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F-Secure Virus Descriptions : Talon





NAME:Talon

For more information on Word macro viruses, see the description of WordMacro/Concept.

The WordMacro/Talon.A virus consists of the following macros: AOB, Deed, FSAB, Info, AutoOpen and ToolsMacro.

Talon.A triggers on June 18th, displaying message boxes like this: 

        Your System Is Infected With The Macro Virus Talon #1!


        This Macro Virus Was Brought To You By: TALON 1997

Also, the virus changes the Tools/Macro menu to display: 

        This Option Is Not Available,
        Please Insert The MS-Office CD
        And Install The Help Files To Continue

VARIANT:Talon.B

This variant triggers on the 27th day of any month. At this date it encrypts all saved documents with the password "talon".

It also displays these messages: 

         Your document Has Just been Been Saved,
         I Hope You Know The Password!!!


         Brought To You By Talon 1997

Tools/Macro menu now displays: 

        This Option Is Not Available,
        Please Install The Help Files To Continue

[Analysis: Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure]