Tue, 09 Mar 1999 09:09:42 +0100
- Message No. 5177
From: Stig Petterson
Subject: Re: VIRUS Warning! Happy99.exe
Philip Herzog wrote:
>
> WARNING!
>
> The file Happy99.exe that has appeared on this mailing list is a
> virus.
>
> Don't blame the sender for it, this is the way it works: It sends
> itself via mail and newsgroups. It infects Win95 and Win98, possibly
> WinNT.
>
> Removing it is easy:
>
> c:\> del C:\Windows\System\ska.*
>
> c:\> del C:\Windows\System\wsock32.dll
>
> c:\> ren C:\Windows\System\wsock32.ska wsock32.dll
...and don't forget to remove the happy99.exe-file :)
You can read more about the virus at http://www.avp.com/happy/happy.html
Regards,
Stig P, Oslo @'95
www@atic.org