JAN95.TXT - What's New in NAV 3.0's Definition Update
AntiVirus Lab, SYMANTEC/Peter Norton Product Group
January 1, 1995
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Virus Alerts:

	Monkey.B		Boot infector
	Form			Boot infector
	Stealth.B		Boot infector
	AntiEXE 		Boot infector
	NYB			Boot infector
	Michelangelo		Boot infector
	Stoned.Std		Boot infector
	Natas			File infector
	V-Sign			Boot infector
	NoINT			Boot infector

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

	Avispa			South America (Argentina)
	CPW2			South America, Northeast US
	Freddy 2		South America
	Leandro 		Brasil
	Natas			North America (Mexico)
	Necropolis		Israel
	Ripper			Europe (UK)
	Sampo			WorldWide
	Tremor			Europe (Germany)

Finally, the "Good Times" virus, as proclaimed by email messages going
around during this past month, is a hoax.  The only spreading is caused
by people sending and resending the warning.

The following changes have been incorporated into this update:

New:

	Accept			File infector
	Accept.3773		File infector
	ARCV.Christmas		File infector
	ARCV.Ice		File infector
	ARCV.Lurve		File infector
	AVV.2300		File infector
	CBCB186			Boot infector
	DIR II.W		File infector
	Face			File infector
	Feist.379		File infector
	J&M			Boot infector
	Kela.2002		File infector
	Kela.2010		File infector
	Kela.2099		File infector
	Kompa.268		File infector
	Loren.1387		File infector
	NRLG			File infectors
	Peter			Boot infector
	Quadratic.1283		File infector
	Sampo			Boot infector
	Shin			Boot infector
	Silent Killer		File infector
	Tai-pan.666		File infector
	Timid.833		File infector
	Trakia			File infector
	Viking.Dec3		File infector
	Void			File infector
	Welcome			File infector

Changes to previous definitions:

	Athens			Repair added
	BootExe.451		Boot sector detection and repair added
	Hidenowt		Repair added
	Natas			Repair added
	SMEG			Name changed from Pathogen/Queeg
	SMEG (x1)		Name changed from Pathogen (x)
	SMEG (x2)		Name changed from Queeg (x)
	V3000			Repair added
	Yam (Gen1)		Name changed from PS-MPC.MathTest (Gen1)

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