Neo Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 If you are having problems with Windows XP shutting down with a timer, you have been infected with a virus that has exploded on to machines everywhere.. http://www.umbrellaonline.co.uk/msblast.html RPG and myself have made this page to combat the virus, please pass on the knowledge of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosywolf Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Neo, RPG - what a saviour...Mine started doing this yesterday. Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Maiden Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Does this have anything to do with this? http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=36265 Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosywolf Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 That looks like it, yep. Pooh on viruses. Pooh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Maiden Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 well you could always buy EX Trust anti-virus and stop it getting into your system in the first place. I wonder if EZ trust will give me commission?? I have said before and I will say it again - prevention is better than cure. Best anti-virus programe I have come across Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosywolf Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 I will speak to my system administrator. Sorry Miss:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Maiden Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 oh look national news!!! Looks like you are doing a service Neo & RPG http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3143625.stm Moon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted August 12, 2003 Author Share Posted August 12, 2003 http://www.umbrellaonline.co.uk/msblast.html Symantec have now released a removal tool for the virus. Anyone that was infected with this virus is advised to get a firewall up and running by August 16th, this message has been travelling the messengers today: WARNING SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ANYONE WHO GOT THE RPC ERROR NEEDS TO GET A FIREWALL AND BLOCK OUT PORT 135 ON THE 16TH THE VIRUS WILL BEGIN TO EAT YOUR WINDOWS UPDATE FILE THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE NEW VIRUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosywolf Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 That is a nasty little piece of work. A friend of mine spent hours round my house last night...clearing it, reclearing it, reclearing it, almost ad infinitum. Finally got up a firewall and virus checker, but not before the computer came within a second of being booted down the stairs . He kept getting calls from other people as well, freaking out about their computers rebooting. Apparently makes it difficult to do much when it keeps shutting itself down after 120 seconds Better let everyone you know, know...it's a cunning little virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPG Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 you can stop it from shutting down by doing: Start>Run>type CMD>then type "shutdown -s" (without the ""s) that'll halt the shutdown routine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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