Yes. happy99 is an alias for the W32/Ska worm. Network Associates Virus info site at http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp has the details. Here is a brief cut from that page : -------------- W32/Ska is a worm that was first posted to several newsgroups and has been reported to several of the AVERT Labs locations worldwide. When this worm is run it displays a message "Happy New Year 1999!!" and displays "fireworks" graphics. The posting on the newsgroups has lead to its propagation. It can also spread on its own, as it can attach itself to a mail message and be sent unknowingly by a user. -------------- It goes on to discuss how to remove it from an infected system. As always, current anti-virus software is an unfortunate must in today's online world. Doug Doug Wheeler Server Analyst - Information Resources Georgia-Pacific Corporation Neenah Technical Center email : mailto:[log in to unmask] voice : 920.729.8178 fax : 920.729.8164 -----Original Message----- From: Yoseph Tesfay [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 5:35 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: about happy99 I sent a get command to retrive an archive. Listserve sent it but the file says "happy99.exe.zip" instead of "listnamelogXXXX.txt". is this a virus file?How is it able to be transfered. what should I do?