shutting down automatically

[sharmila]

Sir,
I own a pc at my home.
Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files

I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
problm

[Rich Barry]

Sharmila, take a look here. www.pchell.com Look for the MSBlaster Worm.
"sharmila" > wrote in message
...
> Sir,
> I own a pc at my home.
> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files
>
> I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
> problm
>

[dev]

/sharmila/ said:

> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and would restart,so save all ur programs and files...

A worm...

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1831.html

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[Kevin]

Start>Run and type: shutdown -a

Note the space between shutdown and -a
This will stop the shutdown so you can work on your system.

You have been infected with one of a number of hijackers or worms. It could
be a Blaster variant or the Sasser worm. Do a Google search and run one of
the many free scanners and removal tools.

"sharmila" > wrote in message
...
> Sir,
> I own a pc at my home.
> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files
>
> I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
> problm
>

[NoNoBadDog!]

Congratulations!



Your system is infected with the much publicized Sasser worm. You allowed

yourself to become infected because of ALL of the following;



1. You have not updated your version of Windows.



2. You are not using an UP TO DATE antivirus program.



3. You connected to the internet without a firewall on your computer.



Until you correct ALL of the above situations, you will remain vulnerable to

infection not only by SASSER, but also by the thousands of other worms,

viruses, trojans, keyloggers, spyware, malware, etc.



Because you do not practice even the most basic level of computer security,

you are not only a threat to yourself but to the entire internet community.

When your machine is infected, it looks for other machines, owned by persons

like yourself who have poor computer security practices, to infect.



When the shutdown message appears, go START > Run and type in "shutdown -a"

(without the quotes), and hit the enter key. Go to the Microsoft update

website and download and install all critical patches. After rebooting, go

to the website of the company that makes your antivirus program and download

all the updates that are available. If your antivirus has expired, you must

purchase a new one.



Third, go to www.zonealarm.com and download the FREE firewall.



Keep your version of Windows updated. Always install any critical patches

that are posted to the Microsoft update website.



Keep you antivirus program up to date. New virus detection signatures are

released nearly on a daily basis, so this is something you should do every

day. Not once a month, or "when I have time", or "when I remember".



Once you have done these things, you will find your internet experience to

be much safer and happier.



Bobby

"sharmila" > wrote in message
...
> Sir,
> I own a pc at my home.
> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files
>
> I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
> problm
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

As you haven't provided any specific details or error messages,
the following is the result of having to guess what your problem might
be. There are at least two possibilities:

1) If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first
enabled a firewall, without having first installed an antivirus
application with current virus definition files, and before installing
the KB828471 Hotfix, 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.

MS04-012 Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC-DCOM
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828741

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

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger


2) You've apparently contracted the latest worm, W32.Sasser.Worm,
specifically designed to attack people who do not update their
computers promptly and who do not practice "safe hex." In other
words, like Blaster, this worm was developed and distributed _after_ a
patch for the vulnerability was announced and made publicly available.
Further, and also like Blaster, this worm could not affect any
computer whose user had taken the basic precaution of using a properly
configured firewall.

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 Shutdown 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.

What You should Know about the Sasser Worm and its Variants
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-011.mspx

W32.Sasser.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html

A tool is available to remove the Sasser worm variants
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;841720

W32.Sasser.Worm Removal Tool
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


Bruce Chambers
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"sharmila" > wrote in message
...
> Sir,
> I own a pc at my home.
> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files
>
> I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
> problm
>

[Jonathan]

virus, plain and simple lol


"sharmila" wrote:

> Sir,
> I own a pc at my home.
> Recently my system starts shutting down stating a error
> message that within 60 seconds ur system is going to shut
> down and wod restart,so save all ur programs and files
>
> I dont know how to solve pls help me to get out of this
> problm
>
>