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From: Marsh
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:00

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Did a scan with Norton who found the following files infected with
WScript.KakWorm:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\18749CF2.hta
C:\WINDOWS\kak.htm

Norton recommends I delete these files. What do these files do?  Is it safe
to delete them?

Thanks,
Marsh.

Marsh <mtwilk@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:nJ1h5.56656$N4.1791966@ozemail.com.au...
> I've just reinstalled Windows 98 and towards the end of start up I get a
> window entitled: C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\KAK.HTA.
>
> What is this window and why does it pop up?
>
> What can I do to get rid of it? Is it safe to delete?
>
> Cheers,
> Marsh.
>
>

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