Re: NT Authority / System Shutdown

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From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 04/03/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:15:54 -0700

Greetings --

    "Cleaning" the registry with automated software doesn't do a thing
to protect a PC from viruses or worms, although doing so does often
cause problems that could possibly be misinterpreted as viral
activity.

      If you connected the PC to the Internet without having first
enabled a firewall, without having first installed an antivirus
application with current virus definition files, and before installing
the KB824146 Hotfix, you're very likely to get infected from any of
the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly broadcasting
the Blaster and/or Welchia worms. It only takes a few seconds of
exposure.

    To stay on-line long enough to get the necessary updates, patches,
and removal tools, click Start > Run, and enter "shutdown -a" when the
next RPC countdown begins. This will abort the shut down. Also, make
sure you've enabled a firewall before starting, to preclude any more
intrusions while getting the updates/patches/tools.

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-39
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146

What You Should Know About the Blaster Worm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

W32.Blaster.Worm a.k.a. W32/Lovesan.Worm
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

W32.Welchia.Worm a.k.a. W32/Nachi.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html

W32.Welchia.Worm Removal Tool
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.removal.tool.html

McAfee AVERT Stinger
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

Bruce Chambers 

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"Orville Bullitt" <ohb3rd@earthlink.net> wrote in message 
news:TVDbc.9221$NL4.2202@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> What causes a shutdown that is initiated by BT Authority/system? My
> operating system is Windows XP Home Edition. I clean my registry 
> every night
> with BOTH AceLogix Software "Registry Tuneup" and Ontrack's "System 
> Suite."
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Orville Bullitt
>
>
>

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