message is infected with Virus.MSWord.Marker.kl virus

D

dvpowell

Our files are stored on a windows server and a few weeks ago it crashed
and burned. Since they restored it we have had problems with the
files. The latest problem is I sent a word file to somebody and it
bounced back with the following message: Received: 554 Sorry, message
is infected with Virus.MSWord.Marker.kl virus. I looked for info on
the virus but it shows cures for windows but not for Macs. For the
last few days whenever I open a word document it now asks whether I
want to disable the macros. Never had to do this before. How can I
tell if I am infected and how do I get rid of it? Thanks.

What is a good virus protection for the mac now?
 
T

Tom Stiller

dvpowell said:
Our files are stored on a windows server and a few weeks ago it crashed
and burned. Since they restored it we have had problems with the
files. The latest problem is I sent a word file to somebody and it
bounced back with the following message: Received: 554 Sorry, message
is infected with Virus.MSWord.Marker.kl virus. I looked for info on
the virus but it shows cures for windows but not for Macs. For the
last few days whenever I open a word document it now asks whether I
want to disable the macros. Never had to do this before. How can I
tell if I am infected and how do I get rid of it? Thanks.

Most likely the file was infected while it lived on the server. You're
being asked about disabling macros because the documents now contain
some (possibly infections).
What is a good virus protection for the mac now?

There are no known viruses for the Mac. If you want to scan for Windows
viruses that might be attached to files on your Mac, you can get the
freeware application "ClamXav" from VersionTracker.
 

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