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.