RPC shutdown

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I just installed windows xp Home on a new build computer...
it's periodically and apparantly randomly shutting down
with the following message:

Quote
"System Shutdown: System is shutting down. Plese save all
work in progress and log off"

Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was
initiated by NTAuthority\system....Windows must now
restart because of a procedure called RPC terminted
unexpectedly."
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What is this???
 
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

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| I just installed windows xp Home on a new build computer...
| it's periodically and apparantly randomly shutting down
| with the following message:
|
| Quote
| "System Shutdown: System is shutting down. Plese save all
| work in progress and log off"
|
| Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was
| initiated by NTAuthority\system....Windows must now
| restart because of a procedure called RPC terminted
| unexpectedly."
| End Quote
|
| What is this???
 
phraser said:
I just installed windows xp Home on a new build computer...
it's periodically and apparantly randomly shutting down
with the following message:

Quote
"System Shutdown: System is shutting down. Plese save all
work in progress and log off"

Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was
initiated by NTAuthority\system....Windows must now
restart because of a procedure called RPC terminted
unexpectedly."
End Quote

What is this???
Click to expand...

You have the Blaster worm.

To stop the shutdown process
Start - Run - type cmd
in the command line type shutdown -a

Go here and follow instructions:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/blaster.htm

You need to download and install all MS Critical Patches and Updates.

Then, to keep your computer safe, you need the following:

A good Anti-Virus scanner

A good firewall like Zone Alarm or the built in XP firewall
ZoneAlarm is available free at:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Ad-Aware 6.0 - for removing spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot Search & Destroy - for removing spyware
http://www.safer-networking.org/

CWShredder - gets rid of page hijackers
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

Google Toolbar - for blocking popups

http://toolbar.google.com/

Before running the Spybot and Ad-Aware, delete temporary internet files
and internet history.
 
Greetings --

If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first
enabled a firewall, without having first installed an antivirus
application with current virus definition files, and before installing
the KB824146 Hotfix, 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.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

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

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger


Bruce Chambers

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