RPC Remote Procedure Call

[Wayne]

What if anything will happen if I turn off RPC which is
causing restarts

[Nicholas]

Do not turn-off RPC!

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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"Wayne" > wrote in message:
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| What if anything will happen if I turn off RPC which is=20
| causing restarts

[Thorsten Matzner]

"Wayne" > wrote:

>What if anything will happen if I turn off RPC which is
>causing restarts

Visit the Windows Update site and follow the instructions to remove
the Blaster worm on your machine.

--
(tm)

[Jim Eshelman]

Thorsten Matzner wrote:
> "Wayne" > wrote:
>
>> What if anything will happen if I turn off RPC which is
>> causing restarts
>
> Visit the Windows Update site and follow the instructions to remove
> the Blaster worm on your machine.

Also find instructions here, for all four currently known variants:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/blaster.htm

--
Jim Eshelman
MS-MVP, Windows Shell/User
http://aumha.org/
http://WinSupportCenter.com/