VIRUS PROBLEM!!

[Courtny]

omg i have a virus and ntl have shut down the internet
for all the ppl with the virus (most of ntl has it) AND
THE ONLY PAGE THATLOADS IS THE NTLPAGE THAT GETS RID OF
THE VIRYUS AND YTHIS SITE!!!!!!! ive downloaded the 3
programs that it tells you to to get rid of the virus but
it isnt workinbg...it said: Setup could not verify the
integrity of the Update.inf. Make sure the Cryptographic
service is running on this computer.


Umm...HELP! IF I CANT DOWNLOAD THE WINDOWS XP PATCH TO
GET RID OF THE VIRUS WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!?!?!?! nothing
is working on my computer...no internet, no
messengers....ggrr i only use my computer for the
internet! plz help!!

 

[purplehaz]

You are most likely infected with the Blaster worm 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.

To turn on the firewall: control panel, network and internet connections,
network connections, right click your connection, properties, advanced tab,
check the protect my computer box. Do this as quickly as you can once the
desktop comes up. Then visit the sites below for the removal and patch info.

Symantec: removal info and removal tool
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html


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

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

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

 

[David B.]

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