[OT] Info on pseudo-BLaster worm or variant?

[Electrum]

By the way, what Windows are you running? If you have ME or 98, you may have an IRQ conflict. When you installed your new MB, did you assign the PCI slots to specific IRQs or leave it at default?
Since the problems started after you hardware upgrade, that's probably where the problem lies.

[Krsqk]

Sorry. Didn't think anyone would need basic information such as what OS I'm running.

I'm running WinXP Home. Everything was left on default settings (auto-detect). The only thing I've done is disable on-board sound/modem/LAN. (The on-board video was better than my old 8MB PCI card, so I kept it. )

Now that I think about it, though, I did have this happen once before my MB and old modem died. This Windows install was a brand new one, though, and on a brand-new HD. I didn't even import settings--that was a pain in the neck Last time I tried it, so I didn't bother with it this time.

I haven't tried a repair install, mainly because the sfc /scannow command didn't find any problems with Windows files.

[ January 18, 2004, 18:13: Message edited by: Krsqk ]

[Electrum]

With XP, IRQ conflicts are all but non existant. The first step would probably to make sure you have all the latest drivers, including for your new MB & Windows all updated. Then make sure your Anti-Virus is up-to-date.

[Atrocities]

Sounds like your OS is having a conflict. Let me guess, you bought an AMD cpu right?

Some installations of windows on AMD MB's and CPU's cause problems like this. If not an AMD, then perphas just a bad OS.

Good luck, we have all been there.

[Krsqk]

Nope, it's a P4 2.0 GHz, and I had WinXP on the previous install. All drivers/virus scans up to date as well. However, between running both the native Windows firewall and ZoneAlarm, as well as three anti-spyware programs, I've managed to keep the errors from happening again yet (1 1/2 days and still counting ). I've had a couple of Explorer crashes, but nothing like it was before.

I just wish I could find out what the error was. I never got a (helpful) response on techguy.org--very disappointing for a site that's always been helpful before.

[Electrum]

I stopped using ZoneAlarm as it was causing to many crashes. I started using Sygate instead.
Go into Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Event Viewer. It will tell you what software is creating the error.

[Ed Kolis]

I'm getting the forced shutdowns too; how DO you stop them? sorry I'd explain more but I have 15 sec levt!!!!

edit: OK, the system rebooted and I'm back... fortunately this hasn't happened too far into any pbw turns!

What I meant to ask is, how do you disable the "shutdown on RPC error"?

More info that might help... I scanned my system with a free virus scanner (AntiVir Free Edition) and it found LoveSan or some such virus; it said the file c:\windows\system\msrc.exe or somesuch (maybe it was system32, or msfc) was infected, and I did find a registry entry (using FreshDiagnose) that was loading that file on startup - dunno if it's a real Microsoft file or not, but I deleted the entry and it hasn't made things any worse. I did recently reformat my c: partition because I was having other troubles which seemed to be a virus, but either I got reinfected Online or from my other partition where I kept most of my data and applications. (Maybe I need more partitions so I can eliminate them one by one instead of all the data/apps/games/etc. all at once... but then it's a pain to resize them when they've already got data... )

[ January 20, 2004, 02:32: Message edited by: Ed Kolis ]