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Top 10 malware reported to Sophos in June 1999
This section helps you to understand how it behaves
WM97/Melissa infects class modules in Word and is Word 2000 aware. Versions
of Word prior to Word 97 will not be affected by the Melissa virus. With
respect to Word 2000, the virus uses the appropriate new security features
to disable Word 2000's macro security warnings.
If, when a document is opened, the minute and the day are the same (for
example, the time is 10:05 on 5 March), the virus will insert the text
'twenty-two, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points for using all my
letters. Game's over. I'm outta here.' into the document.
WM97/Melissa sends an email to the first 50 addresses in all of the Address
Books accessible by Outlook. This email has the following characteristics:
Subject line: Important Message From <username> (where <username> is taken
from the current user information settings)
Message text: Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else
;-)
Accompanying this message is an attachment: a copy of the infected document
from which the virus is launched.
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