Windows RPC Errors / New Virus

[BuudWeizErr]

Since I know some of you will start getting this....

The virus pops up a window talking about A Remote Procedure Call being shut down by NT Authority/System and you have 60 seconds before it shuts down your computer. Here is the information you need to fix it.

How to fix: http://www.microsoft.com/techn...6.asp

How to prevent shutting down after getting the message: 2000/XP: Start > Run > "cmd" 95/98/ME/NT: Start > Run > "command" Go to the DOS prompt and type: shutdown -a

If the patch links go down off of MS's site, I have them on my comp and I will mirror them.

I would like to thank whoever started this. I will make about 200 dollars from just this virus alone. I had 3 service calls today just for this virus. However, it doesn't seem to be hitting firewalled networks as hard. My friends who are behind firewalls haven't reported the virus, and a couple of my networks are holding up fine to this....

Dialup users are just as vulnerable.

There is also a variant that closes the Ctrl-Alt-Delete Box and Registry editor 1 second after opening. I am not sure if these fixes will fix that also.

[fiznat]

jeez thanks man... I had that on my other computer downstairs... I saw that box and was like what the hell.....

man I already reinstalled windows and everything, hope I can undo the "fixing" I've already done.

How is this virus uhm.... contracted? Specifically, how can I avoid getting it again?

PS: it's true, I was on dialup and I dont even know what happened yet...

[Toahk]

I am running kerio firewall and I got it on both my comps through shared dial-up, the ms patch thats up, approx 1.3~ megs fixes it, but leaves msblast.exe in your registry, which I dont know if it is detrimental or not.

[BuudWeizErr]

get rid of msblast out of your registry.

As for firewalls, I mean actual hardware firewalls running NAT or internal DHCP or something.

[i2ice4m3]

does this mean my linksys router could be saving my comp? from what i understand it uses internal dhcp

[[Zero-S]]

Your linksys router *should* have a hardware firewall..so yes. My microsoft (omg microsoft hardware) router hasn't let anything in....yet. But then again, my computer IS set up as a virtual DMZ so I may need to change that.