VENGINE - Coded by VeggieTailz, Copyleft 1999

The Vengine, combined with your favorite Microsoft Word macro virus,
produces a polymorphic version of that virus.  Sorry kiddiez, but you
will need rudementary VBA skillz to use this.  Instructions are included
in the vengine.txt file, and an example is given with the Melissa virus.

I had several motivations for writing this.  One, of course, was to
demonstrate that WOMEN CAN CODE TOO, a fact often overlooked in today's
patriarchal society.  Secondly, I was motivated by all the delightful
publicity provided by the mass media surrounding the Melissa virus.
Seriously, folks, no one would write viruses if the antivirus community
didn't give them such limelight for it!  :-)  I also wanted to pedistal
yet another egregious security hole brought to you by Microsoft.  And,
lastly, my initial inspiration came from Nick FitzGerald's asinine
posting to BugTraq, dated 3/29/99, in which he argues that:

  "By reformatting the source, you have created a new variant."

Thanks to the Vengine, now every copy of the virus can be a new variant!


Files in this archive:

Polyssa.txt  - The Melissa virus modified with the Vengine
Polyssa2.txt - A 2nd generation of Polyssa
Vengine.txt  - The Vengine source code and usage directions
Melissa.txt  - The original Melissa virus
Readme.txt   - This file
kiddiez.txt  - STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS, FOR THE BRAINDEAD


In closing, I would like to give a big pat-on-the-back to the drooling
masses out there who unwittingly propogate MS-Word macro viruses.  Without
these people, neither the virus writers nor the antivirus people would
be in business!  Remember:  When MS-Word asks you if you want to open a
document because it might contain virus code, JUST SAY NO.  ;->

\/eggieTailz

