virus.

D

dave

Was hit with virus Aug 11.....Makes computer shut down.
and then restart..Sometime every 15 mins, sometimes 5
mins. I understand it hit most windows xp.
What is the proceedure to eliminate this problem.
 
C

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
 

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