I picked up a worm on my most-used computer, a Toshiba notebook, the other day.
Apparently got infected while I was on dial-up, which I very rarely use.
After much hassles, microsoft antispy beta1 identified it as the Korgo worm (a kind of virus). Another scan with Norton antivirus identified Spybot worm. Not certain if these are separate viruses or the same thing with different names.
I'm not using that computer while I try to clean it, I am close to just formating and re-installing system.
Computer started acting strange, pop-up ads every few seconds, it would open dozens in a hour. "intellifind" toolbar added, yahoo companion disabled by the worm. It would terminate downloads of antispyware and antivirus software.
Zonealarm started using 100% of the system resources due to the virus, making everything else not work. This is a 2.6 MHz Pentium IV with 750 MB Ram.
Adaware, PestPatrol, Spybot and Microsoft antispy beta have so far been unable to clean it. Apparently it hides in the buffer (?) so that the anti-spy programs remove it from the usual locations but it reappears again after a little.
Worst of all the computer was communicating, sending large amounts of data out to unknown places (according to network connections monitor).
According to information I found on the web, the worm connects to certain IRC channels where it listens for remote instruction to commit further mischief.
I used to laugh when I heard about computer-virus related problems but now I'm in favor of capitol punishment for whoever invented this. No real irreversible damage that I know of, but I have spent about twenty hours trying to clean system with no success so far.
Apparently got infected while I was on dial-up, which I very rarely use.
After much hassles, microsoft antispy beta1 identified it as the Korgo worm (a kind of virus). Another scan with Norton antivirus identified Spybot worm. Not certain if these are separate viruses or the same thing with different names.
I'm not using that computer while I try to clean it, I am close to just formating and re-installing system.
Computer started acting strange, pop-up ads every few seconds, it would open dozens in a hour. "intellifind" toolbar added, yahoo companion disabled by the worm. It would terminate downloads of antispyware and antivirus software.
Zonealarm started using 100% of the system resources due to the virus, making everything else not work. This is a 2.6 MHz Pentium IV with 750 MB Ram.
Adaware, PestPatrol, Spybot and Microsoft antispy beta have so far been unable to clean it. Apparently it hides in the buffer (?) so that the anti-spy programs remove it from the usual locations but it reappears again after a little.
Worst of all the computer was communicating, sending large amounts of data out to unknown places (according to network connections monitor).
According to information I found on the web, the worm connects to certain IRC channels where it listens for remote instruction to commit further mischief.
I used to laugh when I heard about computer-virus related problems but now I'm in favor of capitol punishment for whoever invented this. No real irreversible damage that I know of, but I have spent about twenty hours trying to clean system with no success so far.
