Auto shut down? Hacker?

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

In the past few days this happened twice, I get a message that says something like (sorry i couldnt get a screen shot):

"The system has encountered an error and must be shut down. You have 60 seconds to close your programs and save your work.

Invoked by NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM"

What the hell is this? its really annoying especially when I'm in the middle of doing something. Is it a hacker?

I think theres also always a program that crashes before I get this and it asks if I want to send the error report.

Thanks

[Gollo]

A quick google provided this link. Cheers.

[Stalemate]

I used to do that same thing to my coworkers over a LAN using a Windows Resource Kit utility.

Can't remember the name of the util right now, but since I had admin status, I could launch a shutdown process to any PC on the network.

[Ya_know]

Originally posted by a d e p t
I used to do that same thing to my coworkers over a LAN using a Windows Resource Kit utility.

Can't remember the name of the util right now, but since I had admin status, I could launch a shutdown process to any PC on the network.

shutdown.exe

[Stalemate]

Originally posted by Ya_know
shutdown.exe

I need more coffee...

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

It's now doing it 30seconds after my pvc bootsd i cant keep it on sorry for mistakes i ncant corretc them how can i fix it gfast? i did pout the pacth

thanks

[silencio]

If I were in your shoes I'd take a good look around the office to see who's snickering. Then deny them all rights to your machine with the local group policy object.

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

Originally posted by silencio
If I were in your shoes I'd take a good look around the office to see who's snickering. Then deny them all rights to your machine with the local group policy object.

I'm having this problem at home, and I found that enabling the Windows XP firewall seems to stop it but I think this blocks the internet to my dad's PC on the network. Is there a way to set what ports the XP firewall blocks?

Thanks

[silencio]

Originally posted by ClickHere2Surf.com
I'm having this problem at home, and I found that enabling the Windows XP firewall seems to stop it but I think this blocks the internet to my dad's PC on the network. Is there a way to set what ports the XP firewall blocks?

Thanks

On the Advanced tab of your Network Settings is another button called Settings. If you click that you can change which ports are open/closed.

[NooNoo]

You have msblast Congratulations you were the first to post about it, before the virus people got their act together.

[Chosen One]

OK, here's the $64,000 question...


How does one download this MS update, if once they get online the system shuts down?

[NooNoo]

Thats the kicker aint it?

A friend or colleague that did the patch when it came out will be able to do it for you and burn to a cd.

[Matridom]

Originally posted by Chosen One
OK, here's the $64,000 question...


How does one download this MS update, if once they get online the system shuts down?

If you are not infected, then turn on your firewall to block the ports then go get the update. If your infected, you need to treat this like any other virus.

One of the chat operators has created a page with most of the links.

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/msblast.html

We've made it a topic we where getting so many people comming in with this issue

[Chosen One]

But doesn't the MS updates automatically install? This being the case, it can't be downloaded and burned to CD.

[Matridom]

Originally posted by Chosen One
But doesn't the MS updates automatically install? This being the case, it can't be downloaded and burned to CD.

in the link above, is this linked page...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980

you can get a network download of the patch for your OS from there.