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From: Mary Stewart Kyritsis <>
Subject: Re: Virus "Happy" in my inbox!
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:18:40 +0200


Hi Bill,

It is sent as an attachment (which is a no-no with Rootsweb lists, so
I'm not sure just how it slipped through) so you're safe. Even though
the message comes up, you have to click again on the attachment for the
damage to be done.

I don't think we can blame the Stewart list subscriber; this thing is a
worm that attacks a person's address book and automatically propagates
itself by sending out the same message to everyone on it. It came to me
from someone who had sent a message only hours earlier to the list, and
I think that may have something to do with it. Beyond that, I haven't a
clue, but deleting without opening the attachment seems to do the trick
-- at least, I don't think I caught anything from this particular virus.

Regards,
Mary
Bill Woodard wrote:
>
> Mary,
>
> Thamk you very much. One Question - how did you detect the virus if it
> was
> sent in the text of a message ? I received the same thing from someone
> who
> thought they were sending a warning. Unfortunately my computer, a
> MacIntosh, using Eudora, automatically opens mail as I delete one
> after
> another, and opened up the message before I realized what was
> happening.
> Apparently my virus protection either worked or because I don't have
> Windows installed it hasn't affected anything in my files or address
> book.
> My check system reveals no virus or worms as yet.
>
> Shame some people have to resort to this sort of thing to get their
> kicks.
>
> Regards
>
> Bill Woodard
>
> >This morning I received from <> the "Happy.exe"
> virus
> >which I immediately deleted and trashed, but since as I understand it
> >this virus attacks someone's address book without their knowing it, I
> >thought I'd better put out a warning, both to the person who sent it
> to
> >me and to the list at large, since it appears that it came through
> the
> >Stewarts.
> >
> >Hope no one else has been affected!
> >
> >Mary
> >
> >Mary Kyritsis
> >Kifissia, Greece
> >
> >
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