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Doc Smiley's Cure for the Happy99
Virus:
You caught the
Happy99.exe virus (also known as a worm or trojan). It is propagated
by attaching itself to newsgroup and e-mail messages. You
cannot get infected with this virus just by reading a newsgroup or e-mail
message. You have to execute the attachment (i.e., run the program).
Almost always, the person who sends it does not know that they are sending
it out. This virus does not affect DOS, Windows 3.x, S/2,
Linux or WebTV (so far). If you are aware of a version that does
affect these systems, Please let me know. I have had a few people
with Windows NT and one with Mac who told me they were infected.
I will provide information about the virus and these systems in the near
future.
If you did not run the program,
you can just delete the message containing the virus (or the downloaded
virus) and move on. If you have already run Happy99.exe,
to get rid of it, print out this page and follow the instructions. I have
tried to make them as simple as possible so that even if you are computer
illiterate, you can safely clean your system of the virus. Not all
of these steps are necessary for everyone. But rather than developing
different procedures for people with different degrees of infection, I
have written these steps so that they will work for almost everyone.
Occasionally someone has a problem, but in most cases, that is because
the individual has made a spelling error or otherwise not followed the
procedure exactly. So, please follow these steps carefully and in
order. Some of the steps are optional and are so indicated.
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2) If you have not already
done so, delete the
3) Make SURE all internet
related programs
4) Once it has restarted,
you should see
5) Type in CD
SYSTEM and press "enter".
6) Type in ATTRIB
-H WSOCK32.DLL and press
7) Type in ATTRIB
-R WSOCK32.DLL and press
8) Type in COPY
WSOCK32.SKA WSOCK32.DLL
9) If asked if you want to
overwrite
*** If you get a message indicating
FILE NOT
10) Type DEL
SKA.DLL, press "enter". If you
11) Type DEL
SKA.EXE, press "enter". If you
12) *OPTIONAL*
If you have followed
13) Type in EXIT
and press "enter".
Once you have returned to Windows,
you might want to find the file "liste.ska" using the "find files" function
on the start button. If you have not actually sent the virus to anyone,
you won't find this file. You can open this file by double-clicking
and selecting "notepad" when asked which program to use to open it.
Inside of the file is a list of people to whom you have emailed the virus.
You should contact them and let them know about the virus. You might
want to tell them about this website so that they can get rid of it.
After this, you can delete the file.
That should take care of the Happy99
virus. HOWEVER
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If you choose to use the information here, it is of your own free will.
You are solely responsible for the care of your computer. If you
do not feel comfortable with your level of knowledge, or your ability to
accurately follow
these procedures, contact a local
computer technician. Most problems are a result of not following
the directions in order or by misspelling commands. If you are careful,
however, you should have no problems.
1) If you have not already
done so since
running
the Happy99 program, restart
your computer.
This step is important
because
the virus does not complete
the infection
process until you restart
the computer.
By following this step before
deleting
any files, you are less likely to
encounter
any error messages in the
removal
procedure.
Happy99
program from wherever you saved it.
If you
aren't sure where it is, go to your start
button
and use "find" then "files" on the
menu.
Search for Happy99.exe.
Once you
find it,
delete it.
are turned
off (this includes instant messaging
services
such as ICQ and AOL Instant
Messenger),
then restart your computer
in MS-DOS
mode (Click on the Start button,
select
"shut down", then select "restart the
computer
in MS-DOS mode").
C:\WINDOWS>
on the screen.
You should
see C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM>
on the
screen. If that doesn't get you
there,
try CD C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
or
CD WINDOWS\SYSTEM then press "enter".
"enter".
"enter".
and press
"enter".
wsock32.dll,
type "y" for yes, then
"enter"
and go to step 10.
*** FOUND,
complete steps 10, 11, and 13. Then,
*** return to Windows, click
here and
*** save the program wsockupd.exe
someplace
*** where you can find it.
Lastly, run the
*** program. Do not do this
if step 9 works.
get a message saying "file
not found",
or "cannot delete", type
ATTRIB
-H SKA.DLL,
then press "enter", then type ATTRIB
-R SKA.DLL,
then press "enter", then type DEL
SKA.DLL,
then "enter".
get a message saying "file
not found",
or "cannot delete", type
ATTRIB
-H SKA.EXE,
then press "enter", then type ATTRIB
-R SKA.EXE,
then press "enter", then type DEL
SKA.EXE,
then "enter".
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