The Melissa virus spreads via infected email and only affects computers with Microsoft Word 97 or Word 2000 that also have the email program Microsoft Outlook installed. It has spread through the Internet with amazing speed and is reported to have already infected hundreds of thousands of PCs in the past several days. To disarm the Melissa virus, as well as other macro viruses, you can turn off the automatic macro function. By disabling macros this type of virus will be unable to copy. Whether or not you suspect that your computer is infected, it is important to have the most current virus definitions installed.
Regular updates are very important.
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