Well, this is a beginning of the virus. Presently, no way to detect it or to remove it. Keep checking this posting for the latest on this virus.

Update: Several antivirus software manufacturers have released updates to their software which will detect and remove the Melissa Virus. They can be downloaded here:

• McAfee

  McAfee VirusScan 3 requires engine 3.2.2 + hourly.DAT
  http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/3xupdates.asp

  VirusScan 4.0.x +4019.DAT
  http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/4xupdates.asp

  http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/vm10120.asp
  http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/melissa.asp

• Sophos
  http://www.sophos.com/downloads/ide/index.html#melissa

• Symantec
  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/mailissa.html

• Trend Micro
  http://housecall.antivirus.com/smex_housecall/technotes.html

References:

• http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/special/melissavirus.html

• http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-04-Melissa-Macro-Virus.html

• http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990326.wcvirus.htm

• http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2233128,00.html

• http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,34334,00.html

• http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-002.asp
  Introduction