There is a virus going around...it attaches to e-mail and in Usenet. It won't do anything until you execute it. Its known as a worm and once operational it will propagate itself with each e-mail you send without you knowing. Its relatively harmless but leaves you vulnerable to others.
Background on it:
http://www.icon.co.zw/happy99.htm
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3652/SKA.HTM
Procedure to cleanup in case you received HAPPY99.EXE and executed
it :
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* Shutdown windows and re-start the computer in DOS mode
* at C:\WINDOWS\ prompt, change directory to c:\windows\system by
typing
"CD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" or just "CD SYSTEM" and hit enter key
* type DEL SKA.* and hit enter key (this will delete SKA.EXE and
SKA.DLL)
* type COPY WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL and hit enter key
* type EXIT and hit enter to go back to windows.
* Delete Happy99.exe which got downloaded with the internet email..
This should cleanup the PC and arrest this problem.
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
Background on it:
http://www.icon.co.zw/happy99.htm
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/3652/SKA.HTM
Procedure to cleanup in case you received HAPPY99.EXE and executed
it :
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* Shutdown windows and re-start the computer in DOS mode
* at C:\WINDOWS\ prompt, change directory to c:\windows\system by
typing
"CD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM" or just "CD SYSTEM" and hit enter key
* type DEL SKA.* and hit enter key (this will delete SKA.EXE and
SKA.DLL)
* type COPY WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL and hit enter key
* type EXIT and hit enter to go back to windows.
* Delete Happy99.exe which got downloaded with the internet email..
This should cleanup the PC and arrest this problem.
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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes"
