Sorry, if this mail disturb you. I Just want to share information to e-mail users and use to work using Microsoft excel 97 and Microsoft Word 97. This information I got from Microsoft Website. ====================================================================== source : Microsoft Office's Macro Virus Alert On Friday March 26th, Microsoft was made aware of a Word macro virus (dubbed "Melissa") that has since affected a number of PC users and companies. The macro functionality of Microsoft Office applications provides a programming environment that allows customers and developers to extend the functionality of Office. However, malicious hackers have recently taken advantage of this macro functionality to create these harmful viruses. As with all virus issues Microsoft takes this issue very seriously. And because of the widespread nature of this particular virus, Microsoft is taking steps to proactively notify our customers to help minimize its impact. Microsoft is actively working with the anti-virus community and other Internet security groups to educate customers on the situation and to help minimize the impact of this class of virus. On Monday, March 29th, a new variant of the "Melissa" virus was reported. This Alert contains information on this new variant, dubbed "Papa," and describes the steps users can take to ensure that both the "Papa" and the "Melissa" viruses do not impact them adversely. As is common with viruses, additional variants will likely emerge. However, in the case of any of these variants, the recommended protective precautions are identical to those previously recommended for the "Melissa" virus. By taking the necessary precautions you can ensure it does not affect you. Who can the virus affect? This virus can affect people who are using Word 97 or Word 2000 with Outlook 98 or 2000. If you do not use this software, this particular virus does not affect you. What is the "Melissa" Macro Virus? It is a Word 97 or 2000 macro virus delivered via e-mail in an attached Word document. The e-mail contains the subject line "Important Message From "UserName" and/or contains the message body "Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else ;-)". If the attached Word document is opened and the macro virus is enabled (i.e. it is allowed to run), it can propagate itself by sending email with the infected document to a number of recipients. The virus reads a list of email addresses from the Outlook Address Book and sends an email message to the first 50 recipients programmatically. The name of the original infected Word document is "List.doc", but this could be changed to any name. This virus does not appear to destroy data. If the current day of the month equals the minute value of the current time, and the infected document is opened, the following text is inserted at the current cursor position: "Twenty-two points, plus triple-word-score, plus fifty points for using all my letters. Game's over. I'm outta here." What is the "Papa" Macro Virus? The "Papa" virus, a variant of the "Melissa" virus, is a Microsoft Excel 97 or Excel 2000 macro virus delivered via e-mail in an attached Excel document. In the case of the "Papa" virus, the e-mail contains the subject line "Fwd: Workbook from all.net and Fred Cohen" and/or contains the message body "Urgent info inside. Disregard macro warning." If the attached Excel document (named "pass.xls") is opened and the macro is enabled (i.e., is allowed to run), the virus will be activated and it will attempt to propagate itself by sending e-mail with the infected document to a number of recipients. For the virus to send the infected e-mail to others, the Microsoft Outlook 98 or Outlook 2000 messaging and collaboration client must be on the user's system and be set up with a working e-mail service. The "Papa" virus reads the list of email addresses from the Outlook Address Book and attempts to send an e-mail message to the first 60 contacts automatically, without the user's knowledge. In addition, the "Papa" virus may generate commands that result in significant network traffic congestion without the user's knowledge. Although the name of the attached, infected Excel document is "pass.xls", this could be changed to any name (note: the subject line could be changed as well). The "Papa" virus does not appear to destroy data. Will Office 97/Office 2000 protect me from this and other macro viruses? Yes. Microsoft Office applications including Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel are designed to protect you from macro viruses including the "Melissa" and "Papa" viruses and any variants, provided the macro virus protection in these applications is turned on (which is the default setting). With the macro virus protection turned on, every time you open a document that contains macros, a dialog box appears and asks you to choose whether to enable or disable i ncluded macros. You should always disable macros when you are not certain of their purpose or functionality. By choosing to disable the macros, you will prevent any macro viruses from running, preventing infection by the virus. The virus is only activated if you open the attached document and choose to enable the macros or if your macro virus protection settings have been previously turned off and you open the attachment. It should be noted that even if the message containing the virus is not opened, it could still infect others if it is forwarded. To minimize risk from this virus and to prevent spreading the virus further, if you receive e-mail with the above-mentioned attachment and/or subject line, you should delete it immediately without opening the message. Untuk melihat diskusi milis ini sebelumnya, klik: http://www.mail-archive.com/balita-anda%40indoglobal.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Untuk mereka yang mendambakan anak balitanya tumbuh sehat & cerdas" Berlangganan, e-mail ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Berhenti berlangganan, e-mail ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pencarian-informasi.or.id/ - Solusi Pencarian Informasi di Internet
