A major fuck-up on my system...

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Well, it got really bad last night.

 

My computer started spewing out this error message. You know, the one where you can send an error report, which I did - twice - and this error report had the title "LSA Shell". Whether you choose to send or not, about 20 seconds later, a message comes up giving you 1 minute to save what you are doing, because the system is going to reboot.

 

After it does that - everything is gone from my computer, such as My Documents and the such, but it was like that before - about 20 minutes later (that's on an average - it's been up to 3 hours before, which it did late last night), it does it again.

 

I thought that it might've been certain sites that set it off, but now I'm not so sure.

 

If you have any idea, could you please help?

 

Much appreciated.

[Guest Dazed]

Try this thread.

[Insane Bump Machine]

The Blaster Worm is STILL around? You should update your OS from time to time. And for god's sake, install a firewall and an anti-virus program. Check the 'stuff you need' thread.

 

about the worm:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...Product=win2000

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Thanks guys.

 

Yeah, I forgot to mention about that warning about the Worm popping up from time to time. It tells me to run my virus scanner, but it picks nothing up.

 

And yes, it is a free edition :S

 

IBM, what link exactly do I click on on that page? The 824146 security patch for my system?

 

And Nik, that link was heaps helpful.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Righto, I downloaded the security patch for my Windows XP system, and while the PC had the same symptoms after restarting, things seem fine at the moment - but I shouldn't speak too soon.

 

Edit: The damn thing's still here.

 

I forgot to mention that upon starting up Windows XP, my file is corrupted, so it has to load a back-up one. It gives me 30 seconds to click 'OK' to do it, and another 30 seconds, to which I click 'OK'.

 

Yeah, it also removed every single one of My Documents. They can be found when searched for, and now accessed via a different route.

 

Damn thing - still searching for a way to combat it.

[Guest Dazed]

Both of these sites will give you removal instructions:

 

http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp...&virus_k=125007

 

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

[MrRant]

Indeed Blaster is back.

 

 

Goody. I advise everyone to check the pinned thread and download a firewall/antivirus program if you don't have one yet.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

In the second link that Nik gave me, I've hit a brick wall in that I can't find those files in the Task Manager.

 

And, funnily enough, it says that I'm browsing this thread when I come here as a guest.

 

It's hard to do this when the fucking worm keeps kicking into gear while I'm doing it.

 

[MrRant]

I believe Mcafee has a new Stinger available to remove it.

 

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger

 

Also install the patch by Microsoft:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/MS04-011.mspx

[Jobber of the Week]

Microsoft now distributes free CDs that include all the patches, including Blaster, up to a certain date.

 

Just pull the net plug when you reinstall, apply the patches from CD, then plug it back in before getting the patches newer than that.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

Are you able to be infected if you installed the patches and stuff from the last go round?

 

Cause I remember I had it and it was a pain in the ass to deal with and I don't want to have to mess with it again and if theres a newer patch or something to download I want to get it now.

[MrRant]

The patches MS release for this was 2 weeks ago. Check Windows Update.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Finally... After a story that would fill a novel... It's fixed.

 

I had to configure the modem settings and some other Internet settings, but everything looks to be a-ok now.