Virus warning: "Job Resume"

Paul Schmehl baldeagl at airmail.net
Sat May 27 14:58:47 EDT 2000


If you use Windows and you have Word 97, you are at risk.  The part
that Outlook and Outlook Express play is providing addresses for the
virus to use to propagate.  That is a separate functionality from the
infection routine.

pauls at utdallas.edu (Paul Schmehl)
Technical Support Services Manager
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 at home.com>
To: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Cc: "Biblical Greek" <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: Virus warning: "Job Resume"


> "Maurice A. O'Sullivan" wrote:
>
> > W97M.Melissa.BG is a Word 97 macro virus that
> >                 has a payload of deleting necessary system files.
> >                 It also sends itself out through e-mail using
> >                 Microsoft outlook. The subject of the e-mail is
> >                 "Resume - Janet Simons".
> >
>
> So if one does not use either Microsoft Outlook or Outlook express,
is there any
> danger?
>
> Yours,
>
> Jeffrey
>
>
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>        jgibson000 at home.com
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>
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