Re: RC: Kak worm from Cora

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 09:17 PM 5/16/00 -0700, Katee wrote:
> There is no block for this worm
> as yet, it is too new.  

I went to trend.com - seems there are security patches available. 
Cora's people might have not explained properly, but McAfee also will
have patches for the Kakworm.  My advice:  Don't use Outlook
Express!  Lif

> VBS_KakWorm.A utilizes the same security hole
> as VBS_BubbleBoy, wherein simply viewing email through the preview pane
> triggers the worm. Users having the latest security patches for Outlook
> Express, and High Security settings in their browsers can avoid this worm
> from triggering.

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