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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]
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]
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]
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]
'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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 5, 1997, 13:17]
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]
Say hello to Feliz.Trojan and Armagidon
News While the Melissa macro virus, which struck thousands of companies last March, required the user to open an attachment, once that had occurred the virus spread exponentially. CA followed up two earlier warnings with two more on Sunday, issuing...
[January 5, 2000, 9:04]
Top 10 Viruses: Macro down but still major threat
News According to a report from anti-virus software developer Dr.Solomons, Macro viruses account for just three of the most reported viruses seen in February, but this is expected to be a short term blip in the figures.
[March 13, 1998, 10:18]
Newsgroups reflect virus' scope, speed
News After checking for inquiries, located a slough of submissions for this new macro virus, the first at about 8am from Norway. The reason it was going to be one of those days, he said, was because of the way that Melissa was working its way through...
[March 28, 1999, 20:13]
Stardust virus lands on OpenOffice
News Stardust is a macro virus written for StarOffice, the first one I've seen," the researcher wrote. A new "macro virus" is like a blast from the past. Macro viruses usually infect MS Office applications.
[June 1, 2006, 13:20]
Macro viruses spreading like wildfire
News Although anti-virus products are being used more than ever before, macro viruses in doctments distributed by e-mail are wreaking havoc and account for much of the increase, according to the National Computer Security Association (NCSA) which...
[April 16, 1997, 13:54]
Five years ago: Macro viruses still causing hassles
News If past history is any guide, this virus will spread as rapidly as any other macro virus, and could become a major annoyance as the peak finance, budgeting and analysis season goes into full swing," a spokesman said in a prepared release.
[November 11, 2001, 6:00]
Five years ago: Macro viruses spreading like wildfire
News Although anti-virus products are being used more than ever before, macro viruses in doctments distributed by e-mail are wreaking havoc and account for much of the increase, according to the National Computer Security Association (NCSA) which...
[April 14, 2002, 7:01]
