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What's New in VirusScan 2.5.0a for DOS (9606)
Copyright 1994-1996 by McAfee, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
___________________
What's In This File
- New VirusScan features.
- Known issues.
- New viruses detected.
- New viruses removed.
- How to contact us.
- McAfee Training
- Upgrading McAfee Products
________________________________________
New Features in VirusScan 2.5.0a for DOS.
A few words about the Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test File:
The Eicar Standard AntiVirus Test File is a combined effort by
antivirus vendors throughout the world to come up with one
standard by which customers can verify their antivirus installations.
To test your installation, you would copy the following line into its
own file and name it EICAR.COM.
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
When done, you will have a 69 or 70 byte file.
When VirusScan is applied to this file, SCAN will report finding the
EICAR-STANDARD-AV-TEST-FILE virus.
It is very important to know that THIS IS NOT A VIRUS! However,
users often have the need to test that their installations function
correctly. The antivirus industry, through the European Institute for
Computer Antivirus Research, has adopted this standard to facilitate
this need.
Please delete the file when installation testing is completed so
unsuspecting users are not unnecessarily alarmed.
Notes:
The next DAT update is scheduled for July with another in Sept.
Intermediate "emergency" updates will be available only through the
BBS.
____________
Known Issues
When a macro virus is detected in conjunction with other viruses, the
macro virus remover will not work. We are still working on this. If
you encounter this, you can remove the other virus first or work in
a separate area.
____________________
New Viruses Detected
This DAT file (9606) detects the new viruses listed below.
In addition, locations that have experienced problems with a
particular virus are identified (172).
_1660
_2869 (Europe)
1STVIR.3032/3173
ABBAS.5660
ALLFOOLS
ANGEL_2.661
ANGEL_2.1671
ANTITRACE.1864
AS.594
ASMODEOUS.1450
AVALGASIL.666
AWAITS.500
BABY.962
BABY_L.674
BADCOM.600
BADSIZE.369
BAGNARA.694
BBO.1000.D
BERT.2294
BIRTHDAY.512
BLACK_ADDER.1015
BLACK_SUNDAY.2372
BOLERO.1000.A
BOLERO.1000.B
BOLERO.1300
BOWL.737.B
BRBI.KOBRIN.492
BUFFALO.486
BUNNY.497
CARRYON.534
CGA.1024
CHAPA.447
CHAPA.448
CHAPA.450.C
CHAPA.450.D
CHAPA.566
CHAPA.572
CHAPA.586
CHEK.282
CIVIL_WAR.533
CIVIL_WAR.837
CMOS DEATH (US)
CNTV.2630
CONV.321.B
CPW.1395
CRLC.484
CROVIR.625
DAN.1500
DEBIT.2000
DESTRUCTOR.2082
DOPERLAND.490
DRONE.1024
DUNE.483
DUNE.579
EBOL.313
EBOL.378
ELIZA.1282
EXEHEADER.RENEGADE.416
FASOLA.2215
FIFO.333
FORMAS.1146
GAD_FLY.629
GAD_FLY.646
HALLO.524
HELLOWEEN.1377
HI.512
SIRIUS.HOMUNCULUS.3000
IMI.1536.G
IMI.1536.H
IMPOSTER
INCH.386
INSIDE.752
INT4B.231
INT4B.242
JERUSALEM.CURSE.1653.A
JERUSALEM.CURSE.1653.B
JERUSALEM.CURSE.1653.C
JERUSALEM.KEEPER.1570
JUNE_24TH
JUNKIE.1308
KATE.582
KPOBOCOC.335
L2.2000.B
LOUSE.919
LOVEBUZZ.381
LOVEBUZZ.591
MAJOR.1644 (Europe)
MANTRA.719
MEF.1481
MEF.1538
MEMORY_LAPSE.LUPUS.886
MEP.295
MEPH.615
MEPH.914
MEPH.928
MEPHISTO.1235
MEPH.1242
NADO.838
NADO.841
NOT_JERUSALEM.1008
NOV_17.1045
NUKER.SYNDROME.1485
OFT.1500
OPPRESSOR-B
PATR.1536
PIXEL.ILL.573
POLITE (*)
PROBLEM.857
PUPPETS.960
RATSOFT.753
RATSOFT.821
RATSOFT.828
RAVING_II.1195
SENORITA.885
SILLYC.90
SILLYC.101.B
SILLYC.155.B
SILLYC.165
SILLYC.200.B
SILLYC.202
SILLYC.226
SILLYC.316
SILLYC.373
SILLYE.398
SILLYE.512
SILLYORCE.76.B
SILLYRC.214
SILLYRC.224
SILLYRC.248
SILLYRC.303
SILLYRC.670
SMALL_COMP.116
SOFIATERMINATOR.1487
SUPERVISOR.2221
TANPRO.524 (Europe)
TENTACLES (Worldwide)
TIE.619
TIJUANA (Mexico/US)
TIP.554
TRIVIAL.32.F
TRIVIAL.32.G
TRUST.687
TULA.1540
TULA.1656
TURBOEXE.854
UNHANDLED.495
V.334
V.719
V.864
V.1906
VERONIKA.1549.B
VIAGGIO.1051
VIENNA.534.F
VIENNA.BBOD.896
VIK.480
VIK.550
VIRUS.655
VOTADC.591
WAZZU (*) (US)
WILDY.354.B
WILDY.354.C
WILLY_WONKA.1088
WORDMACRO.NOP (Germany)
WZ-436.A
WZ-436.B
XPH-DR&E.EXE
XPH.2010
XUTE.1182
XUXA.1045
XWG.1333
ZUB.792
ZVER.512
(*) Requires 2.5.0a executable
___________________
New Viruses Removed
This DAT file (9606) removes the viruses listed below.
In addition, locations that have experienced problems
with a particular virus are identified (10).
CMOS DEATH
CONCEPT.B:FR
IMPOSTER
MAJOR.1644
POLITE
TENTACLE
TIJUANA
WAZZU
WORDMACRO.NOP
XENIXOS
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McAfee Training
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_________________________
Upgrading McAfee Products
To make it easier for you to receive and use McAfee's products,
we have established an Agents program to provide service, sales,
and support around the world for our products. A listing of United
States and International agents is provided in the file README.1st.