OT: IT Help Needed

[Alps]

JIMMY

thats def the MSBLAST virus i had that at home too!

1. on task manager, kill all processes called "MSBLAST.exe"

2. search for all MSBLAST.* files on your harddrive and delete all of them!

3. go to windows update on the microsoft site and download the security patch. this will fix it!

 

[Steve_Perry]

Jimmy,

do you have XP's firewall enabled? That also prevents infection from the net in the first place.

S.

 

[jimmy]

Cheers guys,

I have downloaded a fix from Sophos, will disinfect tonight and install the patch.

 

[jimmy]

Originally posted by Steve_Perry
Jimmy,

do you have XP's firewall enabled? That also prevents infection from the net in the first place.

S.

Is now!

My dial-up connection was firewalled but not my LAN connection, everything is firewalled now!!

 

[GRAV888]

Originally posted by jimmy
Ah, I have been having trouble with a XP machine coming up with a warning about 'RPC has initiated a shutdown in 60 seconds'.

This only happens when the computer is connected to a network or the internet, is this the blaster virus that has been mentioned?

I get this message too, but don't even have to be connected to the internet for it to shut down.
I have just installed the SOPHOS fix, but it says there is no MSBLAST.EXE found on my system.
Also, my msn messenger won't work cos it says I am behind a firewall. Not had any problems (apart from the odd time taking ages to connect) with this before.

 

[fuzzer]

Try runing the symantec one to see if it does anything diferent.

 

[Sp!ke]

.....you could also try downloading the Mcafee 'Stinger'.

 

[jimmy]

I ran the Sophos fix and can confirm I had the Blaster worm, took a dogs age to download the patch for XP. But all fixed now, thanks for the advice.

 

[dynamo2000]

My friend Sp!ke

How do you circumvent the situation when as soon as you log in you PC suddenly has 30 seconds to shutdown?

 

[VikJ]

Dynamo,

For Windows XP....

Start/Run
Type "CMD" and press Enter
Type "shutdown -a" and press Enter.

This should stop the reboots.

Then activate the XP firewall.

Then Ctrl-Alt-Del and click on the processes tab. If there is one for MSBlaster.exe then highlight it and Click End Process. Then run the disinfection tool