Remote Call Procedure

[jessica]

I am having a crisis. My computer keeps restarting
itself. I get a message saying that the remote call
procedure was terminated unexpectedly, then the computer
shuts down, and restarts. over and over again. I cant
find anything that helps this.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Apparently, your computer has the W32.Blaster.Worm or one of its variants.

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

Are you looking for info about the cause of "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)",
initiated by NT Authority\System error message that shuts down Windows
(you might also see svchost.exe error occasionally)?
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1831.html

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I am having a crisis. My computer keeps restarting
| itself. I get a message saying that the remote call
| procedure was terminated unexpectedly, then the computer
| shuts down, and restarts. over and over again. I cant
| find anything that helps this.

 

[Santa's Helper]

First, stop the bug from running by hitting CTRL-ALT-DELETE and
bringing up the task manager. Look for msblast.exe in the list, and
kill it. Now your computer won't shut down, but the bug is still there
and will run the next time you start your machine. Go to this URL to
find out how to get rid of it:
<http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.re
moval.tool.html>



See www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc
<http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm> for a quick removal tool for the
MSBlast worm and a link to the Microsoft patch to prevent future infection.
Then update your antivirus software and scan your system.