Threat Descriptions

Vale

Classification

Category :

Malware

Type :

Virus

Platform :

W32

Aliases :

Vale

Summary

Vale is a Word 97 macro virus which contains copycat of Melissa mass-mailing part to spread via email using Outlook application.

Removal

Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:

  • Check for the latest database updates

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  • Submit a sample

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    Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.

  • Exclude a file from further scanning

    If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.

    Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.

Technical Details

Variant:Vale.A

Vale.A is a Word 97 macro virus which contains copycat of Melissa mass-mailing part to spread via email using Outlook application. The email looks like this: 

From:

(name of infected user)
 Subject: Make A lot of Money (name of infected user)
 To:(50 names from alias list)
 Body:

In this Document This Its Opportunity to Win A lotof Money
 Attachment: infected document

The virus lowers the security settings of Office 2000 and disables the built-in macro virus protection.

Vale.A contains a few payloads. They activate when the day is January 1, May 19, Sptember 20 and December 25. Then the virus shows different messages in Portuguese. The messages that Vale shows on January 1st looks as follows: 

Feliz Ano Novo E Que Esse Ano O Nosso Governo Seja
 Melhor!! :) 		

AlevirusS>C>S 1999 04/10/99 Dinheiro Virus Brasil
 
Virus Feito Em Protesto Ao Desemprego Crescente
 
Faz Alguma Coisa Presidente O Povo Brasileiro Quer

Trabalho!!!

Enquanto Eu No Arrumar Emprego Presidente Os Virus
 Continuaram A Aparecer!! 		

Nota. Viviane Veloso dos Santos alem de Prostituta e
 Drogada agora tambem esa…¡ Ladra foi pega roubando no Mercado
 Extra no qual trabalhava e que foi por justa causa
 despedida por Roubo. Alem de outro fato que quero
 compartilhar com vc caro usurio ela sai a noite de sua
 casa sabe DEUS pra onde e para fazer o que. Vamos dizer
 que n‚o sabemos pra que certo hehe. Larga seu filhinho de
 5 anos de idade dormindo sozinho no apartamento de sua
 M‚e. Me lembro da ultima vez que fez isso a crian€š¡a
 acordou assustada procurando alguem e por motivo de estar
 sozinha no apartamento quase caiu da janela do quarto
 andar do presa…¡dio. Agrade€š¡o aos vizinhos que ao escutarem o
 choro acudiram rapidamente arrombando a porta e evitando
 uma tragesa…¡dia certa agora caro usurio gostaria de saber
 de vc o que se faz com uma MAE assim mande-me um email
 com sua opini‚o para vaca@geocities.com quem quer saber esa…¡
 o PAI da CRIAN‚Å¡A ela agora n‚o deixa mais eu ver nem
 falar com meu filho P.S este V¡rus N‚o esa…¡ Destrutivo!!"

The virus saves the infected active document as Money.doc and Dinheiro.doc in Windows directory and uses these document to send them when a connection is made using mIRC chat client.