Virus Happy99.exe - I have conquered this virus!!

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Wed Sep 29 02:03:22 1999


After posting my previous message, I decided to see if I could find any information on the Internet about the happy99.exe virus. There was information there! So I was able to learn something about this virus that had disabled my email system for me. Here are the web sites which I found:

* Happy99.exe Worm Virus doesn't make for Happy Computing http://www.e-musicbox.com/happy99virus.htm

* Free Internet Tips! - The Happy99 Virus/Worm http://www.freeinternettips.com/archive/happy99.html

But it was the web site of our Internet service provider which helped me figure out how to remove the Happy99.exe virus/worm. I don't know if this web site is available to everyone, but I will give it anyway. http://home.runestone.net/info/happy99.htm

I had to go through the process twice before I was able to really begin to understand what I was supposed to do. I was really pleased when I was able to do this by myself - considering that my computer skills are pretty limited.

I was finally able to send and receive email!!! There were 14 letters awaiting me. One letter was a little irate sounding because this person was the only person whose letter from me had been infected with the Happy99.exe virus/worm. So I quickly dashed off a letter of apology to this person.

The second letter was a letter of apology *to me* for having inadvertantly sending what she called the PrettyPark.exe virus - the same picture appeared when the attachment was clicked - just a different name. So this time I had to apologize to her for having mentioned her by name in my previous post. She explained that her email address had changed - which explained why I had questioned her intentions.

So to these two people, I am sorry that this happened to you too! It is time to forgive and move on.

--
The 15th century proverb which summarizes the purpose of medicine is:
* To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always. *

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