Got hit with it on Friday afternoon. It's real nasty. You can get some
good descriptions on it from the Antivirus software sites like Symantec,
Trend, etc. It affects people with Word and Outlook. It's a Word macro
that sends email messages to 50 people on your distribution list. I don't
think it does anything malicious - it's a denial of service attack.
Microsoft does have a fix to cleanup the mess and most of the antivirus
programs already have patches.
Garrett
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Eric Linnhoff
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 5:21 AM
> To: autocross
> Subject: melissa virus?
>
>
> What's the skinny on this "melissa" virus that managed to make it to the
> national newscast this morning?
>
> See you on course.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69DS TLS #13
> '98 Neon R/T
> <eric10mm@qni.com>
>
> You jump in front of my car When you know all the time
> That 90 miles an hour Girl Is the speed I drive
> You tell me it's all right You don't mind a little pain
> You say you just want me to take you for a drive
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> "Crosstown Traffic" as recorded by Jimi Hendrix
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