Happy99.exe worm

Coral-list Administrator jch at aoml.noaa.gov
Mon Mar 1 07:45:54 EST 1999


You can find out more information about the Happy99.exe virus at the
following URL:

  http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html

Apparently, CORALations reads email via a Windows operating system, and
that system was infected.  The worm operates by detecting a send message
from the host (Windows) operating system, then sends a uuencoded
Happy99.exe document to the same recipient as the last send message went
to.  If you received the uuencoded message, just don't uudecode it and
execute it--delete it!

I would urge all coral-list subscribers to check their operating systems
frequently for viruses, worms, etc.

	Sincerely yours,

	JCH
	coral-list administrator




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