'Melissa' E-mail Worm No April Fool; Deadly Viruses Prompt PC Users to Find New Ways to Protect Their Computers.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1999--It's no joke; another computer plague has struck. As quickly as a virus is inoculated in the PC world, hackers set new strains free to play havoc with the average user's system. So it is with Melissa, a Microsoft Word 97 or 2000 macro virus that has made national headlines in the last few days.

The culprit, a simple e-mail message that contains the subject line "Important Message From" followed by a friend's or acquaintance's user name, is accompanied by an attached document that, when opened, enables the macro virus to run. Once set free, the virus propagates itself by sending similar e-mails to the first 50 recipients in the infected user's Microsoft Outlook Address Book. (The virus affects individuals using Word 97 or Word 2000 with Outlook 98 or 2000.)

Steps users can take to protect their systems include:

-- Immediately deleting any e-mail that contains "Important Message"

in the subject line.

-- Running the latest anti-virus software and scanning often.

-- Enabling Microsoft Office macro virus protection.

But, a broader issue arises. How can PC users protect themselves if they unknowingly activate a virus? Certainly, running anti-virus software regularly is vital, but what if a new virus surfaces that hasn't yet been recognized by the anti-virus software? How can you ensure that your work won't be brought to a halt as the virus infects your system?

One solution is to take your computer back in time, to a point right before the virus struck. GoBack(TM), a new software application from Wild File, Inc., allows Windows 95/98 users to simply return to a time when their computers were functioning virus-free - five minutes, five hours, even five days ago. (GoBack must be installed and enabled prior to the incident.)

GoBack has the ability to revert the hard drive to a time the user selects from the past. You can also view the hard drive as it was at various points, which allows you to locate the specific file that carried the virus and determine the exact time it was activated so you're sure to revert to a safe, pre-virus time.

But, what if you activated the virus two hours ago and have created an important document in the meantime? Will you lose that document when you revert the hard drive to a pre-virus state? No. With GoBack, you can view the hard drive at a time after the virus struck, find your important document, and save it to the current hard disk configuration.

"With GoBack, PC users have a whole new way to recover from virus attacks," states Wild File President Eric Schneider. "Not only can they do it quickly - in a matter of minutes - they can do it without losing important work."

For more information about GoBack(TM), visit www.goback.com or call (888) WILD-FILE (945-3345). GoBack(TM) is available for purchase at Best Buy and through The Programmer's Supershop: www.supershops.com, 1-800-421-8006; Virtual World: www.virtual-world.com, 1-888-982-6245; and Tiger Direct: www.tigerdirect.com, 1-800-335-4055.

Note to Editors: Evaluation copies of GoBack(TM) are available upon request. Contact Ginny Unold, Public Relations Manager at Wild File, Inc., [phone], Fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].