Happy99
Happy99 (also known as Ska or I-Worm)[1] is a computer worm for Windows which first appeared on 20 January 1999.[2] It was described by Sophos as "the first virus to spread rapidly by email".[3]
Technical details
The worm spreads through email attachments.[4] When the executed, fireworks and a "Happy New Year" message are shown.[5][4] The worm modifies a windows communication library in order to propagate itself by email.[4] The worm is 10000 bytes in size.[5]
See also
Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms
References
- ^ Roger A. Grimes (2001). Malicious Mobile Code: Virus Protection for Windows. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly. p. 6. ISBN 1-56592-682-X.
- ^ Ellis, Juanita; Korper, Steffano (2001). The E-commerce book: building the E-empire. San Diego: Academic. p. 192. ISBN 0-12-421161-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Paul Oldfield (2001). Computer viruses demystified. Aylesbury, Bucks: Sophos. p. 32. ISBN 0-9538336-0-7.
- ^ a b c Chen, William W. L. (2005). Statistical methods in computer security. New York, N.Y: Marcel Dekker. p. 272. ISBN 0-8247-5939-7.
- ^ a b Rubin, Aviel D. (2001). White-hat security arsenal: tackling the threats. Boston: Addison-Wesley. p. 31. ISBN 0-201-71114-1.