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From: Lloyd Neilsen <>
Subject: Re: Happy Ending
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 19:00:02 -0600

Hi, this is why I never open attachments and why probably the genealogy
lists ask us not to send attachment to the lists. Glad everything
turned out ok though.

Lee in Eastern Utah

researching STEWARTS in SC, KY, IL, related surnames, REDMON, TATE,
ENDICOTT, SMITH, HILLER, SUTTON

wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I wanted to say a great big THANK YOU for all of the help and encouragement
> with the Happy99 worm/virus. I have recived a message from my gen. friend,
> and with all of the wonderful suggestions and instructions from all of you
> that I had forwarded her, she was able to clean her system and had no damage.
> She has also forwarded your suggestions and instructions to the one she had
> received the attachment from. Below I have listed some of the suggestions,
> instructions, and explanations of this pesky attachment that I have recieved
> form so many wonderful people and might come in handy, at least for this
> particular virus/worm, but I hope no one ever needs it.
>
> Dot
>
>
> 1. DO NOT OPEN - Delete from your Email and then from your waste basket.
>
> 2. An easy way to tell if you got the Happy99.exe worm is to email yourself
> anf if it attached to your computer you will receive the email you sent
> yourself and another one with the worm attached.
>
> 3. (From several) never open any .exe files, no matter who they are from.
>
> 4. URL for this worm/virus -
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html
>
> 5. If you do open, and see little fire works display go to the above, or if
> unable to get to the URL, and are on AOL go to Keyword "Virus"
>
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>
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