Evil script killing my comp

[Chemical Ollie]

I have finally gotten rid of the suspeceted files, I don't yet know if it worked. I was for some reason allowed to thrash them and empty the Thrash Bin just seconds before a system-prompted reboot, don't ask me why . I've rebooted for about the 35th time today, without my choice. I had some hours between 17 and 23 when everything worked fine (probably because I wasn't sitting by the computer), But after midnight, I rebooted at least 5 times..

[The Andy-Man]

sonds like you got MSBlast, though i wouldn't know

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
I have finally gotten rid of the suspeceted files, I don't yet know if it worked. I was for some reason allowed to thrash them and empty the Thrash Bin just seconds before a system-prompted reboot, don't ask me why

That's what happen when the wrong svchost.exe process gets closed. You may have provoked it yourself, by closing processes in the ctrl+alt+del screen, or you may have the Blaster worm.

Look on the internet for tools removing the Blaster worm, from reliable sources such as Symantec or McAffee.
Besides, a simple way to postpone the reboot is to change your computer clock. Just say you're the 9th january instead of the 11th, and the bug won't make you restart until the next two days (note: the effects of changing your clock cancel once you shut down your comp: the clock remains changed, but you'll have to change it once again next time Blaster bothers you)

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by The Andy-Man
sonds like you got MSBlast, though i wouldn't know

Yes, I did, but I think I got rid of it earlier today. I think ,y current problem is of another kind.

But one extremely annoying thing is that whenever I seem to ger close to the virus/worm, something chrashes.. AARRGGHH

[Chemical Ollie]

F*ck RPC !!!!!

[Spiffor]

You need Microsoft lastest patch for WinXP to prevent MsBlast to come back on your machine. If you're into legal terms, be aware such a patch will bring changes to your EULA.

Latest Windows patch for WinXP home (I don't know if it's the English only version or the international version)

[Chemical Ollie]

Why do my system or my Antivirus program or whatever crash whenever I enter this topic? Seems like the worm has a fell for what I am doing? I spent a long time in other forums, but when I entered this thread, I got a message that the system wanted to reboot within 60 seconds.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Why do my system or my Antivirus program or whatever crash whenever I enter this topic? Seems like the worm has a feel for what I am doing? I spent a long time in other forums, but when I entered this thread, I got a message that the system wanted to reboot within 60 seconds.

[Chemical Ollie]

Duh. clicked the wrong button when trying to edit

[Spiffor]

Do you change our clock when it happens?

[TCO]

Originally posted by The Andy-Man
This sort of stuff worries me like hell. But i am not personally good with PC's
I dunno how to rptect myself, i have spybot, but don't really know what I am doing, and most stuff out there isn't free, and i am not a rich man

advice?

Don't be such a cheapskate. For the cost of an evening out, you can get Norton.

[Urban Ranger]

Anti-virus software isn't such a great protection at any rate. It doesn't shield against the newest ones, which happen to the the viruses that could unleash the greatest damage. Just be careful of what you open, use a different browser, and put up a firewall.


Ollie,

When something like that happens next time, go into msconfig and turn off all the suspicious looking programs. If that doesn't work, enter safe mode to delete all the offending files.