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`By Jason Pomin
`FOUR MONTUS APTBR the Con(cid:173)
`Cg>t macro virus first cau~ chaos
`with Microsoft Word users, three
`additional macro viruses and two
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`surfaced, forcing vendors
`to scrnmbl~ to .otTe:r cus-
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`Macro viruse and Trojan horses
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`contained in popuhu personal pro(cid:173)
`ductivity applicatioru such as
`Word.
`Malicious macros are frightening
`because they are hidden inside
`ordinarr data files. are as cross·
`platform as legitimate macros, are
`very easy to writ<, and can be
`passed along via tANs and tht
`Internet.
`"They have the potential to be
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`exchange data files all the time," sa.id
`Karen Black. vice president of
`Symantec Corp.'s desktop group.
`•With the I nterntt, the
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`Three
`Word macro viruses
`hav~ turned up since
`August (see chart); two
`DMV and Nuclear -
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`spread worldwide over the lnterneL
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`not replicate -
`are particularly
`worrisom~. Ont, called Formate,
`re(ormats a user's hard drive; the
`other, called Weideroffnen, deletes
`the user's AUTOEXEC.BAT file from
`the Windows root directory.
`But users have protection.
`• McAfee Associates Into. rd.-.~Sed
`two weeks ago VirusScan 1.5 for
`Windm>'S 95, which automatically
`detect$ the Concept. Colo1s, Nu-
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`es. The Gompany released a
`version for Wtndows l .x and
`DOS with similar protection
`at the same time. McAfee
`VirusScan costs $65.
`• Symantec's Peter Norton
`Group releases monthly up·
`dates for its suite of Norton
`AntiVirus products that, to
`date, protect against all the
`malicious macros but not
`against
`the Weideroffnen
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`macro Trojan horse. Norton An(cid:173)
`tiVirus costs $79.
`• S&S Software International Inc.
`last month released an update of
`its llr. Solomon~ Anti- \'arus Tnnl(cid:173)
`kit that automatically detects the
`known macro viruses and macro
`l'roj:Ul horses. D r. ~olomon'-:. 'Tool
`kitcosts $125.
`S&S Software, located in Burling(cid:173)
`ton, Mass., is at (617) 273-7400.
`Symantec,located in Cupertino,
`C3lif .. can be reached at (800)
`441-7234.
`McAfee,in Santa Clara,Calif..can
`be reached at (408) 983-3832.
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`Phoenix to market AT&T Business Network
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`By De/loralr DeVoe
`AT&T'S RECENTLY launched 8usi(cid:173)
`nc:t.:t Network on-line service may
`gain a considerable inc:reast in ex(cid:173)
`posure as a result or an agreement
`with Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
`BIOS developer Phoenix will
`offer its existing OEM customers
`the Business NetwOrk. which could
`then be bundled on PC systems.
`Fmancial terms were not disclosed.
`"With this agreement, AT&T is
`making a strong initial step by get(cid:173)
`ting exposure and gaining a tri3l~
`said Allen Weiner, an analyst at
`Dataquest Inc., in San Jose, Cati(
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`The key issue will be whethercus·
`tom(rs reuse the service, Wein(r
`added. Users may be anracted by
`tht services, but if the quality and
`business information are less than
`optimal, they won't return. he said.
`It will be a hard sell for AT&T, be(cid:173)
`cause the service is provided on
`AT&T's proprietary Interchange
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`World \'l'ide Web, analysts said.
`AT&T, however, thinks the net(cid:173)
`wack's business focus will attract
`users, especially those in the small
`office/home office market.
`"The big oo-line services today
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`are not strictly targeted at buliness;
`said Rob lippincott, \•ice pr<Sident
`Q( ATetr,s New Media $efvi't'$ unic.
`"The Business Network will be sold
`to individuals who have a need (or
`business information and don't
`have the infonnation resources
`large companies typically have."
`Launched Oct. 30, the Business
`Network has more than 2,50ol busi(cid:173)
`ness information sources as well as
`business directory and advice ser(cid:173)
`vices, AT&T said. Officials would
`not give its number of subscribers.
`AT&T. in Cambridge, M,.s., can
`be reached at {800) 660· 2299.
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