Symptoms that indicate possible virus infection macros
1) If the DOC or XLS file can not be recorded to another format
2) If the files are recorded in the template, or if the icon has been changed to record the save icon template
3) If extraneous files from Excel or Word are found in the “Start”
4) If the option Tools | Macros are disabled, this is very common in Stealth Virus;
5) In one version to another some macro viruses do not work well (thankfully), so I usually give the error “WordBasic Err = (Error number)” and we are * sure * you are not using macros.
6) Many viruses of this type changes the options in Tools | Options, such as enabling or disabling “Macro Virus Protection” (Virus Protection), “Allow fast saves” (Allow Fast Save), “Prompt to save the Normal template (Prompt to save Normal Template), these are formidable, they are the virus “hidden” do not code
visible. Ugh!
7) If you ask for password when you know for sure that we have not
post;
8) If there are strange and new sections in our Win.ini;
9) If we displayed messages and dialogs strange, with odd questions or statements (eg “Thailand should withdraw its troops from Timor?”) Or in a language other than the default;
10) (Only Wd6) If we can not write to another directory or disk when using “Save As”
11) If you appear in Access database files corrupted. Fortunately this is still very rare.
12) If we appear extra sheets in Excel
9) If we displayed messages and dialogs strange, with odd questions or statements (eg “Thailand should withdraw its troops from Timor?”) Or in a language other than the default;
10) (Only Wd6) If we can not write to another directory or disk when using “Save As”
11) If you appear in Access database files corrupted. Fortunately this is still very rare.
12) If we appear extra sheets in Excel
17) If a new DOC file is saved without asking if you want to save or not
18) All documents are set to 0 bytes and information is lost (this brings back bad memories)
19) If the record automatically puts the name “document1.doc”
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