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watch out for this virus that's sent out in a word DOC file called LIST.DOC it's called W97M/Melissa virus . Bill Cummings drums@myself.com -----Original Message----- From: Ron Oslund <reoslund@capitalnet.com> To: TheBigList <vs880@emrmail.com>; vlist <vlist@egroups.com> Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 9:14 AM Subject: [VS880] Fw: New virus alert !!! >Hey y'all !!! > >Late breaking news !!! > >Be aware this puppy's out there, somewhere ! > >Peace... (\/) >Ron O >www.capitalnet.com/~reoslund >Songs of the Big Lists: CD 2, Track 12 >www.vmusicstudios.com >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >There are three kinds of mathematicians: >The ones that can add and the ones that can't >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > ---------- >> > From: Marita Näsman-Repo[SMTP:Marita.Nasman-Repo@DataFellows.com] >> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:55 AM >> > To: Oslund, Ron >> > Subject: Re: add english viruses >> > >> > This press release comes from Data Fellows. You have previously >expressed >> > interest in our products, or have asked to be included on one of our >press >> > release lists by personally giving us your e-mail address for this >> > purpose. >> > >> > If you no longer wish to receive our press releases, or your email >address >> > has >> > been added to our lists without your consent, you may remove yourself >from >> > our >> > mailing lists by replying to this message with the words "remove >> > <your_address@your_domain.com>" in the Subject line. >> > >> > If you only wish to receive our press releases concerning viruses, >please >> > reply >> > to this message with the text "remove <your_address@your_domain.com>" >in >> > the >> > subject line, and send a second reply with the text "add virus info >> > <your_address@your_domain.com>" in the subject line. >> > >> > >> > Media release >> > For immediate release >> > >> > >> > A new computer virus spread globally within hours of discovery >> > >> > Melissa virus infects Word documents, e-mails itself to other users >> > >> > Espoo, Finland, March 27, 1999. - DataFellows, one of the world's >leading >> > developers of anti-virus and encryption software, is warning computer >> > users >> > about a virulent and widespread computer virus found on Friday, March >26, >> > 1999. >> > This virus has spread all over the globe within just hours of initial >> > discovery, apparently spreading faster than any other virus before. >> > >> > The virus, known as W97M/Melissa, spreads by e-mailing itself >> > automatically >> > from one user to another. The virus activates by modifying the user's >> > documents, inserting comments from the TV series "The Simpsons". Even >> > worse, it >> > can send out confidential information from the computer without the >user's >> > noticing it. >> > >> > The virus was discovered late Friday evening European time, early >morning >> > US >> > time. For this reason, the virus spread in the USA during Friday. Many >> > multinational companies reported widespread infections, including >> > Microsoft and >> > Intel. Microsoft closed down their whole e-mail system to prevent a >> > further >> > spreading of the virus. The number of infected computers so far is >> > estimated at >> > tens of thousands, and rising quickly. >> > >> > "We've never seen a virus spread so rapidly," comments Mikko Hypponen, >> > DataFellows' Manager of Anti-Virus Research. "We've seen a handful of >> > viruses >> > that distribute themselves automatically over e-mail, but not one of >them >> > has >> > been as successful as Melissa in the real world." >> > >> > W97M/Melissa was initially distributed in an Internet discussion group >> > called >> > alt.sex. The virus was sent in a file called LIST.DOC, which contained >> > passwords for X-rated websites. When users downloaded the file and >opened >> > it in >> > Microsoft Word, a macro inside the document executed and e-mailed the >> > LIST.DOC >> > file to 50 people listed in the e-mail alias file of the user. The >e-mail >> > looked as follows: >> > >> > From: (name of infected user) >> > Subject: Important Message From (name of infected user) >> > To: (50 names from alias list) >> > >> > Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else >;-) >> > >> > Attachment: LIST.DOC >> > >> > Most recipients are likely to open such a file, as it usually comes from >> > someone they know. >> > >> > After sending itself out, the virus continues to infect other Word >> > documents >> > which the user accesses, i.e. it is not restricted to the initial >LIST.DOC >> > file. Eventually, these infected files can end up being mailed to >other >> > users >> > as well. This can be potentially disastrous, as a user might >inadvertently >> > send >> > out confidential data to outsiders. >> > >> > The virus activates if it is executed when the minutes of the hour match >> > the >> > day of the month - for example 18:27 on the 27th day of a month. At this >> > time >> > the virus will insert the following phrase into the current document >which >> > the >> > user has open in Word: "Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, >plus >> > fifty >> > points for using all my letters. Game's over. I'm outta here". This >> > text, as >> > well as the alias name of the virus author, "Kwyjibo", are references to >> > the >> > popular "Simpsons" cartoon TV series. >> > >> > "The virus won't spread much during this weekend. We will see the real >> > problem >> > on Monday morning," continues Hypponen. "When a big company gets >infected, >> > their e-mail servers are seriously slowed down and might even crash, >as >> > computers start e-mailing large document attachments without the >sender >> > realising it." >> > >> > W97M/Melissa works with Microsoft Word 97, Microsoft Word 2000 and >> > Microsoft >> > Outlook e-mail client. It can infect both Windows and Macintosh users. >If >> > the >> > infected machine does not have Outlook or Internet access at all, the >> > virus >> > will continue to spread locally within the documents the user >accesses. >> > >> > Data Fellows provides a free solution to the W97M/Melissa virus problem. >> > Evaluation copies of the F-Secure Anti-Virus toolkit as well as an >update >> > to >> > detect and disinfect the virus are available from the company's >website >at >> > http://www.DataFellows.com >> > >> > Data Fellows is one of the world's leading developers of data security >> > products. The company develops, markets and supports integrated >> > anti-virus, >> > data security and cryptography software products for corporate >computer >> > networks. It has corporate headquarters in San Jose, California and >Espoo, >> > Finland, with additional offices as well as partners, VARs and other >> > distributors in over 80 countries around the world. >> > >> > For more information, contact >> > Data Fellows, 675 North First Street, 8th floor, >> > San Jose, CA 95112; >> > tel 408-938-6700; fax 408-938-6701 >> > >> > http://www.DataFellows.com or info@datafellows.com. >> > >> > or >> > >> > Data Fellows Corporation >> > Mikko Hyppönen, Manager, Anti-Virus Research. >> > PL 24 >> > FIN-02231 ESPOO >> > tel s +358 9 8599 0513 >> > fax +358 9 8599 0599 >> > e-mail: Mikko.Hypponen@DataFellows.com >> > >> > http://www.DataFellows.com/ >> > >> > Note to editors: Screenshots of LIST.DOC, where it all started, are >> > available >> > on the Data Fellows web site at the Virus Activation Screenshots >Archive: >> > http://www.DataFellows.com/v-pics/ >> > At 15:21 24.3.1999 -0500, you wrote: >> > > >> > >> > ------------------ >> > Marita Näsman-Repo tel: +358 9 8599 0613 >> > Communicator, Media relations fax: +358 9 8599 0813 >> > mobile: +358 40 517 4613 >> > Data Fellows Ltd. http://www.DataFellows.com >> > >> > F-Secure products: Integrated Solutions for Enterprise Security >> > >> > >> > >------------------ >To UNSUBSCRIBE send an e-mail to listserv@emrmail.com with "unsubscribe >vs880 Your Name" in the BODY of the message. 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