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I decided to hop over to check on the super slow website with the ever-popular-popups(you know which one). I don't know how, and I don't care, but embedded in some of the topics is the HAPPY99 virus. My software didnt detect it at first and I had to download the fix-it from Nortons website. It infects your winsock and registry and attaches itself to all your mail.
After getting the fix and detection update I went back to the site to check to see if it would get detected and it was. I clicked on a bunch of topics and my software detected it on at least five topics.

I can only wonder why some butthead would do a stupid stunt like that.

01-05-2002 Over year old.

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z11355
rrMaster
Location: 10000 is enough time wasted.

because 99% of the time they dont know its happening.

That is the beauty of new breeds/strains of virii that take advantage
of obscure holes (more like tunnels and swiss cheese in M$ products)
and propagate.

All hail BillG and his companys commitment to security.

01-05-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

cerberus
Senior Heliman
Location: Southeast Louisiana

linux to the people!

$to_be || !($to_be); $that = $the_question;

01-08-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

richardf
Veteran
Location: San Diego, CA Posts: Billions and Billions

And

Solaris too!

01-08-2002 Over year old.

z11355
rrMaster
Location: 10000 is enough time wasted.

and Mac OSX, the TRUE desktop Unix.

01-08-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

Gbouten
Senior Heliman
Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico

Happy99 has to be excuted to infect. And there is now way that you will get it from viewing a HTML page. You have to receive it as an Email attachment

Greg

01-08-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

sykochin
Senior Heliman
Location: GoWest

I have to agree with Gbouten.
Hail for Windows.
No matter how much anyone hate BG, when it comes to invest. They end up with MS stock Not Sun or ....etc.
When it comes to software development. Everyone creates for Win !
Hmmm I wonder who is winning the battle.

01-09-2002 Over year old.

cerberus
Senior Heliman
Location: Southeast Louisiana

just in case anyone's machine gets infected, any search engine will provide you with several links to info on fixing your problem. oh, and sykochin, i don't develop for windows. did "everyone" else switch over to using a GUI and not tell me? ;-)
but hey, that entire war on the better os will rage on forever... why dont we all just go flying!

$to_be || !($to_be); $that = $the_question;

01-09-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

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