At 08:42 AM 11/24/99 -0200, you wrote:
>From: Junka <junka@...>
>
>
>This e-mail isn't about EQ, its about a v´┐¢rus that infected a computer at
>my work. It only appears when Microsoft Word is running, it says:
>
>"Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points for using all
> my letters. Game's over. I'm outta here."
>
>If any of you know anything about this virus, plz let me know.
Virus Name
W97M/Assilem.A
Date Added
8/16/99
Virus Characteristics
This is a virus for Word 97 documents. It is able to
replicate under the
SR-1 release of Word 97. It will turn off the macro
warning feature of
Word 97. This virus consists of a module called
Melissa. This macro
virus will infect Word's normal.dot file. This virus
contains the text
'WORD/Melissa written by Kwyjibo
'Works in both Word 2000 and Word 97
'Worm? Macro Virus? Word 97 Virus? Word 2000 Virus?
You Decide!
'Word -> Email | Word 97 <--> Word 2000 ... it's a
new age!
which is never displayed.
Unlike other variants of Melissa, this one does not
have any e-mail
spreading capability. When the current day equals
the current minute,
it inserts the text
" Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus
fifty points for using
all my letters. Game's over.
I'm outta here."
Use a virus checker like McAfee's to remove it.
Talies