Something seriously wrong

Hello,
I've had my computer for a week and couple of days, but
something keeps popping up. A message from the system
saying that the RCP has been terminated and the system
will automatically shut down in 1 min. I don't recall
have this problem before until 10:47pm. I restarted my
computer and it happened again an hour later. I'm hoping
that you will know what is wrong and I can fix it. I do
know that before it happened I turned on the computer and
I didn't respond correctly and was on, but with a blank
black screen... Please help me in this. Thank you for
your time.
Elizabeth

Its the blaster worm. Do a search on the windows xp security forum and you
will find instructions on how to take care of it. BCA



"Elizabeth" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I've had my computer for a week and couple of days, but
something keeps popping up. A message from the system
saying that the RCP has been terminated and the system
will automatically shut down in 1 min. I don't recall
have this problem before until 10:47pm. I restarted my
computer and it happened again an hour later. I'm hoping
that you will know what is wrong and I can fix it. I do
know that before it happened I turned on the computer and
I didn't respond correctly and was on, but with a blank
black screen... Please help me in this. Thank you for
your time.
Elizabeth

Elizabeth, you have the Worm. Check here and thanks to Nicholas.

Apparently, your computer has an unwelcome visitor (VIRUS) known
as the WM32 Blaster/Lovsan WORM.

It entered the computer through your internet connection because the
"firewall"
was not properly enabled and essential critical updates were not installed
from
the Windows Update website. For instructions on fixing the problem, visit:

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

Remove W32.MSBlast.Worm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP (32-bit version)
http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...C5B6-44AC-9532
-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en

If your computer is constantly attempting to shutdown
or reboot, quickly go to:

Start Run and type: CMD , and hit enter.
This opens the Command Prompt window.

Then type: shutdown -a , and hit enter.

This should halt the rebooting problem.

Then immediately turn-on Windows XP's built-in Firewall:

How do I turn on the Firewall?
http://www.andyrathbone.com/tips/firewall.html


**** IMPORTANT ****

Visit this web site if you experience difficulty installing
Windows XP Security Patch 823980:

How To Fix The Cryptographic Service Error
http://www.updatexp.com/cryptographic-service.html


--
Nicholas

"Elizabeth" wrote in message
...
Hello,
I've had my computer for a week and couple of days, but
something keeps popping up. A message from the system
saying that the RCP has been terminated and the system
will automatically shut down in 1 min. I don't recall
have this problem before until 10:47pm. I restarted my
computer and it happened again an hour later. I'm hoping
that you will know what is wrong and I can fix it. I do
know that before it happened I turned on the computer and
I didn't respond correctly and was on, but with a blank
black screen... Please help me in this. Thank you for
your time.
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

You can find a tool to remove the Blaster at www.download.com


Eber

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"Elizabeth" escreveu na mensagem
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Hello,
I've had my computer for a week and couple of days, but
something keeps popping up. A message from the system
saying that the RCP has been terminated and the system
will automatically shut down in 1 min. I don't recall
have this problem before until 10:47pm. I restarted my
computer and it happened again an hour later. I'm hoping
that you will know what is wrong and I can fix it. I do
know that before it happened I turned on the computer and
I didn't respond correctly and was on, but with a blank
black screen... Please help me in this. Thank you for
your time.
Elizabeth