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Default Macro Virus?

I was editing my VBA code (in Excel2002) to fix some text in a userform. It
all looked ok so I exited and saved. Then I reset my screen resolution to
match the lower setting my users of this app use. Then I loaded Excel2000
and opened the workbook (I test the app in both versions of excel). I now
get this excel error message no mater how I try to open the file...

"The macros in this file do not match the digital signature. Only a macro
virus would cause this. Please scan for viruses, and notify the publisher of
this document. Macros will be disabled."

* Ok I am the publisher... so I notified myself!

* The PC I was working on is the one that I have added my own self signing
certificate with SELFCERT.EXE So all saves of any macro changes should keep
the current certificate. OS is Win2000 (5.00.2195 Service Pack 4 with
Automatic updates turned on)

* I have spent the last 4 hours messing with my eTrust AntiVirus software.
I did update the virus "signature" file and when I scanned the XLS file it
reported nothing was wrong. I then scanned both my fixed drives 3 times.
The 1st time 3 infected files were reported. 1 was cleaned ok, the other 2
were Java applets in the cache that after a lot of research I found out how
to delete those files. The last scan reports all is clean now.

I still can't get my VBA code enabled. I have looked through the code
modules and forms-code and all looks like my code, no malware that I could
find. (Could there be malicious code still hiding somewhere in my VBA
project or the XLS file?)

What do I do to solve this problem?

The virus' that were found we Win32/SillyDl.OE (which was cleaned by the
software) and Java/ByteVerify!exploit (which would not clean, I had to
manually delete the java cache files, then the next scan reported all was
clean) I noticed that each of these 3 virus was detected by using what
eTrust Antivirus called "Signature" I dont know if that is related to the
"digital certificate" that I am using to sign my VBA projects.


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John
 
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