stu meyrick said:
when ever i go online i keep getting the message: windows
has encountered a problem rpc must shut down your
computer.it also mentions nt authority system. i thought
i had a virus which does this to your computer but i have
just formatted my hard drive and it did it as soon as i
went on line. what is wrong with my computer could it be
because my s.m.a.r.t. of my hard drive is bad
Your system is infected by the MSBlaster Worm. This is causing the system to
shutdown abnormally.
Cause: You have not enabled the firewall while browsing the internet and not
patched the system with latest Microsoft WindowUpdate hotfixes.
Courtesy of MVP Bruce Chambers:
If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first installed the
KB824146 Hotfix, without having first installed an antivirus application
with current virus definition files, and before enabling a firewall, you're
very likely to get infected from any of the thousands of PCs on the Internet
that are constantly broadcasting the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only
takes a few seconds of exposure.
To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary updates, patches, and
removal tools, click Start > Run, and enter "shutdown -a" when the next RPC
countdown begins. This will abort the shut down. Also, make sure you've
enabled a firewall before starting, to preclude any more intrusions while
getting the updates/patches/tools.
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/default.aspx?scid=833330
Learn more about Firewalls - Windows XP ICF:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/firewall.htm
Virus Alert About the Blaster Worm and Its Variants:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=826955
What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
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