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To: Top Jim who wrote (64686)3/29/1999 2:00:00 AM
From: C B P  Respond to of 119973
 
,,,REF: MSFT,,,From: CIAC Mail User <ciac@rumpole.llnl.gov>
To: ciac-bulletin@rumpole.llnl.gov
Subject: CIAC Bulletin J-037: W97M.Melissa Word Macro Virus
Sender: owner-ciac-bulletin@rumpole.llnl.gov
The U.S. Department of Energy// Computer Incident Advisory Capability
W97M.Melissa Word Macro Virus
J-037CIAC has critical information about the RE Word 97
macro virus named W97M.Malissa/// has been detected at
multiple DOE sites and it is known to be spreading widely.
The virus uses Microsoft Outlook to e-mail the infected
document to the first 50 people from each of your Outlook
address books.
DAMAGES:
PLATFORM: ATTACKS Windows 95 or Windows NT running
OLDER VERSIONS: Microsoft Word 97 (version8) or Word 2000
(version 9).
WORD 98 ON APPLE**** IS NOT VULNERABLE/ OUTLOOK
EXPRESS IS THE FOSTERER**** BUT NOT VULNERABLE.
It overwrites the first macro in open documents and in the
normal.dot template with the macro virus code. It turns off
macro detection in Word. It sends copies of the infected
document to up to 50 people from each of your Outlook
address books.
VULNERABILITY Risk of infection is high. This virus is
spreading widely
Commentary: this looks like one more of the Evil Empire
n:t III is obviously targeted,,, beginners!!!!
CIACcan be contacted at:
Voice: +1 925-422-8193
FAX: +1 925-423-8002
STU-III: +1 925-423-2604
E-mail: ciac@llnl.gov