Virus Database

Ouse.591

Description Ouse.591

It is a dangerous nonmemory resident parasitic virus. It searches for COM files and writes itself to the end of the file. Depending on the system date it erased the disk sectors. It contains the text string:
OUSE ME EST ABDA

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Macro.Word97.UScan

Description Macro.Word97.UScan

This macro-virus contains six macros in one module "Uscan": AutoOpen, AutoNew, FileOpen, UScan, intUAppVer, blnUScanSearch.
It infects the global macros area upon opening an infected document (AutoOpen), and infects other documents upon opening or creating (FileOpen, AutoNew). While infecting, the virus checks user initials and if they are "AF", the virus displays the following message:
This file contains the UScan macro. It is not harmful, but
may spread in a disconcerting manner.

The virus turns off the Word virus protection (the VirusProtection option).
The virus code contains the following comments:
///// /// Name: UScan
//// // Author: tgho
/// // Version: 1.11.3
// Last Edited: 19th February, 1998

Macro.Word97.Vacuity

Description Macro.Word97.Vacuity

This stealth macro-virus contains eight macros in one module "Vacuity": Jj, FileTemplates, FormatStyle, ToolsMacro, ViewVBCode, Organizer, FileClose, DocClose.
The virus infects files and the global macros area on document closing (FileClose, DocClose). It turns off the Word virus protection (the VirusProtection option), disables File/Templates, Format/Style, Tools/Macro, Organizer and Visual Basic Editor (Stealth)
The virus code contains the comment:
Copyright (C) 1998 by FlyShadow ~^^~ - Vacuity

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