Matthew Kirkwood (weejockat_private) writes: >On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Nate Lawson wrote: > >> 2. See if machine is already infected >> Check HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\Melissa? for the string "... by >> Kwyjibo" > >Surely just adding this key would provide effective safety? (Until >modified versions hit the streets, anyway - ain't "open source" great >:) > >Matthew. This is probably not a good idea. Setting the key will prevent the virus from sending the email, but it will not by itself prevent the virus from spreading to other documents on your system. - If you email a legitmate document that happens to be infected to someone else, they will get infected, and if they were not previously infected, they will send *your* document to the first 50 addresses in their address book. - If at some point in the future you remove the registry setting, the first infected document you open will then be sent by the virus. Think about the documents you have on your system, and think about what would happen if one of the confidential ones was mailed to 50 people on your address list. Doug
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