System shutdown

[Simon]

Hey my computer keeps going in to some remote procedure
shutdown thing ( basicly it gives me a minute to save all
my work then automaticly resets it self :-s) could any
body tell me why it does this. Please email me if you can
help.

 

[John]

Yeap! My system did the samething on Monday. You have the virus they are
talking about, "Luvsans" or "msblaster". I was able to get a fix from work.
They told me to put it on a floppy and take it home. I ran the fix and it
zapped out the worm and my system is happy once again. Also once you fix
it, get teh latest Windows Critical Update.

-John L.

 

[purplehaz]

You are most likely infected with a virus.



To stop the rebooting/shutdowns, right click on the task bar, choose task
manager, processes tab, look for msblast.exe. Highlight it and click end
process. Then turn on the xp firewall. Do this as quickly as you can once
the desktop comes up. Then visit the sites below for the removal and patch
info.

Norton Anti Virus
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

Network associates:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100547.htm


Also make sure to follow the links to the Microsoft pages for the patch or
visit windows update for the patch after you remove it.


More info:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hey my computer keeps going in to some remote procedure
shutdown thing ( basicly it gives me a minute to save all
my work then automaticly resets it self :-s) could any
body tell me why it does this. Please email me if you can
help.

You have the Blaster worm!!

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.removal.tool.html