KAK Virus Information!

Area of Infection  .com files

Windows 95/98

To check your system for this virus and removal of the virus please follow these simple directions.

How do you know if you have the kak worm?  Check your startup folder for kak.hta. To do this click on start, then programs, then go to startup. If the kak.hta file  is located in the startup folder click on start, settings, then taskbar. Now click on start menu programs, then press advanced. Next click the + sign to the right of programs and scroll down the list on the left. Click one time on startup. On the right side right click on kak.hta file with the right mouse button then click on delete with the left mouse button. This will send the file to your recycling bin. Now you should close the windows and get back to your desktop.  Next click on start, then find, then files or folders. Type in kak.* make sure in the field next to LOOK IN: that you have your C: drive listed. Next click find now. If the virus is on your computer it will find kak.htm. If the file is found right click on it and then click delete with the left mouse button. This will send that file to your recycling bin. Now, go back to named and type in *.kak and press find now. If it finds a file called Ae.kak right click on it and then click delete with the left mouse button. Again this will send this file to your recycling bin. After this is done, download and install the kak patch from the link below. Even if you didn't find any of the kak files on your system you should still download and install the patch file that is provided from Microsoft. This will help protect your system from this type of virus in the future.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE KAK PATCH

For more information in greater detail about this widely spread virus click the following links.

http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/kak.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq99-032.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-032.asp

Click here for the Kak Cleaner for Windows 95

Click here for the Kak Cleaner for Windows 98

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