here is info from the Symantic virus database on happypark.exe . Those of us like myself accessing this list via Outlook on an NT machine at work :( may find this valuable if they opened the attachment. I verified my registry as clean so as to avoid propagating the little bastard. ====================================================================== This worm program behaves similarly to Happy99 Worm. It was originally spread by email spamming from a French email address. The original report of this worm was submitted through our exclusive Scan&Deliver system on May 28, 1999 from France. When the attached program file, PrettyPark.exe, is executed, it may display the 3D pipe screen saver. It also creates a file called files32.vxd in the Windows\System directory and modifies the following registry entry value from "%1" %* to files32.vxd "%1" %* without your knowledge: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\exefile\ shell\open\command Once the worm program is executed, it tries to email itself automatically every 30 minutes (or 30 minutes after it is loaded) to email addresses registered in your Internet address book. It also tries to connect to an IRC server and join a specific IRC channel. The worm sends information to IRC every 30 seconds to keep itself connected, and to retrieve any commands from the IRC channel. Via IRC, the author or distributor of the worm can obtain system information including the computer name, product name, product identifier, product key, registered owner, registered organization, system root path, version, version number, ICQ identification numbers, ICQ nicknames, victim's email address, and Dial Up Networking username and passwords. In addition, being connected to IRC opens a security hole in which the client can potentially be used to receive and execute files. Repair Information To remove the PrettyPark worm: On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run. Type REGEDIT, then click OK. Modify the following Registry value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\ shell\open\command and change files32.vxd "%1" %* to "%1" %* For clarity, these seven characters are the following: double quote, percent sign, the numeral one, double quote, space, percent sign, and asterisk. Don't forget the space. Delete the PrettyPark.exe file. Restart your computer. Delete the \Windows\System\Files32.vxd file. Safe Computing Because of Worms and Trojan Horse programs, you must practice safe computing. Be suspicious of executable file attachments (for example, .exe, .shs, or MS Word, or MS Excel files), especially ones from newsgroups or unknown sources. For continuous protection, always run Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect and use LiveUpdate to make sure you have the latest virus definitions. Norton AntiVirus users can protect themselves from this virus by downloading the current virus definitions either through LiveUpdate or from the Download Virus Definition Updates page. Write-up by: Raul K. Elnitiarta & Eric Chien June 1, 1999 Updated: February 28, 2000 Tell a Friend about this Write-Up "WorldSecure Server <lombard.co.uk>" made the following annotations on 03/06/00 13:26:16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The opinions expressed within this email represent those of the individual and not necessarily those of Lombard. The contents of this Email may be privileged and are confidential. It may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee(s), nor copied in any way. If received in error, please advise the sender, then delete from your system. Should you wish to use Email as a mode of communication, Lombard are unable to guarantee the security of Email content outside of our own computer systems. ============================================================================== -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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