Blaster Worm Help-URGENT

[Guest]

I'm trying rid my computer of this worm/virus but can't. Does anyone know
what to do??? I've tried following microsofts instructions on this issue but
when I press contro+alt+delete and then click task manager, I don't get a
response from the computer. I have no idea how to get to c: prompt from
booting. If anyone can tell me what to do, i'de really appreciate it.

Perry

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Perry" <[email protected]>

| I'm trying rid my computer of this worm/virus but can't. Does anyone know
| what to do??? I've tried following microsofts instructions on this issue but
| when I press contro+alt+delete and then click task manager, I don't get a
| response from the computer. I have no idea how to get to c: prompt from
| booting. If anyone can tell me what to do, i'de really appreciate it.
|
| Perry

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

How do you know that you have the Lovsan/Blaster worm ?

You have provided no information to show that you have it. You only posted the conclusion
that you do.

Assuming you do have it...

When you get the shutdown message ...

Go to; Start --> Run
enter; shutdown -a

This will halt the shutdown and give you a chance to Download the McAfee worm removal tool,
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ and install the following patch for the
RPC/RPCSS and DCOM Vulnerabilities that are addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin
MS04-012 - KB828741
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828741
Please read ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
and finally...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

You also need a FireWall.
If you don't patch the PC and not use a FireWall then you will just be re-infected.

I also suggest the installation of ALL MS Critical Updates ASAP.

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to
remove
viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *

 

[Guest]

David,
Thank you for your repsonse. The reason why I think I have this worm, is
because when windows starts up, immediately a window opens up with RPC
notifying me that windows will shut down in 48 seconds or so. Once this
happens, it also locks me from any further functions including the start
button, and including the task manager. The computer freezes basically, then
proceeds to shut down. I've tried to get to the task manager to stop the
processes, but can't get to task manager.

So far I've been able to press f8 and get to the command prompt and stop the
rpc from shutting down by typing "sc failure rpcss reset= 0 actions= restart"
in the c: prompt. Which has stopped the rpc window from showing up. But now
I have the same problem of the computer freezing on me and not allowing me to
do anything else.

I've also tried searching for the various Msblast.exe, Nstask32.exe,
Penis32.exe, Teekids.exe, Winlogin.exe, Win32sockdrv.dll, or Yuetyutr.dll
names on the command prompt and have had no luck. As of right now, i'm lost
as to what to do.

I cannot open windows explorer, so that's out of the question....Any further
advice????? THanks, Perry

From: "Perry" <[email protected]>

| I'm trying rid my computer of this worm/virus but can't. Does anyone know
| what to do??? I've tried following microsofts instructions on this issue but
| when I press contro+alt+delete and then click task manager, I don't get a
| response from the computer. I have no idea how to get to c: prompt from
| booting. If anyone can tell me what to do, i'de really appreciate it.
|
| Perry

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

How do you know that you have the Lovsan/Blaster worm ?

You have provided no information to show that you have it. You only posted the conclusion
that you do.

Assuming you do have it...

When you get the shutdown message ...

Go to; Start --> Run
enter; shutdown -a

This will halt the shutdown and give you a chance to Download the McAfee worm removal tool,
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ and install the following patch for the
RPC/RPCSS and DCOM Vulnerabilities that are addressed by Microsoft Security Bulletin
MS04-012 - KB828741
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828741
Please read ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
and finally...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

You also need a FireWall.
If you don't patch the PC and not use a FireWall then you will just be re-infected.

I also suggest the installation of ALL MS Critical Updates ASAP.

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to
remove
viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *

 

[Tinkerer]

Can you boot to safe mode?

--

Cheers,
Tinkerer


David,
Thank you for your repsonse. The reason why I think I have this worm, is
because when windows starts up, immediately a window opens up with RPC
notifying me that windows will shut down in 48 seconds or so. Once this
happens, it also locks me from any further functions including the start
button, and including the task manager. The computer freezes basically,
then
proceeds to shut down. I've tried to get to the task manager to stop the
processes, but can't get to task manager.

So far I've been able to press f8 and get to the command prompt and stop the
rpc from shutting down by typing "sc failure rpcss reset= 0 actions=
restart"
in the c: prompt. Which has stopped the rpc window from showing up. But
now
I have the same problem of the computer freezing on me and not allowing me
to
do anything else.

I've also tried searching for the various Msblast.exe, Nstask32.exe,
Penis32.exe, Teekids.exe, Winlogin.exe, Win32sockdrv.dll, or Yuetyutr.dll
names on the command prompt and have had no luck. As of right now, i'm lost
as to what to do.

I cannot open windows explorer, so that's out of the question....Any further
advice????? THanks, Perry

From: "Perry" <[email protected]>

| I'm trying rid my computer of this worm/virus but can't. Does anyone
know
| what to do??? I've tried following microsofts instructions on this issue
but
| when I press contro+alt+delete and then click task manager, I don't get
a
| response from the computer. I have no idea how to get to c: prompt from
| booting. If anyone can tell me what to do, i'de really appreciate it.
|
| Perry

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

How do you know that you have the Lovsan/Blaster worm ?

You have provided no information to show that you have it. You only
posted the conclusion
that you do.

Assuming you do have it...

When you get the shutdown message ...

Go to; Start --> Run
enter; shutdown -a

This will halt the shutdown and give you a chance to Download the McAfee
worm removal tool,
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ and install the following
patch for the
RPC/RPCSS and DCOM Vulnerabilities that are addressed by Microsoft
Security Bulletin
MS04-012 - KB828741
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828741
Please read ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
and finally...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

You also need a FireWall.
If you don't patch the PC and not use a FireWall then you will just be
re-infected.

I also suggest the installation of ALL MS Critical Updates ASAP.

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart
scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus
Command Line Scanners to
remove
viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files
or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have
downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into
Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want
to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal
Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to
go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *

 

[Guest]

Yeah, I can boot to safe mode, and I can also boot to safe mode w/ command
prompt.

Thanks Perry.

Can you boot to safe mode?

--

Cheers,
Tinkerer


David,
Thank you for your repsonse. The reason why I think I have this worm, is
because when windows starts up, immediately a window opens up with RPC
notifying me that windows will shut down in 48 seconds or so. Once this
happens, it also locks me from any further functions including the start
button, and including the task manager. The computer freezes basically,
then
proceeds to shut down. I've tried to get to the task manager to stop the
processes, but can't get to task manager.

So far I've been able to press f8 and get to the command prompt and stop the
rpc from shutting down by typing "sc failure rpcss reset= 0 actions=
restart"
in the c: prompt. Which has stopped the rpc window from showing up. But
now
I have the same problem of the computer freezing on me and not allowing me
to
do anything else.

I've also tried searching for the various Msblast.exe, Nstask32.exe,
Penis32.exe, Teekids.exe, Winlogin.exe, Win32sockdrv.dll, or Yuetyutr.dll
names on the command prompt and have had no luck. As of right now, i'm lost
as to what to do.

I cannot open windows explorer, so that's out of the question....Any further
advice????? THanks, Perry

From: "Perry" <[email protected]>

| I'm trying rid my computer of this worm/virus but can't. Does anyone
know
| what to do??? I've tried following microsofts instructions on this issue
but
| when I press contro+alt+delete and then click task manager, I don't get
a
| response from the computer. I have no idea how to get to c: prompt from
| booting. If anyone can tell me what to do, i'de really appreciate it.
|
| Perry

There are anti virus News Groups specifically for this type of discussion.

microsoft.public.security.virus
alt.comp.virus
alt.comp.anti-virus

How do you know that you have the Lovsan/Blaster worm ?

You have provided no information to show that you have it. You only
posted the conclusion
that you do.

Assuming you do have it...

When you get the shutdown message ...

Go to; Start --> Run
enter; shutdown -a

This will halt the shutdown and give you a chance to Download the McAfee
worm removal tool,
Stinger: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ and install the following
patch for the
RPC/RPCSS and DCOM Vulnerabilities that are addressed by Microsoft
Security Bulletin
MS04-012 - KB828741
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828741
Please read ...
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
and finally...
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

You also need a FireWall.
If you don't patch the PC and not use a FireWall then you will just be
re-infected.

I also suggest the installation of ALL MS Critical Updates ASAP.

Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe

It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script
Interpreter {
http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart
scripts, one Link
(.LNK) file, a PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and
WGET.EXE. It will
simplify the process of using; Sophos, Trend and McAfee Anti Virus
Command Line Scanners to
remove
viruses, Trojans and various other malware.

C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS}
This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in
Normal Mode. This
way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor's web site.
The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC.

You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files
or you can
download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have
downloaded the files
needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into
Safe Mode [F8 key
during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want
to run in Safe
Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal
Mode.

When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more
comprehensive PDF help
file.

To use this utility, perform the following...
Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS }
Choose; Unzip
Choose; Close

Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT
{ or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS }

NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE to
go through your
FireWall to allow it to download the needed AV vendor related files.

* * * Please report back your results * * *

 

[Gordon]

David,
Thank you for your repsonse. The reason why I think I have this
worm, is because when windows starts up, immediately a window opens
up with RPC notifying me that windows will shut down in 48 seconds or
so. Once this happens, it also locks me from any further functions
including the start button, and including the task manager.

There is a command you can issue from the "Start-Run" line.
Go to Start-Run and type in "cmd" without the quotes. Then type
"shutdown -a" again without the quotes. That will stop the count-down to
shutdown.
Then you can download the Blaster removal patch.

HTH