RPC

[Laura]

Help,

Can anyone tell me why I am being kicked off the internet
with the message....

NT Authority\system
Remote Proceedure Call failure

How do I stop it?

Thanx for any help.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Laura;
You most likely have a worm W32.Blaster.Worm
DISCONNECT the subject computer from any network IMMEDIATELY.

To stop the reboot process:
Start/Run
Type "shutdown -a" ENTER

Install or enable a firewall IMMEDIATELY:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

VERY IMPORTANT to follow ALL steps, closing ports or installing the
patch is NOT enough.
Download the patch and regedit referenced in the article below.
You may need to do this at an uninfected computer and burn to CD or
save on floppies.
Each file is small enough to fit on a floppy.

Follow this to clean and protect your computer:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

After this is resolved prevent similar occurrences by installing ALL
Critical Updates from Windows Update.
Keep antivirus up to date and run at least weekly.
Install or enable a firewall.

See also:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=826955
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

 

[Marc Reynolds [MSFT]]

Hi Laura,

It appears your computer has been infected with the Blaster virus. For more

information and how to fix this please see follow this link:

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

Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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