Melissa Virus
The new "Melissa" virus infects Microsoft Word documents using Visual Basic for Applications -- the built-in scripting language in the Microsoft Office suite. The virus has three main actions:
1. It infects Word and spreads to all Word documents you open.
2. It changes some settings to ease infection.
3. It e-mails itself using Microsoft Outlook, masquerading as a message
from you.
When you open an infected Word document, Melissa spreads to your NORMAL.DOT document template. This is where Word stores your custom settings and default macros. By copying itself into NORMAL.DOT, Melissa ensures that your Word installation is infected and any documents or templates you create will get the virus added. It also ensures that the virus code runs every time you open or close a document.
HKEY_Current_User/Software
/Microsoft/Office/Melissa?
And give is the value: "... by Kwyjibo". If you have this registry key, then that machine has been infected by Melissa at some stage.
...Where nothing can possibli go wrong!
Remember the 1973 film classic, Westworld? A story about a computer virus 20 years before anyone had heard of 'em. Please watch a little clip from the movie by clicking here.
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