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Summary

This is a simple Word macro virus.

VARIANT:Footer.A

Summary

While spreading, Footer.A creates these two files: 

        c:\footprint.$$$
        c:\footprint.$$1

The virus activates by overwriting the footer area in opened documents.

W97M/Footer was found in the wild in February 1999.

VARIANT:Footer.S

Summary

This is a minor variant of Footer.A that is functionally identical with it.

[Analysis: Katrin Tocheva, F-Secure, February 1999 - September 2000]