Re: [at-l] How can she get rid of it???

[kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net>]

At 06:57 PM 10/26/00 -0700, Orange Bug wrote:
>These viruses often are designed to victimize those seen as catering to
>the Great Satan, Micro$oft. Using Eudora, Netscape and other non-Softie
>emailers usually defeats the pests. Newer versions of Eudora may have
>built in anti-virus software, or at least can allow the user to not
>allow executable programs from activating without a scan or a warning
>to you.

I was using the older pay for version of Eudoro and as i said, had neglected to
reactivate the AVG virus scan.  As I clicked on her message,
the screen went black, then a DOS screen came up with a warning and three
choices.....I panicked aaaaaand typed N for  NO befor reading the entire 
thing but
got the jist it was asking if I wanted to allow executables.  But it was 
still sitting
there in Attach as the Wizard said.   Damn.....it used to be fun to get those
cute little attachments that would make the screen wobble
or make that little cup holder thingy on the puter come out all by 
itself.......
nothing really nasty like now..


>If I remember correctly, Happy99.exe gives you a small window of
>fireworks that continues to amuse or bore one for a few minutes, or
>until you close the window. In the background, it has renamed a few
>files and created an entry to the Registry to rename yet another file
>on the next boot, and replace an internet DLL. It is then free to copy
>itself and mail itself as an attachment to the first 50 (?) entries on
>your Outlook address book. It somewhat hides on your computer, and will
>continue to reinfect unless you know which files to delete, rename, and
>what registry entry to delete. I'd try a Google.com search on
>Happy99.exe to get the instructions, although most antivirus software
>will automatically do this for you.
>
>I noted that my web based email program with YAHOO.COM intercepted
>this, and await seeing how Eudora's latest version deals with it in the
>AM.
>
>Bill...
>
>--- kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net> wrote:
> > Somebody know where she can get the cure????????
> > It wasn't on the copy that came from at-l but it was on the copy that
> > came  direct as a CCed .
>
>
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