VBS_MELISSA.AD

This file infector arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users. It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Arrival Details

This file infector arrives as an attachment to email messages spammed by other malware/grayware or malicious users.

It arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

File Infection

This file infector infects the following file types:

• Microsoft Office Word Document

NOTES:

It accesses the user's Microsoft Office Outlook application and sends mail to all e-mail addresses found in the Address Book. The said email message contains the following strings:

Subject: "Important Message From {user's e-mail username}"
Body: "Here is that document you asked for ... don't show anyone else ;-)"
Attachment: {Infected Microsoft Office Word Document}