Virus shuting down the comp?

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NoNoBadDog!

Pass the following on to your friend...

Congratulations!



Your system is infected with the much publicized Sasser worm. You allowed

yourself to become infected because of ALL of the following;



1. You have not updated your version of Windows.



2. You are not using an UP TO DATE antivirus program.



3. You connected to the internet without a firewall on your computer.



Until you correct ALL of the above situations, you will remain vulnerable to

infection not only by SASSER, but also by the thousands of other worms,

viruses, trojans, keyloggers, spyware, malware, etc.



Because you do not practice even the most basic level of computer security,

you are not only a threat to yourself but to the entire internet community.

When your machine is infected, it looks for other machines, owned by persons

like yourself who have poor computer security practices, to infect.



When the shutdown message appears, go START > Run and type in "shutdown -a"

(without the quotes), and hit the enter key. Go to the Microsoft update

website and download and install all critical patches. After rebooting, go

to the website of the company that makes your antivirus program and download

all the updates that are available. If your antivirus has expired, you must

purchase a new one.



Third, go to www.zonealarm.com and download the FREE firewall.



Keep your version of Windows updated. Always install any critical patches

that are posted to the Microsoft update website.



Keep you antivirus program up to date. New virus detection signatures are

released nearly on a daily basis, so this is something you should do every

day. Not once a month, or "when I have time", or "when I remember".



Once you have done these things, you will find your internet experience to

be much safer and happier.



Bobby
 
I have a friend that within three minutes of going on the Internet a warning
will flash on the screen that within one minute his computer will crash, and
does. Is this a virus? Can someone tell me how he can get rid of this
please?
Thank you.
 
Hi

See if the following helps:

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/sasser.htm

Courtesy of MVP Jupiter Jones.

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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| I have a friend that within three minutes of going on the Internet a
warning
| will flash on the screen that within one minute his computer will crash,
and
| does. Is this a virus? Can someone tell me how he can get rid of this
| please?
| Thank you.
|
|
 
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Larry S. said:
I have a friend that within three minutes of going on the Internet a
warning will flash on the screen that within one minute his computer
will crash, and does. Is this a virus? Can someone tell me how he can
get rid of this please?



Yes it's a worm--probably Sasser or Blaster. For more help, and
to determine which, post the exact text of the message he
receives.
 
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