happy99.exe affects devotees too

[Guest guest]

(please also translate to Russian on CIS system)

 

To all COM / CIS / PRONTO users

Pamho.

 

I searched all file areas for the virus program happy99.exe, and quite some

devotees have received it (see list below). I have erased it everywhere from

COM / CIS / PRONTO, but you may still have it on your computer.

 

If you happen to receive happy99.exe from the internet:

 

(1) Don't run it!

(2) Erase the file from your computer. Empty your recycle bin.

(3) Tell the sender that his computer is infected with the happy99 virus

and that he/she should read http://craig.medill.nwu.edu/happy99/

for info on how to disinfect it.

 

This program displays some fireworks, and then installs itself on your

computer. When you send an e-mail message out (not via WinCOM), it will send

the virus in a separate message to that person.

 

You are at risk if you run Windows 95 or 98. Windows NT machines will

display the fireworks, but the virus will not manage to install, although it

will remain on your harddisk. This virus does not affect Macs, DOS, Windows

3.x, OS/2, Linux or WebTV. Also WinCOM does not spread the virus even on an

infected computer.

 

If you are already infected (in other words, if you have seen the

fireworks), and you haven't disinfected your computer yet, read on

http://craig.medill.nwu.edu/happy99/ how to disinfect your computer, or seek

help from someone who knows what he's doing. If you can't access the web

then do at least immediately the following to prevent the virus from

spreading further:

 

(1) Go to your Windows System folder (normally c:\windows\system)

(2) find and erase SKA.EXE (10,000 bytes)

(3) find and erase SKA.DLL (8,192 bytes)

 

This is only a part of the cleaning process, you will still have to do the

whole procedure at one point in time to get your winsock restored.

 

In general, devotees should be a little more sceptical when they receive

programs from others and do not know their source. Also, everyone must have

a good antivirus program. If you don't have one yet, go and buy one.

 

I know I said this many times, but still devotees are writing to me

occasionally that their harddisk got corrupted by a virus. They thought

devotees were immune to karmi viruses...

 

Normally, the COM / CIS filter removes such things, but I had switched off

the filter for a week while I was absent.

 

ys rakt

 

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The following persons had the happy99.exe program in their file area.

However, this doesn't mean only they have received it, others may also have

been a receiver of the letter where it was attached to.

 

on COM:

 

(Temple) Radhadesh (Belgium)

Ajamidha (das) HKS

Bhaktarupa (das) ACBSP

Bhavatarini (dd) TKG

Giridhari Swami

Janaka (das) BBS

Jayapataka Swami

Kurma (das) ACBSP

Madhava (das) BRS

Mahaman (das) ACBSP

Manoram Caitanya (das) JPS

Marici (das) JPS

Matsya Avatar (das) ACBSP

Niranjana Swami

Parijata (dd) RNS

Radha Krsna (das) ACBSP (GB)

Rasananda Swami

Rasika-sekhara (das) IDS

Sadasivananda (das) JPS

Sravaniya (dd) TKG

Svavasa (das) ACBSP

Sveta Varaha (das) HKS

Syamananda (das) SNS

Tirtharaj (das) TKG

Upendra (das) BRS

Vaidyanatha (das) HKS

Vedavyasa (das) ACBSP

Visnu Murti (das)

 

on CIS:

 

Ananda (das) HKS (Saratov)

Ananda Caitanya (das) PVS (Volga-Siberia - R)

Angira Muni (das) PVS (Nama-Hatta Coordinator)

Ganga (dd) IDS (CIS SysOp)

Nama-hatta (Coordination Centre)

Radha Seva (dd) NRS (Moscow)

Sri-Govinda (das) IDS (Moscow)

 

on PRONTO:

 

BPI

FDias (Fernando Dias)

IAHC (HVC related articles from Lancet and Medline)

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