Re: Happy99 Virus

[Guest guest]

Hi everybody,

This is Tahna.. I am so sorry about the virus... It was not my intentions to

send it out... I did not know that I even had it... I have went through my

computer and

removed the dumb thing and again I apologize, it was a pain to remove..... Tahna

Dave & Kay wrote:

>

>

> I'm on the digest so I haven't seen it yet (and won't because the digest

> strips any attachments), but it's been reported to me that a recent file

> contains the happy99 virus. Do not run or execute any files that are

> attached to messages - especially if it says happy99. Usually someone

> doesn't know their computer is infected since it doesn't have any symptoms

> other than sending the virus to others via e-mail, until someone tells them.

> Utahna, I believe it was your message that it was attached to. I can't set

> the listserv program to not accept messages that contain attachments at this

> time because of it won't allow Barbara's mail through. Utahna, or anyone

> else unfortunate enough to have opened this file (you would have seen a

> fireworks display), here are a few places that will tell you how to get rid

> of it:

>

> http://www.tricksandtrinkets.com/happy.htm

> http://www.datafellows.fi/v-descs/ska.htm

>

> Kay

>

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/7/99 9:28:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, bourutah@...

writes:

<< It was not my intentions to send it out... >>

Tahna,

Noone blames you. The happy99 is a worm that sends out its own email using

your system. I am sending the Symantic web site in case anyone needs to know

more about it. <A

HREF= " http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html " >Happy99.Wo

rm</A>

Eleanor