Since almost all macro viruses attempt to modify the global template (normal.dot) before closing the active Microsoft Word session, we advise everyone to make sure that Microsoft Word will prompt before any changes are being made.

While this action will not stop all macro viruses, it will help to identify potential malicious code.

If you are not sure what to do, select the "No" option and email a copy of such files to the Cyber Sentry virus doctors at virus_doctor.  They will inspect suspicious files or documents to determine if they contain malicious macros.  To automatically make the change to Word 97 or Word 2000, please click on one of the following files below, and save it to your local hard drive, then double-click on the file to run: