I'm so glad I have a mac :)
Andy
chubbybob wrote:
>
> I had the kak virus when it first came out.. i couldn't find it either its a
> clever little swine.. One indication of this worm--though it does not occur
> on all systems--is the message "Driver or memory error" that appears briefly
> as Windows starts.
> The best way to find it is check your autoexec.bat file.. kak adds a line
> at the end of it that is uses to launch itself.. look for
> 4. Locate and delete the line that reads:
>
> C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\kak.hta
>
> NOTE: Some variants of this worm insert one or both of the following lines
> instead of or in addition to the previous text. If you see either of these
> lines--or any line that refers to kak--then it should be deleted.
>
> _at_echo off C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\kak.hta
> Del C:\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp\kak.hta
>
> you should also check the register as kak infects that too. it adds the
> following entry
> cAg0u "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\(name).hta"
>
> You also need to search for any kak.* files on your hard drive..
> Full instructions can be found at
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/nav.nsf/docid/2000020318071406
>
> I cannot tell if you are still infected because your last mail was not HTML
> it is carried in the signature..
>
> Bob DeAngeliss
Received on Thu Nov 30 2000 - 16:36:32 UTC