help strange error message

[andytk]

Got a bit of a computer problem and I don't know where to turn so I thought I'd try here in the off chance someone can help.

After I've been on the net for a few minutes I keep getting thrown off my own computer.
I get a strange error message saying due to an unexpected Remote Procedure Call failure the computer will shut down in 1 minute.
a minute later the computer then shuts its self down.
It only happens when I'm on the net as well.
I've checked the help files but they are of no use.

For info I'm running Windows XP and IE6

If anyone has any clue what this is then help.
Its driving me insane.

Cheers

Andy

[jodypress]

congratulations - you have the blaster virus.
i can remeber exactly how to stop it. goto start then run then type "shutdown -a" i think. then goto symantec and download blaster fix etc.

edited to add:-
www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

>> Edited by jodypress on Monday 9th February 23:02

[FourWheelDrift]

Sounds as though you have the MSBlaster virus on your PC.

You can search on Google for MSBlaster remove or search these forums for how to get rid of it, I've never had it so can't remember the procedure.

Edited to add, what he say's above too

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 9th February 23:03

[Ace-T]

You may have a virus. There is one going about which basically shuts down your pc after a short period of time.

To make sure this is not the case download the virus removal program here:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html

And buy yourself an anti-virus program and keep it up to date. Oh and DO NOT OPEN ANY ATTACHMENTS that you receive via e-mail from people you don't know. They are invariably viruses disguised as other stuff.

Ace-T

Edited to add - I was busy searching for that damn link and you all beat me to it!



>> Edited by Ace-T on Monday 9th February 23:08

[hornet]

Click Here

Probably worth running the online virus and vunerability scan too. I've found it very useful in the past.

[simpo two]

Good grief, Blaster is several months old. Like someone said, if you don't update your virus definitions, you may as well not bother - and meantime you're spraying the stuff all round the internet...

[Marshy]

Ah, well, you need your OS patched up to the hilt, or a good personal firewall, to avoid this one. It spreads online - a true worm - and will infect a vulnerable computer if it finds one. AV software won't necessarily stop you getting the initial infection, or the fact that the act of infection sometimes crashes the RPC server causing the machine to reboot.

[andyf007]

This is the Win XP patch for blaster if you can't find it elsewhere.

www.peele.lincs.sch.uk/tvr/winxp/WindowsXP-KB824146-x86-ENU.exe

Andy