W97M/Assilem.A
Analysis
- Virus consists of one macro module within the class
storage, which is renamed from "ThisDocument"
to "Melissa"
- Virus hooks Word event handlers which prevent the
opening or closing of infected documents
- Virus name derived from spelling "Melissa" backwards, and that the virus is based on the code of the W97M/Melissa.A virus
Recommended Action
Check the main screen using the web interface for your FortiGate unit to ensure that the latest AV/NIDS database has been downloaded and installed on your system - if required, enable the "Allow Push Update" option
Telemetry
Detection Availability
FortiClient | |
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Extreme | |
FortiMail | |
Extreme | |
FortiSandbox | |
Extreme | |
FortiWeb | |
Extreme | |
Web Application Firewall | |
Extreme | |
FortiIsolator | |
Extreme | |
FortiDeceptor | |
Extreme | |
FortiEDR |