another rpc case(and some other stuff)

[yuiol]

I am having the same problem and I am in the pacific time
zone also.
>-----Original Message-----
>hmm... seems to be a disease of some sort... all this
rpc
>stuff... maybe we should post some information see
what's
>in common.
>
>I am in pacific time zone, comp manufactured by compaq,
>shut usually occur while accessing internet.
>
>shutdown occured at:
>8/4/2003 03:01:38.640
>8/4/2003 18:52:12.765
>8/4/2003 23:13:17.812
>8/4/2003 23:42:27.062
>8/5/2003 00:57:03.109
>
>you can find the times when errors occured in
eventsystem.
>log file inside your windows directory.
>The latter 3 occured while using internet explorer, so
>maybe you can prevent it by not using IE but use another
>browser... like opera, or netscape, or mozilla...
>
>on a side note the time zone and pc manufacturer might
be
>important because it might only be happening to comps in
a
>specific area or by a specific manufacturer...
>
>.
>

[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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"yuiol" > wrote in message:
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| I am having the same problem and I am in the pacific time=20
| zone also.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >hmm... seems to be a disease of some sort... all this=20
| rpc=20
| >stuff... maybe we should post some information see=20
| what's=20
| >in common.=20
| >
| >I am in pacific time zone, comp manufactured by compaq,=20
| >shut usually occur while accessing internet.=20
| >
| >shutdown occured at:
| >8/4/2003 03:01:38.640
| >8/4/2003 18:52:12.765
| >8/4/2003 23:13:17.812
| >8/4/2003 23:42:27.062
| >8/5/2003 00:57:03.109
| >
| >you can find the times when errors occured in=20
| eventsystem.
| >log file inside your windows directory.
| >The latter 3 occured while using internet explorer, so=20
| >maybe you can prevent it by not using IE but use another=20
| >browser... like opera, or netscape, or mozilla...
| >
| >on a side note the time zone and pc manufacturer might=20
| be=20
| >important because it might only be happening to comps in=20
| a=20
| >specific area or by a specific manufacturer...
| >
| >.
| >