I caught it too, although not from an SCD'er. Fortunately, PrettyPark is
not distructive, and it's easy to erase from your system. For instructions
on removing it, go to:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/prettypark.worm.html.
One thing the instructions don't tell you: after you have fixed the
registers, you need to exit Windows and delete the file in DOS. Anybody
remember DOS?
Feel free to contact me privately if you're concerned you have it, or if you
want help removing it.
Jim Simmons
Clinton Twp, Michigan, USA
jtsimmons@prodigy.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TayHaven [mailto:tay@rideau.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:38 AM
> To: Strathspey
> Subject: Re: C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe
>
>
> I just received my second message from a Scottish Country
> Dancer with an
> attachment containing the PrettyPark.exe virus. Both messages
> were from
> SCDers in Eastern Ontario, but I think other SCDers should take note,
> particularly those with "friends" in Ontario, Canada (or for that
> matter, friends of friends). In both cases the senders were,
> of course,
> unaware that there computers were infected and sending the virus
> messages.
>
> Both messages had the above subject box message.
>
> Cole Pavey
> http://members.rideau.net/tay/
> Scottish Country Dancing in Eastern Ontario
>
> --
> TayHaven <tay@rideau.net>
>
