I love it! Another non-GroupWise based virus (-:

Gates had the audacity to state that the loveletter virus is an example of why Microsoft should NOT be broken up, because then the components would be dissimilar and the virus could spread much faster. Um, excuse me, but isn't it the very fact that the components are INTEGRATED that cause this worm to spread even FASTER?

Don't get me wrong. I think Microsoft should be left alone, just because I feel so strongly against the Anti-trust (read: Anti-freetrade) dogs in the DOJ.

Didn't mean to get off subject, sorry. (-; Here's what Symantec has to say about the KAK worm:

VBS.KakWorm spreads using Microsoft Outlook Express. It attaches itself to all outgoing messages via the Signature feature of Outlook Express and Internet Explorer newsgroup reader.

The worm utilizes a known Microsoft Outlook Express security hole so that a viral file is created on the system without having to run any attachment. Simply reading the received email message will cause the virus to be placed on the system.

Microsoft has patched this security hole. The patch is available from Microsoft's website. If you have a patched version of Outlook Express, this worm will not work automatically.



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R. Bret Walker, CNE

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