laptop/toshiba

[marissa]

Help! Upon logging in or soon thereafter, a screen pops
up reading NT/AUTHORITYSHUTDOWN, something about (RPC)
and a actual timeclock counts down the seconds before it
completly shuts down my computer. Thanks!

[Cheryl Fischer]

Appears that your system has been infected by the W32.MSBlaster/LovSan worm.
Look here for help and instructions:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp



--
Cheryl Fischer
Law/Sys Associates
Houston, TX

"marissa" > wrote in message
...
> Help! Upon logging in or soon thereafter, a screen pops
> up reading NT/AUTHORITYSHUTDOWN, something about (RPC)
> and a actual timeclock counts down the seconds before it
> completly shuts down my computer. Thanks!

[Nicholas]

Marissa --

Apparently, your computer has an unwelcome visitor (VIRUS) known=20
as the WM32 Blaster/Lovsan WORM.

It entered the computer through your internet connection because the =
"firewall"
was not properly enabled and essential critical updates were not =
installed from
the Windows Update website. For instructions on fixing the problem, =
visit:

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp=20

Remove W32.MSBlast.Worm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP (32-bit version)
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3D2354406C-C5B6-44AC=
-9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=3Den

If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
or reboot, quickly go to:

Start > Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
This opens the Command Prompt window.

Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.

Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:

How do I turn on the Firewall?
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/firewall.html


**** IMPORTANT ****

Visit this web site if you experience difficulty installing=20
Windows XP Security Patch 823980:

How To Fix The Cryptographic Service Error
http://www.updatexp.com/cryptographic-service.html=20



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Nicholas

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"marissa" > wrote in message:
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| Help! Upon logging in or soon thereafter, a screen pops=20
| up reading NT/AUTHORITYSHUTDOWN, something about (RPC)=20
| and a actual timeclock counts down the seconds before it=20
| completly shuts down my computer. Thanks!