Re: NANFA-- email virus alert!! If it's from Dean Tullock-- don't

Sajjad Lateef (sajjad_at_acm.org)
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:24:27 -0600 (EST)

On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Jay DeLong wrote:
> Sajjad, is this one of those emails that automatically attaches to messages
> on a person's personal email contacts and sends itself to all of those
> contacts?

No, it's actually one of the older, less sophisticated strains (Mr. Happy
is probably one of the very first email viruses even before Ms. Melissa).
It just sends a copy to whoever you are send email to.

If you open it, all you see is a cheesy fireworks display. (Yes, I did
open it ... email viruses weren't common and I didn't know then :)

Removal is very simple. I think you delete a couple of files in the
Windows directory with the name Happy99.* . All this should be well
documented on the web.

Sajjad

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