Happy99.exe Virus

[Arnt Witteveen]

This list has recently been configured by Aideen (hope I have that name
right) to automatically remove attachments (I think). Hence the happy 99
virus would not have been passed through via this list, even if it was sent
to it.

(I am right here, am I not Aideen?)
Arnt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stefaan A Eeckels [mailto:Stefaan.Eeckels "at" ecc.lu]
> Sent: maandag 17 april 2000 1:16
> To: Arnt.Witteveen "at" vartec.be
> Subject: RE: Happy99.exe Virus
> 
> 
> On 16-Apr-2000 David C. Jenner wrote:
> >  Sometime between
> >  
> >  9AM Pacific Daylight Time on 4/15/2000 and
> >  9AM Pacific Daylight Time on 4/16/2000 (today)
> >  
> >  my computer was infected by the Happy99.exe
> >  virus.  Norton AntiVirus 2000 says it was from
> >  a file in the folder where I store the VNC
> >  mailing list digests.
> I checked the 15 or so messages that qualify, and
> not one contains a virus. In effect, they are all
> nice, short (<6k) text messages, without any
> attachments. I don't get the digest, though.
> 
> >  
> >  I suggest that you check your systems, and
> >  please try not to spread such viruses, which
> >  will contaminate all email that you send out.
> How about Norton getting its knickers in a knot?
> Did you _look_ at the digest, and did you see a
> message/attachment that contains, or could contain,
> the virus?
> 
> Stefaan
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