Re: Info on 'Melissa' ?

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From: Andrew Brydon
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 00:00

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Once upon a time,  Michael Salem <4ms2u$ms@michaels.demon.co.uk> wrote
>Melissa macro virus:
>
>If you're not using Word 97 or 2000, you can't get infected.
>Specifically, Word 95 (aka Word 7) is immune.
>
>If you're not using MS Outlook, spurious email won't be sent (though 
>Word 97 will become infected).

I believe this is not strictly true: if MS Outlook is on the system,
even if not used, it can be used by Melissa. Outlook Express appears
to be as immune as Word 95.
-- 
Andrew Brydon
Life is just the beta-version of death

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Date: 1999/04/13
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