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Re: [VIRUS ALERT!!] Recursive Moving Trendline system [VIRUS ALERT!!]



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Although I have a filter for MetaStock ListServ posts, this message showed up in my Inbox (because of the Reply-TO format).  I started my Anti-Virus program and clicked on the Happy99.EXE file.  Immediately I got a virus alert from NAV v5.  The HAPPY99.EXE contains the HAPPY99.WORM virus.  BEWARE: Print Virus Information *********************************************************************                                            Virus Information ********************************************************************* Virus Name:   Happy99.Worm Aliases:      I-Worm.Happy Infects:      N/A Likelihood:   Common Length:       10000 bytes Characteristics  Memory Resident         No Triggered Event  No Size Stealth     No Encrypting       No Full Stealth     No Polymorphic      No Comments   This worm modifies WSOCK32.DLL to send itself as attachment when a posting is made to USENET or MAIL. Delete SKA.EXE and SKA.DLL in WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder and replace WSOCK32.DLL with WSOCK32.SKA in WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder   staffan wrote:                   Name: Happy99.exe    Happy99.exe    Type: unspecified type (application/octet-stream)               Encoding: x-uuencode