RCP shutdown

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>-----Original Message-----
>You have the MSBlaster worm. To remove it, do the
>following:
>
>The following instructions are in three parts
>1. Stop it from running
>2. Remove it from your system
>3. Make sure it doesn't come back
>
>Before beginning, if you have an always-on internet
>connection,
>it's a good idea to disconnect it.
>
>1. Stop it from running
>Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to bring up the Task Manager, then
>on the
>Processes tab, click msblast.exe and then "End process."
>Reply
>"Yes" to the warning message that comes up.
>
>This stops the worm from running, so your system will not
>shut
>down. However, it doesn't remove it, and if that's all
you
>do, it
>will start up again the next time you boot.
>***
>2. Remove it from your system
>
>a. Download a removal tool from a below website
>But if that's all you do, you can get reinfected just as
>you did the first time.
>
>***
>3. Make sure it doesn't come back
>
>a. Make sure you're running a firewall that prevents
worms
>like
>this from getting in. You can enable the built-in Windows
>XP
>firewall, or download and install another one such as the
>free
>version of ZoneAlarm. To enable the built-in firewall, go
>to
>Control Panel, double-click Networking and Internet
>Connections,
>then click Network Connections. Right-click your
>connection, then
>click Properties, and on the Advanced tab, click the
option
>"Protect my computer and network...". Note: the built in
>firewall only monitors incoming traffic not outgoing(ie
>spyware, trojans, etc.. you may have on your system).
>
>b. If you've disconnected your internet connection,
>reconnect it.
>Download and install the Microsoft patch at
>http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/8/b/98bcfad8-
afbc-
>458f-aaee-b7a52a983f01/WindowsXP-KB823980-x86-ENU.exe
>That will remove the vulnerability that the worm exploits.
>
>c. Be sure you are running an anti-virus program, and
that
>you
>regularly download the latest updated virus definitions.
>
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> If you connected the PC to the Internet without
>having first
>installed the KB824146 Hotfix, without having first
>installed an
>antivirus application with current virus definition
>files, and before
>enabling a firewall, you're very likely to get infected
>from any of
>the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly
>broadcasting
>the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only takes a few
>seconds of
>exposure.
>
> To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary
>updates, patches,
>and removal tools, click Start > Run, and
enter "shutdown -
>a" when the
>next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut
>down. Also, make
>sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to
>preclude any more
>intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.
>
>Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146
>
>What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
>
>Protect Your PC
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
>
>W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.wor
m
>..html
>
>W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.wor
m
>..removal.tool.html
>
>W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
>http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w3
2
>..welchia.worm.html
>
>W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.wor
m
>..removal.tool.html
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I switched ISP to Netscape from AOL and since
installing,
>>when i go online, dialup, i get a box saying there was
an
>>unexpected RCP shutdown and windows will restart in 60
>>seconds, it then counts down and restarts. Any ideas?
>>Thanks :)
>>.
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