There is another virus which starts with a note "Newpics4you" or something
like that. This one is very nasty and set up to delete files on your C and
D drives. If you get mail that says "The pictures you requested are
attached" or something like that, delete immediately and empty your recycle
bin.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: John Hudson <jahudson@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 8:57 PM
Subject: [OM] Happy99.exe - warning
> I have received happy99.exe as an attached file on an incoming message
from
> the list. The message came from a subscriber in Europe and contained
> nothing other than the attached file. Fortunately my Norton anti-virus
> program caught the attached file immediately it was received and was
deleted.
>
> The subject line of the incoming message was "XA and flash"
>
> The following web site gives details about what to do if happy99.exe worms
> itself into one's computer.
>
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html
>
> John Hudson
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
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