Re: blaster worm or something else?

From: Patch Adams (patch_at_patch.com)
Date: 08/18/03 

Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:07:33 -0500

One thing I learned is how to keep a system from shutting down.
Start/Run/type "shutdown -a". The biggest reason people were calling, it
seems, is because they couldn't run the fixes because their machines would
keep shutting down.

"Dave" <dcgroup@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:059e01c364be$7ddb6540$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have been trying to fix my PC for 5 days. I have
> followed the directions on the microsoft page and the
> symantec page as well. I have downloaded the latest
> updates for XP. I have downloaded the smart live update
> from symantec as well as the blaster fix. The problem is
> that my PC freezes or reboots before the fix can
> complete. I have tried to scan my entire computer with
> Norton anti-virus but it get so far and an error message
> pops up referring me to a symantec page. I am surprized
> that I got this far before the internet locked up and I
> have to reset my computer manually. I am thinking the
> only solution is to reformat. Any suggestions?

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