Sounds like you have the Blaster worm or a variant - which indicates that
you a) didn't enable your firewall (do so ASAP) and b) haven't been running
windows update to get all critical updates (do this regularly). Also, make
sure you have good antivirus software running on your PC and keep it updated
regularly.
You have the MSBlaster worm or variants. Take the infected machine off
the Internet and any lans immediately. From a different, uninfected
computer go to:
and read all about how to fix this. After your computer is clean, buy a
current antivirus, install it, and keep it up to date. Be sure to go to
Windows Update regularly to keep your system patched.
If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first
installed the KB824146 Hotfix, without having first installed an
antivirus application with current virus definition files, and before
enabling a firewall, you're very likely to get infected from any of
the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly broadcasting
the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only takes a few seconds of
exposure.
To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary updates, patches,
and removal tools, click Start > Run, and enter "shutdown -a" when the
next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut down. Also, make
sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to preclude any more
intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.
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