Doug Jones wrote: > I'll make this short and sweet. I have become aware of an email virus that > is very real (this is no hoax). It is relatively harmless except that it > spreads itself very quickly by attaching to all the new emails you send. IF > you get an attachment called HAPPY99.EXE DELETE IT, DO NOT OPEN IT > It will replace your winsock file, and then attach itself to every email you > send, thus it spreads. It does nothing else other than that to my knowledge. > It is more of a problem on large network servers. The person who sent it to > you probably has no idea it came along for the ride. The instructions for > removal are below. > > Sorry to bother you with this; but, it helps eliminate part of the problem. > > Doug Jones > I got this from the Type3 list, and I DID NOT open it, but a couple of the guys did, and they didnt notice anything, until they rebooted their computer. Main rule is NEVER open any unknown .EXE files!!! PerL |
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