W97M/Shore.Q

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W97M/Shore.Q Destructivity: Spreading: Overall risk:
  
• Detected by virus detection files published: 4/10/2002 • Type: Virus
• Virus characteristics first published: 4/10/2002 • Spreading mechanism: File Infection
• Virus characteristics latest update: 12/17/2003 • Overall risk: None
• Alias: • Payload: Deletes user macros.
• Infection type: Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP/2003  

Virus type Spreading
mechanism 		Destructivity
and payload 		Additional
descriptions 		Detection
and removal
W97M/Shore is a macro virus that infects MS Word documents and templates. When an infected document is opened it will infect the normal.dot template and then infects all documents that are opened, saved or closed. It disable the Visual Basic Editor by password protect it. If you try to open the Visual Basic Editor you will be asked to enter a password:

W97/Shore


If you don't have the correct password you will be denied access to the Visual Basic Editor.

W97/Shore
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