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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face="arial, helvetica"><FONT size=+2><B>Melissa-like virus
reemerges in Outlook</B></FONT> <BR><FONT size=-1>By <A
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News.com<BR>October 1, 1999, 3:25 p.m. PT</FONT>
<P><FONT color=#cc0000 face=arial,helvetica size=-1><B>update </B></FONT><FONT
size=-1><FONT face="arial, helvetica"><B>A computer virus that works in a
similar fashion as the so-called Melissa virus has reemerged today for some
users of Microsoft Outlook software. </B></FONT>
<P>Antivirus researchers said the virus has been in existence since July and
has been named <A
href="http://www.symantec.com/region/uk/avcenter/venc/vbs_freelink.html";>VBS.freelink</A>.
In order to work, the virus requires newer versions of Windows Visual Basic
programming language, which means that Windows 95 computers aren't affected,
said Steve Trilling of Symantec's antivirus lab.
<P>Public relations officials for Microsoft stated that the company has known
of the virus since it was first discovered in July, as well as the actions of
the antivirus companies to eradicate it.
<P>Antivirus company TrendMicro got a handful of reports on the virus
yesterday and feared an outbreak that in fact never happened.
<P>"We geared up thinking it might be another Melissa, but it didn't happen,"
said TrendMicro's Dan Schrader. "We get these kind of fire drills once or
twice a month."
<P>Trilling said Symantec hasn't detected a resurgence of the virus.
<P>The virus spreads by an email that contains a Visual Basic script file. If
the attachment is opened, the file surreptitiously goes through a user's
address book and sends the virus out like a chain mail to anyone listed in the
user's address book.
<P>The email carrying the bug can be identified by the subject line, which
states, "Check this." The body of the email contains this message: "Have fun
with these links. Bye."
<P>Below that is a file called "links.vbs," which stands for Visual Basic
script. If the file is opened by clicking on its icon, the virus runs and
begins propagating.
<P>The Melissa virus, which emerged on March 26, used a combination of
Microsoft Word macros and Microsoft Outlook. Users would receive a disguised
file, which contained a list of 80 pornographic Web sites. People who opened
the file launched the virus, which then sent it to many people on the address
list stored in Outlook.
<P>The self-replicating nature of the virus led to email traffic clogs around
the world as massive numbers of messages were sent as a result of the virus.
Although Melissa itself did not attempt to corrupt files inside computers,
later copycat versions did.
<P>Roughly a week after Melissa emerged, authorities arrested the man
suspected of starting the virus. The suspect, David Smith, admitted in court
papers to have <A
href="http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-346448.html";>spread</A> the virus
using a stolen AOL account.
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served with court order for Melissa info</A> <FONT color=#666666>April 2,
1999</FONT><BR>• <A
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1999</FONT><BR>• <A
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25, 1999</FONT><BR></FONT>
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