Hi Kelly - There's a new major worm hitting the Internet currently. You can
get more info about the worm here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html
The following "fix" procedure is courtesy of Ron Martell, MVP (modified
slightly by me
):
'This is caused by a new and rapidly spreading virus.
To clear up the "NT Authority\System" and RPC call errors:
1. Go to
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980 and download the
security patch. If at all possible do this on a clean machine and copy the
patch to a 3.5 inch diskette.
2. Boot the infected machine into Safe Mode (use the F8 key multiple times
before and during the boot menu). Insert the 3.5 inch diskette with the
patch on it and run it. Do not reboot yet.
3. Use Start - Run - MSCONFIG and go to the Startup tab. Locate the entry
for MSBLAST.EXE and clear the checkbox for it.
4. Use Start - Search and check all your hard drives for the file
MSBLAST.EXE and delete all copies of it.
5. Shut down and restart the computer normally.
6. Immediately do an update of your antivirus software and when the updates
are installed do a complete virus scan of your hard drive. So far
Symantec/Norton, Trend Micro (PC-Cillin) and Sophos seems to be the only
major companies with an update for this specific virus (4:30 p.m. PDT 11 Aug
2003) but the others will undoubtedly follow within 24 hours.
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." '
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Please respond in the same thread.
Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
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