Tag Archives: Macro Virus

The A.I.D.S. Hoax

Posted on November 13, 2011 by emily

Circulating the Internet is an email message warning about an A.I.D.S. virus that destroys your computer. This warning is a hoax. There are actually several real AIDS viruses and Trojan horses, but this warning message does not describe any of … Continue reading →

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Understanding your environment is a much more important goal than getting super AV protection

Posted on July 6, 2011 by jackie li

Please remember that it took more than six months for AV vendors to (more or less adequately) react on the Concept macro virus. Each time a relatively new threat arise, AV vendors fall far behind the regular upgrade cycle. Before … Continue reading →

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Susceptible to certain type of viruses and Trojans

Posted on June 27, 2011 by jackie li

We do not want to go that far as to propose everybody move to Linux/FreeBSD (although they are not ideal and are susceptible to certain type of viruses and Trojans, they do provide a much better AV protection out of … Continue reading →

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New MS Access Macro virus

Posted on March 28, 2011 by John Hasib

A New Type of Virus? We have seen (and announced here in the Stiller Research virus news pages) viruses written the macro language for MS Word and MS Excel. These viruses all use the built-in basic-like macro language common to … Continue reading →

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Virus Name: X97M/Laroux.cv

Posted on April 6, 2004 by John Hasib

Virus Characteristics: This is a macro virus for Excel workbooks. This virus does not have a destructive payload. This virus exists within a hidden worksheet named “Wendy” within Excel workbooks, or within a macro module named “Wendy” within Excel97/2000 workbooks.

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