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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...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Melissa Virus: Man Charged
News Take me to the Melissa virus special. The Melissa virus appeared last Friday and spread rapidly around the world on Monday like a malicious chain letter, causing affected computers to fire off dozens of infected messages to friends and colleagues...
[April 6, 1999, 8:42]
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]
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]
Melissa Mutates: Virus Variants Detected
News Melissa generally spreads when a user opens up an infected Word 8 or World 9 document -- in either Office 97 or 2000 -- and gives permission to execute the included macro script. One incarnation of the virus spreading around the Internet does not...
[March 30, 1999, 11:27]
A Year Ago: Epidemic Virus Infects Corporate E-mail
News Schrader said the best way for companies to stamp out Melissa is to run virus protection software at the server, not the desktop, level. The company also is offering a free service on its Web site, allowing administrators and customers to scan...
[March 28, 2000, 7:00]
A Year Ago: Epidemic Virus Infects Corporate Email
News The virus, which was identified by Network Associates as "Melissa", originated in western Europe and was first discovered on the alt.sex newsgroup. The Melissa virus propagates via email. Schrader said the best way for companies to stamp out...
[March 27, 2000, 7:12]
'Melissa' Virus Infections Escalate
News The Melissa virus is essentially a simple Word macro, which is a script for automating tasks within Word documents. Anti-virus firm MacAfee, a unit of Network Associates Inc.reported that Melissa had hit 20 large companies representing over 60,000...
[March 28, 1999, 19:01]
She's Back, Only Different
News Macro viruses such as Melissa are extremely easy to write," said Carey Nachenberg, chief researcher at Symantec's Antivirus Research Centre, in Santa Monica, California. Two more Melissa variants popped up this month; the latest eluded the most...
[October 25, 1999, 8:12]
Newsgroups Reflect Virus' Scope, Speed
News 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 company email systems: The virus propagates via e-mail as a Word attachment, which launches a macro that replicates a message...
[March 28, 1999, 20:13]
Spies Hit Disney? No, Just Melissa
News The Melissa virus was behind an email spam from Walt Disney Co. Disney inadvertently spammed a host of press members on Wednesday with an internal memo, because the Melissa.A virus, which had infected the memo, mailed out the attachment to a list...
[November 18, 1999, 14:24]
Is VicodinES The Author Of Melissa?
News Melissa is a Word 97 and Word 2000 macro, and both contain the same GUID, which means both were built on the same workstation, or both were based on the same original document. I've been exploring virus files and websites for the last few days, and...
[April 1, 1999, 10:40]
FBI Intensifies Melissa Manhunt
News Codebreakers.org's SPo0Ky claimed the site was targeted by the FBI because the writer of the Syndicate variant of the Melissa virus thanked Codebreakers.org in comments found within the Syndicate macro code.
[April 1, 1999, 9:46]
Feds Issue Warning As Virus Spreads
News The Melissa virus is essentially a simple Word macro, which is a script for automating tasks within Word documents. The "Melissa" virus continued to spread across the Internet this weekend, causing a growing number of e-mail disruptions and...
[March 29, 1999, 8:46]
Epidemic Virus Infects Corporate E-mail
News The Melissa virus propagates via e-mail. Schrader said the best way for companies to stamp out Melissa is to run virus protection software at the server, not the desktop, level. The company also is offering a free service on its Web site, allowing...
[March 27, 1999, 9:18]
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. Like Melissa, Wscript.Kak does not appear to do any damage to systems...
[January 5, 2000, 9:04]
Thursday Virus Upgraded: 'High Risk'
News Compared to Melissa, which was a worm as well as a virus, the Thursday virus is a pretty basic, if destructive, piece of code, Nachenberg said. Only three other viruses -- Melissa, CIH/Chernobyl and ExplorerZip -- have received a "high risk" rating...
[September 3, 1999, 8:53]
Office Users Face New Macro Risk
News The strong potential for macro viruses was demonstrated on a massive scale two years ago with the Melissa virus. When a user opened an infected .doc file with Microsoft Word97 or Word2000, Melissa immediately executed itself if the macros were...
[October 10, 2001, 12:48]
Melissa Virus Suspect To Enter Plea
News Smith, the programmer who allegedly wrote and released the Melissa macro virus onto the Internet, will enter a plea in both US federal and state district courts on Thursday. Take me to the Melissa Virus Special.
[December 9, 1999, 10:07]
Melissa Threat Triggers Manhunt
News If it's created on an infected system, the file would, upon sending it to a trusted colleague, find itself being passed on to the top 50 entries in your colleague's address book, as per the scripted instructions of the Melissa Word macro.
[March 30, 1999, 9:51]
