All computer users pay attention! Antivirus vendors have found out new worms that can cripple your system. This worm sets a registry entry and lowers the Microsoft office security. First one is the WM97/Adenu-A. It is the worm and reduces the security level for Microsoft Office settings by making the registry entry shown below:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\Security\Level=01
Furthermore, this worm disables the important menu options like Tools/ Templates and Add-Ins, Tools/ Macro, and Tools/ Customize in Microsoft Word. This worm generates the GbcHS4664.VBS file located in the Windows system folder and thus sets a registry entry. This macro virus deletes all the user macros included in the document. Owing to this, MS word application is terminated when the Visual Basic Editor is accessed.
XM/Laroux-Fam is a group of viruses infecting the Excel 95 spreadsheet files. All the members of this group are simple viruses alike the first Word macro viruses. They enclose couple of macros, generally named as check files and auto open. When the infected document is opened the auto open macro is run. It simply instructs Excel to call upon the check files macro whenever a new worksheet is made active.
Whilst this happens, the virus generates a PERSONAL.XLS file in the XLSTART directory and copies down the viral macros in it. Whenever Excel is run, this file is automatically opened. This is very alike to NORMAL.DOT. File of Word. After this, every workbook utilized is targeted. If the PERSONAL.XLS file infects then whenever Excel sheet is opened, the virus will be loaded.
Another worm alert is for WM97/ZWMVC-B. This is a simple macro virus. For the infected VBA module and utilizes the name "zwmvc_macro". After this, the message "Yet Again Porn Error" is displayed whenever clean document is infected or an infected document is opened.
W32.HLLW.Graps is a network-aware worm. It has backdoor capabilities. It unlocks port 45836 by default for listening. This worm replicates itself to all available network shares. It connects with weak passwords and copies itself.
All above worms can cause problems to your present system. If you are facing problems or are interested in protecting your system from the vulnerabilities, then you can take help of some computer repair specialist or security services. Save My System is one of such leading centers. We offer all kind of SEO and Web Design Services, computer repair, Laptop support and security services. You can visit our website for more details.
