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Poster: Ron Stoloff <rstoloff@MAIL.PHILA.K12.PA.US>
Subject: Re: happy.exe virus here
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At 06:07 PM 8/26/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>All,
>
>It looks like the happy virus was unintentionally spread to members of this
>listerv. It was a forgiveable mistake. Here is where you will find
>information to check if you caught it, and to get rid of it if you did.
>
>First, if you get it, it will come as an email attachment with the
>filename: "happy99.exe" or "ska.exe" and potentially a few other variations.
>
>Information is available here (and probably other places):
>
>http://www.e-musicbox.com/happy99virus.htm
>http://members.tripod.com/docsmiley/happy99.htm
>http://www.pspl.com/trojan_info/win32/happy99.htm
>
>As usual, don't open email attachments from people who you don't know or
>don't trust. With this one, you will get one legitimate message from
>someone followed by a second with the same subject. The second message
>contains the happy.exe file as an attachment. Don't run this file.
>Fireworks will display on your screen and then you will find yourself
>infected.
>
>As with any virus, if you become infected and don't know what to do next,
>leave your computer on, do nothing else and contact your local automation
>expert right away.
>
>Later,
>
>Betty,
I 'got' the message but it was not an attachment, it was inside the message
and was gibberish.
I saw the title 'happy.exe' but it couldn't run.
I use Eurora Light 3.0
Thanks for the warning....
Ron Stoloff
If the gods had intended Man to fly, they wouldn't have given us
railroads.
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