Access to internet

[Marvin Lintner]

while attempting to access the internet, an error message
is received with message thatcomputer will be shut down in
30 seconds. the countdown is started and at the end of 30
seconds and attempt is shut down and access to the
internet is denied. the computer doew not shut down, only
the internet access.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

What's the specific error? LSASS or RPC? The former is Sasser or a variant -
the latter is Blaster or a variant.

SASSER:
You've been infected by the Sasser worm. This means you didn't apply Windows
Updates (at least not very recently - patch for this came out April 13) and
don't have a firewall enabled....

If you can't stop your computer from restarting:

As soon as your computer reboots and Windows loads, click Start, then Run.
In the box, type the following:

shutdown -a (then click OK)

Then see http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp and
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx

McAfee's Stinger tool to remove Sasser: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ Also
removes Blaster.

MS removal tool for Windows 2000 SP2 and up, or Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;841720

Enable your XP firewall (or get a third party one if not on XP or even if
so - www.zonealarm.com has a free one) and run Windows Update regularly to
keep your OS patched to the gills. You also need good antivirus software and
need to keep it updated regularly. As mentioned, the patch for this exploit
was released April 13th...but there are plenty you do need. Perhaps want to
enable the autoupdate feature of Windows Update and subscribe to the
security bulletin announcements at www.microsoft.com/security.

 

[Marvin Lintner]

-----Original Message-----
while attempting to access the internet, an error message
is received with message thatcomputer will be shut down in
30 seconds. the countdown is started and at the end of 30
seconds and attempt is shut down and access to the
internet is denied. the computer doew not shut down, only
the internet access.
.