Re: Please help. 60 second shutdown

From: Paul Landregan (plandregan_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/11/04

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    "Dean" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:2a1bf01c4676b$b6af4d40$a601280a@phx.gbl...
    >
    > >-----Original Message-----
    > >
    > ><leandean@nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
    > >news:2a7ed01c46761$ae358c10$a501280a@phx.gbl...
    > >> Hello. I have a Win 2000 machine that after or upon
    > >> bootup, receive an error about NT admin and a 60 second
    > >> timer counts down and reboots over and over. I looked
    > >> through this website on this other pc, and saw some
    > >> comments about the RUN command "shutdown -a", but when
    > >> entered, it says this is not a recognized command or
    > >> batch file (etc) and thus the timer is not terminated.
    > Is
    > >> that command only a WinXp command? BTW, this is for my
    > >> brother's machine. He has never done any critical
    > updates
    > >> nor service packs. It is a WIn 2000 SP1. Any help? TIA
    > >> -Dean
    > >
    > >Highly likely a Blaster Infection.
    > >
    > >You will need to remove the virus. Install a
    > software/hardware firewall then
    > >patch the machine. Without the firewall you will just
    > get re-infected.
    > >
    > >
    > >.
    >
    > Thank you. I understand the need for protection. As soon
    > as he went online, he was infected (it took less than 3
    > minutes!). He did not know the value of anit-
    > virus/spyware/malware/etc and other protections including
    > the Win critical updates until now. He always said it
    > took too long--which they can on a dial-up (which he
    > had) , but now has ethernet dsl.
    >
    > You think it's ther BLASTER though?--OK, thank you for
    > responding.
    > -Dean

    There are other viri that show these symptoms, however Blaster is by far the
    most popular RPC exploit.

    If your behind an Ethernet ADSL modem, these are usually firewalls too. What
    make is your Ethernet modem, what configuration, how's it all connected up?

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