On 28 Dec 2000, at 21:44, Ms.Wiz wrote:
> Hi, gang. A friend of mine must have doubted my tale of how the KAK virus
> made its rounds around the GML, and seemed to walk right in the front door
> of those of us with McAfee anti-virus software (even though it was newly
> up-dated), while those of us with Norton were warned immediately of its
> presence in a post, so he asked his systems administrator at work if McAfee
> was effective. The administrator said, "Well, it caught the KAK virus in
> 11/99." To which I replied (to myself), "Well, whoopty-do!"
>
> I'd like to get some data from you guys as to your experiences with KAK and
> other viruses, and how effective you found your McAfee vs. your Norton to
> be, just for my own private curiosity.
>
> Thanks for any data-sharing!
>
> --Esther
Esther,
I have McAffee. I was able to remove the kak virus using advice on
their website. They also advise adding a certain file extension to
the list of what your software looks for, I don't remember what
exactly, but you could probably go to their site and find out. I
haven't had any problems with this virus since.
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