forced shutdown of computer after approx. every hour while accessing Internet

[Chris Lanier]

You have got a virus, removal info at...
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

More info about the worm:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

More info about the worm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

 

[Mike Silva]

After approx. every hour after accessing the Internet,
forced shutdown occurs. A message appears stating words to
the effect that the computer is shutting down by authority
of NT. My computer is a Compaq Presario 1700 notebook
computer w/ Windows XP Home Edition and IE Explorer 6.