RPC error message

[allan Corby]

RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.

What is going on?

[Nicholas]

Read and follow the instructions in this article:

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D823980

**** You need to make sure you have a FIREWALL enabled ****

Open XP's "Help and Support" and type: FIREWALL , and hit enter.
Click on the topic titled "Enable or Disable Internet Connection =
Firewall".

Additional information from Symantec:

Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/8205.html


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"allan Corby" > wrote in message:
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| RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
| had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
| 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
| occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
|=20
| What is going on?

[Chris Lanier]

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

"allan Corby" > wrote in message
...
> RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
> had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
> 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
> occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
>
> What is going on?

[Mark Salloway]

Hi Allan
Have you installed the security update for the RPC Buffer Overrun flaw?
http://microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp

You may also need to activate a firewall, such as the one included with
Windows XP in the interim to block the exploit on ports 135, 139, or 445.

http://microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/networking/icf.asp
Workarounds: Right click the My Computer Icon/Properties/Remote. Uncheck
both boxes.
Go to Start/Run and type in: services.msc. Scroll down to Remote Procedure
Call (RPC)/Logon/First Failure/Restart the Service.

Worm.Win32.Autorooter
http://www.avp.ch/avpve/worms/win32/autorooter.stm

--
Mark Salloway MS-MVP (XP)
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"allan Corby" > wrote in message
...
> RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
> had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
> 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
> occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
>
> What is going on?

[D.Currie]

"allan Corby" > wrote in message
...
> RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
> had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
> 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
> occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
>
> What is going on?

1) get a new techie

2) This is probably related to the security patch that MS put out in
mid-July to address this particular security hole. In a nutshell, you've
been hacked.

There's plenty of information at Microsoft's web site, and there have been
articles in the newspaper, on TV, and on the radio....

I can see how the average home user might have ignored these, but someone
who professes to be in the computer business should have at least heard
about it.

[yuiol23]

I started getting this problem and I noticed something that started running
on my computer "msblast" dose this have anything to do with this?
"D.Currie" > wrote in message
...
>
> "allan Corby" > wrote in message
> ...
> > RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
> > had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
> > 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
> > occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
> >
> > What is going on?
>
> 1) get a new techie
>
> 2) This is probably related to the security patch that MS put out in
> mid-July to address this particular security hole. In a nutshell, you've
> been hacked.
>
> There's plenty of information at Microsoft's web site, and there have been
> articles in the newspaper, on TV, and on the radio....
>
> I can see how the average home user might have ignored these, but someone
> who professes to be in the computer business should have at least heard
> about it.
>
>

[D.Currie]

Yes, that's part of it.

"yuiol23" > wrote in message
...
> I started getting this problem and I noticed something that started
running
> on my computer "msblast" dose this have anything to do with this?
> "D.Currie" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "allan Corby" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > RPC error message keeps shutting my computer down.
> > > had techie over to look at it. at the same time he had
> > > 2 calls from 2 other xphome users with EXACT same problem
> > > occurring at same time and day. after 2PM 8/2/11/03.
> > >
> > > What is going on?
> >
> > 1) get a new techie
> >
> > 2) This is probably related to the security patch that MS put out in
> > mid-July to address this particular security hole. In a nutshell, you've
> > been hacked.
> >
> > There's plenty of information at Microsoft's web site, and there have
been
> > articles in the newspaper, on TV, and on the radio....
> >
> > I can see how the average home user might have ignored these, but
someone
> > who professes to be in the computer business should have at least heard
> > about it.
> >
> >
>
>