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208237 2004-01-18 05:58:00 I've been trying to sort my brother's computer. Reformatted etc and now whenever it runs IE to view web pages the system crashes after about a minute. The error message is ...Remote Procedure Call Service Terminated etc.

All other apps cause no problem at all.

This has happened after a complete re-format and minimal hardware installed, and all latest drivers ok. IE 6.

WinXP Pro SP1, on a laptop with P4 2.0G - store-bought Compaq EvoN1000v 512 MB RAM

Any ideas please?
Greg S (201)
208238 2004-01-18 06:37:00 This is the W32.BLASTER.WORM Jim B (153)
208239 2004-01-18 06:45:00 Thx Jim - you deserve a prize! DOH me! I am pretty nasties-aware, and I now recall all the blah about this virus recently, but stupidly I didn't even consider it to be an issue after I completely reformatted!

Well - I'll transfer my AVG to his machine and do a sweep, and report back here tomorrow.

Thx again!
Greg S (201)
208240 2004-01-18 06:52:00 avg won't fix it. turn on the firewall and do the windows updates. tweak'e (174)
208241 2004-01-18 06:54:00 You need to actvate/install firewall, ctrl-alt-del and stop msblaster service. download the fix (securityresponse.symantec.com) and apply. Alos get the MicroSoft updates for your operating system. Pheonix (280)
208242 2004-01-18 07:44:00 ms blaster is a nasty little blighter. turn on a firewall, download the patch and then run something like symantec removal tool (www.symantec.com) Megaman (344)
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