Re: Windows turns off on its own!

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: purplehaz (software_at_for.me)
Date: 02/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:36:02 -0500

Always run a firewall and anti-virus programs on your computer at all times.

You are infected with the Blaster worm virus.

To stop the rebooting/shutdowns, Use the shutdown -a method. Then turn on
the xp firewall.

To turn on the firewall: control panel, network and internet connections,
network connections, right click your connection, properties, advanced tab,
check the protect my computer box. Do this as quickly as you can once the
desktop comes up. Then visit the sites below for the removal and patch info.

Symantec: removal info and removal tool
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html

Also make sure to follow the links to the Microsoft pages for the patch or
visit windows update for the patch after you remove it.

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

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

mtusk wrote:
> After I connect to the internet using MSN, my computer
> starts shutting down. It shows a window saying your
> computer is shutting down, with a thirty second delay. I
> abort it using "shutdown.exe -a", but it screws
> everything up. For example, the clipboard doesn't work,
> I can't open new windows in Internet Explorer, I can't
> drag and drop icons. Why is my computer shutting down on
> its own?
>
> Just recently, I left the computer on while I was away,
> and when I returned, it had restarted, but with an extra
> user. It was called Cclogin and had a password I didn't
> know.
>
> Are the two things related? I assume the login thing was
> a virus.

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