WD1215: "Macro Virus Protection Tool" (Windows)

SUMMARY

Microsoft offers an Application Note for Word for Windows, Word for Windows NT, and Word for Windows 95 titled "WD1215: Macro Virus Protection Tool." This Application Note will help you detect and disarm suspicious macros in Word.

Please note that the Macro Virus Protection Tool is intended as an interim tool only. For a permanent solution to macro virus problems, install antivirus software that is specifically designed to detect Word macro viruses. Such software is available from several third-party companies. For more information about antivirus software, including that which can detect Word macro viruses, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

THE TEXT OF WD1215

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  Microsoft(R) Technical Support Application Note (Text File)
                  WD1215: MACRO VIRUS PROTECTION TOOL
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                                                  Revision Date: 10/95
                                                       1 Disk Included

The following information applies to Microsoft Word (see Introduction
for versions).

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INTRODUCTION
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The information in this Application Note applies to Microsoft Word
versions 6.x for Windows, Microsoft Word versions 6.0 and 6.0.1 for
the Macintosh(R), Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows NT(TM), and
Microsoft Word versions 7.0 for Windows 95.

ABSTRACT
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The Macro Virus Protection tool is a free tool that installs a set of
protective macros in Word. These macros detect suspicious Word
documents and alert you if they find a Word virus. You are then given
the choice of opening the file without its macros, ensuring that no
viruses are transmitted.

In addition, the tool also contains an updated version of the scanning
code for the Concept Virus and can be used to scan your hard disk for
Word files that contain the Concept Virus.

This Application Note includes two files: Readme.doc and Scanprot.dot.
Readme.doc contains complete information on how to install the Macro
Virus Protection tool. It also answers common questions about the tool
and about macro viruses. Scanprot.dot contains the Macro Virus Protection
tool. Look at Readme.doc for instructions on how to use the Scanprot.dot
file.