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Overview

This is a virus detection. Viruses are programs that self-replicate recursively, meaning that infected systems spread the virus to other systems, which then propagate the virus further. While many viruses contain a destructive payload, it's quite common for viruses to do nothing more than spread from one system to another.

Aliases

• Excel97Macro/Phoney.A (CA)

• X97M.Phoneman (NAV)

Characteristics

This threat is detected as X97M/Generic. On opening the infected workbook, the virus will save itself as Office.vir in the XLStart directory. It will change the .UserName = "Siemens MobilePhones". It will also modify File/Properties/Summary.Comments = "Tia Ivanka". The virus does not contain destructive payload.

Symptoms

The presence of the file Office.vir in the XLStart directory. Username changed to Siemens MobilePhones and comments in File/Properties/Summary.comment = Tia Ivanka

Method of Infection

Opening an infected workbook will infect the host system thereby infecting any workbook used on the system thereafter.

Removal

Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

It is very common for macro viruses to disable options within Office applications for example in Word, the macro protection warning commonly is disabled. After cleaning macro viruses, ensure that your previously set options are again enabled.

AVERT Recommended Updates:

* Office 2000 updates

* Malformed Word Document Could Enable Macro to Run Automatically (Information/Patch)

Variants

Variants

N/A

All Information

Overview -

This is a virus detection. Viruses are programs that self-replicate recursively, meaning that infected systems spread the virus to other systems, which then propagate the virus further. While many viruses contain a destructive payload, it's quite common for viruses to do nothing more than spread from one system to another.

Aliases

• Excel97Macro/Phoney.A (CA)

• X97M.Phoneman (NAV)

Characteristics

Characteristics -

This threat is detected as X97M/Generic. On opening the infected workbook, the virus will save itself as Office.vir in the XLStart directory. It will change the .UserName = "Siemens MobilePhones". It will also modify File/Properties/Summary.Comments = "Tia Ivanka". The virus does not contain destructive payload.

Symptoms

Symptoms -

The presence of the file Office.vir in the XLStart directory. Username changed to Siemens MobilePhones and comments in File/Properties/Summary.comment = Tia Ivanka

Method of Infection

Method of Infection -

Opening an infected workbook will infect the host system thereby infecting any workbook used on the system thereafter.

Removal -

Removal -

Use current engine and DAT files for detection and removal.

It is very common for macro viruses to disable options within Office applications for example in Word, the macro protection warning commonly is disabled. After cleaning macro viruses, ensure that your previously set options are again enabled.

AVERT Recommended Updates:

* Office 2000 updates

* Malformed Word Document Could Enable Macro to Run Automatically (Information/Patch)

Variants

Variants -

N/A