Trend Micro also is offering a free tool for Red Hat and other Linux operating systems that can scan files for malicious code. Trend Micro keeping a sharp eye on message content Trend Micro is beginning to look at the content of e-mail, not just viruses, as it seeks to boost the capabilities of its ScanMail products. The new version uses different compression techniques, making it difficult to detect with current tools. Virus sets Microsoft Office system files to zero, making them useless. Virus spreads itself by replying to any new message in a MAPI-enabled mail system.
Worm is a network spreading worm without a destructive payload.
The worm will attempt to infect 50 machines on the network. It randomly generates the IP address up to the class C range as target for infection. Similar to CIH, it tries to erase a PC's CMOS info and erase disk sectors. It's set to work on Dec. 25. Autoexec, JulyKill W97M.JulyKiller is a Microsoft Word 97 macro virus that was first discovered in Taiwan.