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Dr Solomon's Claims Macro Virus Breakthrough
News The UK firm's Anti-Virus Toolkit 7.72, available by the end of May, contains what it calls Advanced Macro Heuristic Analysis, or the ability to detect undocumented Word 2.0 and Word 95 macro viruses. I think our detection technique is the most...
[May 12, 1997, 15:29]
Melissa Macro Virus
White Papers There is a new Microsoft Word macro virus circulating very rapidly called Melissa, also known as the MAPI-based Worm. This macro virus affects users using the combination of Microsoft Word 2000 or Word 97 and Microsoft Exchange with Outlook as the...
[October 9, 2003, 4:41]
Dr Solomon's Posts Excel Macro Virus Fix
News Anti-virus specialist Dr Solomon's has posted a detector for the ExcelMacro/Laroux virus, the first replicating Macro virus able to infect Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. The driver is available on S&S's Web and CompuServe site.
[July 26, 1996, 17:46]
One Year Ago: Dr Solomon's Claims Macro Virus Breakthrough
News Dr Solomon's is taking a big stick to the scourge of macro viruses, generally considered to be the biggest threat in the virus world today. The UK firm's Anti-Virus Toolkit 7.72, available by the end of May, contains what it calls Advanced Macro...
[May 12, 1998, 6:00]
Macro Virus - Description
White Papers Macro viruses have become an increasingly bigger problems for computer users. Below is a general description of the phenomenon macro viruses and the danger these viruses may inflict on a computer. As the use of Internet and e-mail has increased...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
A Year Ago: Epidemic Virus Infects Corporate E-mail
News A representative at Waggener Edstrom, Microsoft's public relations agency, which also was hit by the virus, according to several sources, acknowledged problems caused by a 'malicious macro virus. Outlook/Exchange customers -- including Microsoft...
[March 28, 2000, 7:00]
W97M.Cisi.A
White Papers W97M.Cisi.A is a macro virus that infects open Microsoft Word documents and the global template Normal.dot. Once the virus infects the global template, it hides any other virus infections (in other documents) by turning off macro virus protection...
[May 6, 2004, 1:03]
W97M.DebilByte.A // Macro.Word97.DebilByte / Yandex (Symantec)
White Papers W97M.DebilByte.A is a simple macro virus that resides in eight macro modules. The module files are then used by the virus to infect the Normal.dot template file as well as any other document whenever a document is opened or closed.
[April 28, 2004, 0:05]
Study: Virus Infections Multiply
News In its annual Computer Virus Prevalence Survey, the ICSA pointed to macro viruses, such as Melissa and the Class virus, as the main threat to corporations. In late March, a Word macro virus named Melissa spread using e-mail.
[July 26, 1999, 7:54]
Computer Viruses: The Technological Leap
White Papers August 1995 the first macro virus appeared. Now, macro viruses don't restrict themselves to MICROSOFT WORD. The macro languages used are more and more powerful. The virus situation in France and around the world is in constant evolution.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
X97M.Brep / XLStart..xls (Symantec)
White Papers X97M.Brep is a macro virus that infects Microsoft Excel workbooks. This virus consists of one macro module. When the virus code initiates, it creates an infected workbook in the XLStart.folder as XLStart.xls.
[April 28, 2004, 22:57]
W97M.Jishe.D (Symantec)
White Papers W97M.Jishe.D is a simple macro virus that infects Microsoft Word documents and the Word macro template, Normal.dot. The replication of this virus is done by first checking the names of all macro modules in the document or template that it wants to...
[April 28, 2004, 22:57]
What???!
Talkback Hruska's comments were made just weeks after an OpenOffice macro-virus, which is capable of infecting Mac OS, Linux and Windows, was discovered. Do you guys even know what a macro-virus is? It gives a false impression that somehow Apple Macs are...
[June 13, 2007, 4:14]
A Year Ago: Epidemic Virus Infects Corporate Email
News A number of Microsoft Outlook/Exchange customers -- including the software giant itself and Intel -- are being hit hard by a macro virus that is replicating infected pornography-related information throughout corporate email systems
[March 27, 2000, 7:12]
'Melissa' Virus Infections Escalate
News After hobbling computer industry heavyweights such as Microsoft, Intel and Lucent Technologies on Friday, the little known macro virus rampaged through dozens of other companies during the weekend. The Melissa virus is essentially a simple Word...
[March 28, 1999, 19:01]
Melissa Mutates: Virus Variants Detected
News The latest developments are heightening concern among computer security officials, who fear that the macro virus could develop multiple personalities as hackers further tweak the code. The virus is largely a simple Word macro -- a script for...
[March 30, 1999, 11:27]
Text Of FBI 'Melissa' Warning
News National Infrastructure Protection Centre (NIPC) was notified on March 26, 1999, of the proliferation of a computer virus known as the "Melissa Macro Virus" (MMV). Corrective measures have been developed to guard against infection by the "Melissa...
[March 29, 1999, 8:59]
Macro Viruses Now Half Of Top 10 Viruses
News The most seen virus in December was the WM/Cap Word Macro virus while other macro viruses that infect Word also figure prominently: WM/Npad (third most popular), WM/Concept (seventh) and WM/Temple (eighth).
[January 13, 1998, 7:00]
About Helping Protect Files From Macro Viruses
White Papers A macro virus is a type of computer virus that's stored in a macro within a file, template, or add-in. To help protect against macro viruses, one should purchase and install specialized antivirus software.
[April 16, 2008, 1:02]
Five Years Ago: Over 1,000 Macro Viruses - Dr. Solomon's
News Graham Cluley, senior technical consultant at the UK anti-virus house, said that macro viruses are still growing at a rate of about five per day: "The anti-virus business just goes on and on. There are about five new macro viruses a day, although...
[June 3, 2002, 7:01]
