RE: WORM, Spelled Anti-Virus Software///

[Nancy DuPont <htrails@earthlink.net>]

This is more information on the worm or Virus Happy 99.  Maybe even more
than you wanted to know.  I am suffering with it now.


>From: "Jack Sheen" <JackSheen@email.msn.com>
>To: "Nancy DuPont" <htrails@earthlink.net>
>Subject: RE: WORM, Spelled Anti-Virus Software///
>Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 05:18:39 -0800
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>Good Morning:
>
>I wanted to answer your questions prior to going to work, I know how
>critical and frustrating something like this can be.
>
>A little about virus's: two kinds 1st) Destructive and 2nd) non
>destructive.
>
>If this is truly a worm virus, by (basically) definition a worm will
>crawl (transfer itself) from file to file or repeat itself until it
>fills up the disk drive with the replicated worm. Usually the worm is
>waiting for is some specific date or event to trigger its activation,
>and your system will wither get the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death or
>STOPS.
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>If someone does not have a closed system (definition: a PC that
>receives no input from any untrusted outside source. An upgrade from
>Microsoft (trusted), is in the 99.9% that it is virus free; using the
>Internet, especially things like e-mail and software downloads ( AOL,
>or Shareware ( untrusted )) these are the little stinkers that could
>ruin your day.
>
>Virus's can't be received from cookies ( although just as MORE
>DANGEROUS, if you consider your privacy & personal information not
>being put on the NET as it is now, but, so much for too much editorial
>freedom). E-mails are not the culprit either ( no matter how much the
>local teckie says ), the killer is previously infected files being
> this is the operative word(s) ) " used " or " opened ", this is where
>the little stinkers jump off the files/attachments and onto your system
>and into your life.
>
>Specifically:
>
>DON'T mess with your  system folder(s) if you don't know how to delete
>files AND ensure that the files you deleted are not needed or your know
>how to replace them from the Windows 9x CD or from Microsoft Help area.
>If what I just said does not make perfect sense STOP;
>
>then my recommendation is don't mess with something your unfamiliar
>and hire someone ( Like me ( smile )).
>
>Below listed is the hyperlink/address/URL that will take you to the
>Microsoft Support ( Help ) area and you can research these issues.
>
>	http://support.microsoft.com/support/search/c.asp?SPR=
>
>Final step is to purchase ( my personal choice ) Norton Anti-Virus. I
>did some research ( looked at my copy of Norton, what a brain flash, no
>wonder I own a small firm and work for myself, stunning piece of logic
>(sic) ) the name is:
>
>Norton System Works Version 1.0 (version 1.1 available free from
>Norton)
>
>(Note: Its really called Symantec, some of us have been using this
>product since it was shareware ( a week or two ago ? ) and still call
>it Norton for Peter Norton who started all this.
>
>So I hope I have made the mud just a little clearer.
>
>Have a good one.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Nancy DuPont [mailto:htrails@earthlink.net]
>Sent:	Sunday, February 21, 1999 10:32 PM
>To:	JackSheen@email.msn.com
>Subject:	Re: WORM, Spelled Anti-Virus Software///
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>Jack, what the hell is going on with this??? How can I send him an
>attachment by forwarding your message to him?
>
>>X-Sender: jerril@mcn.net
>>Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:37:53 -0700
>>To: Nancy DuPont <htrails@earthlink.net>
>>From: Jerri Larsen <jerril@mcn.net>
>>Subject: Re: WORM, Spelled Anti-Virus Software///
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>>Your message came with the happy worm.exe as an attachment to me!!!
>>Jerri
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>>At 07:06 PM 2/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
>>>What do you mean???
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>>>At 08:09 PM 2/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>>>This is the virus itself!!!!!!!!!
>>>>Jerri
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>>>>At 06:41 PM 2/21/99 -0800, you wrote:
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