Re: Warning!

Ok, thanks for telling me.

I apologise to "Fullers" ... I thought it was a deliberate personal 
attack on me because he didn't like my web site or its content...

And as for it being "against the rules" to post virus alerts, I just 
thought I was doing everyone a favour by alerting them to the 
fact that someone in the list is sending the Happy99.exe virus, 
and they should watch out for it.

No offence/trouble was intended.

Please make sure you use a virus checker though.

Regards,
Mark Sorensen
marksor(at)vic.bigpond.net.au
http://digitalworld.cjb.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Scott Bowling <scottbff(at)erols.com>
To: Mark Sorensen <marksor(at)vic.bigpond.net.au>
Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 1999 3:33
Subject: Re: Warning!


> Mark Sorensen wrote:
> > 
> > Just a quick warning to watch out for some idiot
> > called "Fullers" <fullers(at)quadro.net> who likes to
> > send people the HAPPY99.exe Virus as a file
> > attachment.
> > 
> The "idiot" as you put it is not aware that the email with the attached
> Happy99.exe file is being sent. That's the nature of the viral agent, as
> it sends itself out as a separate email in conjunction with any valid
> email sent out by the user.
> 
> Posting to the HWG (and most other) lists about any virus is against the
> list rules, but I'm sure you'll hear about that officially.
> 
> In any event, it does little good to call unsuspecting and uninformed
> people names. If you want to be helpful at all then you should send a
> polite email to the affected party explaining how to fic the problem.
> This is especially easy since the Happy99 agent can be easily removed
> with a few manual steps in DOS (or with any of the various fixes
> available online). You could also do some good by recommending that
> people install virus scanning software and keep it up to date. Reminding
> people of the hazards of running attached programs or even loading MS
> Office files (shades of the macro virus, like Melissa) would also be a
> good thing.
> 
> And it's best if it's done with polite concern. People need to be
> informed and not needlessly abused. Having a nasty virus infecting their
> system is enough abuse, after all. 
> 
> So just tell them about it and keep it off the list.
> 
> Sorry for the rant but thanks for listening.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Scott Bowling
> scottbff(at)erols.com

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