[ISN] Cross-Infecting Virus in MS Office 97

From: mea culpa (jerichot_private)
Date: Mon Jul 06 1998 - 11:33:47 PDT

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* CROSS-INFECTING VIRUS IN MICROSOFT OFFICE 97 Sophos reported a macro
virus that migrates between Word and Excel environments in Office 97. The
virus, named "StrangeDays," contains a warhead that causes all files to be
deleted on the 26th day of the month. The virus is able to travel between
the two environments because Word and Excel share the same macro language
core, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 5, in Office 97. You can find an
identity to detect and disinfect this virus at Sophos' Web site,
http://www.sophos.com. 
 
 

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