Firewall, System Shutdowns, Critical Updates

[Linda Erwin]

I'm having difficulty installing a firewall.
Also, the system keeps shutting down.
Also, I cannot get the Critical Updates to finish
(probably because the System KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN!!!!)

Can you help me, p-l-e-a-s-e?????

Linda Erwin

[Maureen Goldman]

>"Linda Erwin" > wrote:

>I'm having difficulty installing a firewall.
>Also, the system keeps shutting down.
>Also, I cannot get the Critical Updates to finish
>(probably because the System KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN!!!!)
>
>Can you help me, p-l-e-a-s-e?????
>
>Linda Erwin

Sounds like you have the msblaster worm.

From a post by MVP Kelly Theriot
To stop the reboots: Go to Start/Run and type in: services.msc.
Scroll down to Remote Procedure Call (RPC)/Logon/First Failure/Restart
the Service.

Then close Windows Explorer, End Process in the Task Manager for
msblast.exe, run the edit on line 257 then run the patch listed below
it:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Windows XP Security Patch: Buffer Overrun In RPC Interface Could Allow
Code Execution: http://tinyurl.com/ir5h

More information here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc