Here is a new one!!!

Someone has posted the Melissa Virus as an attachment on some of the ng's,
it's entitled:
"netdiag.jpg", that's correct!!! the extension is .jpg.  The latest Virus
Definitions of the Major AV Programs will detect and clean it.  I sent it to
Symantec (Norton), and here's their response:

> We have analyzed your submission.  The following is a report of our
> findings for each file you have submitted:
>
> filename: C:\Windows\Desktop\netdiag.jpg
> machine: <snipped>
> result: This file is infected with W97M.Melissa.A
>
> The attached file is a self extracting zip containing updated virus
> definitions for Norton AntiVirus to successfully detect and repair
> this virus.
>
> Developer notes:
> C:\Windows\Desktop\netdiag.jpg is a word document that contains macros.
> C:\Windows\Desktop\netdiag.jpg is detected and repaired by the latest
definitions.

    This is the first time I've ever heard of a virus being contained in
something other than an executable or a "macro", and I honestly don't know
what would have happened if I attempted to open it.  I "cleaned" it with
Norton, changed the extension to ".doc", and found that it contains a list
of Adult Porn Sites with passwords for them.  I wonder how many "kids" have
figured out how to open it, and thereby infected themselves and many others?
I also checked it with a "hex" editor, and it's for real.  Please be careful
folks.

Linda Aldridge

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