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MAR96A.TXT - What's New in the NAV Definition Update
Symantec AntiVirus Research Center
March 8, 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:

      ABX                           File infector
      Anticad.3012.A                File infector
      ARCV.Anna.745                 File infector
      Asmodeous                     File infector
      Aust.1033                     File infector
      Beast-NB.429.A                File infector
      Burger.382.C                  File infector
      Civil Defense.C/D (b)         Boot infector
      Croatia.1535                  File infector
      Croatia.427                   File infector
      CyberRiot                     File infector
      Datacrime.B.1514A             File infector
      Dir-II                        File infector
      Dir-II.BA                     File infector
      Dir-II.N                      File infector
      Em.1303                       File infector
      Ether                         Boot infector
      Fans.560                      File infector
      Freak.604                     File infector
      Fumble.867                    File infector
      Godzilla.890                  File infector
      Highlander.478                File infector
      HLLT.4288                     File infector
      Infector.1346                 File infector
      Infector.1432 (x)             File infector
      Infector.1833                 File infector
      Infector.3044                 File infector
      Infector.399                  File infector
      Infector.461                  File infector
      Infector.745                  File infector
      Infector.872                  File infector
      Infector.946                  File infector
      Infector.96A                  File infector
      Infector.96B                  File infector
      IVP.478                       File infector
      Jeru.CVEX.6144                File infector
      Jeru.Rulis                    File infector
      Jeru.Zero_Time.Aus(2)         File infector
      K-CMOS.dr.931 (Gen1)          File infector
      Kingsize                      File infector
      Lost_Friend.881               File infector
      Mantis.1258                   File infector
      Manzon.1445 (1)               File infector
      Manzon.1445 (2)               File infector
      Marbas.1313                   File infector
      Maresme.1062                  File infector
      Mixtura.1000                  File infector
      Monarch.1040                  File infector
      Monster                       File infector
      MPC.Violite.1511              File infector
      Mtz.971                       File infector
      Norge.673                     File infector
      Odo.816                       File infector
      Oestrboo.OW.7807              File infector
      Oscar.OW.2212                 File infector
      PCBB.1800.A                   File infector
      PH33R.1332                    File infector
      Plovdiv.1-3 (x)               File infector
      Poison                        File infector
      PPSP.1526                     File infector
      Prime.1164                    File infector
      Prime.1164                    File infector
      Proto-T.654                   File infector
      Quish.397                     File infector
      Ratboy.306.B                  File infector
      Riot.Polute                   File infector
      Rip.3214                      File infector
      Scity.713                     File infector
      Scitzo.1285                   File infector
      Scitzo.1337                   File infector
      Shiny.934                     File infector
      SillyC.179                    File infector
      Sirius.720                    File infector
      Spec.907                      File infector
      Sturm.410                     File infector
      Suriv-1.941                   File infector
      SVC.1689.B                    File infector
      Tanpro                        File infector
      Titanium (2)                  File infector
      Topa.2520                     File infector
      Toxic.224                     File infector
      Trivial.C.OW.45.B             File infector
      Twitch.a                      File infector
      Ugur                          File infector
      Undamaged.1314                File infector
      Undercut.331                  File infector
      Unknown.1329 (1)              File infector
      Unknown.1329 (2)              File infector
      V3Zeta.1500 (1)               File infector
      VCCB                          File infector
      VCL.Fillovirus 10             File infector
      Vien.566                      File infector
      Vienna.583                    File infector
      Vienna.5xx.679                File infector
      XTC.2153                      File infector
      XTC.2153 (x)                  File infector
      YD.2881.b                     File infector
      Zap.1103                      File infector


Changes to previous definitions:

      Alive.3400 (2)                Removed
      Alive.3400 (3)                Removed
      Alive.3400 (4)                Removed
      Grog.IL                       Removed
      Infector.890                  Removed
      Manzon.1445 (3)               Removed
      Manzon.1445 (4)               Removed
      Manzon.1445 (5)               Removed
      Plovdiv.1-3.A                 Renamed to Plovdiv.1-3.B (1)
      Plovdiv.1-3.B                 Renamed to Plovdiv.1-3.B (2)
      Uruguay.4 (mem)               Removed


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

