Forum Archive Index - March 2000

["Peter Riches" <peter@peaktechnology.co.nz>]

Phyllis Taylor wrote: "Ummmm- how do u know if you have the virus"

 

It appears that a number of list users did not follow the discussion on this last week so I have appended below the way to find out if you have Kak. Please Malcolm and everyone running Outlook Express, to be fair on the rest of the internet community, ensure you have a virus checking program running and have installed the Microsoft security patch available from  http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ . Thanks

 

 

Have you got it?

 

If you do not use Outlook Express (OE) for email then you are in the clear - read no further.

 

If you use OE then take a look at the version number under the Help/About menu. If it is 5.00.2919.6600 or higher then you're in the clear - read no further.

 

Otherwise you are vulnerable to kak.

 

Use the Start/Find menu to search for "kak" files. If you find some (probably in your startup and Windows directories) then you are infected.

 

If you don't find any kak files then you still need to install the Microsoft security update to protect your computer.

 

Always use reputable virus scanning software with recently updated virus definitions.

 

For more info see: http://vil.mcafee.com/vil/wsh10509.asp

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Peter Riches