ES - Virus Alert! This is serious!

[Neeve Drakesbane]

http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/kak.htm    I found
this web site in regards to the worm that has been
reported.  I have Netscape on my Puter, so I don't
think I am infected.  I apreciate the alert to it.  I
wish everyone the best of luck with this... Safe and
Happy Journies... Neeve

--- Adam Harrison <hookshot at star-telegram.com> wrote:
> Greetings Elfsea,
> 
> I have some potentially bad news to report. 
> Sometime earlier this week(or
> perhaps earlier than that) my computer was infected
> with the Kak virus.  I
> did not find out about this until about an hour ago.
>  This particular virus
> is an email "worm" that infects Microsoft
> products(IE 4 and 5, and outlook
> express 4 and 5).
> 
> Netscape users and AOL users shouldn't have a prob,
> but you never know...
> 
> 
> Since I have sent emails to the ES list while I was
> infected, I would urge
> all of you to check your computers to make sure they
> are not infected.
> 
> I have cleared the virus from my computer.  It was
> fairly easy to do once I
> had instructions.
> 
> below is a copy of the message I got on how to fix
> this nasty little
> problem.
> 
> -Bjorn
> 
> 
> Ok.  here's the route.  Bob took five hours (but he
> found the info).  I took
> three, but I used his info...so...benefit from our
> PAIN.
> 
> 1) 
>
http://www.cai.com/virusinfo/encyclopedia/descriptions/wscript.htm
> 
> this gives you a brief overview of the problem. 
> some of it is kind of
> technical so we'll take it a step at a time.  Read
> the above message then go
> to
> 
> 2) 
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms99-032.asp
> 
> pan down and there are several applications/patches
> that you can download.
> Don't worry about the terminology.  Just kick any of
> the applicable systems
> that you have.  When you try to download the
> program, it will ask you if you
> want to "open" or "save".  Pick "open" (or "run"
> depending on your system).
> Don't worry...it is a self-extracting program.  Just
> sit back and let it do
> it's thing.
> 
> 3) deleting time!!!
> 
> exit from the internet and hit click on the "start"
> button at the bottom
> left corner of your screen.  You should get several
> options.  Select
> "re-start in MS-DOS" or something if that nature. 
> Click in and let the
> computer do its thing.  When it comes back up...it
> should have... "
> c\windows  "
> type in  "  cd\  "
> the computer should then have "  c>  "
> type in "  type c:\autoexec.bat   "
> 
> if you get a bunch of crap that has " kak.hta " in
> it then you will have to
> modify your autoexec.bat file.  If that comes up,
> then we will have to solve
> that in "E-mail  Part 2".  Let's assume that it DOES
> NOT appear in your
> autoexec.bat file.
> 
> ******addition from Bjorn.  if your autoexec.bat has
> been changed, here's
> what to do.  There should be a file in c:\ that is
> AE.KAK or something like
> that.  delete your autoexec.bat and rename AE.KAK to
> autoexec.bat.  that
> should fix the problem.  It did for me anyway.  I
> didn't even look for a
> change in my autoexec.bat, I saw the AE.KAK file and
> already knew there
> would be a problem.
> 
> 4)  re-start windows
> 
> 5) press the "start" button at the bottom left
> again.  a vertical list of
> items will appear.  Select "Programs".  This will
> open another vertical
> list.  Select "Startup".  This will open another
> set.  In there you will see
> "kak.hta."  RIGHT CLICK once.  This will bring up a
> set of options.  Pick
> "delete"  (obviously).  Immediately, exit from all
> this junk and go to your
> Windows start-up screen.  RIGHT CLICK once on your
> trash bin.  This will
> give you the blind option to select "Empty
> Trashcan". select that item.
> 
> 
> *****addition from Bjorn, When the autoexec was
> fixed the "kak" file in my
> startup folder disappeared.  I ran a search for
> kak.*  and *,kak just to
> make sure they were gone...
> 
> 
> 6)  restart your computer.
> 
> At this point you should be OK.  Just remember to go
> to your E-mail settings
> and set security for "high" and set all E-mails to
> non-html format.   KAK
> lives in HTML and that is what we want to avoid.  
> :)  If you have problems
> finding your default values for E-mail...you quessed
> it..."E-mail part 2."
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Let me know if you run into any problems.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
>
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