system shutting down when online

[Peter King]

I changed operating systems from 98 to XP Pro. Believe I
had a virus in 98. Every time I go on line I get this
message cwindows/system32/Isass.exe....-1073741819 status
code...initiated by NT authority/system, terminated
unexpectedly and then proceeds to shut down in 60 sec.
And for awhile I was getting pop-ups (maybe what you'd
call them) saying comp has worm or spyware visit win-
fix.com, or security bulletin ms03-003, buffer overrun in
Messenger service could allow code execution
(828035)...system affected download patch from
patchwindows.org,
I am looking for advice on this problem.
thank You for an help.
Sincerely
peter

 

[Alvin Brown]

Hello

You need to do a windows update and sounds like you have the
sasser virus see link below on how to correct problem.


http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html



Alvin

 

[Chuck]

I changed operating systems from 98 to XP Pro. Believe I
had a virus in 98. Every time I go on line I get this
message cwindows/system32/Isass.exe....-1073741819 status
code...initiated by NT authority/system, terminated
unexpectedly and then proceeds to shut down in 60 sec.
And for awhile I was getting pop-ups (maybe what you'd
call them) saying comp has worm or spyware visit win-
fix.com, or security bulletin ms03-003, buffer overrun in
Messenger service could allow code execution
(828035)...system affected download patch from
patchwindows.org,
I am looking for advice on this problem.
thank You for an help.
Sincerely
peter

Peter,

The pop-ups from patchwindows.org were probably part of the problem. Malicious
advertising from websites like patchwindows.org is too common - legit software
companies do not advertise this way.

If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown or reboot:
Start - Run, type "shutdown -a", and hit Enter.
That should halt the reboot. Now fix the problem.

Immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Download and install Security patch KB824146:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824146

What you need to know about the Blaster Worm:
<http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826955
<http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html>

What you need to know about the Sasser worm:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/sasser.htm

And about the Nachi / Welchia worm:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826234
<http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html>

Download and run the Blaster and Welchia worm removal tool (Windows 2K/XP):
<http://support.microsoft.com/?id=833330>

"Get Help with Security and Virus-related Issues"
"Get free help by phone: 1 (866) 727-2338 (Toll free; US and Canada only)"
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/support.asp

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.