Happy99.exe

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To check and see if you HAVE the happy99 worm program on your computer, do the following simple test.

Click START
Click FIND
Click Files or Folders
Make sure that the 'Look In' blank says C:\Windows
Type SKA.EXE in the 'named' blank
Click the 'Find Now' button

If the find reports 'No Files Found' then you should be okay. However, if it FINDS the file, you will need to clean your system. CAREFULLY follow the steps below.

To CLEAN OFF the happy99.exe program from your system, perform the following steps. PLEASE be careful to follow them exactly. DO NOT be connected to the internet when you try to follow these directions. You could damage your internet settings with careless typing. We are continuing from above, you should be in the "Find" window already.

Delete SKA.EXE by clicking on it in the list with the RIGHT HAND SIDE mouse button. You should get a dropdown. Click the LEFT mouse button on DELETE. Say YES you are sure.
Find SKA.DLL by typing ska.dll into the 'named' blank and hitting FIND NOW again. Once you have it, delete it by clicking on it with the right hand side mouse button, getting the dropdown, and clicking the left button on delete.
Find LISTE.SKA by typing liste.ska into the 'named' blank and hitting FIND NOW again. This is the list of all the people you've infected with happy99, might not hurt to look at the list and (AFTER you have fixed your system) notify those folks. Anyway, once you have it, delete it by clicking on it with the right hand side mouse button, getting the dropdown, and clicking the left button on delete.
Locate HAPPY99.EXE by typing happy99.exe into the 'named' blank and hitting FIND NOW. Click on it with the right hand mouse button, get the dropdown menu, and click DELETE with the left mouse button. Say YES, you are sure.
Make sure that you HAVE WSOCK32.SKA by typing in wsock32.ska into the 'named' blank and hitting FIND NOW again. DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE, YOU WILL NEED IT LATER IN THESE DIRECTIONS. If you DO NOT have wsock32.ska, call our office for help. DO NOT proceed any further with these directions if you DO NOT have wsock32.ska on your system.
Now, we will be doing the rest of this in MS-DOS. MS-DOS does NOT ask you if you're sure. It assumes that you are sure and know what you are doing. It will not try to save you from stupid mistakes. BE VERY CAREFUL. If you screw up, you will kill your computer's internet. Double-check your typing before you hit ENTER. You will need to restart your computer in MS-DOS mode. Click START. Click SHUTDOWN. Click 'RESTART IN MS-DOS MODE' and then hit OK. This will restart the computer in MS-DOS. It will look like a black screen with a flashing small horizontal line. This flashing small horizontal line is called a cursor. Type
```
cd c:\windows\system
```
and press enter. You should see c:\windows\system to the LEFT of the flashing cursor. If you do not see that, try typing it again. If that still did not work, please call our office for help. DO NOT PROCEED. If you DO have c:\windows\system to the left of the cursor, you may proceed. Type
```
attrib -a wsock32.dll
```
and press enter. Then, type
```
del wsock32.dll
```
and press enter.
Finally, type
```
copy wsock32.ska wsock32.dll
```
and press enter. It should say 1 file(s) copied. IT IS CRITICAL that you not typo on this. Type exit and press enter to return to windows.

To protect yourself in the future, be suspicions of cute programs you get in email. Not all of them are harmless, and the person sending them MAY NOT KNOW that they are harmful. It is NEVER a good idea to automatically open and run an email attachment unless you are sure of the source and purpose of the attachment. Particularly beware Microsoft Word documents, notable for the recent Melissa macro virus that spread through Microsoft Word97 and Microsoft Word2000.

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