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  2. **                                                                  **
  3. **  What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files      WHATSNEW.TXT **
  4. **                                                                  **
  5. **  Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC)        August 1, 1997 **
  6. **                                                                  **
  7. **********************************************************************
  8. This document contains the following topics:
  9.  
  10.  * Update Overview
  11.  * Virus Alerts
  12.  * Changes Incorporated Into This Update
  13.  * Additional Information
  14.  
  15.  
  16. **********************************************************************
  17. ** Update Overview                                                  **
  18. **********************************************************************
  19. With only 73 new macro viruses included in August's update, compared
  20. to 238 in July's, it is clear that the rate of increase for macro
  21. virus infections has finally showed signs of slowing.  This can
  22. largely be attributed to SARC's recently-introduced automatic
  23. detection and repair of new macro virus strains, called "Family
  24. Detection".  This month, the technology is enhanced with family
  25. detections for the Cap, Niceday, and Twolines macro families.
  26.  
  27.  
  28. **********************************************************************
  29. ** Virus Alerts                                                     **
  30. **********************************************************************
  31. The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide:
  32.  
  33.     1  WM.Concept
  34.     2  Form.A
  35.     3  One_Half.3544
  36.     4  AntiEXE.A
  37.     5  Stoned.Empire.Monkey.A
  38.     6  Junkie
  39.     7  Sat_Bug.Natas.4744
  40.     8  AntiCMOS.A
  41.     9  Natas.4744
  42.    10  WM.Wazzu
  43.  
  44. Be on the alert for the following viruses in the following regions:
  45.  
  46.     AntiCMOS.A                    USA, Europe
  47.     AntiEXE                       USA, Europe, India, Japan
  48.     Jumper                        Southern Europe
  49.     Junkie                        Europe, Asia and Australia
  50.     NYB                           North America
  51.     One_Half                      Europe, India and Mexico
  52.     Parity_Boot                   Central and Northern Europe
  53.     Sat_Bug.Natas                 Central and South America
  54.     WM.Concept                    Worldwide
  55.     WM.Wazzu                      Worldwide
  56.  
  57.  
  58. **********************************************************************
  59. ** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update          **
  60. **********************************************************************
  61. New virus definitions:
  62.  
  63.         ATE.524 Gen(1)            File infector
  64.         ATE.524                   File infector
  65.         ChaseButton.Trojan        File infector
  66.         Desperado.2403            File infector
  67.         Int_7F                    Boot infector
  68.         IVP.2385                  File infector
  69.         Login Thief Trojan        File infector
  70.         MA.Infector               Boot infector
  71.         Poppy.513                 File infector
  72.         PWSTEAL.Trojan (1)        File infector
  73.         PWSTEAL.Trojan (2)        File infector
  74.         PWSTEAL.Trojan (4)        File infector
  75.         PWSTEAL.Trojan (5)        File infector
  76.         RustyBug.5330 (2)         File infector
  77.         RustyBug.5330 (3)         File infector
  78.         RustyBug.5850 (1)         File infector
  79.         RustyBug.5850 (2)         File infector
  80.         RustyBug.5850 (3)         File infector
  81.         TPE.CW.4d                 File infector
  82.         Vanitas.2051              File infector
  83.         Weed.5850.C (1)           File infector
  84.         Weed.5850.C (2)           File infector
  85.         Weed.5850.C (3)           File infector
  86.         WM.Alliance.B             File infector
  87.         WM.Appder.F               File infector
  88.         WM.Appder.G               File infector
  89.         WM.Appder.H               File infector
  90.         WM.Appder.I               File infector
  91.         WM.Bandung.AQ             File infector
  92.         WM.Bandung.AR             File infector
  93.         WM.Bandung.AS             File infector
  94.         WM.Bandung.AT             File infector
  95.         WM.Bandung.AV             File infector
  96.         WM.Bandung.AW             File infector
  97.         WM.Cap.Family             File infector
  98.         WM.Cap.Y                  File infector
  99.         WM.Childish.A             File infector
  100.         WM.Colors.BL              File infector
  101.         WM.Colors.BN              File infector
  102.         WM.Concept.AU             File infector
  103.         WM.Concept.AV             File infector
  104.         WM.Concept.AW             File infector
  105.         WM.Concept.AX             File infector
  106.         WM.Concept.AY             File infector
  107.         WM.Concept.AZ             File infector
  108.         WM.Concept.BA             File infector
  109.         WM.Date.C                 File infector
  110.         WM.Date.D                 File infector
  111.         WM.DNTC.A                 File infector
  112.         WM.DZT.F                  File infector
  113.         WM.GoldFish.C             File infector
  114.         WM.GoldSecret.B           File infector
  115.         WM.Hybrid.F               File infector
  116.         WM.Hybrid.G               File infector
  117.         WM.Hybrid.H               File infector
  118.         WM.Illiterate.A           File infector
  119.         WM.Imposter.D             File infector
  120.         WM.Imposter.E             File infector
  121.         WM.Incarnate.A            File infector
  122.         WM.Kompu.E                File infector
  123.         WM.Kompu.F                File infector
  124.         WM.Lunch.E                File infector
  125.         WM.MDMA.U                 File infector
  126.         WM.MDMA.V                 File infector
  127.         WM.Muck.G                 File infector
  128.         WM.Muck.H                 File infector
  129.         WM.Niceday.Family         File infector
  130.         WM.NiceDay.M              File infector
  131.         WM.Npad.BX                File infector
  132.         WM.Npad.BY                File infector
  133.         WM.Npad.BZ                File infector
  134.         WM.Npad.CA                File infector
  135.         WM.Npad.CB                File infector
  136.         WM.Npad.CC                File infector
  137.         WM.Npad.CD                File infector
  138.         WM.Npad.CG                File infector
  139.         WM.Nuclear.N              File infector
  140.         WM.Nuker.A                File infector
  141.         WM.Panjang.A              File infector
  142.         WM.Percent.A:Tw           File infector
  143.         WM.Rehenes.A              File infector
  144.         WM.ShowOff.BP             File infector
  145.         WM.ShowOff.BQ             File infector
  146.         WM.ShowOff.BR             File infector
  147.         WM.ShowOff.BS             File infector
  148.         WM.Since.A                File infector
  149.         WM.Swlabs.E               File infector
  150.         WM.Temple.B               File infector
  151.         WM.Twolines.Family        File infector
  152.         WM.TwoLines.N             File infector
  153.         WM.TwoLines.O             File infector
  154.         WM.TwoLines.P             File infector
  155.         WM.TwoLines.Q             File infector
  156.         WM.Vicinity.B:De          File infector
  157.         WM.Volcano.A:It           File infector
  158.         WM.Wazzu.CI               File infector
  159.  
  160. **********************************************************************
  161. **  Additional Information                                          **
  162. **********************************************************************
  163. Additional information regarding this virus definitions update can be
  164. found in UPDATE.TXT and TECHNOTE.TXT.
  165.