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A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive macro virus that does not affect | A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive macro virus that does not affect | ||
data in any way. Infected files display the application header | data in any way. Infected files display the application header | ||
"Microsofa Excel" instead of "Microsoft Excel." | |||
Q: What is ExcelMacro/Laroux? | Q: What is ExcelMacro/Laroux? | ||
A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive concept virus. It simply appends | A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive concept virus. It simply appends | ||
a macro sheet called | a macro sheet called "laroux" to workbooks. It does not affect data | ||
or anything else in the workbook. This is the first replicating macro | or anything else in the workbook. This is the first replicating macro | ||
virus ever discovered in Microsoft Excel. | virus ever discovered in Microsoft Excel. | ||
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"ExcelMacro/Laroux Customer Q&A" document from Microsoft Excel Marketing. | |||
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Revision as of 10:12, 21 July 2020
Article ID: 154131
Article Last Modified on 1/9/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q154131
SUMMARY
In July 1996, Microsoft learned of a nondestructive macro virus that affects Microsoft Excel. The following information is taken from the online Question and Answer document about the Microsoft Excel macro virus.
NOTE: To protect yourself, obtain the Microsoft Excel Virus Search Version 2.0 add-in. For more information, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:
MORE INFORMATION
Q: What are macro viruses?
A: Macro viruses are a type of virus that use a program's own macro
programming language to distribute themselves. Unlike previous
viruses, macro viruses do not infect programs; they infect documents.
Q: What is Sofa?
A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive macro virus that does not affect
data in any way. Infected files display the application header
"Microsofa Excel" instead of "Microsoft Excel."
Q: What is ExcelMacro/Laroux?
A: This is a nonharmful, nondestructive concept virus. It simply appends
a macro sheet called "laroux" to workbooks. It does not affect data
or anything else in the workbook. This is the first replicating macro
virus ever discovered in Microsoft Excel.
Q: What is Laroux B?
A: Laroux B is a variation of the original virus that is the same in all
respects, but can overwrite existing macros on the user's
Personal.xls macro sheet.
REFERENCES
"ExcelMacro/Laroux Customer Q&A" document from Microsoft Excel Marketing.
Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a xl97 XL
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