heeelp

[cursivdomestica]

i have that virus thingie again i think, where as soon as i get on my comp it will pop up "system shutdown" & give me a countdown from like 50 seconds. if someone knows how i can get rid of that i will love you forever because i really want to make a proper journal entry & be able to stay online for longer than like, two minutes. i remember there

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[totig]

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html read this. most probably you have some variant of sasser.
just read the instructions that you find on that page and you should be fine hopefully :).
in case the computer shuts down before you could read all that here is what you can do to prevent your computer from shutting down.

What to do if the computer shuts down before you can patch or get the tool
This threat can cause Windows to keep shutting down and restarting. This can prevent you from installing the Microsoft patch or downloading the tool described below. To prevent the shut down, do the following. (You may have to try this several times, as you only have about 20 seconds to do steps 3 to 6.) (This will not work on Windows 2000.)

Disconnect the computer from the network/Internet connection. (Disconnect the cable if necessary.)
Restart the computer.
As soon as Windows opens and you see the Windows desktop, click Start > Run.
Type:

cmd

and press Enter.

Type:

shutdown -i

and press Enter.

In the Remote Shutdown Dialog that opens, change 20 seconds to:

9999

and click OK.

This gives you about three hours to get the patch installed, update the definitions, and so on.

Reconnect the network/Internet connection.
Connect to the Internet, and get the patch. Then continue with the steps described below.

sorry if the comment is too large. hope i could help a little.

Gabe

[cursivdomestica]

thanks so much! =D that's exactly what it is, it says lsass.exe when it shuts down.