XP Home RPC error

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Yeah I thought that was the reason for this error as well BUT I had
literally just installed my modem drivers on a totally clean install of XP
home and I got this error after being connected for 2 minutes!

That can't be the virus can it?


Hi

Your system has been infected by the Blaster Worm. Have a look at the
following links:

www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

Courtesy of MVP Kelly Theriot.

"Virus Alert About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants"
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826955

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

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


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Andrew said:
Yeah I thought that was the reason for this error as well BUT I had
literally just installed my modem drivers on a totally clean install
of XP home and I got this error after being connected for 2 minutes!

That can't be the virus can it?
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Yes, it can. It takes much less than 2 minutes for the Blaster worm to
invade a system. The first step after installing is to turn on the XP
Firewall, not connect to the internet.
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Hi

Yes, I'm afraid so - it doesn't take very long for a system to be infected. You need to disconnect your modem until you have at least the XP firewall in place.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Yeah I thought that was the reason for this error as well BUT I had
| literally just installed my modem drivers on a totally clean install of XP
| home and I got this error after being connected for 2 minutes!
|
| That can't be the virus can it?
|
|
| | Hi
|
| Your system has been infected by the Blaster Worm. Have a look at the
| following links:
|
| www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc
|
| Courtesy of MVP Kelly Theriot.
|
| "Virus Alert About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants"
| http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826955
|
| "What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants"
| http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
|
| --
|
| Will Denny
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
|
|
| | |
|
|
 
Greetings --

When you're using a computer the counts in nanoseconds and
milliseconds, two minutes is a very long time. It takes only seconds
of exposure to become infected.

Bruce Chambers

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Yikes

Thanks for the replies guys, I'm new to the world of XP and this was quite a
shock to me!

Got AVG and zonealarm running now to keep the PC safe.

Cheers

Andrew
Hi

Yes, I'm afraid so - it doesn't take very long for a system to be infected.
You need to disconnect your modem until you have at least the XP firewall in
place.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Yeah I thought that was the reason for this error as well BUT I had
| literally just installed my modem drivers on a totally clean install of XP
| home and I got this error after being connected for 2 minutes!
|
| That can't be the virus can it?
|
|
| | Hi
|
| Your system has been infected by the Blaster Worm. Have a look at the
| following links:
|
| www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc
|
| Courtesy of MVP Kelly Theriot.
|
| "Virus Alert About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants"
| http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826955
|
| "What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants"
| http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
|
| --
|
| Will Denny
| MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
|
|
| | |
|
|
 
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