Sudden and frequent terminations

[Debra Altemus]

Roger,

I don't have an answer. This started happening on my
mother's computer this afternoon while surfing the net.
This message appears, the warning is given, and the
countdown begins. The notebook shuts itself down, the
screen goes dark, then the computer reboots. I am
completely mystified. It's like some stranger is
controlling the computer. Meanwhile, you cannot use the
internet. I can think of no reason for this bizarre
behavior. What can I do to stop this from happening? Can
anybody help?

Debra A.
>-----Original Message-----
>This is happening on my wife's computer, when she is on
line chatting
>to her friends. A window comes up warning her to save
her work as the
>system is shutting down and there is a second countdown
counter. It
>says this is because of NT Authority/system and there is
an RPC
>Service termination.
>
>This has only started happening today, never had a
problem before.
>
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Roger
>.
>

[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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Nicholas

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"Debra Altemus" > wrote in message:
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| Roger,
|=20
| I don't have an answer. This started happening on my=20
| mother's computer this afternoon while surfing the net. =20
| This message appears, the warning is given, and the=20
| countdown begins. The notebook shuts itself down, the=20
| screen goes dark, then the computer reboots. I am=20
| completely mystified. It's like some stranger is=20
| controlling the computer. Meanwhile, you cannot use the=20
| internet. I can think of no reason for this bizarre=20
| behavior. What can I do to stop this from happening? Can=20
| anybody help?
|=20
| Debra A.