XP Proffessional machine shutting down

[L. C.]

I have a Windows XP machine that is acting very strangly.
When I try to open task manager or regedit for example it
shuts the wndows down almost within a second or two.
After a few minutes I receive the following message
follwoed by a shutdown "Shutdown was initiated ny NT
AUTHORITY/SYSTEM" This sounds like a virus and when I go
to run Offciescan it stops it as well. Any ideas?

 

[purplehaz]

To stop the rebooting, right click on the task bar, choose task manager,
processes tab, look for msblast.exe. Highlight it and click end process.
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]

I have a Windows XP machine that is acting very strangly.
When I try to open task manager or regedit for example it
shuts the wndows down almost within a second or two.
After a few minutes I receive the following message
follwoed by a shutdown "Shutdown was initiated ny NT
AUTHORITY/SYSTEM" This sounds like a virus and when I go
to run Offciescan it stops it as well. Any ideas?

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