NT AUTHORITY

[Ryan]

Help.. I just updated to XP and everytime I sign on to the
internet I get a automatic shut down window saying NT
Authority.(?) I don't have NT.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Ryan;
You most likely have Blaster.
Follow this to get rid of Blaster:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/blaster.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

Removal Tool for Blaster/Nachi worm infections from computers running
Win2K or WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833330

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger



Bruce Chambers

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[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

It appears your computer has been infected with the Blaster virus. For more
information and how to fix this please see these links:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...8b-fe98-493f-ad76-bf673a38b4cf&displaylang=en

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826955

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/main.asp
--

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[cquirke (MVP Win9x)]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:13:51 -0700, "Bruce Chambers"

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.

In this case, it is the firewall that is the key. Antivirus can do
nothing to help in this case, because it is the probing through the
code defect that causes the PC to crash and burn - this happens
without any infection entering the systerm, so av has nil to do.

You need to fix the defect - but you need to keep that firewall on,
too. Not only to keep you alive long enough to get the fix, but as a
barrier to tomorrow's attacks that today's system will be open to.

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