Guest guest Posted May 30, 2000 Report Share Posted May 30, 2000 Dear Moderator and Samratchanites, In our company, we are getting virus warning messages periodically of deadly viruses which are being blocked by our mail server and may become a cause of potential risks through some other sources like web-based mail servers like hotmail or when the user systems are running windows 95/NT or its variants. I thought it would be a good idea to pass on this information to fellow samratchanites to increase their awareness of possible risks and preventive action that can be taken. If you think this is an overkill pl. let me know so I can stop posting such messages. Sri. SHANKARAM SHIVA SHANKARAM Virus : W97M.Melissa.BG Risk level: high A new variant of Melissa virus has been found and it is a serious risk to our security. W97M.Melissa.BG is a Word 97 macro virus that deletes files from your own PC and network drives you're connected to. It also sends itself out through e-mail. The subject of the e-mail is " Resume - Janet Simons " , the attachment is named RESUME1.DOC or Explorer.doc or NORMAL.DOT. The body of the e-mail is: Director of Sales/Marketing, Attached is my resume with a list of references contained within. Please feel free to call or email me if you have any further questions regarding my experience. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Janet Simons. Programs become infected when one opens the attachment or an already infected file. This virus is the most serious variant of Melissa so far. DO NOT OPEN attachments with the above name or e-mail subject, but delete the message immediately by pressing <Shift> + <Delete>. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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