RPC i dont have it but...

[Wesley]

I was wondering how you would you aquire this. I have
friends who had that problem, but i didnt get it.
Howcome?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Thanks for looking around alittle before posting

"Go Offline after you download the patch and either print this info or copy
and paste it to word patch"

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

Enable the windows XP Firewall
https://www.microsoft.com/technet/t...nol/winxppro/proddocs/hnw_enable_firewall.asp

More info about the worm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

Test your system
https://grc.com/x/portprobe=135

 

[Star]

Thanks for looking around alittle before posting

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Maybe all the posters have view options set to "read replies to my
messages only", lol. And the wild thing about it all, the posts just keep
coming in. This just blows my mind.

Star

 

[Strontium]

Either your computer has a private IP address (non-routable), or you have a
firewall that is blocking port 135.

-
Wesley stood up at show-n-tell, in [email protected],
and said:

I was wondering how you would you aquire this. I have
friends who had that problem, but i didnt get it.
Howcome?

--
Strontium

"You may be right! It's all a waste of time! I guess
that's just a chance I'm prepared to take....A danger
I'm prepared to face.....Cut to the chase." - RUSH