From: Johan Sjostrom (dusch@HEM2.PASSAGEN.SE)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 12:57:57 PST
You are not infected if you just look at the message, but you are infected if you open the file. Go to Symantecs site for more information: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html /Johan A Cassel wrote: > Erica, > > Sorry,but you are infected. There appears to be a second version of > this dismal worm showing up that somehow affects your computer just by > opening the e-mail for viewing. The fact that you didn't open it > indicates that this may be so. There is a 17K email in front of your > virus warning letter (3 minutes to be exact) and one 17k email sent 1 > minute after your virus warng response. Please folks, if you looked > at either of the pink floyd emails titled Re:Johan Sjostroms homework, > assume you've been infected. Every time I've seen Happy99 show up on > my email, it has been a 17k message. For a fix go to > Happy99 Virus Information > <http://craig.medill.nwu.edu/happy99/> > > If someone finds they have the virus, please try sending yourself an > email before you clean it. Did it send you a happy99 second email? > Please post the results on the newsgroup and me personally but please > clean the virus before doing so. > > Thanks, Art -- ICQ UIN: 6063691