Somehow got this thing called KERNEL32.EXE on my PC and it's messed me up. My ZoneAlarm says its a virus and that I can "cleanse" my system of the "worm" with some kind of software. Anybody know about this? Where can I get it? What's it called? Is it expensive?

Use Norton Antivirus 2002...you can get it at Wal-Mart.  I had the same virus and it cleaned it up just fine.  The program should be around $30.

medcop

Here you go, some links to info and below are manual removal instructions......

[url]http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected][/url]

[url]http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99069&#removal_instructions[/url]



Removal Instructions:  

WINDOWS 95/98/ME

Restart Windows in Safe Mode (reboot your computer, just before the large WINDOWS startup screen comes up, hit the F5 key). You can recognize that you're in Safe Mode by the text Safe Mode in the 4 corners of the desktop.
Click START | RUN, type %WINDIR% and hit ENTER
Delete the INETD.EXE file (if present)

Click START | RUN, type %WINDIR%\SYSTEM and hit ENTER
Delete the following files (if they exist):

KERN32.EXE
KERNEL32.EXE
KDLL.DLL
HKSDLL.DLL

Click START | RUN, type REGEDIT and hit ENTER

Click the (+) next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

Click the (+) next to SOFTWARE

Click the (+) next to MICROSOFT

Click the (+) next to WINDOWS

Click the (+) next to CURRENTVERSION

Click RUNONCE

Click on KERNEL32 on the right and hit DELETE on the keyboard

Restart the computer
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WINDOWS NT/2000/XP

Type CTRL-ALT-DEL at the same time
Choose TASK MANAGER and then choose the PROCESS tab
Locate the KERNEL32.EXE process, click it, and choose END PROCESS
Click START | RUN, type %WINDIR% and hit ENTER
Delete the INETD.EXE file (if present)

Click START | RUN, type %WINDIR%\SYSTEM32 and hit ENTER
Delete the following files (if they exist):

KERN32.EXE
KERNEL32.EXE
KDLL.DLL
HKSDLL.DLL

Click START | RUN, type REGEDIT and hit ENTER

Click the (+) next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Click the (+) next to SOFTWARE

Click the (+) next to MICROSOFT

Click the (+) next to WINDOWS NT

Click the (+) next to WINDOWS

If INETD.EXE is found on the right panel, Double Click on RUN on the right and delete the INETD.EXE value

Additional Windows ME Info:
NOTE: Windows ME utilizes a backup utility that backs up selected files automatically to the C:\_Restore folder. This means that an infected file could be stored there as a backup file, and VirusScan will be unable to delete these files. These instructions explain how to remove the infected files from the C:\_Restore folder.

Disabling the Restore Utility

1. Right click the My Computer icon on the Desktop, and choose Properties.
2. Click on the Performance Tab.
3. Click on the File System button.
4. Click on the Troubleshooting Tab.
5. Put a check mark next to "Disable System Restore".
6. Click the Apply button.
7. Click the Close button.
8. Click the Close button again.
9. You will be prompted to restart the computer. Click Yes.
NOTE: The Restore Utility will now be disabled.
10. Restart the computer in Safe Mode.
11. Run a scan with VirusScan to delete all infected files, or browse the the file's located in the C:\_Restore folder and remove the file's.
12. After removing the desired files, restart the computer normally.

NOTE: To re-enable the Restore Utility, follow steps 1-9 and on step 5 remove the check mark next to "Disable System Restore". The infected file's are removed and the System Restore is once again active.

http://search.symantec.com/custom/us/query.html

Ummm....you didn't by chance see the post above yours did you?

Sorry, I'm a little slow that way.