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JUN96.TXT - What's New in the NAV Definition Update
Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
June 1, 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):

      NYB
      Concept
      AntiEXE
      AntiCMOS
      One_Half
      Junkie
      Form.A
      Stoned.Empire.Monkey
      Parity_Boot
      Ripper

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

      AntiEXE                       West Coast, USA
      Burglar.1150                  Public access sites
      Concept                       Universities, corporations
                                    and attachments to electronic mail
      Gold Trojan (AOL Gold)        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

Changes Incorporated Into This Update
  New:

      Alia.1023 (1)                 File infector
      Alia.1023 (2)                 File infector
      Aman                          File infector
      Austr_Parasite.579            File infector
      Buffeater.508                 File infector
      Bunny.497                     File infector
      BW.304                        File infector
      BW.309                        File infector
      BW.323                        File infector
      BW.384                        File infector
      BW.399                        File infector
      BW.400                        File infector
      BW.402                        File infector
      BW.405                        File infector
      BW.405                        File infector
      BW.414                        File infector
      BW.550                        File infector
      BW.558                        File infector
      BW.567                        File infector
      BW.577                        File infector
      BW.634                        File infector
      BW.637                        File infector
      BW.648                        File infector
      BW.653                        File infector
      Chaos-Amber.935               File infector
      CMOS Death                    Boot infector
      Deicide.2568                  File infector
      DOSkabooter (x)               File infector
      Ebola.313                     File infector
      Ebola.378                     File infector
      Fone.183                      File infector
      H-Andromeda.1024.C            File infector
      H-Andromeda.1024.C(x)         File infector
      HLLC.Crawen.8516              File infector
      HLLC.Happy_Monday.B           File infector
      Infector.84                   File infector
      Infector.96                   File infector
      Infector.162                  File infector
      Infector.191                  File infector
      Infector.213                  File infector
      Infector.268                  File infector
      Infector.446                  File infector
      Infector.446 (2)              File infector
      Infector.447                  File infector
      Infector.497                  File infector
      Infector.647                  File infector
      Infector.1304                 File infector
      Infector.1347                 File infector
      Infector.1508                 File infector
      Infezione Macro               Macro Virus
      Intruder.736                  File infector
      Intruder.879                  File infector
      Intruder.957                  File infector
      Irish (1)                     Macro Virus
      Irish (2)                     Macro Virus
      IVP.475                       File infector
      IVP.751                       File infector
      Jerusalem.Pipi.1552.B         File infector
      JVW.928                       File infector
      Kaczor (1)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (2)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (3)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (4)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (5)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (6)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (7)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (8)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (9)                    Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (10)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (11)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (12)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (13)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (14)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (15)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (16)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (17)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (18)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (19)                   Boot & file infector
      Kaczor (20)                   Boot & file infector
      Kato.1536                     File infector
      Lavi.784                      File infector
      Lavi.833 (1)                  File infector
      Lavi.833 (3)                  File infector
      Lavi.1622                     File infector
      Loki.1228                     File infector
      Mantis.1215                   File infector
      Marawi.2828                   File infector
      Marawi.2828 (x)               File infector
      Mephisto.510                  File infector
      Morgot.823                    File infector
      Mr. Twister (Gen1)            File infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (28)         Boot & file infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (29)         Boot & file infector
      Neuroq/Nightfall (30)         Boot & file infector
      NoFrills.813                  File infector
      NoFrills.813 (x)              File infector
      No_Frills.815                 File infector
      No_Frills.815 (x)             File infector
      NukeX Trojan                  File infector
      Number_1.12032                File infector
      Particle_Man.690              File infector
      Plagiarist                    File infector
      Proto-T.CivWar.A              File infector
      PS(Gen1).446                  File infector
      PS(Gen1).452                  File infector
      PS(Gen1).536                  File infector
      PS(Gen1).754                  File infector
      PS-MPC.356 (Gen1)             File infector
      PS-MPC.475                    File infector
      Quish.397                     File infector
      Radyum.313                    File infector
      Rider.575                     File infector
      RMC.1551                      File infector
      Senorita.885                  File infector
      SillyC.139                    File infector
      Sno.1015.A                    File infector
      Sno.1015.B                    File infector
      Sol.545                       File infector
      Sol.557                       File infector
      Split_second.1120             File infector
      Stardot.1100                  File infector
      Timid.298                     File infector
      Trivial.D.OW                  File infector
      TV-II.1366                    File infector
      Twisted                       File infector
      Unruly.1121                   File infector
      Valentine.2332                File infector
      Vbasic.5120.D                 File infector
      Vienna.W-13.600               File infector
      Viros11.429                   File infector
      Vlad.692                      File infector
      Vulture                       File infector
      Wazzu Macro                   Macro Virus
      Werewolf.1500                 File infector
      Werewolf.1500 (2)             File infector
      WinSurf                       File infector
      WinTiny                       File infector
      WZ.436.B (Gen1)(x)            File infector
      Xug.1500                      File infector
      Xug.1500 (x)                  File infector
      YB.325                        File infector
      Ymir.101                      File infector
      Ymir.144                      File infector

Changes to previous definitions:

      Major Gnat                    Renamed to Major.1644
      Neuroq/Nightfall (22)         Combined with other Neuroq/Nightfall


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

