[rumori] Happy99.exe
Steev [rumori] Happy99.exe
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 12:40:58 -0800 (PST) (00918765658, Pine.LNX.4.05.9902111237030.15605-100000atflotsam.detritus.net)
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Boster, Bob wrote:
>It was a little graphic .exe that ran a little fireworks animation
>without any problem on the (accursed) Wintel box we have to deal with
>here at work.
well, the point was that that file may be a virus. like the
message i forwarded fromthe Cisco folks says, it's recommended that you
get the latest version of whatever virus detectors you use and
scan all the machines that ran it.
>What did it do you all "more righteous OS folks"?
nothing. to me it looked like a blob of text in my mail reader, because
pine didnt interpret the mime-attachment as anything useful.
smh
>>>Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:48:07 -0800 (PST)
>>>From: Jeff Garaventa <jgaravenatcisco.com>
>>>To: everyone-at-cisco:;
>>>Subject: Action Required: Virus Alert
>>>X-Comment: original headers at bottom of message
>>>
>>>Cisco IT has received reports of a new virus infection at Cisco. This
>>new
>>virus
>>>is contained in an email attachment called Happy99.exe. Once this
>>file is
>>>executed, system files are infected and the file is automatically
>>attached
>>to
>>>every second email sent from the infected machine. We believe this
>>virus
>>may
>>>have spread to many clients across Cisco. The latest version of
>>VirusScan
>>virus
>>>definitions (v3202b) detects, but does not clean this virus.
>>>
>>>In response, Cisco IT is scanning all NT servers with the latest
>>virus
>>>definitions. If you have received the Happy99.exe attachment but
>>haven't
>>opened
>>>it, delete the file immediately, and install the latest virus
>>definitions
>>to
>>>detect this virus in the future. If you have already opened
>>Happy99.exe,
>>>instructions on how to clean this virus can be found at:
>>>http://wwwin.cisco.com/trc/faq/mcafee_virus_q2.html
>>>
>>>Cisco IT distributed the latest virus definitions to non-Engineering
>>clients in
>>>EMEA, US Corporate, and Field Sales locations via SMS. The virus
>>definitions
>>>have also been posted to PCApps in the US, EMEA and Asia/Americas.
>>Engineering
>>>received the latest virus definitions via VirusScan AutoUpdate.
>>>
>>>Once virus definitions have been downloaded, we recommend that users
>>perform a
>>>manual virus scan as soon as possible. To download the latest virus
>>>definitions, go to:
>>>http://wwwin.cisco.com/CustAdv/InfoSys/DesktopServices/is_downloads_f
>>rames.
>>html
>>>
>>>At the IS Standard Software menu, select McAfee Virus Update DAT
>>Files.
>>>Engineering clients can download the latest Engineering version of
>>VirusScan
>>>with the v3202b virus definitions at:
>>>http://wwwin-download.cisco.com
>>>
>>>For more information on this virus, please reference:
>>>http://wwwin.cisco.com/trc/faq/mcafee_virus_q2.html
>>>
>>>For further support, contact your local support
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-rumoriatdetritus.net [mailto:owner-rumoriatdetritus.net]On
>>Behalf Of Steev
>>Sent: Thursday, February 11, 1999 10:14 AM
>>To: rumoriatdetritus.net
>>Subject: Re: [rumori] The Holden Server
>>
>>
>>
>>Let's try not to send binary attachements to the list,
>>some people's email readers get choked, the archive will look
>>really weird, and ... is there a good reason to send them?
>>
>>oh and the other reason not to is, your attachement was obviously a
>>dos/windoze binary, which many of us have no ability or desire to
>>execute.
>>(there are 7 computers in my house and not one of them is Windoze.)
>>
>>what was that anyway, jon?
>>
>>smh
>>
>>On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 wobblyatcompcurr.com wrote:
>>
>>->begin 644 Happy99.exe
>>->M35I0``(````$``\`__\``+at`````````0``:````````````````````````
>>->*````````````````
>>->`
>>->end
>>->
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