BEWARE OF HAPPY99 WORM

Virus Name  : Worm.Happy99

Alias             : I-Worm.Happy, W32.Happy.Worm, WORM_HAPPY

Virus type    : Internet worm

Threat level : Low

Virus details :

                     The is a Win32-based e-mail and newsgroup worm. It displays fireworks when executed first time as Happy99.exe. ( Normally this file arrives as an e-mail attachment to a particular PC, or it is downloaded from a newsgroup.) When executed first time, it creates SKA.EXE and SKA.DLL in the system directory. Also it modifies WSOCK32.DLL to infect.

                     This worm also maintains a list of addresses it has posted a copy of itself. This is stored in a file called LISTE.SKA. (The number of entries are limited in this file.) The worm contains the following encrytped text which is not displayed:

Is it a virus, a worm, a trojan?
MOUT-MOUT Hybrid (c) Spanska 1999.

                     The mail header of the manipulated mails will contain a new field called "X-Spanska: YES". Normally this header field is not visible to receivers of the message. Since the worm does not check WSOCK32.DLL's attribute, it can not patch it if it is set to read only. Please note that after disinfection of this worm you will have to rename WSOCK32.SKA back to WSOCK32.DLL in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder to restore all original WinSock capabilities. "

How can I protect my system?

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How to remove this worm?

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