Windows Logo testing

[Pete]

Hi,
Does anyone know whether this error message :

"System Shutdown error message:
The system is shutting down. Please save all work in
progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost.
This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure Call
(RPC) service terminated unexpectedly."

is related to this one:

"The software you are installing has not passed Windows
Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP.
Continuing your installation of this software may impair
or destabalize the correct operation of your system either
immediately or in the future. Microsoft strongly
recommends that you stop this installation and contact the
software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo
testing."

which appears when trying to install an ADSL modem from
Telefonica (Spain)?
Thanks in advance
Pete

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Pete,

It's a virus called blaster or lovesan. Information:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100499.htm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
http://www.bigblackglasses.com/Article.aspx?Article=342

You need the patch described here to protect against it:

MS03-039: A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an Attacker to Run Malicious
Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

Problem is, you needed to install the patch BEFORE you got infected to avoid
it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone