Happy99 worm

[Scott Machalk <smachalk@domain.elided>]

I was just infected with a worm called Happy99. This is not a virus and
appears to be harmless except that it spreads itself by automatically
attaching itself to your emails. The executable file that is carrying the
worm is a little window with fireworks.

I'm actually impressed. Someone did a nice job on this. 

I am posting this here because I may have spread this to others I have
emailed on the digest.

This is not another one of the thousands of hoaxes that propagate the net.
I verified this by going to the CIAC website.
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/cnotes/990202Happy99.html

Virus checkers have been updated to kill it as shown on the above web page. 

There is also a way to do it manually which I did. I have these
instructions in  Word format that I will be happy to email to anyone off
digest. Please don't respond on the digest. I don't want to waste any more
of the digests space than I already have.



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Scott Machalk             ICQ# 34900561                      Peshtigo WI 
smachalk@domain.elided                       http://www.coolday.com/scout/

1979 Scout II 345 727 Rallye Gold (Soon to be a 4-speed)  
1979 Scout II 345 3sp (parts truck)
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