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MAR96.TXT - What's New in the NAV Definition Update
Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
February 29, 1996
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*                         SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT                             *
*              NAV Detects & Repairs MS Word Macro Viruses                 *
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IMPORTANT:  If your version of Norton AntiVirus is dated before December 
            1, 1995, you will need to update it using the NAV Macro 
            Engine Update in order to use these virus definitions. If you
            have not updated your version, download the NAV Macro Engine 
            Update from the Symantec BBS, CompuServe, America Online, 
            Microsoft Network, or Internet (FTP and WWW). The file is 
            called UPDATEME.EXE for NAV 3.0 or NAV95PCH.EXE for NAV for 
            Windows 95. They can be downloaded from where the monthly 
            update files are normally found.

            This update is available only for download.

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Virus Alerts

  Ten most commonly reported viruses (worldwide):

      AntiEXE
      Parity Boot
      Ripper
      Concept
      One_Half
      AntiCMOS
      NYB
      Jumper
      Junkie Boot
      Stoned.Empire.Monkey.B

  Be on alert for the following viruses in the following areas:

      AntiEXE                       West Coast, USA
      Concept                       Attachments to electronic mail
      Gold Trojan (AOL Gold)        Public Access sites
      HD Trojan                     Public Access sites
      Jumper                        Southern Europe
      Junkie                        Europe, Asia and Australia
      NYB                           North Eastern USA
      One_Half                      Europe
      Parity_Boot                   Central and Northern Europe
      Sat_Bug.Natas                 Central and South America
      Stoned.Empire.Monkey          East and West Coast, USA
      Yankee Doodle.TP-44.A         Europe and US


Changes Incorporated Into This Update
  New:

      _330                          File infector
      Adolf.475                     File infector
      Alien.1976                    File infector
      AntiCad.2646                  File infector
      Anticom                       File infector
      Antigus.1570                  File infector
      AntiMIT (Gen1)                File infector
      Bach                          File infector
      Belorussia                    File infector
      BW.899                        File infector
      CafeFood                      File infector
      Cancerbero                    File infector
      CCBB                          File & boot infector
      CCBB (s)                      File & boot infector
      Chad.750                      File infector
      Changu                        Boot infector
      Cinderella_II                 File infector
      Cinderella_II (x)             File infector
      CLI&HLT.1345                  File infector
      CLI&HLT.1345 (x)              File infector
      Clouds.705                    File infector
      Com2S.1798                    File infector
      Com2S.1798 (x)                File infector
      Companion.151                 File infector
      Concept                       Macro Virus
      Cruel                         Boot infector
      Deicide_II.2403               File infector
      Denzuko.2.B                   Boot infector
      DGME.2468                     File infector
      DGME.2518                     File infector
      DGME.2555                     File infector
      Dick.1242                     File infector
      Doomsday.715                  File infector
      Ear.1024                      File infector
      Ear.443                       File infector
      Extermin                      File infector
      Extermin (x)                  File infector
      Famil                         File infector
      Father_Christmas              File infector
      Fax_Free.1536.C               File infector
      Fax_Free.1536.Pin.B           File infector
      Fax_Free.608.A                File infector
      Flavour.911                   File infector
      Flavour.989                   File infector
      Flavour.989 (Gen1)            File infector
      Foetus.1510.B                 File infector
      Fraud.600                     File infector
      Green Caterp.1571             File infector
      Highlander.478                File infector
      HLLO.8608                     File infector
      Hot                           Macro Virus
      HS.982                        File infector
      Infector.1023                 File infector
      Infector.1100                 File infector
      Infector.1127                 File infector
      Infector.1127 (x)             File infector
      Infector.1183                 File infector
      Infector.1305                 File infector
      Infector.1380 (Gen1)          File infector
      Infector.1496                 File infector
      Infector.1800                 File infector
      Infector.421                  File infector
      Infector.484                  File infector
      Infector.524                  File infector
      Infector.533 (Gen1)           File infector
      Infector.536                  File infector
      Infector.600                  File infector
      Infector.612 (d)              File infector
      Infector.612 (x)              File infector
      Istanbul.1312                 File infector
      Istanbul.1312 (x)             File infector
      IVP.592                       File infector
      IVP.939 (Gen1)                File infector
      IVP.999                       File infector
      IVP.Executor.429              File infector
      IVP.Executor.460              File infector
      IVP.Executor.583              File infector
      IVP.Gen_Tool                  File infector
      Jeru.1747                     File infector
      Jeru.2000                     File infector
      Jeru.2000 (x)                 File infector
      Jeru.2472 (x)                 File infector
      Jeru.Exciter.A                File infector
      Jerusalem.1747                File infector
      Jerusalem.679                 File infector
      Keypress.1280                 File infector
      Keypress.1536 (x)             File infector
      Khizhnjak.711                 File infector
      Kid.434                       File infector
      Krad                          File infector
      Leningrad.2000.B              File infector
      LeningradII.2000.B            File infector
      Leprosy.Tazmania.2276         File infector
      Liata_3.890                   File infector
      Liata_4.890                   File infector
      Liata_7.890                   File infector
      Lucifer.1707                  File infector
      March_4.899                   File infector
      Marzia.C                      File & boot infector
      Marzia.C (x)                  File & boot infector
      Mazur.1125                    File infector
      Monst.327                     File infector
      Monst.496                     File infector
      Monte_Carlo                   File infector
      MPS-OPC_II.754                File infector
      MUHAHAH Trojan                File infector
      Mutagen.1_10.A (1)            File infector
      Mutagen.1_10.A (2)            File infector
      Mutagen.1950 (1)              File infector
      Mutagen.2020 (1)              File infector
      Mutagen.2055 (Gen1)           File infector
      MWS.788                       File infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (25)         File & boot infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (26)         File & boot infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (27)         File & boot infector
      Ng.1036                       File infector
      Nightfall.527                 File infector
      Nightfall.5815                File infector
      No_Frills.815                 File infector
      No_smoking                    File infector
      November_17th.522             File infector
      Nygus.397                     File infector
      One Half (29)                 File & boot infector
      One Half (30)                 File & boot infector
      Oops.1087                     File infector
      PCBB.1656                     File infector
      PHX.965                       File infector
      PHX.965 (x)                   File infector
      Ploose                        File infector
      PostMortem.733                File infector
      Prague.1234                   File & boot infector
      Predator.2448 (b)             Boot infector
      Proto-T.1048                  File infector
      Proto.599                     File infector
      PS-MPC.520                    File infector
      PS-MPC.526                    File infector
      PS-MPC.897                    File infector
      PS15                          File infector
      Quasimodo.522                 File infector
      Raving                        File infector
      Red_October                   File infector
      RMNS.456                      File infector
      Rocket.623                    File infector
      Rodolf.4096                   File infector
      Sarov.2400.c                  File infector
      Satan.cav                     File infector
      School.403                    File infector
      Scitzo.1329                   File infector
      SillyC.109                    File infector
      SillyCR.200                   File infector
      SillyCR.403                   File infector
      SillyRC.1045                  File infector
      SillyRC.191                   File infector
      SillyRC.212                   File infector
      SillyRC.476                   File infector
      Sink                          File infector
      Sink.400                      File infector
      Skater.571                    File infector
      Snow.1618                     File infector
      Sofia-Term.1369               File infector
      Sofiterm.1369                 File infector
      Storm.1153.B                  File infector
      Suriv-1.941                   File infector
      Svin.252                      File infector
      Tack.477 (Gen1)               File infector
      Tadinho.971 (1)               File infector
      Tadinho.971 (2)               File infector
      Tadinho.971 (3)               File infector
      Tadinho.971 (4)               File infector
      Tai-Pan.438                   File infector
      Tai-Pan.641                   File infector
      Tash.490                      File infector
      Taurus                        File infector
      Timid.298                     File infector
      Titanium                      File infector
      Topa.2456                     File infector
      Topa.2476                     File infector
      TPE.2510                      File infector
      Trivial.12096                 File infector
      Trivial.53                    File infector
      Trivial.OW.72                 File infector
      Underdog (1)                  File infector
      Underdog (2)                  File infector
      UnderDog (3)                  File infector
      Untimely.666                  File infector
      Uruguay 4                     File infector
      Vampire.1623                  File infector
      Vampirus.1499                 File infector
      VCL.660                       File infector
      VCL.Cockroach                 File infector
      VCL.VCC.367                   File infector
      VICE2b.Iceburn                File infector
      Vien.353.B                    File infector
      Vien.BNB.D                    File infector
      Vien.BNB.H                    File infector
      Vien.BNB.I                    File infector
      Vienna.699                    File infector
      Virms                         File infector
      Vlad.653                      File infector
      Vlad.696                      File infector
      VS.1919                       File infector
      Wasp.1647                     File infector
      WinVik.a                      File infector
      Winvir 1.4                    File infector
      XUXA.1096                     File infector
      XUXA.1656                     File infector
      YB.405                        File infector
      Yesmile.4304                  File & boot infector
      Yesmile.4304 (Gen1)           File & boot infector
      Yesmile.4320                  File & boot infector
      Yesmile.4320 (Gen1)           File & boot infector
      Yesmile.5504                  File infector
      Yesmile.5504 (b)              File & boot infector
      Yesmile.5504 (Gen1)           File infector
      Zed10.287                     File infector



Changes to previous definitions:

      7F                            Renamed to Feint
      Com2s                         Removed
      Com2s (x)                     Removed
      Com2S                         Removed
      Hermanos.2015 (1)             Removed
      Mutagen (d17)                 Removed
      Neuroquila                    All variants renamed to Neuroq/Nightfall
      Nightfall                     All variants renamed to Neuroq/Nightfall
      No_Frills.813 (d2)            Removed
      Troi.II                       Removed
      Yeah                          Renamed to Yesmile (b)
      Yeah Dropper                  Removed


* Please read the file VIRSPEC.TXT for special instructions pertaining to
  some specific virus repairs.

