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** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT **
** **
** Symantec Security Response April 16, 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
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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
---------- -------------- ---------
ABAP.Rivpas.A File infector 04/16/02
Arfav.28781 File infector 04/15/02
BAT.DelwinIni.Trojan File infector 04/12/02
Bin.466.B File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BVH File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVI File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVJ File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVK File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVL File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVM File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVN File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVO File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVP File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVQ File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BWG File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWH File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWI File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWJ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWK File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWL File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWM File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWN File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWO File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWP File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWQ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWR File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWS File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWT File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWU File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWV File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWW File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWX File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWY File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWZ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXA File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXB File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXC File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXD File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXE File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXF File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXG File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXH File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXI File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXJ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXK File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXL File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXM File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXN File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXO File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXP File infector 04/16/02
Boot.Dragon1.b Boot infector 04/15/02
Caterpillar.1819 File infector 04/15/02
Elf.3290 File infector 04/16/02
Evolution.2910.b File infector 04/15/02
GCAE.2530 File infector 04/16/02
GCAE.WildDog.997 File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (1) File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (2) File infector 04/15/02
HTML.Redlof.A File infector 04/16/02
IRC.Kazimas.worm File infector 04/16/02
Ircsux.341 File infector 04/15/02
Irxsux.341 File infector 04/15/02
LightGeneral.1168 File infector 04/15/02
Lost_Love.356 File infector 04/16/02
Neum.4338 File infector 04/16/02
Orto.901 File infector 04/15/02
PS-MPC.516 File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.618.C File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.876 File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.950 File infector 04/16/02
Promis File infector 04/15/02
SVC.3121 File infector 04/16/02
SVS.c Boot infector 04/15/02
Script.HE.Flys File infector 04/16/02
SillyC.226 File infector 04/16/02
SillyE.family File infector 04/16/02
Stoned.March6.a7 Boot infector 04/15/02
Stoned.March6.k Boot infector 04/15/02
Stoned.c4 Boot infector 04/15/02
TPE.cw.1915 File infector 04/16/02
Tchechen.Gen.A File infector 04/15/02
Trojan.Winsex File infector 04/15/02
Uruguay.2721 File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Chikita File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Indra@mm File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Jaggal File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Moon@mm File infector 04/15/02
VCL.862 File infector 04/16/02
W32.Mylife.I@mm File infector 04/15/02
W32.Wanhope.1834 File infector 04/15/02
W95.Lanky.3153 File infector 04/15/02
W95.Stoogy.6031 File infector 04/16/02
W95.Stoogy@mm File infector 04/15/02
W95.Wideman.8135 File infector 04/15/02
W97M.Doublet File infector 04/16/02
Worm.Automat.AGQ File infector 04/15/02
X97M.Divi.O File infector 04/15/02
Yankee.1047.B File infector 04/16/02
Zhengxi.7313 File infector 04/16/02
Zombie.2493 File infector 04/16/02
New virus definitions (sorted by Date added):
Virus Name Infection Type Date added
---------- -------------- ----------
ABAP.Rivpas.A File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXM File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXN File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXO File infector 04/16/02
Bin.Auto.BXP File infector 04/16/02
Elf.3290 File infector 04/16/02
GCAE.2530 File infector 04/16/02
HTML.Redlof.A File infector 04/16/02
IRC.Kazimas.worm File infector 04/16/02
Lost_Love.356 File infector 04/16/02
Neum.4338 File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.516 File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.618.C File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.876 File infector 04/16/02
PS-MPC.950 File infector 04/16/02
SVC.3121 File infector 04/16/02
Script.HE.Flys File infector 04/16/02
SillyC.226 File infector 04/16/02
SillyE.family File infector 04/16/02
TPE.cw.1915 File infector 04/16/02
Uruguay.2721 File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Chikita File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Indra@mm File infector 04/16/02
VBS.Jaggal File infector 04/16/02
VCL.862 File infector 04/16/02
W95.Stoogy.6031 File infector 04/16/02
W97M.Doublet File infector 04/16/02
Yankee.1047.B File infector 04/16/02
Zhengxi.7313 File infector 04/16/02
Zombie.2493 File infector 04/16/02
Arfav.28781 File infector 04/15/02
Bin.466.B File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWG File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWH File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWI File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWJ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWK File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWL File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWM File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWN File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWO File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWP File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWQ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWR File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWS File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWT File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWU File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWV File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWW File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWX File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWY File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BWZ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXA File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXB File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXC File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXD File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXE File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXF File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXG File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXH File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXI File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXJ File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXK File infector 04/15/02
Bin.Auto.BXL File infector 04/15/02
Boot.Dragon1.b Boot infector 04/15/02
Caterpillar.1819 File infector 04/15/02
Evolution.2910.b File infector 04/15/02
GCAE.WildDog.997 File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (1) File infector 04/15/02
HLL.9131 (2) File infector 04/15/02
Ircsux.341 File infector 04/15/02
Irxsux.341 File infector 04/15/02
LightGeneral.1168 File infector 04/15/02
Orto.901 File infector 04/15/02
Promis File infector 04/15/02
SVS.c Boot infector 04/15/02
Stoned.March6.a7 Boot infector 04/15/02
Stoned.March6.k Boot infector 04/15/02
Stoned.c4 Boot infector 04/15/02
Tchechen.Gen.A File infector 04/15/02
Trojan.Winsex File infector 04/15/02
VBS.Moon@mm File infector 04/15/02
W32.Mylife.I@mm File infector 04/15/02
W32.Wanhope.1834 File infector 04/15/02
W95.Lanky.3153 File infector 04/15/02
W95.Stoogy@mm File infector 04/15/02
W95.Wideman.8135 File infector 04/15/02
Worm.Automat.AGQ File infector 04/15/02
X97M.Divi.O File infector 04/15/02
BAT.DelwinIni.Trojan File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVH File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVI File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVJ File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVK File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVL File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVM File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVN File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVO File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVP File infector 04/12/02
Bin.Auto.BVQ File infector 04/12/02
Name Changes (sorted by Old Virus Name):
Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed
-------------- -------------- ------------
Arfav.28781 to Elf.3400 04/15/02
Bat.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
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
BootDr193 to Boot/BootDr193 03/11/02
HLLC.Rider.5552 to HLLC/Rider.5552 03/11/02
HLLO.10579 to Unhappy.763 04/11/02
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.Breetnee@mm to VBS.Chick@mm 03/25/02
VBS.Infort.A to VBS.Infort 03/28/02
VBS.TRun98 to JS.TRun98 03/18/02
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.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.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
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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
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
BootDr193 to Boot/BootDr193 03/11/02
HLLC.Rider.5552 to HLLC/Rider.5552 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.Litmus (2) File infector 03/11/02
Backdoor.Trojan.dr(5) File infector 04/08/02
Bishop.15706.b (2) File infector 03/11/02
Boot.Hitler Boot infector 03/11/02
Boot.Megast.907 Boot infector 03/11/02
Boot.Stoned.Torm Boot infector 04/15/02
Boot.Wyx.c Boot infector 03/11/02
Casper.cav.380 File infector 03/11/02
Fir.3467 File infector 03/11/02
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
Unhappy.763 File infector 04/11/02
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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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
Backdoor.Litmus (2) File infector 03/11/02
Bishop.15706.b (2) File infector 03/11/02
Boot.Hitler Boot infector 03/11/02
Boot.Megast.907 Boot infector 03/11/02
Boot.Wyx.c Boot infector 03/11/02
Casper.cav.380 File infector 03/11/02
Fir.3467 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.