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Melissa-RTF
SUMMARY
Warning about Melissa Virus in .rtf files
Security Response has learned that the W97M.Melissa virus has recently been spreading again and may not be detected by any antivirus software including Norton AntiVirus. It is important to note that this is not a new variant of the Melissa virus.
What we have confirmed a Word document infected by W97M.Melissa.A with the file extension of .rtf is being sent out to many users though email. These documents are not actually in .rtf format files as the file extension name suggests, but is actually a Word format file that has had the file extension name renamed to .rtf. If the antivirus software is not configured to scan the .rtf file extension, the virus will not be detected.
To protect yourself from this virus, Symantec Security Response recommends to update the configuration in Norton AntiVirus to include the .rtf file extension, or set both the Scanner and Auto-Protect options to scan all files.
- To add .rtf to your list of Program Files to be scanned in NAV 95 and NAV NT:
- Open Norton AntiVirus
- Click Options. The Options dialog appears.
- Click the Scanner Tab.
- Click Select... in the "What to scan" section.
- NOTE: This button is dimmed (greyed out) if you have the All Files radio button selected.
- The Program File Extensions dialog will appear.
- Click New... .
- Type RTF in the resulting box and then click OK.
- Click OK in the Options dialog.
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