R Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers May 18, 2004 #2 Hi Sarah, Could be blaster, could also be sasser. Both are known to do this. On blaster: When the shutdown warning appears, click start/run and enter "shutdown -a" to halt the process. Information: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc http://www.pchell.com/virus/msblast.shtml 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 On Sasser: Please see: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_125007.htm http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SASSER.A Details on the patch needed to prevent it: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
Hi Sarah, Could be blaster, could also be sasser. Both are known to do this. On blaster: When the shutdown warning appears, click start/run and enter "shutdown -a" to halt the process. Information: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc http://www.pchell.com/virus/msblast.shtml 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 On Sasser: Please see: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_125007.htm http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SASSER.A Details on the patch needed to prevent it: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
