RPC service terminated unexpectedly

[phoebe]

Every morning I got up, I got this error message and the
xp just restarts by itself again:

"windows must now restart because Remote procedure claas
service terminated unexpectedly."

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Scott M.]

You have the MSBLASTER virus.

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

 

[dev]

phoebe said:

Every morning I got up, I got this error message and the
XP just restarts by itself again:

"Windows must now restart because Remote procedure claas
service terminated unexpectedly."

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Before posting, it's wise to search the group for your topic...

"RPC" and "remote" bring dozens of hits that will help excise this worm.
Or search http://google.com for "blaster".

 

[Guest]

You can really stop it this way. Most posters don't know
it won't let you read anything from the links they post.
( It shuts you down !! dah!! )


You have a virus = Mblaster Follow the steps below.

1. Go to control Panel> Network connections > *Your
connection* rt click >properties, Advanced Tab, check to
enable> The Firewall.

2. Do a Ctrl + Alt + DeL , on task manager highlight
MBlaster.exe and end the Process.

3. Go here and download the fix.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/msblast.vbs


4. Get a XP update;
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp

 

[Scott M.]

You can really stop it this way. Most posters don't know it won't let you

read anything from the links they post.

( It shuts you down !! dah!! )

If the person is able to get here to post a message, we must assume they can
get here to read the replies, otherwise why would they have posted here if
they knew they wouldn't be able to come back? (Dah!!)

You have a virus = Mblaster Follow the steps below.

1. Go to control Panel> Network connections > *Your
connection* rt click >properties, Advanced Tab, check to
enable> The Firewall.

It should be mentioned that while this is a good idea, it has nothing to do
with removing the virus.

2. Do a Ctrl + Alt + DeL , on task manager highlight MBlaster.exe and end

the Process.

3. Go here and download the fix.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/msblast.vbs

I would NEVER click on a .vbs link or post one to a NG!!! How do we know
that this is not an attempt to spread a virus?! A link to the page that
contains the fix is more warranted. By the way, www.kellys-korner-xp.com is
full of .vbs registry hacks that (most of which) are not recommended. I'd
be very leary about following someones advice to hack my registry!!

Go here instead: http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Every morning I got up, I got this error message and the
xp just restarts by itself again:

"windows must now restart because Remote procedure claas
service terminated unexpectedly."

Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

You have the MSBlaster worm. To remove it, do the following:

The following instructions are in three parts

1. Stop it from running

2. Remove it from your system

3. Make sure it doesn't come back



Before beginning, if you have an always-on internet connection,
it's a good idea to disconnect it.



1. Stop it from running

Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up the Task Manager, then on the
Processes tab, click msblast.exe and then "End process." Reply
"Yes" to the warning message that comes up.

This stops the worm from running, so your system will not shut
down. However, it doesn't remove it, and if that's all you do, it
will start up again the next time you boot.


***

2. Remove it from your system

a. Start the registry editor program, regedit, by going to Start
| Run, and typing REGEDIT
Navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current
Version\Run by clicking the plus signs next to each of the
folders in the left hand pane. When you get to the last of them,
Run, click the word Run itself.

Find an entry called "Windows Auto Update" on the right side.
Right-click it and delete it.

b. Do a Windows search for msblast, and delete all files found.

The worm is now gone, and won't start again the next time you
boot. But if that's all you do, you can get reinfected just as
you did the first time.

***


3. Make sure it doesn't come back

a. Make sure you're running a firewall that prevents worms like
this from getting in. You can enable the built-in Windows XP
firewall, or download and install another one such as the free
version of ZoneAlarm. To enable the built-in firewall, go to
Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet Connections,
then click Network Connections. Right-click your connection, then
click Properties, and on the Advanced tab, click the option
"Protect my computer and network..."


b. If you've disconnected your internet connection, reconnect it.
Download and install the Microsoft patch at
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...e-b7a52a983f01/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe

That will remove the vulnerability that the worm exploits.


c. Be sure you are running an anti-virus program, and that you
regularly download the latest updated virus definitions.