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Thread ID: 42367 2004-02-09 06:50:00 could this be blaster? robert6655 (5176) Press F1
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213944 2004-02-09 06:50:00 I not sure but i keep getting an error message that my computer has to shut down because of a RPC failure, when i looked it up my computer has all the signs of a blaster infection, but there is no msblaster.exe file anywhere?

help i cannot download any e-mails, so-far i have manged to curb the shutting down by changing the RPC settings but i really want to get rid of this
robert6655 (5176)
213945 2004-02-09 07:16:00 you don't need to be infected by blaster to have your pc shut down. install a firewall or if XP turn the MS one on. tweak'e (174)
213946 2004-02-09 07:48:00 umm please read my whole post, i looked at saites that showed the symptoms of blaster and my computer shows ALL the signs not just shutting down, also ive tried running a reg search for blaster and norton but both shutdown halfway through their procedures, i really hope there is something i can do short of wiping my comp. robert6655 (5176)
213947 2004-02-09 07:51:00 So download a blaster removal tool, or antivirus program and clean the machine.

Also go to Windows Update and get the appropriate patches.
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
213948 2004-02-09 08:08:00 <sigh>

installing the firewall will allow you to stay online, assuming you have killed any blaster.exe that are running. then you can download the patch.

however there are virations of blaster. not to sure at the mo which one (if any) will kill nortons. you may have been infected with something else as well. try the firewall see if it can stay online long enough to run an online virus scanner.
tweak'e (174)
213949 2004-02-09 08:17:00 I have just downloaded and run the symantec blaster fix and it reported no signs of blaster, however i am getting all the signs, and some new ones now, i cant open an ie browser on the first of my comps that was infected

HELP can anyone suggest a good online virus scanner
robert6655 (5176)
213950 2004-02-09 08:56:00 Try This: www.pandasoftware.com gerrypics (323)
213951 2004-02-09 09:00:00 Try this when it next appears:
Click start
run
type in:
shutdown /a

then, goto housecall.antivirus.com

:-)


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
213952 2004-02-09 09:45:00 You know, last time i saw an infected machine, "msblast.exe" was a running process. Growly (6)
213953 2004-02-09 10:19:00 > "msblast.exe" was a running process.

oops sorry i git the wrong name.

point here tho is you don't need to be infected with msblast.exe to suffer being shutdown. you only need to be open to the net and have a non-patched system.
tweak'e (174)
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