%%File: VIRS0852.TXT
%%Name/Aliases: Laroux, LAROUX
%%Platform: Win, Win NT, Mac
%%Type: Macro., Excel
%%Disk Location: Document file. Personal.xls, Global macro file.
%%Features: Direct acting.
%%Damage: No damage, only replicates.
%%Size: Increases length of document files.
%%See Also: DMV (Excel), Word macro viruses.
%%Notes: The LAROUX virus is an Excel macro language virus that infects 
Excel 5 and later documents and infects the  Personal.xls file. If 
Personal.xls does not exist, the virus creates it. When personal has 
been infected, all new Excel workbooks (documents) are infected.

Macros:  auto_open, check_files
Hidden worksheet:  laroux
Laroux does not spread on the Macintosh because of the way it searches 
for the personal.xls file.

Removal: delete auto_open and check_files macros.

Protection: Set the attributes of your personal.xls file to read only. 
If you don't have a personal.xls file, create a blank one and set its 
attributes to read only.