Nothing to fear from Mellssa-X, says Sophos. (Security Supplement).Sophos Anti-Virus Sophos Anti-Virus is an anti-virus, anti-spyware and HIPS software program by Sophos plc, which is aimed primarily at corporate environments. Centralised management is performed via Sophos Enterprise Console. It is believed to be the Anti-Virus used by Gmail[1]. , says that users practising safe computing have nothing to fear from the Melissa-X virus. However, those without the latest version of their antivirus software See antivirus program. (tool) antivirus software - Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. may be unable to detect the virus. The virus, a new version of the first mass email virus See e-mail virus. , Melissa, which first hit in 1999, is spreading as an infected word document created by the latest version of Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. - Word 2001 for Macintosh. Although the attachment anniv.doc , is a Word 2001 document, the virus will affect users of older version of Word on both Macintosh and Windows. "This is a wake-up call for anyone who thinks viruses happen to other people," said Graham Cluley Graham Cluley is a British computer programmer and 'Senior Technology Consultant' at Sophos. He is very well known in the anti-virus industry, and his corporate biography[1] , at Sophos AntiVirus. 'Everyone should be employing safe computing practices. My message is simple - stop opening unsolicited attachments; start treating your computer with the respect it deserves.' For more information on the Melissa-X virus visit http://www.sophos.com virusinfo/analyses/melissax.html |
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