How do you know you have received "Happy 99". We have a couple of users on this computer and it is hard to say what they may have opened. Thank You for your help. Karlene & Bill Gould -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@wvinter.net> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Removing HAPPY99 Virus/Worm >Thanks a lot, Charlie, for sharing.. I've been sent the happy 99 >attachment 3 times in the last week, so it's really making the rounds....I >knew better than to open it, but am glad to have your program anyway! I >ran it, just in case, but am not infected. > Sandra---------- >> From: Charlie Harris <chmt@wvnvm.wvnet.edu> >> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Removing HAPPY99 Virus/Worm >> Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 3:39 PM >> >> To Sandra and the list, >> >> Since this problem just doesn't seem to be going away on most >> Email ListServes...I'll offer some advice. >> >> If you don't already own a virus detection and removal software package, >> you do need to buy one soon....in the mean time for ONLY HAPPY99.EXE >> detection & removal, try the following solution... >> >> The following program is free and I've tried it several times on infected >> computers at work, IT DOES WORK. This single file program is small >enough >> to store on a 3.5" diskette for sharing or storing a copy. The link to >> obtain the program is listed at the bottom of this message. >> >> This FREE program allows anyone to remove the Happy99 worm code from >their >> computer. No skill level is required by the user. It also will report on >> all the Email addresses that you have sent the Virus/Worm code to. >> >> It will NOT protect you from future infections of HAPPY99, but you can >> continue to use it to remove HAPPY99 if you become infected again. Once >> you download the program, there is really nothing to do as the user but >run >> the program. It will prompt you if the HAPPY99 code is present on your >> computer (it will also tell you if it's not). So you can run this to >check >> and see if you're infected now, and to check in the future. >> >> Happy99 Cleaner 2.0 >> >> From: Craig Schmugar >> Minimum reqs. Windows 95/98/NT >> Approx. download time: 3 min. at 28.8 kbps >> >> Questions, or Comments? Send mail to: craig@craig.medill.nwu.edu >> >> Description: This program will safely remove the >> Happy99 virus from your machine and (if applicable) >> show you a list of email addresses that you sent the >> virus to. It will not protect you from further infection--it >> will only remove the virus from your system. For more >> information on the virus, please visit the developer's >> Web site. >> >> http://craig.medill.nwu.edu/happy99/ >> >> >> Let your friends know!!! >> >> >> >> ==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the list. Send an e mail to >> ohjeffer-l-REQUEST@rootsweb.com >> with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. > > >==== OHJEFFER Mailing List ==== >This list is archived. To search the archives visit http://www.geocities.com/heartland/1261 >and scroll until you find the search "button". >