Re: Windows XP Pro error - Any help please???

From: Patti MacLeod (pam120_at_nospamshaw.ca)
Date: 03/04/04


Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:19:07 -0500

Hi Carlos,

Sounds like you may have been bitten by the MSBlaster worm or the Welchia
worm.

Have a look here for information about the Blaster worm and its variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

And here is information about the Welchia worm:
http://tinyurl.com/kdp6

You need to d/load and install Security patch KB824146, available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=824146#WinXP

Also, d/load and run the Blaster worm removal tool:
http://tinyurl.com/jqdf

and the Welchia worm removal tool:
http://tinyurl.com/394zw

Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Carlos Aa" <carlos@carlos-arruda.com> wrote in message
news:c27r8s$hd8$1@news5.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hello.
> I don't really know what to do about this error but it pops up everytime
> i am using either internet or windows explorer.
> On internet explorer it just won't let me go anywhere by typing the url
> in the address bar.
> It just satarted happening last week, never seen this error before and
> i've been using windows xp pro for about a year now.
> Any help out there please?
>
>
> The error is:
>
> Generic Host Process for Win32 services has encountered a problem and
> needs to close.
>
> Cheers
> C. Arruda
>


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