pc keeps restarting

[Kim]

Hi
I join the web and within a minute i get a measage that
reads
The system process C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
terminated unexpectedy with status code 1073741819
initiated by NT Authority\system.

The pc counts down from 59seconds and reboots. How can i
stop it from doing this.
PLEASE help.
Thank you.
Kim
xp pro
..

 

[Lance]

In that one minute you were connected you got infected with some variant
of the Sasser virus. I guess your antivirus wasn't updated or your
firewall wasn't operating.

When the countdown starts again, do this to stop it:

- Click Start, then Run
- Type "shutdown -a" (no quotes)

Next, clean up your system with a full virus scan using an updated virus
scanner. If you don't have an antivirus program, get one immediately
(you've just found out how important they are).

In the meantime, you may perform an online scan here:
<http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/...&langid=ie&venid=sym&close_parent=true&bhcp=1>

Also consider installing, updating and performing adware/spyware scans
with Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy.

Lance
*****

Kim thought carefully and wrote on 9/7/2004 3:10 PM:

 

[ghostly]

Yup sounds like that old virus is still making the rounds
looking for people that haven't installed the critical
updates on the windows update site. After you go through
the hastle of getting rid of it go to the windows update
page and get the critical updates. That will make sure
you don't get it again or others that they already solved
as far as they say.