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Recently, I had broadband installed for use on my laptop. I noticed that after about half an hour, it kicked me off the net and rebooted itself. It did this by posting the following message

This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM

Time before shutdown: ../.

Messag
Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly

I noticed that it was similar to the Blasterworm virus that occurred a while back but now the problem is even worse. This message comes up the minute that Windows boots up. So, I literally have 60 seconds to do anything before Windows resets itself, so I can't run any virus checks or run the Blasterworm virus program.

Please help, it's getting on my nerves. What compounds the problem is that I live in Cyprus so it's not just simply popping down to PC world, that's why I've posted this message on here
 
There are thousands of nasty computer viruses/worms looking for unprotected
computers. Your computer can be infected within a few milliseconds the moment
an internet connection is established if your computer is not properly secured.

Apparently, your computer is now infected with the W32.Blaster.Worm or one of its variants.
This happened because you have not been using an internet connection firewall and have
apparently neglected to install the critical updates available at the Windows Update website.

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If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
or reboot, quickly go to:

Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
This opens the Command Prompt window.

Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.

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Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

Special note if you use AOL:

America Online installs its own connection settings that override
the ones that come with Windows XP. America Online's
connection settings don't include a way to turn on Windows XP's
built-in firewall.

Visit the following web site for instructions on downloading
a FREE firewall program for your computer.

Ref: http://www.updatexp.com/free.html

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

A tool is available to remove Blaster worm and Nachi worm infections from computers
that are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=833330

A Buffer Overrun in RPCSS Could Allow an Attacker to Run Malicious Programs
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Recently, I had broadband installed for use on my laptop. I noticed that after about half an hour, it kicked
me off the net and rebooted itself. It did this by posting the following message:
|
| This system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be
lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM.
|
| Time before shutdown: ../..
|
| Message
| Windows must now restart because the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly.
|
| I noticed that it was similar to the Blasterworm virus that occurred a while back but now the problem is
even worse. This message comes up the minute that Windows boots up. So, I literally have 60 seconds to do
anything before Windows resets itself, so I can't run any virus checks or run the Blasterworm virus program.
|
| Please help, it's getting on my nerves. What compounds the problem is that I live in Cyprus so it's not just
simply popping down to PC world, that's why I've posted this message on here.
|
|
 
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