XM97/Pathetic-D

Name: XM97/Pathetic-D
Aliases: XM97/Pathe-D
Type: Excel 97 macro virus
Date: 10 June 2002

Sophos has received several reports of this virus from the wild.

Description:

XM97/Pathetic-D is an Excel 97 macro virus that replicates using
a file called Book1.xls in the XLSTART folder.

The virus appends the text "@echo T'as été mordu par... Le bec
du Saumon " to C:\autoexec.bat and on any day in May it will
close the active workbook.


Read the analysis at
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/xm97patheticd.html