Determining virus name

Hi everyone,

Could someone explain to me how the AV companies determine the name of a new virus they find?

Thanks,

Roach4 :rolleyes:

Here is a link to Symantic naming conventions
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...vnameinfo.html

Well.. that was fast but I'm not talking about Suffixes and Prefixes .. I meant the NAME of the virus. Like Mydoom, Beagle or Netsky... what determines the choice of those names?

Thanks,

Roach4 :rolleyes:

How about this :p

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The first virus with a given set of characteristics that mark it as a distinctly new entity receives a "family" name. Virus researchers draw the family name from some identifying quirk in the virus--a text string, perhaps, or a payload effect.

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From http://www.infotech.siu.edu/csc/howt...virusnames.htm

This should answer your question
http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/vtnames.htm