Hi, Below is a message that we received at work (PSE&G in New Jersey - a gas and electric company) today from PSE&G Corporate Communications. If you use WORD 97 you may want to make the below changes. Happy Hunting, Kathie Mirabella Macoupin County Mail List Manager ************************************************************************** Information Security Bulletin - Melissa Macro Virus The Melissa Macro virus is reported by news services as spreading throughout the Internet over the weekend. This virus is known to impact Office 97 users, with no known cases impacting Office 95 users. The Melissa Macro Virus is usually contained in an e-mail message that has the subject line "Important message from ..." followed by the sender's name. The body of the message says "Here is the document you asked for ... don't show anyone else". Do not open any attachments from email messages that fit this description as they probably contain the Melissa Macro virus!!!. Delete these messages. If you feel the message may be a valid message, contact the sender and verify that they are valid. If you are still not sure, forward the message to the Corporate Security mailbox (Enter Security, Corporate as the last name) so that it can be checked for the virus. Information Technology is working with our antiviral vendor to automatically scan for this virus. A solution is expected shortly. In addition, be wary of documents sent from any senders asking you to open up a file for Microsoft Word, that also asks whether you want to initiate a macro. You may also send these to the Corporate Security mailbox to be checked. Word 97 Users If you are a Word 97 user, to make sure you are protected from macro viruses, perform the following: 1. Start Word. 2. Choose the Tools, Options command, General tab. 3. Check the Macro Virus Protection check box if it is not already checked. 4. Check the Confirm conversions at open check box if it is not already checked. 5. Choose the save tab. 6. Check the Prompt to save Normal template check box. 7. Click the OK button to close the dialog box. Whenever you open a document that contains macros, you will be notified that there are macros in the document. You should only open a document with macros if you are expecting there to be macros on that document and you know what they are supposed to do.