Re: system shut down

From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 05/02/04 

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 14:47:47 -0500

ron roush wrote:
> lsa authority system message keeps shutting me down
> status code 1073741819
> NT authority system

Shenan Stanley wrote:
<snip>
> Congratulations! You have a virus!
>
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html
>
>
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.b.worm.html
>
> There are removal instructions there (including a tool to help you.)
>
> My other suggestions to you include:
</snip>
<snip>
> Turn on that firewall...
> http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/home/using/howto/homenet/icf.asp
> (It has been reported that it now works with AOL 9.0+)
</snip>
<snip>
> After you cleanup your PC somewhat of spy/ad/mal-ware, verify your
> antivirus software is updated and run a full scan of your computer.
> If you have no antivirus software - get one NOW! Grisoft AntiVirus:
> http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
</snip>

Karl Levinson wrote:
> All that stuff is helpful. But the FIRST thing you need is
> anti-virus, and make sure it is configured to download the latest
> updates at least once a week. www.grisoft.com is free anti-virus,
> use it.

*If they had only updated once per week, then they may have chosen Wednesday
or Thursday to do their update, which in some cases would not have caught
the culprit. I think you are not wrong (the need an AV software as I
mention in my spill) in their need for AV software, but I think the first
thing they should do is to turn on some sort of firewall to prevent
reinfection/infection by these types of issues in the first place - as they
clean up the mess they made. heh 

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