) to Win.Apparition.B 09/27/99
Beast.A.Trojan to W32.Beast.A 09/27/99
Beast.B.Trojan to W32.Beast.B 09/27/99
Best Wishes.1024 Gen 1 to Best Wishes.1024.B 09/27/99
Best Wishes.1024.B8 to Best Wishes.1024.A 09/27/99
Bog.233 (1) to Win.Bog.233 09/27/99
Boza (1) to W95.Boza 09/27/99
CyberRiot to Win.CyberRiot 09/27/99
Esperanto.4733 (1) to W32.Esperanto.4733 09/27/99
Explore.59904 to W32.Semisoft.59904.B 09/27/99
Explore666.59392 to W32.Semisoft.59392 09/27/99
Explore666.59904 to W32.Semisoft.59904.A 09/27/99
Explore666.59904.B to W32.Semisoft.59904.C 09/27/99
Heathen.12288(DLL) to W32.Heathen.12288 09/27/99
HLLO.13112 to HLLO.13112 (x) 09/10/99
HLLO.13112(2) to HLLO.13112 (x2) 09/10/99
Homer.A to Win.Homer 09/27/99
Jacky.1107 to W95.Jacky.1107 09/27/99
Jacky.1107 (Gen1) to W95.Jacky.1107 (Gen1) 09/27/99
Lizard.1967 to W95.Lizard.1967 09/27/99
Lizard.1967 (vxd) to W95.Lizard.1967 (VxD) 09/27/99
Lizard.5150 (VXD) to W95.Lizard.5150 (VxD) 09/27/99
RedTeam to Win.RedTeam 09/27/99
RedTeam Kernel to Win.RedTeam (Kernel) 09/27/99
Skim.1455 to Win.Skim.1455 09/27/99
Tentacle II to Win.Tentacle_II 09/27/99
Troj.polygot to Troj.polyglot 10/05/99
Twitch to Win.Twitch 09/27/99
Vicodin.1168 to Win.Vicodin.1168 09/27/99
W32.Bolzano to W32.Bolzano.4096.a/b/c 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.D to W32.Bolzano.2716 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.E to W32.Bolzano.2664 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.F to W32.Bolzano.3120 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.G/J to W32.Bolzano.3192 09/10/99
W32.Bolzano.H/I to W32.Bolzano.4096.d/e 09/10/99
W32.Idyllwild to W32.Idyll 09/27/99
W95.Apparition to W32.Apparition 09/27/99
W95.Becoming to W95.Bumble.1736 09/27/99
W95.Cabanas to W32.Cabanas 09/27/99
W95.Chop to W32.Coke.3808 09/21/99
W95.Emotion to W32.Emotion 09/27/99
W95.Enumiacs to W32.Enumiacs 09/27/99
W95.Fabi.B to W95.Fabi 09/27/99
W95.Fono (COM) to W95.Fono (DOS) 09/27/99
W95.Giri to W32.Giri 09/27/99
W95.Giri.Dropper to W32.Giri.Dropper 09/27/99
W95.HLL.186380 to W32.HLLP.186380 09/27/99
W95.HLLC.Nan to W32.HLLC.Nan 09/10/99
W95.HLLP.DeTroie to W32.HLLP.DeTroie 09/27/99
W95.Hllp.Mtv to W95.HLLP.Mtv 09/10/99
W95.HongKong.cmp to W95.Companion.C 09/27/99
W95.I13 to W95.I13.8192 09/27/99
W95.IKX to W32.IKX 09/27/99
W95.K32 to W95.K32.3030 09/27/99
W95.Klunky to W95.Klunky (VxD) 09/27/99
W95.Klunky (vxd) to W95.Klunky (damVxD) 09/27/99
W95.Lizard.b to W95.Lizard.2381 (VxD) 09/27/99
W95.Navrhar (vxd) to W95.Navrhar (VxD) 09/27/99
W95.Niko to W32.Niko 09/27/99
W95.Parvo to W32.Parvo 09/27/99
W95.Punch (vxd) to W95.Punch (VxD) 09/27/99
W95.Ruff to W32.Ruff 09/27/99
W95.Savior to W32.Savior.1832 09/27/99
W95.Spawn.cmp to W95.Companion.B 09/27/99
W95.Spit to W32.Spit 09/27/99
W95.Stupid to W32.Stupid 09/27/99
W95.Tentacle.1958 to Win.Tentacle.1958 09/27/99
W95.Twinny to W95.Zombie.C 09/27/99
W95.Vip to W95.Vip.4299 09/21/99
W95.Weird to W32.Weird 09/27/99
W95.Weird.Dropper to W32.Weird (G1) 09/27/99
W95.Yurn (dll) to W95.Yurn (DLL) 09/27/99
W97M.Astia.E to W97M.Astia.F 09/27/99
W97M.Automat.A to W97M.Desikrat.A 08/30/99
W97M.Automat.I to W97M.AntiSocial.D 08/30/99
W97M.Automat.K to W97M.Thus.A 08/30/99
W97M.Automat.L to W97M.Melissa.Q 09/21/99
W97M.Automat.N to W97M.VDNight.A 08/30/99
W97M.Fabi.Dropper to W97M.Fabi.15930 09/27/99
W97M.Password.A to W97M.Eight941.A 09/27/99
W97M.Password.B to W97M.Eight941.B 09/27/99
W97M.Password.C to W97M.Eight941.C 09/27/99
W97M.W32.Coke to W97M/W32.Coke 09/27/99
W9xM.VMPCK1.BH to W97M.Remplace.C 09/27/99
WIN95.YOUD.1388 to W95.Youd.1388 09/27/99
WinSurf to Win.WinSurf 09/27/99
WinTiny to Win.WinTiny 09/27/99
WinTPVO.3783 to Win.TPVO.3783 09/27/99
Winvir 1.4 to Win.Winvir.A 09/27/99
X97M.Automat.F to X97M.Hopper.R 09/21/99
X97M.Automat.M to X97M.Xal.A 09/21/99
X97M.LifeBlood to X97M.Manalo.D 09/27/99
X97M.PTH to XM.PTH 09/10/99
X97M.VCX.E to XM.VCX.E (2) 08/30/99
X97M.XLSCAN.A to X97M.VCX.E 08/30/99
X97M.Xlscan.b to X97M.VCX.G 08/30/99
XM.Automat.D to XM.VCX.G 09/21/99
XM.Automat.G to XM.Manalo.B 09/21/99
XM.Automat.O to XM.Sticky.A 09/21/99
XM.Laroux.ET to XM.Laroux.JI 08/30/99
XM.Laroux.N to X97M.Button.A 09/27/99
Yurn.1179 to W95.Yurn.1179 09/27/99
Deletions:
Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
---------- -------------- ------------
DonaldD.Trojan (dll) File infector 10/05/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll2) File infector 10/05/99
DonaldD.Trojan (dll3) File infector 10/05/99
HLLP.Taras.4884 File infector 09/10/99
HLLP.Taras.4884 (2) File infector 09/10/99
Mayhem File infector 09/27/99
MVF (2) File infector 09/10/99
November 17.855 (x) File infector 09/10/99
QScare.Jerusalem File infector 10/05/99
VCS Generated File infector 08/30/99
VCS Virus (Gen1) File infector 08/30/99
Virogen.Asexual (1) File infector 10/05/99
W32.HLLW.Randir File infector 09/10/99
W95.Roma File infector 09/22/99
Worm.DmSetup.E File infector 09/10/99
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** Enabling/Disabling PowerPoint Scanning **
**********************************************************************
PowerPoint Scanning is now enabled by default and can be optionally
disabled. However, you may want to verify that files with
PowerPoint extensions will be scanned by making sure that your
NAV options have both ".PPT" and ".POT" in the list of extensions
to scan.
To disable PowerPoint scanning in NAV for Windows 95/NT
version 4.x or NAV for OS/2, a text file named NAVEX15.INF should
be placed in the directory where NAV 4.x or NAV 5.x is installed
(i.e., C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus).
To disable PowerPoint scanning in NAV for Netware version 4.x, a text
file named NAVEX15.INF should be placed in the directory where NAV
4.x is installed (i.e., sys:system\navnlm).
To disable PowerPoint scanning in NAV for Windows 95/NT version 2.0,
NAV 4.x for Windows 3.1/DOS, NAVIEG 1.x, or NAVFW 1.x a text file
named NAVEX.INF should be placed in the directory where NAV is
installed (i.e., C:\NAV).
The contents of the text file, NAVEX15.INF or NAVEX.INF, determine
which components of NAV have PowerPoint scanning disabled.
To disable PowerPoint scanning for a particular component, use the
following table to determine the lines to add to the text file.
PowerPoint scanning can be disabled for more than one component if
needed by adding the required lines for the desired components.
+---------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
|Windows 95/NT scanner|Windows 95/NT auto-protect|DOS scanner |
+---------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
|[NAVW32] |[NAVAP] |[NAVDX] |
|PowerPointScanning=0 |PowerPointScanning=0 |PowerPointScanning=0|
+---------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
+----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|Windows 3.1 scanner/AP|Netware scanner |OS/2 scanner/AP |
+----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|[NAVWIN] |[NAVNLM] |[NAVOS2] |
|PowerPointScanning=0 |PowerPointScanning=0|PowerPointScanning=0|
+----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
To enable PowerPoint scanning for a component, delete the lines
added for that component from the NAVEX15.INF or NAVEX.INF file.
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** Additional Information **
**********************************************************************
SARC has equipped Norton AntiVirus with a new feature called
"Infestation Mode." If a large number of new or unknown viruses
is found on the system during a scan, Norton AntiVirus will
automatically enable its highest level of detection. This gives
users the most comprehensive protection in cases where a viral
infestation may have been detected. If you would like to disable
this feature, you can do so by following these instructions:
1. Create a text File called NAVEX15.INF in your Norton AntiVirus
directory,e.g., C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus. If this file
already exist go to step two.
2. Place the following lines in this File on the left-hand margin:
[NAVW32]
infestmode=0
[NAVDX]
infestmode=0
3. Save the File.
Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.