WARNING: Melissa - A new macro virus being sent via e-mail

[Guest guest]

This is a Virus Alert from our Systems Help Desk. Incase any of you receive

any mail with the below mentioned properties, please don't open the same and

seek immediate assistance from your friendly systems.

Thanks

~Prasad

>

> Mayakunthala, Rayappa

> Monday, March 29, 1999 9:32 PM

> Staff (DESCO - Hyd)

> WARNING: Melissa - A new macro virus being sent via e-mail

>

> [iMPORTANT]

> There are lots of macro viruses around which can infect Word/Excel

> documents, but this one is particularly quick to spread and we want to

> warn you about it now.

>

> ******************************

> If you receive an e-mail message, even from someone with the Subject line

> along the lines of:

>

> Important Message From <name>

>

> where <name> is the full name of the user sending the message, make sure

> you DO NOT open it, ESPECIALLY the Word document which will be attached to

> it.

> ******************************

>

> The first line of the e-mail will probably be something like:

>

> "Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else ;-)"

>

> This virus is called WM97_Melissa and will only be activated if the Word

> document is actually opened. The file may be called List.doc, or even the

> same name as some file you have already been working on. Once activated

> the virus will change settings on your PC and will e-mail itself to random

> other mailing lists within the company. The person who sent it to you may

> not know that they have the virus, so if you do receive an e-mail like

> this, please let Systems know, as well as informing the person who sent

> you the mail.

>

> Systems is getting the latest updates to our virus protection software to

> update all PCs as soon as possible.

>

> For more information go to:

> http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/03/biztech/articles/28virus.html

>

> --Systems.

>

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