VIRUS-Do not open Bob Weisel Retirement email

[Lou Sternberg <loustern@primenet.com>]

My Norton anti-virus software identified a virus in Sue Hovey's posting
last night entitled "Bob Weisel Retirement--Reprise."  The virus is named
WScript.KakWorm.

I would recommend that you not read the email.

Here is what Symantec has to say about the virus:

Wscript.KakWorm
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. 

Also known as: VBS.Kak.Worm, Kagou-Anti-Krosoft 

Category: WORM 

Infection length: 4116 Bytes 

Virus definitions: December 30, 1999 








Lou




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