Virus infection: "4x108 on BMW"

[Robert Myers]

At 11:44 PM 10/15/00, Steve Wingard wrote:

>I got the message in "digest" format, and there was definitely a
>"WScript/Kak" worm attached to the original message.  Fortunately, the
>format of the "digest" prevented the attachment from being "activatable" on
>my system (the way Mailman passes along messages with attachments makes the
>attachment "inert".  But it was rather fascinating to look at the source
>code for the virus/worm to see how it does its nefarious deeds.
>
>Good catch, Mr. Myers.

It wasn't really my "catch", Steve.  All I did was report what my _free_ 
(downloadable by anyone) virus scanning software reported.  The worm didn't 
even reach my hard drive.  Anyone interested in the software might check 
out the Grisoft URL below.   It has saved my a$$ several times already.

>---
>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.198 / Virus Database: 95 - Release Date: 10/4/00

Bob
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