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To: Junkyardawg who wrote ()5/27/2000 10:10:00 AM
From: mr.mark   of 110652
 
for norton av users....

a good place to look on your hard drive for info on what you've been installing in the form of virus definitions is the file whatsnew.txt. also technote.txt. here is an excerpt from the most recent whatsnew file...

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** **
** What's New in the NAV Virus Definitions Files WHATSNEW.TXT **
** **
** Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) May 26 ,2000 **
** **
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This document contains the following topics:

* Virus Alerts
* New Technologies
* Changes Incorporated Into This Update
* Enabling Scanning Features
* Additional Information

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** Virus Alerts **
**********************************************************************
VBS.LoveLetter, a new worm which has been wide-spread since May 4th,
is detected by this definitions set.

The ten most commonly reported viruses, worldwide:

1 VBS.LoveLetter.A
2 WScript.KakWorm
3 VBS.Network
4 W95.CIH
5 Happy99.Worm
6 Worm.ExploreZip
7 W97M.ColdApe
8 W97M.Ethan
9 W97M.Melissa
10 WM.Cap

**********************************************************************
** Changes Incorporated Into This Virus Definitions Update **
**********************************************************************
New virus definitions:

Virus Name Infection Type Week added
---------- -------------- ----------
911BAT.Worm.B File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.Asylum File infector 05/09/00
Backdoor.Eclypse File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.Fantasy File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.Frenzy File infector 05/09/00
Backdoor.Muie File infector 05/09/00
backdoor.netbus.12 File infector 05/09/00
Backdoor.Ping.C File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.Poly File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.PolyDrop File infector 05/04/00
Backdoor.Prosiak File infector 04/24/00
Backdoor.Tasmer File infector 04/24/00
Backdoor.Wincrash File infector 05/09/00
Beard.Trojan File infector 05/04/00
CLRC.554 File infector 05/04/00
ConCon.Trojan File infector 05/15/00
DrZip.512 File infector 05/22/00
FEC(b) Boot infector 05/04/00
FEC.Dropper File infector 05/04/00
GIP.Trojan File infector 05/22/00
ICQ.PWS.Trojan File infector 05/09/00
Intd.Leprosy.TheThing File infector 05/04/00
IRC.Csr.Worm File infector 05/04/00
Leonard.1179 File infector 04/24/00
Linux.DDoS.MStream File infector 05/22/00
Movie.Pif.Worm.B File infector 05/09/00
MSU_A.271 File infector 04/24/00
Netsphere.Trojan File infector 05/04/00
O97M.Hopper.U File infector 05/04/00
097M.CyberNet.A File infector 05/22/00
PWS.Hooker.Trojan File infector 05/04/00
PWSteal.Coced.Trojan File infector 04/24/00
PWSteal.LoveLetter File infector 05/04/00
Rfpmgrtoet.Trojan File infector 04/24/00
Solaris.DDoS.MStream File infector 05/22/00
Stoned.HM (db) Boot infector 05/09/00
TinyOpts.Trojan File infector 04/24/00
Trojan.Aleph.B File infector 04/24/00
Trojan.Bat.Format.FR File infector 05/09/00
Trojan.Call911 File infector 05/04/00
Trojan.Platan.G File infector 04/24/00
Trojan.Rhino File infector 04/24/00
Trojan.WinDac File infector 05/04/00
Unix.LoveLetter File infector 05/15/00
VBS.Fool.B File infector 04/24/00
VBS.LoveLetter.(HTM) File infector 05/05/00
VBS.LoveLetter.A File infector 05/04/00
VBS.LoveLetter.A(1) File infector 05/05/00
VBS.LoveLetter.B(1) File infector 05/05/00
VBS.LoveLetter.C(1) File infector 05/05/00
VBS.LoveLetter.E File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.E(1) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.E(2) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.E(3) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.F File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.F(1) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.F(2) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.F(3) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.G File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.G(1) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.G(2) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.G(3) File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.H File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.I File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.K File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.L File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.M File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.N File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.O File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.P File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.Q File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.R File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.S File infector 05/08/00
VBS.LoveLetter.variant File infector 05/05/00
VBS.MP3Free.A File infector 05/22/00
VBS.MP3Free.A(2) File infector 05/15/00
VBS.NewLove.A File infector 05/18/00
VCG.Belka File infector 05/22/00
W32.Android.Worm File infector 05/22/00
W32.Blink.8192 File infector 05/15/00
W32.Cargo.B.Int File infector 05/22/00
W32.Demo.Worm File infector 05/22/00
W32.Dengue File infector 04/24/00
W32.Dolly.14848.Mirc File infector 05/15/00
W32.Headline.Worm.Int File infector 05/04/00
W32.Hellfire.Mirc File infector 05/22/00
W32.HLLO.ZMK.30030 File infector 05/22/00
W32.HLLP.Cramb File infector 05/04/00
W32.HLLP.Cramb.B File infector 05/22/00
W32.HLLP.Gotem.Int File infector 05/15/00
W32.HLLP.Hetis.34304 File infector 05/04/00
W32.HLLP.This.16896 File infector 05/22/00
W32.Magic.1922 File infector 05/22/00
W32.Mirc.25088.Worm File infector 04/24/00
W32.Mypics.Worm.36352 File infector 05/09/00
W32.PrettyPark.L.Worm File infector 04/24/00
W32.PrettyPark.M.Worm File infector 04/24/00
W32.PrettyPark.N.Worm File infector 04/24/00
W32.PrettyPark.O.Worm File infector 05/04/00
W32.RainSong.3891 File infector 05/15/00
W32.Riccy.A File infector 05/22/00
W32.Riccy.B File infector 05/22/00
W32.Riccy.C File infector 05/22/00
W32.Silver.Mirc File infector 05/22/00
W32.Southpark.Worm File infector 05/15/00
W32.Stupid.C File infector 04/24/00
W32.Tasmer.46395 File infector 05/15/00
W95.Grenp.2804 File infector 05/04/00
W95.Icer.541 File infector 04/24/00
W95.Kala.7620 File infector 05/15/00
W95.Payk File infector 04/24/00
W95.Sab.753 File infector 05/04/00
W95.Santana.1104 File infector 04/24/00
W95.Segax.1136 File infector 04/24/00
W95.Sexy.384 File infector 04/24/00
W95.Shaitan.3550 File infector 05/22/00
W95.SillyWR.Gen File infector 05/04/00
W95.Smash File infector 04/24/00
W95.ZOM File infector 05/22/00
W95.Zomb.432 File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Blink.8192.A File infector 05/15/00
W97M.Eight941.G File infector 05/09/00
W97M.Eight941.H File infector 05/09/00
W97M.Eight941.I File infector 05/15/00
W97M.Foster File infector 04/24/00
W97M.Heels.A File infector 05/15/00
W97M.IJK.C File infector 04/24/00
W97M.LCM File infector 05/04/00
W97M.LoveDrop File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Lupi.C File infector 05/04/00
W97M.MARKER.BZ File infector 04/24/00
W97M.MARKER.CA File infector 04/24/00
W97M.MARKER.CB File infector 05/09/00
W97M.Marker.CR File infector 05/09/00
W97M.MARKER.CS File infector 05/15/00
W97M.Marker.CT File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Marker.S File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Melissa.BG File infector 05/26/00
W97M.Onex.A File infector 04/24/00
W97M.OutlookWorm.Gen File infector 05/26/00
W97M.Shab File infector 05/09/00
W97M.Shining.A File infector 05/15/00
W97M.Sprite File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Thus.S File infector 04/24/00
W97M.Thus.T File infector 05/04/00
W97M.Thus.U File infector 05/04/00
W97M.Thus.V File infector 05/22/00
W97M.Ucase File infector 05/09/00
W97M.VMPCK1.DH File infector 05/04/00
W97M.VMPCK1.DJ File infector 05/09/00
W97M.XYZ.A File infector 05/04/00
Win.Ph33r.1418 File infector 04/24/00
Winfig.Trojan File infector 05/04/00
X97M.Automat.AH File infector 05/04/00
X97M.Automat.AJ File infector 05/15/00
X97M.Automat.AK File infector 05/15/00
X97M.Automat.AM File infector 05/22/00
X97M.Laroux.KV File infector 05/26/00
X97M.OutlookWorm.Gen File infector 05/26/00
XM.Automat.AG File infector 04/24/00
XM.Automat.AI File infector 05/09/00
XM.Automat.AL File infector 05/15/00
Zhit.1654 File infector 05/04/00
Zombie.3592 File infector 05/22/00

Name Changes:

Old Virus Name New Virus Name Date changed
-------------- -------------- ------------
Backdoor.Psychward.b to Backdoor.Psychward 05/15/00
VBS.NewLove.A2(gen 1) to VBS.NewLove.A2(Gen 1) 05/22/00
W32.Magic.7045.B to W32.Magic.7045.Gen 05/22/00

Deletions:

Virus Name Infection Type Date removed
---------- -------------- ------------
Joshi Dropper Boot infector 05/04/00
Narcosis (d) File infector 05/04/00
X97M.Automat.AJ File infector 05/22/00
XM.Automat.AL File infector 05/22/00
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