Summary
W97M/Hope is a simple Word class infector.
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Technical Details
Variant:Hope.A
When an infected document is opened, W97M/Hope.A disables the macro virus protection. It also removes both "Tools/Macros" and "Tools/Options..." menus.
Then the virus infects the global template and all documents opened or closed thereafter.
Technical Details: Sami Rautiainen, F-Secure
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