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VIRUS INFORMATION
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| Virus Fact Sheet |
| Name: | Melissa |
| Alias: | Simpsons, Kwyjibo, Kwejeebo, Mailissa |
| Who is affected? | Windows 95, 98, NT users using Word 97 or 2000
and using Outlook 97 or 98 e-mail client. Does not spread with Word 95 or Outlook Explorer. |
| What does it do? | Slows and/or crashes mail servers. Activates
if executed when the minutes of the hour match the day of the month. Inserts the Simpsons quote "Twenty-two points, plus triple-word score, plus fifty points for using all my letters.
Game's over. I'm outta here." |
| How is it spread? | Through e-mail in Microsoft Word documents.
Self-replicates and automatically e-mails everyone in the user's address book. |
| What to look for: | An e-mail message that says
"Here is that document you asked for...don't show it to anyone else ;-)" |
| Status: | Active as of 3/26/99 |
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| Name: | Melissa U variant |
| Who is affected? | Windows 95, 98, NT users using Word 97 or 2000
and using Outlook 97 or 98 e-mail client. Does not spread with Word 95 or Outlook Explorer. |
| What does it do? | Deletes some system files. Activates when an infected
document is opened. An infected document will contain the following text.
">>>>>Please Check Outlook Inbox Mail<<<<<" |
| How is it spread? | Through e-mail in Microsoft Word documents.
Self-replicates and automatically e-mails the first four people in the user's address book. |
| What to look for: | An e-mail message with "pictures" in the subject line and
"what's up ?" for the body of the message. |
| Status: | Active as of 10/12/99 |
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| Name: | Melissa V variant |
| Who is affected? | Windows 95, 98, NT users using Word 97 or 2000
and using Outlook 97 or 98 e-mail client. Does not spread with Word 95 or Outlook Explorer. |
| What does it do? | Attempts to delete files and mapped drives
alphabetically by drive letter. Activates when the attached infected
document is opened. The document contains nothing in the body. |
| How is it spread? | Through e-mail in Microsoft Word documents.
Self-replicates and automatically e-mails the first 40 people in the user's address book. |
| What to look for: | An e-mail message with "my pictures" in the subject line and
nothing in the body of the message. When run, a messagebox will display the message "Please Check Your OutLook Inbox E-Mail!" When you click ok the following message is displayed in the open document "Hint: Get Norton 2000 not McAfee 4.02" |
| Status: | Active as of 10/12/99 |
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