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Subject: Re: happy99

Author: James Robertson

Date: 11:33:07 05/13/99

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On May 13, 1999 at 14:03:57, James Swafford wrote:

>
>Kind of off topic, but I've received an email
>from a member of this forum that is infected
>w/ the 'happy99' virus (or actually, worm).
>
>This nasty creature spreads by sending a second
>email with a file attachment to anybody you
>email.  I received 'mine' thru hotmail, Mcafee
>failed to detect it, but Norton 5.0 got it.
>
>Hopefully this thing doesn't circulate throughout
>this group. :-/
>
>Read more at http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html.
>
>--
>James

I have recieved two suspicious attachments; a few months ago I was sent a
Happy99.exe, which I immediately deleted (I had heard about the virus), and just
yesterday someone from this club sent me two emails; the first was fine, but the
second had just the file !LGGold.uue attached. I don't know how to open it, and
I just read the url you listed that said that it sends a uuencoded Happy99.exe.

Is there any reason for me to be worried? Has anybody been recieving attachments
from me other than my program?

James



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