Papa worm.
 Information
about the Papa worm:
This is a worm that uses Excel 97 Workbook as a base to spread on its
own. This worm works on both Excel 97 and Excel 2000.
This worm is similar to Melissa
virus in its capability to spread. It has the ability to spread itself
very fast using email. When the Workbook infected by Papa worm is opened
for the first time, it checks whether the user's computer is installed
with MS Outlook. If it finds Outlook then the worm sends email to 60 addresses
found in the address book of outlook. The email sent by the worm will contain
the subject "Fwd: Workbook from all.net and Fred Cohen". The
body of the email will contain "Urgent info inside. Disregard macro
warning." The worm will attach the infected workbook in the name of
PASS.XLS to the message. The worm can spread very fast because of
this method.
Papa will not infect PERSONAL.XLS or other workbook. It will only
spread via email. It does not have any destructive code.
Papa worm first appeared in March 1999 and it is not in the wild.
Other
names of Papa worm:
This worm is also known as X97M/Papa, Excel.Papa, Password, Papa.B.
Removing
Papa worm from your computer:
You can remove this virus from your computer
by using Protector Plus antivirus software.
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