Re: RPC service terminating; machine IS NOT infected with Blaster

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/19/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 01:35:54 -0500

Hi,

Run this script and download the newest patch, which you will be prompted to
do if it isn't already installed.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/msblast.vbs

More information here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc 

-- 
All the Best,
Kelly
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"Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uQSFUInfDHA.132@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This is exactly what would happen if you have an effective anti-virus
> program running in the background to stop the msblast.exe
> download/install, yet your system is still unpatched and vulnerable to
> the RPC buffer overflow exploit.
>
> -- 
> Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows
>
>
>
> "John McNamee" <jpm@microwiz.ihatespam.com> wrote in message
> news:08tgmv0vo8pjiigh8lgrr4lg9m19e5k44h@4ax.com...
> > I've got a Windows XP Professional SP1 system that has started
> rebooting with
> > "The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated unexpectedly".  It
> isn't
> > happening often, but it is a recurring problem.  I know this is the
> classic
> > symptom of the Blaster worm, however Symantec Anti-Virus 8.1 with
> virus defs
> > dated 9/15/2003 says the machine is CLEAN.  This system has never been
> infected
> > with ANYTHING.  I'm very good about quickly installing security (and
> other)
> > patches, and the system gets an automatic virus scan every week just
> to be
> > sure.
> >
> > Here's the thing that has me worried:  The first crash occured just a
> few hours
> > after I installed the KB824146 and KB824105 fixes.  I'm afraid
> Microsoft may
> > have released these patches without sufficient testing.  Any [MSFT]
> people care
> > to comment?
> >
> > --John
> >
>

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