********************************************************************** ** ** ** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT ** ** ** ** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) November 5, 1996 ** ** ** ********************************************************************** This document contains the following topics: * Virus Alerts * Changes Incorporated Into This Update * Additional Information ********************************************************************** ** Virus Alerts ** ********************************************************************** The ten most commonly reported viruses (worldwide): Concept NYB AntiEXE AntiCMOS One_Half Junkie Form.A Stoned.Empire.Monkey Parity_Boot Ripper Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions: AntiEXE West coast, USA Burglar.1150 Public access sites Concept Universities, corporations, and attachments to electronic mail Jumper Southern Europe Junkie Europe, Asia and Australia NYB North East, USA One_Half Europe, India and Mexico Parity_Boot Central and Northern Europe Sat_Bug.Natas Central and South America Stoned.Empire.Monkey East and West coasts, USA ********************************************************************** ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update ** ********************************************************************** New virus definitions: Dark Slayer (3) File infector Karnivali.1971, File infector Karnivali.1971 (b) File and Boot infector ARCV.Ice.642 File infector Sundevil.691 (Gen1) File infector SillyCR.125.B File infector VCL.Comp.343.B File infector Blah.3385 File infector Blah.3385 Batch Boot infector Blah.3385 (b) Boot infector Blah.3379 File infector Blah.3379 Batch Boot infector Blah.3379 (b) Boot infector CLL.947 File infector CLL.947 (x) File infector Backbeat.634 File infector Beavis.657 File infector Beavis.671 File infector Austrian Parasite.543 File infector BootCom File and Boot infector BootCom (b) File and Boot infector Fax Free.Topo (Gen1) File infector Ugly Jo Boot infector Acid Rain Trojan (1) File infector Acid Rain Trojan (2) File infector Quibble.571 File infector Acdc.499 File infector Split_Second (Gen1) File infector Avalanche.2908 File infector Clonewar.923.C File infector Clonewar.923.H File infector Clonewar.923.B File infector Clonewar.923.D File infector Clonewar.923.E File infector Clonewar.923.F File infector Clonewar.923.G File infector Trivial.98 File infector Trivial.173 File infector Lame.453.A File infector Lame.453.A (Gen1) File infector Lamego.722 File infector Maiden.891 File infector Patoruzu.931 (Gen1) File infector Danish_Tiny.333.C File infector Halka.704 File infector Y-Key.2346 File and Boot infector Y-Key.2346 (b) File and Boot infector Timebomb Trojan File infector ZigZag.127 File infector Tower.1040 File infector Vcode.2246 File infector Vcode.2246(x) File infector PCBB.1658 Gen(1) File infector Pottie_Rottie.880 File infector Pure.439 File infector Vcode.1633 File infector HLLP.Mercury.9312 File infector HLL.ow.17923 File infector NewVirus.732 File infector Uklott.1327 File infector XIV.2248 File and Boot infector XIV.2248 (b) File and Boot infector Draw.6530 File infector Runme.5008 File infector Runme.10832 File infector St St.998 File infector Stinkfoot.1283 File infector Cancerbero.777 File infector SillyC.163 File infector Svetlana.2060 File infector Svetlana.4734 File infector Svetlana.3410 File infector Svetlana.1110 File infector SRP.2264 File infector SRP.2322 File infector Dayton.789 File infector TraceBack.2921 File infector Bugs.1436 File and Boot infector Bugs.1436(b) Boot infector Xram.1000 File infector WM.Alliance File infector WM.EasyMan File infector WM.Saver File infector WM.Spooky File infector WM.Wazzu (3) File infector WM.Atom.b File infector WM.Birthday File infector WM.Doggie File infector WM.KillDLL File infector WM.Concept.c File infector WM.Concept.d File infector WM.Concept.e File infector WM.Concept.hcr File infector WM.Bandung.c (1) File infector WM.Bandung.c (2) File infector WM.Clock File infector WM.Wazzu.B File infector WM.Bandung.b File infector WM.NOP.B (1) File infector WM.NOP.B (2) File infector WM.Reflex (1) File infector WM.Reflex (2) File infector WM.Concept.E (3) File infector WM.Concept.E (4) File infector WM.Tedious File infector WM.Concept.b File infector WM.Satanic File infector WM.Concept.I File infector WM.Taiwan1 File infector Int40 Boot infector Xuxa.1984 File infector VcodeF.2246 File infector VcodeF.2246 (x) File infector VcodeF.2262 File infector VcodeF.2262 (x) File infector Hiroshima.826 File infector PC_Ogre File infector Gippo.1242 (2) File infector IVP.872 (b) File infector Finnpoly.2179 File infector Turner.3276 File infector Changes to previous definitions: Concept (1) Renamed to WM.Concept (1) DMV Renamed to WM.DMV Nuclear Renamed to WM.Nuclear Concept (2) Renamed to WM.Concept (2) Hot (1) Renamed to WM.Hot (1) Hot (2) Renamed to WM.Hot (2) Concept.Fr.B Renamed to WM.Concept.Fr.B Imposter (1) Renamed to WM.Imposter (1) Imposter (2) Renamed to WM.Imposter (2) Wazzu Renamed to WM.Wazzu Irish (1) Renamed to WM.Irish (1) Irish (2) Renamed to WM.Irish (2) Infezione Renamed to WM.Infezione Xenixos Renamed to WM.Xenixos Boom Renamed to WM.Boom Concept.E (1) Renamed to WM.Concept.E (1) NOP (1) Renamed to WM.NOP (1) MDMA Renamed to WM.MDMA Concept.E (2) Renamed to WM.Concept.E (2) NOP (2) Renamed to WM.NOP (2) Atom Renamed to WM.Atom Concept.G Renamed to WM.Concept.G Nuclear.b Renamed to WM.Nuclear.b Polite Renamed to WM.Polite Phantom Macro Renamed to WM.Phantom Macro Friendly Renamed to WM.Friendly Colors_B Renamed to WM.Colors_B Divina Renamed to WM.Divina Telefonica Renamed to WM.Telefonica Microsloth Renamed to WM.Microsloth Wazzu (2) Renamed to WM.Wazzu.C Jakarta Renamed to WM.Jakarta Bosco Renamed to WM.Bosco Concept.H (1) Renamed to WM.Concept.H (1) Concept.H (2) Renamed to WM.Concept.H (2) BuroNeu (1) Renamed to WM.BuroNeu (1) BuroNeu (2) Renamed to WM.BuroNeu (2) Fishfood Renamed to WM.Fishfood Xenixos (mac) Renamed to WM.Xenixos (mac) Bogus (1) Renamed to WM.Bogus (1) Bogus (2) Renamed to WM.Bogus (2) Indonesia Renamed to WM.Bandung.a TB1 Removed * Please read the file TECHNOTE.TXT for special instructions pertaining to some specific virus repairs. ********************************************************************** ** Additional Information ** ********************************************************************** Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.