[WinMac] RE: [Mac-NT] "Happy99.exe" virus comments
Harris Meyers(HarrisM[at]npcconsult.com)
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:55:04 -0700
For more information on Happy99, see
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html
It appears that once you are infected, anyone you send
e-mail to will automatically receive a second e-mail message
with the worm attached. This causes the virus to spread
fairly quickly.
Harris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel L. Schwartz [mailto:expresso@snip.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 1999 2:14 PM
> To: AlphaNT@alphant.com
> Cc: winmac@xerxes.frit.utexas.edu; Mac-NT@onelist.com
> Subject: [Mac-NT] "Happy99.exe" virus comments
>
>
> From: "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
>
>
> All:
>
> I'm QUITE sure that John Mullett did not *intentionally* send the
> "Happy99.exe" virus to the AlphaNT mailing list.
>
> Let this just serve as a warning that even amongst experts,
> accidents DO
> happen. And, they can happen even amongst Mac and AlphaNT users using
> SoftWindows, FX!32, and (especially) VirtualPC.
>
> In any case, especially in light of Michael Martel's AlphaNT system
> difficulties, take a look at Sophos SWEEP.
> <http://www.sophos.com>. It's pretty much universal, and can detect Mac
> virus' (including the AutoStart 9805 worm) on NT and NetWare servers.
>
> [Note to moderator of WinMac list: Does your LISTSERV
> software strip off
> attachments? Please let us ALL know!]
>
> Yours truly,
> Dan
>
> DISCLAIMER: I HAVE NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SOPHOS, YADA YADA YADA...
>
>
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