********************************************************************** ** ** ** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT ** ** ** ** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) August 1, 1997 ** ** ** ********************************************************************** This document contains the following topics: * Update Overview * Virus Alerts * Changes Incorporated Into This Update * Additional Information ********************************************************************** ** Update Overview ** ********************************************************************** With only 73 new macro viruses included in August's update, compared to 238 in July's, it is clear that the rate of increase for macro virus infections has finally showed signs of slowing. This can largely be attributed to SARC's recently-introduced automatic detection and repair of new macro virus strains, called "Family Detection". This month, the technology is enhanced with family detections for the Cap, Niceday, and Twolines macro families. ********************************************************************** ** Virus Alerts ** ********************************************************************** The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide: 1 WM.Concept 2 Form.A 3 One_Half.3544 4 AntiEXE.A 5 Stoned.Empire.Monkey.A 6 Junkie 7 Sat_Bug.Natas.4744 8 AntiCMOS.A 9 Natas.4744 10 WM.Wazzu Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions: AntiCMOS.A USA, Europe AntiEXE USA, Europe, India, Japan Jumper Southern Europe Junkie Europe, Asia and Australia NYB North America One_Half Europe, India and Mexico Parity_Boot Central and Northern Europe Sat_Bug.Natas Central and South America WM.Concept Worldwide WM.Wazzu Worldwide ********************************************************************** ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update ** ********************************************************************** New virus definitions: ATE.524 Gen(1) File infector ATE.524 File infector ChaseButton.Trojan File infector Desperado.2403 File infector Int_7F Boot infector IVP.2385 File infector Login Thief Trojan File infector MA.Infector Boot infector Poppy.513 File infector PWSTEAL.Trojan (1) File infector PWSTEAL.Trojan (2) File infector PWSTEAL.Trojan (4) File infector PWSTEAL.Trojan (5) File infector RustyBug.5330 (2) File infector RustyBug.5330 (3) File infector RustyBug.5850 (1) File infector RustyBug.5850 (2) File infector RustyBug.5850 (3) File infector TPE.CW.4d File infector Vanitas.2051 File infector Weed.5850.C (1) File infector Weed.5850.C (2) File infector Weed.5850.C (3) File infector WM.Alliance.B File infector WM.Appder.F File infector WM.Appder.G File infector WM.Appder.H File infector WM.Appder.I File infector WM.Bandung.AQ File infector WM.Bandung.AR File infector WM.Bandung.AS File infector WM.Bandung.AT File infector WM.Bandung.AV File infector WM.Bandung.AW File infector WM.Cap.Family File infector WM.Cap.Y File infector WM.Childish.A File infector WM.Colors.BL File infector WM.Colors.BN File infector WM.Concept.AU File infector WM.Concept.AV File infector WM.Concept.AW File infector WM.Concept.AX File infector WM.Concept.AY File infector WM.Concept.AZ File infector WM.Concept.BA File infector WM.Date.C File infector WM.Date.D File infector WM.DNTC.A File infector WM.DZT.F File infector WM.GoldFish.C File infector WM.GoldSecret.B File infector WM.Hybrid.F File infector WM.Hybrid.G File infector WM.Hybrid.H File infector WM.Illiterate.A File infector WM.Imposter.D File infector WM.Imposter.E File infector WM.Incarnate.A File infector WM.Kompu.E File infector WM.Kompu.F File infector WM.Lunch.E File infector WM.MDMA.U File infector WM.MDMA.V File infector WM.Muck.G File infector WM.Muck.H File infector WM.Niceday.Family File infector WM.NiceDay.M File infector WM.Npad.BX File infector WM.Npad.BY File infector WM.Npad.BZ File infector WM.Npad.CA File infector WM.Npad.CB File infector WM.Npad.CC File infector WM.Npad.CD File infector WM.Npad.CG File infector WM.Nuclear.N File infector WM.Nuker.A File infector WM.Panjang.A File infector WM.Percent.A:Tw File infector WM.Rehenes.A File infector WM.ShowOff.BP File infector WM.ShowOff.BQ File infector WM.ShowOff.BR File infector WM.ShowOff.BS File infector WM.Since.A File infector WM.Swlabs.E File infector WM.Temple.B File infector WM.Twolines.Family File infector WM.TwoLines.N File infector WM.TwoLines.O File infector WM.TwoLines.P File infector WM.TwoLines.Q File infector WM.Vicinity.B:De File infector WM.Volcano.A:It File infector WM.Wazzu.CI File infector ********************************************************************** ** Additional Information ** ********************************************************************** Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.