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From: Kenneth Bradshaw <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] HAPPY99.exe
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 22:07:41 -0500


It works i got the Virus this morning but i am running a Command Virus Program
it installed itself i just went and deleted SKA.EXE, SKA.DLL, WSOCK32.SKA ,
Then i pulled down HAPPY99 Remover to be sure it said i didn't have the Virus
Kenneth

Jean Mayfield Cuevas wrote:

> Hi Betty & All,
>
> As I understand it, this particular virus isn't harmful, or at least that's
> what I have heard! It just duplicates, over and over.
>
> I just looked up Dr. Soloman's website :
> http://www.drsolomon.com/home/home.cfm but, I didn't find anything about
> the actual Happy99.exe virus.
>
> You certainly can't have any more dumb questions than I do, when it comes
> to all this stuff!
> Thank the Lord, I saved the messages from other discussions about this
> little Happy99.exe worm! Here's what was said:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>>This is a very nice utility, in that it not only AUTOMATICALLY
> removes all the files that Happy99.exe installs and puts the system
> back the way it was before being corrupted, it lets the unfortunate
> user view all the his/her emails to which the danged file was attached
> and sent on.
> >>>***********************************************************
> >>>HAPPY99CLEANER 2.0
> >>>File size: 716K
> >>>License: freeware
> >>>Minimum requirements: Windows 95/98/NT
> >>>
> >>>There's a pesky little virus going around the Net these days called
> >>Happy99.exe. It doesn't damage your system or corrupt any data, but
> it can spread like wildfire if unchecked because it attaches itself to
> every email you send and every newsgroup message you post.
> "Happy99Cleaner" won't protect you from the virus, but it can get rid
> of it if you've been infected. After you clean out your system, you
> can check the LISTE.SKA file to see a list of email addresses you have
> sent the virus to and start writing those apologies. Get ready to be
> happy:
> >>>
> >><http://www.download.com/DD/dl/0,302,0-0309-1-017,00.html>;
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
> If there are ANY computer literate folks on the list, I am sure we could
> use your help!
> Has anyone downloaded this program? It appears to be free, and it requires
> that you have either Windows 95 or 98, am I correct?
>
> For someone to have listed it on the New Listowners' support list, I would
> expect it to be reputable.
>
> Jean
>
> At 05:04 PM 5/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Jean: Thanks for telling me about the Virus. I received that
> >yesterday and it was like it was coming from this man who had just sent
> >me a letter regarding a particular family; so I saved it. then when I
> >got into it, I couldn't figure out why he had sent it. Then just before
> >I got your message about the Virus, I got the same Happy 99 from you.
> > Now another one of my "dumb" questions: I have checked and I have 2
> >of these little guys, so how and where do I go to get rid of it. I know
> >you gave me instructions but I still don't know what program to get into
> >for anit-virus. Thanks.
> >Betty
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Jean Mayfield Cuevas wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >> A couple of times this week, I have received messages from folks who had
> >> the Happy99.exe attached, so I thought I would pass along a copy of a
> >> message sent to my listowners' Newby-L list, which will explain what to do,
> >> if you should receive this little "fellow"! :-)
> >>
> >> Jean C.
> >>
> >> To Check to see if you have benn HIT with this virus use your FIND
> >
> >
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> http://idt.net/~jfultz19/izardco1.htm
> >
> >
> >
>
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