%%File: VIRS0846.TXT
%%Name/Aliases: FormatC, Winword FormatC, Format C, macro
%%Platform: Win, Win NT, Mac
%%Type: Macro., 
%%Disk Location: WinWord documents
%%Features: Direct acting.
%%Damage: Attempts to format the disk.
%%Size: Adds Macros to Word document files
%%See Also: WordMacro.Nuclear, Concept, FormatC , Colors, DMV, Hot, 
Imposter, Irish, Infezione, Wazzu, Atom, Xenixos, Polite, Boom, 
Friendly, NOP, Pheew, Lbynj
%%Notes: This virus uses the macro capability built into Microsoft Word 
(WordBasic) to add a virus to a Word document. Since this virus is 
written in the macro language, it is not platform specific, but will 
execute on any platform that runs Word 5 or later.

When you open an infected document, its auto open macro runs and 
installs an auto execute macro in your global macro file (normal.dot). 
Once that is done, the virus code is executed every time you startup 
Word. The virus code then writes copies of itself onto every document 
you save with Word. 

The Macro attempts to format your C: drive.

See the description of  Colors for more information about accessing and 
protecting from this virus.

F-Prot 2.21 does not detect it.

Removal: Mac: SAM 4.0.8 finds and removes this virus.