Re: SVCHOST problems

From: DL (dl_at_spoofmail.com)
Date: 06/17/04


Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 10:45:54 +0100

Assuming you are getting shutdown msg
Quickly open a Command Prompt window and type:
shutdown -a
This will prevent shutdown/reboot
Ensure win is updated with security patches
Install a Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.mspx

"Frank" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1d9aa01c45415$dc986dc0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I know this is a very common problem, but I have tried
> just about everything to get rid of the "SVCHOST.EXE"
> error screen I get everytime I bot up and am hooked up to
> my DSL ISP. I read that running %windir%\system32\drivers
> and looking for and deleting that particular file would
> solve the problem but it's not there when I run the
> program.
>
> I also am having trouble with anoter error screen (virus)
> that I don't know how to get rid of too. I am running
> Symantec's Norton anti-virus software and have the virus
> definitions up to date and have scanned my entire computer
> for any signs of a virus using Norton's scan program and
> it shows nothing. The file name is ISASS.exe.
>
> Any help with getting rid of these two suckers would be
> very much appreciated. Thanks....Frank.
>



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