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** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT **
** **
** Symantec Security Response June 05, 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 W32.Klez.H@mm
2 W32.Nimda.A@mm
3 W32.Klez.E@mm
4 W32.Nimda.E@mm
5 W95.Hybris.worm
6 Trojan Horse
7 W32.Magistr.39921@mm
8 Backdoor.Trojan
9 JS.Seeker
10 W32.Badtrans.B@mm
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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 **
**********************************************************************
DATE
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New virus definitions (sorted by Virus Name):
Virus Name Infection Type Date added
---------- -------------- ---------
AIMpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
Adeni.Trojan File infector 05/30/02
Apulia.17584 File infector 05/21/02
Backdoor.Akosch File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.DKAngel File infector 05/21/02
Backdoor.Feeth File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Ghost File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Lithium File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Muska File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Nemesis File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Omed.B File infector 05/22/02
Backdoor.Provder File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Subseven.cfg File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(15) File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(16) File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Tron File infector 06/05/02
Backdoor.Tubma File infector 06/05/02
Backdoor.Y3KRat.16 File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Yat File infector 06/05/02
Backdoor.actx File infector 05/24/02
Bashme.3241 File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Hive File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Lamerman.c File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Mia.9000 File infector 05/21/02
Cannabis.B File infector 05/24/02
Digispid.B.Worm File infector 05/21/02
Eek.B (b) Boot infector 05/20/02
Gdog.182 File infector 05/21/02
Goma.256 File infector 05/28/02
HLLC.Apocalipse File infector 05/30/02
HLLC.Energy.Family File infector 05/28/02
HLLC.Lerm.41732 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.1442 File infector 05/22/02
HLLP.2337 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.7991 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.Blast.6300 File infector 05/30/02
Hacktool.AOLchat.DOS File infector 05/28/02
Hacktool.Echapa File infector 05/30/02
Hell.573 File infector 05/28/02
HotMailpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
ICQpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
Juntador.Trojan File infector 05/24/02
Keylogger.Trojan File infector 05/22/02
LANpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
Likha.2908 File infector 05/21/02
Linux.Mixter File infector 06/05/02
Linux.Simile File infector 05/24/02
Lucky.519 File infector 05/30/02
Manuel.510 File infector 05/24/02
Monster.gen File infector 06/03/02
Quantas.4315 File infector 06/04/02
Retch.1030 File infector 05/21/02
Retch.1055 File infector 05/22/02
Riot.600 File infector 05/21/02
Tetris.633 File infector 05/30/02
TotalChaos.B File infector 05/20/02
Tremor.4000.D File infector 05/21/02
Trojan.Humour File infector 06/03/02
Trojan.PWS.QQPass File infector 05/28/02
Trojan.W32.G-Spot File infector 06/03/02
Trojan.WinKill (2) File infector 05/30/02
VBS.Arica@mm File infector 06/05/02
VBS.Down File infector 05/30/02
VBS.Threed File infector 05/24/02
VBS.VBSWG.AQ@mm File infector 05/28/02
W2K.Team File infector 05/28/02
W32.Alisa File infector 06/05/02
W32.Benjamin.Worm File infector 05/20/02
W32.Buxth@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Chicken.Irc File infector 06/05/02
W32.Cloner File infector 06/04/02
W32.Coler File infector 06/04/02
W32.Eex File infector 06/05/02
W32.Enemany.A.int File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.B@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.C@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.D@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Frethem.A@mm File infector 06/04/02
W32.Frethem.B@mm File infector 06/04/02
W32.Ginra File infector 06/05/02
W32.HLLP.Metrion File infector 06/05/02
W32.Idim File infector 05/24/02
W32.Juegos File infector 06/04/02
W32.Lame.1751 File infector 06/05/02
W32.Listas File infector 05/28/02
W32.PGN.Kit File infector 05/30/02
W32.Pet_Ticky.B@mm File infector 06/04/02
W32.Pet_ticky.gen File infector 05/30/02
W32.Shiba.Worm File infector 06/05/02
W32.Starfil File infector 06/05/02
W32.Unis.Kit File infector 05/30/02
W32.Yaha.D@mm File infector 05/21/02
W95.Sma File infector 05/30/02
W97M.Apish File infector 05/20/02
W97M.Beko@mm File infector 05/21/02
W97M.Hich File infector 05/30/02
WordPro.Spenty File infector 05/28/02
X97M.Ellar.E File infector 05/21/02
Xinix.533 File infector 05/20/02
YMpws.Trojan File infector 06/03/02
New virus definitions (sorted by Date added):
Virus Name Infection Type Date added
---------- -------------- ----------
Backdoor.Tron File infector 06/05/02
Backdoor.Tubma File infector 06/05/02
Backdoor.Yat File infector 06/05/02
Linux.Mixter File infector 06/05/02
VBS.Arica@mm File infector 06/05/02
W32.Alisa File infector 06/05/02
W32.Chicken.Irc File infector 06/05/02
W32.Eex File infector 06/05/02
W32.Ginra File infector 06/05/02
W32.HLLP.Metrion File infector 06/05/02
W32.Lame.1751 File infector 06/05/02
W32.Shiba.Worm File infector 06/05/02
W32.Starfil File infector 06/05/02
Quantas.4315 File infector 06/04/02
W32.Cloner File infector 06/04/02
W32.Coler File infector 06/04/02
W32.Frethem.A@mm File infector 06/04/02
W32.Frethem.B@mm File infector 06/04/02
W32.Juegos File infector 06/04/02
W32.Pet_Ticky.B@mm File infector 06/04/02
Backdoor.Akosch File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Feeth File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Ghost File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Lithium File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Muska File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Nemesis File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Provder File infector 06/03/02
Backdoor.Subseven.cfg File infector 06/03/02
Monster.gen File infector 06/03/02
Trojan.Humour File infector 06/03/02
Trojan.W32.G-Spot File infector 06/03/02
YMpws.Trojan File infector 06/03/02
Adeni.Trojan File infector 05/30/02
HLLC.Apocalipse File infector 05/30/02
HLLC.Lerm.41732 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.2337 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.7991 File infector 05/30/02
HLLP.Blast.6300 File infector 05/30/02
Hacktool.Echapa File infector 05/30/02
Lucky.519 File infector 05/30/02
Tetris.633 File infector 05/30/02
Trojan.WinKill (2) File infector 05/30/02
VBS.Down File infector 05/30/02
W32.Buxth@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.A.int File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.B@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.C@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.Enemany.D@mm File infector 05/30/02
W32.PGN.Kit File infector 05/30/02
W32.Pet_ticky.gen File infector 05/30/02
W32.Unis.Kit File infector 05/30/02
W95.Sma File infector 05/30/02
W97M.Hich File infector 05/30/02
AIMpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
Goma.256 File infector 05/28/02
HLLC.Energy.Family File infector 05/28/02
Hacktool.AOLchat.DOS File infector 05/28/02
Hell.573 File infector 05/28/02
HotMailpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
ICQpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
LANpws.Trojan File infector 05/28/02
Trojan.PWS.QQPass File infector 05/28/02
VBS.VBSWG.AQ@mm File infector 05/28/02
W2K.Team File infector 05/28/02
W32.Listas File infector 05/28/02
WordPro.Spenty File infector 05/28/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(15) File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(16) File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Y3KRat.16 File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.actx File infector 05/24/02
Cannabis.B File infector 05/24/02
Juntador.Trojan File infector 05/24/02
Linux.Simile File infector 05/24/02
Manuel.510 File infector 05/24/02
VBS.Threed File infector 05/24/02
W32.Idim File infector 05/24/02
Backdoor.Omed.B File infector 05/22/02
HLLP.1442 File infector 05/22/02
Keylogger.Trojan File infector 05/22/02
Retch.1055 File infector 05/22/02
Apulia.17584 File infector 05/21/02
Backdoor.DKAngel File infector 05/21/02
Bashme.3241 File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Hive File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Lamerman.c File infector 05/21/02
Boot.Mia.9000 File infector 05/21/02
Digispid.B.Worm File infector 05/21/02
Gdog.182 File infector 05/21/02
Likha.2908 File infector 05/21/02
Retch.1030 File infector 05/21/02
Riot.600 File infector 05/21/02
Tremor.4000.D File infector 05/21/02
W32.Yaha.D@mm File infector 05/21/02
W97M.Beko@mm File infector 05/21/02
X97M.Ellar.E File infector 05/21/02
Eek.B (b) Boot infector 05/20/02
TotalChaos.B File infector 05/20/02
W32.Benjamin.Worm File infector 05/20/02
W97M.Apish File infector 05/20/02
Xinix.533 File infector 05/20/02
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
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
Trojan.W32.G-Spot to Backdoor.Gspot 06/05/02
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.Janis to VBS.Bimorph@mm 05/17/02
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.Bilido.Worm to W97M.Mxfile.L.gen 05/15/02
W32.Caric@mm to W32.MyLife.B@mm 03/22/02
W32.ElKern.3326 to W32.ElKern.gen 05/06/02
W32.Impo.Worm to W32.Impo.gen@mm 03/14/02
W32.Impo.gen@mm to W32.FBound.gen@mm 03/18/02
W32.Lenti.Worm to W32.Yaha.D 05/14/02
W32.Mona.Worm to W32.Mona 05/20/02
W32.NGVCK.Gen to W95.Doggie.AK 03/19/02
W32.Pet_ticky.gen to W32.Pet_Ticky.gen 06/03/02
W32.Shrug.gen to W32.Chiton.gen 04/29/02
W32.Trilisa.B@mm to W32.Trilisa.B 05/14/02
W32.VBSWG.dr to W32.Natah.intd 04/09/02
W95.Axiety.2471 to W95.Anxiety.2471 03/25/02
W95.Dawn.Gen to W95.Dammit.Gen 05/13/02
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.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
-------------- -------------- ------------
Trojan.W32.G-Spot to Backdoor.Gspot 06/05/02
W32.Pet_ticky.gen to W32.Pet_Ticky.gen 06/03/02
W32.Mona.Worm to W32.Mona 05/20/02
VBS.Janis to VBS.Bimorph@mm 05/17/02
W32.Bilido.Worm to W97M.Mxfile.L.gen 05/15/02
W32.Lenti.Worm to W32.Yaha.D 05/14/02
W32.Trilisa.B@mm to W32.Trilisa.B 05/14/02
W95.Dawn.Gen to W95.Dammit.Gen 05/13/02
W32.ElKern.3326 to W32.ElKern.gen 05/06/02
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
Deletions (sorted by Virus Name):
Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
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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
IIS.Traversal-Exploit File infector 05/10/02
JS.Noclose File infector 05/08/02
Joke.JS.Alert File infector 05/21/02
Trojan.Fatkill File infector 05/01/02
Unhappy.763 File infector 04/11/02
W32.ElKern (gen) File infector 05/06/02
W32.ElKern.3587 File infector 05/06/02
W32.Klez.D@mm File infector 04/17/02
W32.Klez.H@mm File infector 04/17/02
WordPro.Spenty File infector 05/29/02
Ydaerla File infector 05/13/02
Deletions (sorted by Date removed):
Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
---------- -------------- ------------
WordPro.Spenty File infector 05/29/02
Joke.JS.Alert File infector 05/21/02
Ydaerla File infector 05/13/02
IIS.Traversal-Exploit File infector 05/10/02
JS.Noclose File infector 05/08/02
W32.ElKern (gen) File infector 05/06/02
W32.ElKern.3587 File infector 05/06/02
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
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** Additional Information **
**********************************************************************
Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.