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From: "Marty Graybill" <>
Subject: Re: Virus on the list...???
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 11:08:03 -0700
References: <200004041325.IAA02056@ns.marshallnet.com>


Hello,

I was infected by a Virus from a mailing list I belong to, It is called KAK,
it is an ActiveX virus that takes advantage of a Microsoft security hole in
Outlook Express, it is infected through HTML mail. If one is using Outlook
Express all you have to do is view the email for the ActiveX script to run,
it then attaches an KAK.HTM file as an attachment which it sends to all your
contacts, then when they view this mail the HTM script runs infecting
others.

Virus writers will take advantage of any holes they can find, so there are
new virus where the old adage "don't open the attachment" no longer apply

Marty Graybill

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen/Vicki/Mariah Draper <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: Virus on the list...???


> Unless virus technology has changed, your computer can NOT
> get a virus from receiving and reading email, UNLESS you open
> an attachment which has a virus in it (one with an .EXE file).
> Isn't this still true? So, don't open questionable-source attachments,
> and your computer should be safe, but anti-virus software protection
> is wise, I've been told, and as you read here in James Shuman's
> message (below). "An ounce of prevention, ..." as our ancestors
> (or was it Poor Richard) were wont to say, "...is worth a pound of cure."
> Glen Draper
> ----------
> > From: James Shuman <>
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: What's Going On?
> > Date: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:10 PM
> >
> > It's a rather nasty virus! What it means is that someone on the Brethren
> > List has picked up this new variant of the w32.plage.worm that is making
> > its way around the Net/Web (without being aware of it, to be sure) and
it
> > is now sending itself as an "auto-reply" to incoming messages.
> >
> > A strong warning to all to keep our systems protected with up-to-date
> virus
> > protection! Here's the virus definition from Symantec:
> >
> > http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.plage.worm.html
> >
> > JS
> >
> >
> > Arthur H Laube <> wrote:
> >
> > >Please identify yourself a bit more before I open this attachment - are
> you on
> > >the level? If so why is this auto-reply?
> > > Anyone vouch for this individual?
> > >
> > > He or she sent me an attachment
> > >s3msong.exe
> > >with this note
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >usroots.com account auto-reply:
> > >
> > > ' I'll try to reply as soon as possible.
> > > Take a look to the attachment and send me your opinion! '
> > >
> > > > Get your FREE usroots.com account now! <
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >anyone know what is going on?? In the meantime I have the message on
> ice.
> > >Hal
> > >
> >
> >
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