I have just been kacked?

[Gibson486]

I started my computer, and now after everythign loads in Windows, i get the message "Kagou-Anti-Kro$oft says not today". When I press the "OK" button, my computer shuts down. The taskbar calls it "Driver memory Error". What should I do? As long as I do not press teh OK button, my computer does not shut down and is still usable. Should I get a new IP address from my company?

 

[prodigy]

Have you any anti-virus programs?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

I don't have personal experience with this, but hopefully this will help -

http://www.pchell.com/internet/kakworm.shtml.

 

[Valhalla1]

you're piped.

 

[Gibson486]

Thanks! Yes, i do have antivirus software, along with programs such as Mailwatcher and eTrust Inspection: Personal Edition, both supposodly there to block these kinds of viruses and worms. On numerous occassions, I my anti-virus software has caught the Wscript.KakWorm and ereaesed it, but I guess that it was not truly ereased.

 

[Russ]

Gibson486,

If you are having "numerous" problems of this type, you've got a major hole somewhere. Head to GRC.com and run some tests.

Russ, NCNE

 

[yakko]

I have recieved calls from customers getting the same error.

 

[Gibson486]

Well, I am all set now, thanks everyone, especially Yo_ma_ma.

 

[compuwiz1]

<< One or more ports on this system are operating in FULL STEALTH MODE! >>



I think that's what I want, right Russ?

Thanks!

 

[Weyoun]

i had this particular virus a while back, it's a worm and has to do with not allowing a computer to start up on the first day of the month or something. you'll notice there's a kak.htm, a reg run command, i ended up finding the majority of the related files before i read a virus report. it's distributed via signatures in outlook express, and anyone you've sent mails to recently has most likely picked it up too

 

[Rendus]

You're infected with Kak Worm. Search McAfee.com and such for the fix (it's rather easy). Another symptom you'll have is in your taskbar on boot there'll be a note about a &quot;Driver Memory Error&quot;. Other than that, and sending itself out in e-mails, it doesn't do anything I know of.