

                  SWEEP for DOS Virus Detection Release Notes
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                          Version 3.06, February 1998


 SWEEP has been updated with new virus information.

 Sophos Anti-Virus on CD
 -----------------------

 From 2nd March 1998 Sophos Anti-Virus updates for all platforms will be
 delivered on CD.  The CD will also contain all manuals, an electronic copy of
 the Data Security Reference Guide as well as floppy disk images which will
 allow easy creation of floppy disks (should you require them).

 All software will still be available on floppy disks, but if you wish to
 receive floppy disks instead of the CD, you must let us know before 9th
 February 1998.

 Office 97 virus disinfection
 ----------------------------

 SWEEP capability of disinfecting Office 97 viruses is now enabled by default.
 In the previous version you had to specify the -VBA5 command line qualifier.

 SWEEP speed
 -----------

 Parts of SWEEP have been optimised and you may notice between 5% and 10%
 speed increase.

 Installing or updating SWEEP under DOS
 --------------------------------------

 Insert the SWEEP for DOS disk and type

   A:INSTALL

 Installing or updating SWEEP under Windows 3.x
 ----------------------------------------------
 Start Windows, insert the SWEEP for DOS disk, select Run from the Program
 Manager's File menu and issue the command

   A:SETUP

 The installation program will prompt you for the directory name into which
 SWEEP is to be installed, as well as create the SW icon.  When you wish to
 start SW, double-click the SW icon.

 Anti-virus Workshop
 -------------------

 A two-day hands-on workshop which gives delegates as opportunity to
 experiment with real, live, computer viruses in a controlled environment.
 The workshop is now in 7th year and its contents continue to be updated as
 new viruses and anti-virus techniques are developed.

 The next available dates are 17th/18th March 98 and the number of delegates
 is limited to 16.

 NetWare Security Workshop
 -------------------------

 Practical NetWare Security is a one-day hands-on workshop which gives
 delegates an opportunity to experience attacks on NetWare security and devise
 countermeasures in a live, multi-server environment.  This workshop follows
 on the traditions of the extremely successful Sophos Anti-virus Workshops,
 placing the emphasis on practical experience.  Familiarity with NetWare 3.X
 and/or 4.X is assumed.

 The next available date is 19th March 98 and the number of delegates is
 limited to 16.

 Most commonly reported viruses in December 1997
 -----------------------------------------------

 Winword/CAP 14.5%, Parity Boot 8.5%, Winword/Concept 6.7%, Anticmos 6.1%,
 Form 6.1%, JackRipper 5.5%, Winword/Wazzu 5.5%, CMOS4 4.8%, Excel/Laroux
 4.8%, Monkey 3.6%.

 For more information on these and other viruses, select View, Virus library
 in SW.

 Viruses added this month
 ------------------------

 40Hex-Gen       AK.365          Alia-1023       Alia.1300
 Alpha-447       ARCV.Anna.740   Asmodeous.1343  Attitude.7xx
 Avs-349         Bach.3544       Barrottes-1222  Bedbug.571
 Bedbug.589      BW-Seastorm     Casper trojan   Click-329
 Companion-301   Companion-985   CyberJack-766   Delta-1128
 Die-Hard-B      Die-Hard-C      Dina-512        Diskkill
 Dobkin-191      Doctor John     DOT.4611        Downtown
 Drepo-2470      Ehrlichman      Elene.1000      Excel/Laroux-AF
 Excel/Laroux-P  Excel/Laroux-V  Foma-1000       Foma-1200
 Foma-1733       Foma-1900       Foma-972        GD.539
 Gunia.727       Guppy.156       Hammer.512      Headache.632
 Hunter.253      Hunter.324      Icelandic       Ida.730
 Intend Killer   Intend Mega1105 Intend Sailor.J Intended G2.OJ
 Intended Icon.b Intended Mini80 Intended Sailor Intended V.709
 Khizhnjak.419.b Killer-833      Korvs.228       Later.987
 Leech.1017      Mayak-513       Minimal-88      Minimal-92
 Minimal-94      Minkin          Miny-398        Miny-410
 Miny-433-b      Miny.182        Miny.184        Miny.205
 Miny.230        Miny.328        Miny.340        Miny2-187
 Miny2-189       Miny2-210       Miny2-235       Miny2-592
 Mutagen CF2055  Mutagen Garden  Nigger          Ninja-1383
 Nixon.376       NoHope          Nom.1024        Npox 970
 Npox-1602       NRLG-667        NRLG-686        NRLG-723
 NRLG-726        NRLG-740        NRLG-753        Paranoid
 PCGuru4         Perfume-Ira.571 PHX.969         Pixel-740-e
 Pixel.457       Pixel.877       Positron.514    PS-MPC-336
 Raadioga.1000   Respect         Segal.552       SillyC-178
 SillyC-227      SillyC-415      SillyC-424      SillyC-432
 SillyC-446      SillyC.664      SillyORC.144    SillyRC-387
 SillyRC.257     SillyRC.277     SillyRC.303     SillyRC.315
 SillyRC.316     SillyRC.319     Sink.512        Sirius 335
 Sirius 337      Sisia           Skywalker       Sl.200
 Small-144C-a    TempVir.466     Thespian        Thespian.b
 TPVO.Harlem.539 Tracer.722      Tracer.762      Trivial.166
 Type.951        Ufo.613         Vacsina.332.int Vampiro.1495
 Vecna.1401      Vienna-648      Vienna-774-b    Vienna.352/371
 Vienna.617      Vofca.174       Wild Worker     Winword/AllianC
 Winword/AllianD Winword/AllianF Winword/Angus   Winword/Appd.K
 Winword/Count-a Winword/DLK1.M  Winword/Fake-A  Winword/FiveA-A
 Winword/Gnomo-A Winword/Horn-A  Winword/Hot-B   Winword/Influ-A
 Winword/Kompu-I Winword/MDMA.AE Winword/Mini-Y  Winword/Mini-Z
 Winword/Minim-C Winword/Muck-AF Winword/Munch.A Winword/MVDK1-A
 Winword/Nova    Winword/Oblom-H Winword/Pejuang Winword/Pox
 Winword/RamsesA Winword/Surab.b Winword/Thery   Winword/Toten-B
 Winword/Trash-A Winword/VHDL-A  Winword/WazzuCZ Winword/WazzuDC
 Winword/WazzuDD Winword/WazzuDF Winword/WazzuDH Winword/WazzuDJ
 Winword/WazzuDK Winword/Wieder  Winword/Yaka.A  WM97/Czech
 WM97/Eraser-Q   WM97/Imposter-A WM97/Kompu-EA   WM97/Kompu-f
 WM97/Lunch-e    WM97/Mdma-E     WM97/Muck-Y     WM97/Niceday-N
 WM97/Notice-a   WM97/Nuclear-T  WM97/Plain-A    WM97/Slot1
 WM97/Surabaya-A WM97/Tamago-a   Xav.Feliz.1083  XM97/Laroux-b
 XM97/Laroux-CA  XM97/Laroux-EB  XM97/Laroux-ec  XM97/Laroux-u
 XM97/Laroux-x   XRes.536        Yard-448        Yard-590
 Zany.139        


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