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Posted: **Sat Apr 07, 2001 7:04 pm**

On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Gene Gillam wrote:

> Murray and all, > > My virus scan program says that your email (with this subject) is > infected with the JS/KAK@M virus. Believe you need to run a virus scan > on your computer before you post anymore messages.

Murray: I can confirm what Gene's virus scanner told him. I use an old-fashioned text-only mail program (okay, so I'm a unreconstructed UNIX user), and I can see the Kak Worm's Java Script imbedded in your message. Your PC is definitely infected, which means every e-mail you send contains the infection. Everyone Else: No need to panic unless you're using an old version of Outlok Express. The Kak Worm works only if you read an infected message with a version of Outlook Express that automatically runs Java Scripts. There's no need to worry if you've upgraded Outlook Express within the past year, or if you applied Microsoft's anti-Kak patch to your older Outlook Express and Internet Explorer, or if you don't use Outlook Express. For details on the Kak Worm, see: http://www.F-Secure.com/v-descs/kak.shtml http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=10509& http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Wscript.KakWorm.html -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net

Posted: **Sat Apr 07, 2001 7:18 pm**

I got the message also, my Norton system quarantined the message. However, when I tried to receive messages, I kept getting the same 23 messages over and over. I deleted twice, and then called my e-mail provider to erase all messages waiting to be sent to me when I receive next. That eliminated the virus that keeps coming back to you each time you receive messages. My experience has been that if you don't have your waiting messages cleared, you will get the bad one and all others in that batch over and over and over. PTH

----- Original Message ----- From: Chip Old fold@bcpl.net> To: MG-TABC mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 9:04 PM Subject: Virus Alert (was Re: [mg-tabc] TC oversteer) > On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Gene Gillam wrote: > > > Murray and all, > > > > My virus scan program says that your email (with this subject) is > > infected with the JS/KAK@M virus. Believe you need to run a virus scan > > on your computer before you post anymore messages. > > Murray: > I can confirm what Gene's virus scanner told him. I use an old-fashioned > text-only mail program (okay, so I'm a unreconstructed UNIX user), and I > can see the Kak Worm's Java Script imbedded in your message. Your PC is > definitely infected, which means every e-mail you send contains the > infection. > > Everyone Else: > No need to panic unless you're using an old version of Outlok Express. > The Kak Worm works only if you read an infected message with a version of > Outlook Express that automatically runs Java Scripts. There's no need to > worry if you've upgraded Outlook Express within the past year, or if you > applied Microsoft's anti-Kak patch to your older Outlook Express and > Internet Explorer, or if you don't use Outlook Express. > > For details on the Kak Worm, see: > > http://www.F-Secure.com/v-descs/kak.shtml > http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=10509& > http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Wscript.KakWorm.html > > -- > Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 > Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E > fold@bcpl.net > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

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