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** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT **
** **
** Symantec Security Response May 03, 2002 **
** **
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This document contains the following topics:
* Virus Alerts
* New Technologies
* Changes Incorporated Into This Update
* Additional Information
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** Virus Alerts **
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The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide:
1 W95.Hybris.worm
2 W95.MTX
3 Wscript.KakWorm
4 W32.HLLW.Bymer
5 W32.Magistr.24876@mm
6 W32.Badtrans.13312@mm
7 W32.Navidad.16896
8 Happy99.Worm
9 VBS.LoveLetter
10 W32.HLLW.Qaz
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** New Technologies **
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DATE Technologies Added
---- ------------------
02/18/99 * Detection and repair of macro viruses in Word and Excel
2000 documents.
05/15/99 * 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.
12/18/00 * Added heuristics for for 32-bit Windows viruses.
* Added a script scanner which increases our capabilities for
detecting script based threats.
08/02/01 * Engine Update 08/02/01
* All products that use the NAVEX 1.5 architecture
(in other words, most major Symantec products released over
the last 3 - 4 years) will receive the new functionality.
* This enhanced technology provides improved script scanning
as well as more proactive detection of unknown script-based
threats.
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** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update **
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DATE
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New virus definitions (sorted by Virus Name):
Virus Name Infection Type Date added
---------- -------------- ---------
Anony.243 File infector 05/02/02
Arch.903 File infector 05/02/02
BAT.Kia File infector 04/23/02
BAT.Sway@mm File infector 04/30/02
BAT.With@mm File infector 04/23/02
BSD.Wowood File infector 04/23/02
Baba.434 File infector 05/02/02
Backdoor.Autoupder File infector 04/23/02
Backdoor.Bionet File infector 05/02/02
Backdoor.Evilbot File infector 04/26/02
Backdoor.Intruzzo File infector 04/29/02
Backdoor.RemoteNC File infector 04/24/02
Backdoor.Sdbot File infector 05/01/02
Ball.2245 File infector 05/02/02
Baphometh.1536.c File infector 05/02/02
Bat.Detox File infector 04/26/02
Bat.Readme File infector 04/26/02
Bat.Winstart.901 File infector 04/26/02
Birgit.358 File infector 05/03/02
Bobo.515 File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Aragon File infector 04/29/02
Boot.Deflo.6600 Boot infector 04/29/02
Boot.Falcon File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Gomaboot.a File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Gomaboot.b File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Kfpro.c File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Tumen File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Voodoo.3666 File infector 04/29/02
Boot.XOR File infector 05/02/02
Chan(b) Boot infector 04/25/02
Deflo(b) Boot infector 04/25/02
DiskFiller.g File infector 05/03/02
Dodgy.f File infector 05/03/02
Dreg.1639 File infector 04/25/02
EICAR Test String File infector 04/30/02
Facade.d File infector 05/03/02
Flex.1076 File infector 05/02/02
HLLP.7840 File infector 04/25/02
HLLP.Dxl.11296 File infector 04/29/02
HLLW.14394 File infector 04/23/02
HLLW.Hetrad File infector 04/24/02
IRC.Doggie File infector 04/23/02
IRC.Drimwa File infector 04/23/02
IRC.Jany File infector 04/24/02
IRC.Sway File infector 04/30/02
JS.Dawn File infector 04/23/02
JS.Dawn@mm File infector 04/23/02
Khizhnjak.586 File infector 05/02/02
Kilroy.h File infector 04/29/02
Ksenia.4482 File infector 04/23/02
Linux.Orig File infector 04/23/02
Linux.RST.A File infector 04/23/02
Linux.RST.B File infector 04/23/02
MSNpws.Trojan File infector 04/29/02
MemLapse.331 File infector 05/02/02
Mooze.474 File infector 04/25/02
Nado.Lover.534 File infector 05/02/02
Nautilus.1824.B File infector 04/25/02
O97M.Hopper.AH File infector 04/24/02
PHP.Gargamel.Trojan File infector 04/25/02
Perl.Rethona File infector 04/30/02
PingPong.o File infector 05/03/02
PingPong.p File infector 05/03/02
Pixel.Hydra.344 File infector 05/02/02
Rave.335 File infector 05/03/02
Res.4195 File infector 04/24/02
Res.4195 (2) File infector 04/24/02
Res.4195 (3) File infector 04/24/02
SH.Coco File infector 05/03/02
SillyC.279 File infector 04/25/02
Stoned.Scrlock.a File infector 05/02/02
Sup.1703 File infector 05/02/02
Trojan.Fatkill File infector 05/01/02
Trojan.Prova File infector 05/02/02
Trojan.Worf.215 File infector 04/26/02
Uhg.2580 File infector 04/30/02
VBS.Bugware@mm File infector 04/30/02
VBS.Cybesh File infector 04/26/02
VBS.Fixen File infector 05/01/02
VBS.Jord File infector 04/30/02
VBS.Karga@mm File infector 04/24/02
VBS.Lola File infector 05/02/02
VCL.Heevahava.133 File infector 05/02/02
Virogen.Offspring.1285 File infector 05/02/02
W32.Acebo.Worm File infector 04/24/02
W32.DSS.Trojan File infector 04/24/02
W32.HLLO.Progo File infector 05/02/02
W32.Heads File infector 05/02/02
W32.Hezhi File infector 04/25/02
W32.Hobo@mm File infector 04/30/02
W32.MyPower@mm File infector 04/30/02
W32.Sowsat@mm File infector 04/30/02
W32.Tendoolf File infector 05/02/02
W95.CIH.1049 File infector 05/01/02
W95.Sledge.689 File infector 04/30/02
W97M.Cybesh File infector 04/26/02
W97M.PWS-Johar File infector 04/24/02
W97M.Ress.Trojan File infector 04/24/02
X97M.Fixen File infector 05/01/02
X97M.PWS-Johar File infector 04/24/02
New virus definitions (sorted by Date added):
Virus Name Infection Type Date added
---------- -------------- ----------
Birgit.358 File infector 05/03/02
DiskFiller.g File infector 05/03/02
Dodgy.f File infector 05/03/02
Facade.d File infector 05/03/02
PingPong.o File infector 05/03/02
PingPong.p File infector 05/03/02
Rave.335 File infector 05/03/02
SH.Coco File infector 05/03/02
Anony.243 File infector 05/02/02
Arch.903 File infector 05/02/02
Baba.434 File infector 05/02/02
Backdoor.Bionet File infector 05/02/02
Ball.2245 File infector 05/02/02
Baphometh.1536.c File infector 05/02/02
Bobo.515 File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Falcon File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Gomaboot.a File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Gomaboot.b File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Kfpro.c File infector 05/02/02
Boot.Tumen File infector 05/02/02
Boot.XOR File infector 05/02/02
Flex.1076 File infector 05/02/02
Khizhnjak.586 File infector 05/02/02
MemLapse.331 File infector 05/02/02
Nado.Lover.534 File infector 05/02/02
Pixel.Hydra.344 File infector 05/02/02
Stoned.Scrlock.a File infector 05/02/02
Sup.1703 File infector 05/02/02
Trojan.Prova File infector 05/02/02
VBS.Lola File infector 05/02/02
VCL.Heevahava.133 File infector 05/02/02
Virogen.Offspring.1285 File infector 05/02/02
W32.HLLO.Progo File infector 05/02/02
W32.Heads File infector 05/02/02
W32.Tendoolf File infector 05/02/02
Backdoor.Sdbot File infector 05/01/02
Trojan.Fatkill File infector 05/01/02
VBS.Fixen File infector 05/01/02
W95.CIH.1049 File infector 05/01/02
X97M.Fixen File infector 05/01/02
BAT.Sway@mm File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String File infector 04/30/02
IRC.Sway File infector 04/30/02
Perl.Rethona File infector 04/30/02
Uhg.2580 File infector 04/30/02
VBS.Bugware@mm File infector 04/30/02
VBS.Jord File infector 04/30/02
W32.Hobo@mm File infector 04/30/02
W32.MyPower@mm File infector 04/30/02
W32.Sowsat@mm File infector 04/30/02
W95.Sledge.689 File infector 04/30/02
Backdoor.Intruzzo File infector 04/29/02
Boot.Aragon File infector 04/29/02
Boot.Deflo.6600 Boot infector 04/29/02
Boot.Voodoo.3666 File infector 04/29/02
HLLP.Dxl.11296 File infector 04/29/02
Kilroy.h File infector 04/29/02
MSNpws.Trojan File infector 04/29/02
Backdoor.Evilbot File infector 04/26/02
Bat.Detox File infector 04/26/02
Bat.Readme File infector 04/26/02
Bat.Winstart.901 File infector 04/26/02
Trojan.Worf.215 File infector 04/26/02
VBS.Cybesh File infector 04/26/02
W97M.Cybesh File infector 04/26/02
Chan(b) Boot infector 04/25/02
Deflo(b) Boot infector 04/25/02
Dreg.1639 File infector 04/25/02
HLLP.7840 File infector 04/25/02
Mooze.474 File infector 04/25/02
Nautilus.1824.B File infector 04/25/02
PHP.Gargamel.Trojan File infector 04/25/02
SillyC.279 File infector 04/25/02
W32.Hezhi File infector 04/25/02
Backdoor.RemoteNC File infector 04/24/02
HLLW.Hetrad File infector 04/24/02
IRC.Jany File infector 04/24/02
O97M.Hopper.AH File infector 04/24/02
Res.4195 File infector 04/24/02
Res.4195 (2) File infector 04/24/02
Res.4195 (3) File infector 04/24/02
VBS.Karga@mm File infector 04/24/02
W32.Acebo.Worm File infector 04/24/02
W32.DSS.Trojan File infector 04/24/02
W97M.PWS-Johar File infector 04/24/02
W97M.Ress.Trojan File infector 04/24/02
X97M.PWS-Johar File infector 04/24/02
BAT.Kia File infector 04/23/02
BAT.With@mm File infector 04/23/02
BSD.Wowood File infector 04/23/02
Backdoor.Autoupder File infector 04/23/02
HLLW.14394 File infector 04/23/02
IRC.Doggie File infector 04/23/02
IRC.Drimwa File infector 04/23/02
JS.Dawn File infector 04/23/02
JS.Dawn@mm File infector 04/23/02
Ksenia.4482 File infector 04/23/02
Linux.Orig File infector 04/23/02
Linux.RST.A File infector 04/23/02
Linux.RST.B File infector 04/23/02
Name Changes (sorted by Old Virus Name):
Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed
-------------- -------------- ------------
Arfav.28781 to Elf.3400 04/15/02
BAT.IBBM.Virus to BAT.IBBM.gen 04/30/02
BAT.Sway@mm to BAT.BWG@mm 05/01/02
Bat.Mosquito to Bat.Mosquito.B.gen 04/05/02
Boot.Ebo.mp to Boot/Ebo.mp 03/11/02
Boot.Fagen to Boot/Fagen 03/11/02
Boot.Flame to Boot/Flame 03/11/02
Boot.Hide-and-Seek to Boot/Hide-and-Seek 03/11/02
Boot.HideMBR to Boot/HideMBR 03/11/02
Boot.Qwerty to Boot/Qwerty 03/11/02
Boot/BootDr193 to BootDr193 03/11/02
HLLO.10579 to Unhappy.763 04/11/02
IRC.Sway to IRC.BWG 05/01/02
JS.Odyssey.602.dr to JS.Odyssey.dr 03/18/02
Kilroy.h to Boot.Kilroy 05/02/02
VBS.AntiSocial.E to VBS.AntiSocial 03/18/02
VBS.Bee.A to VBS.Bee 03/18/02
VBS.Breetnee@mm to VBS.Chick@mm 03/25/02
VBS.Infort.A to VBS.Infort 03/28/02
VBS.Karga@mm to VBS.Horty@mm 04/29/02
VBS.TRun98 to JS.TRun98 03/18/02
W32.Acebo.Worm to W32.HLLW.Acebo 04/25/02
W32.Aphex@mm to W32.Aplore@mm 04/09/02
W32.Atram@mm to W32.Storiel@mm 03/20/02
W32.Caric@mm to W32.MyLife.B@mm 03/22/02
W32.Impo.Worm to W32.Impo.gen@mm 03/14/02
W32.Impo.Worm to W32.Impo@mm 03/14/02
W32.Impo.gen@mm to W32.FBound.gen@mm 03/18/02
W32.NGVCK.Gen to W95.Doggie.AK 03/19/02
W32.Shrug.gen to W32.Chiton.gen 04/29/02
W32.VBSWG.dr to W32.Natah.intd 04/09/02
W95.Axiety.2471 to W95.Anxiety.2471 03/25/02
W95.Doggie.AK to W95.Deemo 04/03/02
W95.Stoogy@mm to W95.Stoogy.Worm@mm 04/16/02
W97M.BPTK.A to W97M.BPTK 03/20/02
W97M.Boluc.A@mm to W97M.Boluc@mm 04/23/02
W97M.Canned.A to W97M.Opener 03/20/02
W97M.Example.B to W97M.Example.gen 03/12/02
W97M.Exceller.B to O97M.Exceller.B 04/12/02
W97M.Iav.B to W97M.Dest.G 03/20/02
W97M.Pr.A to W97M.Pr 03/20/02
W97M.Specmill.A to W97M.Specmil 03/20/02
W97M.Treoff.A to W97M.Doccopy.E 04/11/02
W97M.YourName.A to W97M.Intro.A 04/11/02
Weed.5590 (3) to Trivial.34 (1) 04/02/02
Winfig.Trojan to W32.Winfig.Gen 04/15/02
Worm.Automat.AGQ to VBS.Dracv 04/16/02
X97M.Plexar to O97M.Plexar 03/20/02
X97M.ROH.A to X97M.Ellar.D 04/11/02
X97M.Xchg to O97M.Xchg 04/05/02
Name Changes (sorted by Date changed):
Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed
-------------- -------------- ------------
Kilroy.h to Boot.Kilroy 05/02/02
BAT.Sway@mm to BAT.BWG@mm 05/01/02
IRC.Sway to IRC.BWG 05/01/02
BAT.IBBM.Virus to BAT.IBBM.gen 04/30/02
VBS.Karga@mm to VBS.Horty@mm 04/29/02
W32.Shrug.gen to W32.Chiton.gen 04/29/02
W32.Acebo.Worm to W32.HLLW.Acebo 04/25/02
W97M.Boluc.A@mm to W97M.Boluc@mm 04/23/02
W95.Stoogy@mm to W95.Stoogy.Worm@mm 04/16/02
Worm.Automat.AGQ to VBS.Dracv 04/16/02
Arfav.28781 to Elf.3400 04/15/02
Winfig.Trojan to W32.Winfig.Gen 04/15/02
W97M.Exceller.B to O97M.Exceller.B 04/12/02
HLLO.10579 to Unhappy.763 04/11/02
W97M.Treoff.A to W97M.Doccopy.E 04/11/02
W97M.YourName.A to W97M.Intro.A 04/11/02
X97M.ROH.A to X97M.Ellar.D 04/11/02
W32.Aphex@mm to W32.Aplore@mm 04/09/02
W32.VBSWG.dr to W32.Natah.intd 04/09/02
Bat.Mosquito to Bat.Mosquito.B.gen 04/05/02
X97M.Xchg to O97M.Xchg 04/05/02
W95.Doggie.AK to W95.Deemo 04/03/02
Weed.5590 (3) to Trivial.34 (1) 04/02/02
VBS.Infort.A to VBS.Infort 03/28/02
VBS.Breetnee@mm to VBS.Chick@mm 03/25/02
W95.Axiety.2471 to W95.Anxiety.2471 03/25/02
W32.Caric@mm to W32.MyLife.B@mm 03/22/02
W32.Atram@mm to W32.Storiel@mm 03/20/02
W97M.BPTK.A to W97M.BPTK 03/20/02
W97M.Canned.A to W97M.Opener 03/20/02
W97M.Iav.B to W97M.Dest.G 03/20/02
W97M.Pr.A to W97M.Pr 03/20/02
W97M.Specmill.A to W97M.Specmil 03/20/02
X97M.Plexar to O97M.Plexar 03/20/02
W32.NGVCK.Gen to W95.Doggie.AK 03/19/02
JS.Odyssey.602.dr to JS.Odyssey.dr 03/18/02
VBS.AntiSocial.E to VBS.AntiSocial 03/18/02
VBS.Bee.A to VBS.Bee 03/18/02
VBS.TRun98 to JS.TRun98 03/18/02
W32.Impo.gen@mm to W32.FBound.gen@mm 03/18/02
W32.Impo.Worm to W32.Impo.gen@mm 03/14/02
W32.Impo.Worm to W32.Impo@mm 03/14/02
W97M.Example.B to W97M.Example.gen 03/12/02
Boot.Ebo.mp to Boot/Ebo.mp 03/11/02
Boot.Fagen to Boot/Fagen 03/11/02
Boot.Flame to Boot/Flame 03/11/02
Boot.Hide-and-Seek to Boot/Hide-and-Seek 03/11/02
Boot.HideMBR to Boot/HideMBR 03/11/02
Boot.Qwerty to Boot/Qwerty 03/11/02
Boot/BootDr193 to BootDr193 03/11/02
Deletions (sorted by Virus Name):
Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
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Alaper.ow File infector 03/11/02
Anti-Aznar.666 File infector 03/28/02
Armenia.230 File infector 03/11/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(5) File infector 04/08/02
Boot.Stoned.Torm Boot infector 04/15/02
EICAR Test String File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String (2) File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String (3) File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String.70 File infector 04/30/02
HLL.9131 (1) File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (2) File infector 04/15/02
HLLO.10579 (2) File infector 04/11/02
HLLO.10579 (3) File infector 04/11/02
Trivial.34 (1) File infector 04/02/02
Trojan.Fatkill File infector 05/01/02
Unhappy.763 File infector 04/11/02
W32.Klez.D@mm File infector 04/17/02
W32.Klez.H@mm File infector 04/17/02
Weed.5590 File infector 04/02/02
Weed.5590 (2) File infector 04/02/02
Deletions (sorted by Date removed):
Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
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Trojan.Fatkill File infector 05/01/02
EICAR Test String File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String (2) File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String (3) File infector 04/30/02
EICAR Test String.70 File infector 04/30/02
W32.Klez.D@mm File infector 04/17/02
W32.Klez.H@mm File infector 04/17/02
Boot.Stoned.Torm Boot infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (1) File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (2) File infector 04/15/02
HLLO.10579 (2) File infector 04/11/02
HLLO.10579 (3) File infector 04/11/02
Unhappy.763 File infector 04/11/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(5) File infector 04/08/02
Trivial.34 (1) File infector 04/02/02
Weed.5590 File infector 04/02/02
Weed.5590 (2) File infector 04/02/02
Anti-Aznar.666 File infector 03/28/02
Alaper.ow File infector 03/11/02
Armenia.230 File infector 03/11/02
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** Additional Information **
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Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.