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- OpenOffice Macro Virus
- A proof of concept virus effecting OpenOffice an StarOffice has been created. The virus is apparently purely proof of concept and has no harmful intent, it simply loads a picture from the internet. Macro viruses have become much less common than in previous years, however there has been...
- Blog posts 2006-06-05
- MS Word loses toolbars and menus
- A user has suddenly lost all toolbars and menus in MS Word. He says it happened when he clicked on an attachment in email Lotus Notes. Any ideas?Macro virus is a good possibility. Scan for viruses and malware.In addition, make sure they didn't accidentally just turn off the...
- Q&A 2005-03-23
- XP locks up, and I'm out of things to try
- Computer problems…A couple of days ago my computer, a P3 running Windows XP, began to lock up on almost every application. I ran a virus scan, spybot, and adaware, without any effect. System restore locks up. I reinstalled XP, which seemed to go well, but had no effect. I then...
- Q&A 2005-02-08
- The case against using .doc files
- Do you really need all the bells and whistles of the .doc format? John McCormick says you can make your life easier by using .rtfs. Read on to learn about the simplest security fix you'll make this year.You use Microsoft Word. I use Microsoft Word. Practically everyone uses Microsoft Word....
- Technical articles 2000-01-12
- Managing virus outbreaks on your network from your server
- Deploying virus detection software on your client workstations probably isn't enough defense for your network. John Sheesley explains how you can control viruses on your network effectively by using a server-side protection scheme.Sometimes it seems that not a week goes by when you don’t find out about some new computer...
- Technical articles 1999-12-21
- About Helping Protect Files From Macro Viruses
- A macro virus is a type of computer virus that's stored in a macro within a file, template, or add-in. To help protect against macro viruses, one should purchase and install specialized antivirus software. To further help reduce the risk of macro infection in Office files, set the macro security...
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Love You Not 1.10 (Windows)
- Love You Not! will intercept any request to execute all scripting file types used in email virus attacks. These include: Visual Basic scripts (.VBS, .VBE, .VB), Javascript (.JS, .JSE), Scrap objects (.SHS, .SHB), HTML application files (.HTA) and other potentially dangerous file types. Love You Not! also will increase the...
- Software downloads 2001-05-13
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- Lock IT Down: Learn about Office 2000's macro virus protection features
- Find out how Microsoft Office 2000 can defend itself against virusesWith macro viruses growing more rampant and destructive, it’s become essential to teach users how to guard against them. In the past, you’ve probably preached the gospel of turning on the Office 97 Macro Virus Protection option, which alerts users...
- Technical articles 1999-05-13
- Virus alert: Watch for Skeptic
- Trend Micro is warning users about the Melissa-like Skeptic virus, which attaches itself as an e-mail attachment.Don’t be a skeptic—a new virus is on the attack. W97M_60thSKEPTIC is a Word 97 macro virus, similar to the W97M_MELISSA and W97M_CLASS.The virus is transferred like the Melissa virus by sending itself as...
- Technical articles 1999-09-03
- Polymorphic Simile.D virus could be a watershed event
- If your Windows machines get hit by the latest virus, at least you know that your Linux systems are safe, right? Not any more. Here come polymorphic and metamorphic viruses that can infect both systems. The Simile.D virus may be a security turning point.Although it can be a pain in...
- Technical articles 2002-06-24
- Turn off Virus Check in Office 2003?
- In MS Office 2003 every time a document is opened in any of the apps, a virus scan is initiated on the file being opened, thereby slowing the process to a stand still. How do you turn that off? It is not a function of my AV software...
- Q&A 2005-10-07
- When viruses attack
- The concept of viruses is exaggerated by media hype and urban legends. In this Daily Drill Down, Talainia Posey discusses the anatomy of a virus and examines methods of virus prevention and removal.If you’re a computer user, then having your hard work wiped out by a virus has to rank...
- Technical articles 2000-02-25
- Lock IT Down: Use this virus protection guide to defend against viruses
- Find out how to build a defense against viruses.In the past, we could take some comfort in knowing that we had some inherent protection against viruses. Writing virus code required a certain level of programming expertise, as well as some understanding of such things as low-level DOS calls and memory...
- Technical articles 2000-01-24
- Protecting your network with digital certificates
- Macros can be a real thorn in the side for net admins. From the user's perspective, macros can be great time-savers. But they can also introduce a virus threat to your network. Find out how you can use digital certificates to minimize the risk.In the past, I have recommended that...
- Technical articles 2000-08-17
- The truth about viruses
- Once every couple months or so, I find myself explaining to someone that the flood of viruses everyone has come to expect is not an unavoidable side effect of an increasingly networked world. Usually this comes up in response to the all-too-common security through obscurity argument that Linux systems would...
- Blog posts 2007-09-12
- Look out for this new breed of targeted security attacks
- Look out for this new breed of targeted security attacksarticle rootHave you encountered this?Have you seen any examples of these automated but narrowly targeted attacks in your company?I've always looked at the initial surge of malware as mostly a training academy for would-be commercial hackers/guns for hire but this is...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- Lock IT Down: Use top-notch antivirus resources
- The benefits of top-notch antivirus software are exploredVirus protection is no longer a secondhand issue. Many administrators learned this in 1999 with the onslaught of macro viruses attacking via e-mail, and those who didn’t probably learned their lesson last month when ILOVEYOU hit.Of course, with commonplace desktop-level Internet access, your...
- Technical articles 2000-06-06
- Windows XP and Excel'97 macros
- I have a user running excel 97 under Windows XP and when they open a sheet that contains any form of macros it gives them the following "Permission to use object denied". Sheets without any kind of macros open fine.They open fine on other workstations running the same OS...
- Q&A 2006-07-25
- Support diary: Tony Geraghty (Wednesday)
- Our support diary author hails from Dublin, Ireland.Today Tony beats a virus and troubleshoots missing network printers. Read Monday’s entry.Read Tuesday’s entry. 8:20 A.M.A pretty heavy fog bank caused traffic chaos this morning, so I arrive a little later than usual. All backups check out okay, and everything seems to be running...
- Technical articles 2000-02-23
- Are you CERTain you are secure?
- Do you subscribe to government agencies dedicated to tracking security issues? How quickly should you expect to receive notification of security problems? John McCormick tells you where you stand with the Computer Emergency Response Team CERT.Some of the best resources for network security administrators are the advisories produced by the...
- Technical articles 2000-07-26
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