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Re: Melissa Macro Virus

From: weejock () FERRET LMH OX AC UK (Matthew Kirkwood)
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 12:25:16 +0000


On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Nate Lawson wrote:

2.  See if machine is already infected
    Check HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Melissa? for the string "... by
Kwyjibo"


Surely just adding this key would provide effective safety?  (Until
modified versions hit the streets, anyway - ain't "open source" great
:)

Matthew.

Current thread:

Melissa Macro Virus Aleph One (Mar 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Melissa Macro Virus Nate Lawson (Mar 26)
  - Re: Melissa Macro Virus Matthew Kirkwood (Mar 27)
    - Re: Melissa Macro Virus Nick FitzGerald (Mar 29)
- Re: Melissa Macro Virus Kuo, Jimmy (Mar 26)
- Re: Melissa Macro Virus Jim Reavis (Mar 26)
  - Re: Melissa Macro Virus Doug Granzow (Mar 29)
- Re: Melissa Macro Virus Brett Glass (Mar 28)
  - Bug in xfs Lukasz Trabinski (Mar 29)
    - ICQ Webserver bug Kerb (Mar 29)
    - IE 5.0 allows reading and sending local files to a remote server Georgi Guninski (Mar 30)
    - Excel Virus Seree Visitseelwat (Mar 30)
    - Re: IE 5.0 allows reading and sending local files to a remote Andrew Tulloch (Mar 31)

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