View source for Kol.2.0.34.exe

[[kol.2.0.34.exe]] is a phishing scam sent via email to many players of the Kingdom of Loathing. If you received such an email, ''do not'' follow the link.

==Message==
:Dear [username],

:Try the new version of "Kingdom of Loathing". The new KoL looks cool! Download and run the installer ([address removed]).

:KoL is, and always will be, free to play.

:If you have received this message in error, please ignore it -- you will not be contacted again.

:Thanks,
:Jick

==Notes==
*It's a scam.
*Jick explained what happened, and what you should do, [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showthread.php?t=189180 on the forums].  
*When logging in, if you have not yet changed your password, you will see the following message:
{{kolbox|color=red|title=Please change your password.|content=Early in the morning of September 26th, KoL suffered a serious security breach. Details can be found in [http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com/vb/showpost.php?p=4025370&postcount=1 this forum thread].

Please '''[[Options#Account Options|change your password]]''' at your earliest convenience. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we're not just saying that. Seriously, we are extremely sorry that this happened.

Jick}}
*After changing your password for the first time, you will receive the following message:
{{kolbox|title=Results:|content=Password successfully changed.

If you are currently in the chat, [http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/mchat.php click here] to reload it with your new credentials.

Please take some of these phish sticks by way of apology for this whole fiasco.

{{acquire|item=phish stick|num=3}}}}

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