-----Original Message-----
From: Bill & Marge <billgregory@...>
To: debbie daniels <dcd@...>; Jack & Geri Vital
<vital3@...>; Emma christensen <nanookone@...>; John & Angi
Strong <jaade1@...>; Andy & Lindy Christensen <kodiak@...>;
Vickie & John Gregory <msgee@...>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 5:50 PM
Subject: Fw: *** Check Your Computer!!! ***


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>-----Original Message-----
>From: The Internet Crew <thecrew@...>
>To: To All Carolina Connection Clients <To All Carolina Connection Clients>
>Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 9:17 AM
>Subject: *** Check Your Computer!!! ***
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>
>>*** Important ***
>>Carolina Connection has had several people unknowingly send a happy99.exe
>attachment around our network. It's not their fault totally, but it's
>important that we catch things like this early before it becomes a BIGGER
>concern. The "Happy99" attachment is an email worm (or virus derivative)
>that executes damaging code when you run the program. You see a nice
>fireworks display and that's it (you think). In reality, it writes and
>renames some files to your harddrive which causes this attachment
>(happy99.exe) to be sent to everyone you send mail to. In theory, they open
>the attachment, and poof, it happens to them and over and over...
>>
>>What does that mean to you:
>>
>>1st things first:
>>Please check your computer for the following files: "SKA.EXE" or
"SKA.DLL".
>For most people (Windows 95/98/NT users), Click START, scroll up to FIND,
>Then Click "FILES or FOLDERS", Type SKA.EXE in the box and make sure it's
>set to search your whole hardrive.
>>If you have either of these files you are infected with this worm. Found
>them? DON'T PANIC, Just follow the instructions written at Symantec (the
>guys that make Norton Anti-Virus software) to remove the files and rename
>the ones you need to keep.
>>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html
>>This link gives you a very detailed explanation of this worm and how to
>clean it from your computer.
>>
>>2nd:
>>If the future: if you receive a message with no subject and just the
>attachment "happy99.exe" from one of your friends. First off, don't open
the
>attachment! Reply to the author of the message, and tell them that their
>computer is infected with this worm (because they won't know it unless you
>tell them). Maybe even forwarding them this message would help.
>>
>>3rd thing to do: (from the Symantec site)
>>This worm and other trojan-horse type programs demonstrate the need to
>practice safe computing. One should not execute any executable-file
>attachment (EXE, SHS, MS Word or MS Excel file) that comes from an email or
>a newsgroup article from an untrusted source.
>>If you have those files and may need a little help, call our tech support
>desk at 636-9011. They will try to help you over the phone. Please remember
>that our tech-line is a limited staffed resource so ONLY call if you have
>either of those files and also remember that you may have to call a few
>times to get through. DO NOT call if just want more info on this, please
see
>the website above.
>>Sincerely,
>>The Internet Crew
>>thecrew@...
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