From:	A Halliwell <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Happy99.exe: Don't open it!
Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:44:12 +0000

And verily, did Jett hastily scribble thusly...
|
|The Subject is self-explanatory. I checked it by Adam before sending
|this notice: it's the real thing. I'm sending this so you know how to
|get rid of it, in case I inadvertantly sent it. I had to delete it from
|my system after picking it up from another mailing list. Luckily it
|doesn't seem to be destructive, just irritating, and it's fairly easy to
|wipe clean.
|
|The virus disguises itself as a neat little program that, when opened,
|displays Java-style fireworks. When you open it, it creates a couple new
|files that hang around on your harddrive and send itself out through
|your e-mail, usually without you knowing (bugger!).

Errrrr....
E-mail should *NOT* have access to the JVM. Java is for the WEB, and in
there, it is supposedly secure.

If you have an e-mailer that auto activates Java applets, all I can say is
GET A PROPER MAILER!

(Anyone who knowingly executes ANY binary from an unknown source is a total
moron who doesn't derserve a computer.)

|http://beta.nai.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/w32ska.htm is the
|official-type page where you can download the patches, find the full
|deal on what the thing does, and find out what files you need to delete
|to get rid of it for good.

It might help if, instead of scaremongering, you actually gave some relevant
facts, like what mailer your talking about...

If it's internet explorer or netscape mail, then USE A REAL MAILER!
(they're WEB browsers!)
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