Generic Host For Win 32

P-KhanP-Khan Join Date: 2003-05-27 Member: 16776Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">AHHH!!!</div> I'v got this HUGE problem.

Sometimes, when I'm using the computer, an error page appears saying "Generic Host for Win32 has a problem". So I click close, as it shows the button Close, or Send Error.

However, something else appears, saying that I have 60 seconds to save whatever I'm doing until this the computer shuts down. And then, it restarts my computer. The problem is, that most of the time, when the computer restarts, the same thing happens, but this time, without the error waringing. It just closes after 60 seconds!!!

I dunno if it's a virus, or something. I think it isn't, since it's been a month since I didn't download anything, or installed anything, and this problem began yesterday. Could someone help me?!?!

I have Windows XP Professional.
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  • GreyPawsGreyPaws Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8659Members
    edited December 2003
    <a href='http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html' target='_blank'>clicky</a>

    MSblaster worm


    <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp' target='_blank'>Microsoft</a> also has a fix
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    ok, why is this coming back up?

    any one got any clues?

    this is lke the 3rd or 4th person getting hit my blaster again (all of you are fools for not ussing windows updater regularly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Nor are they searching before posting... hehe.
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Iv stuck it on auto update, there hasent been anything for a while, maby they worked around it?
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  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    IIRC don't balster et al. exploit a vulnerability in the RPC service? Does this service need to be on for any reason?
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  • ZelZel Join Date: 2003-01-27 Member: 12861Members
    Yes, it does. remote procedure call is what lets the My Computer window access 'remotely' your floppy drive, and its what lets internet explorer access your harddrive, because such things are considered remote from the point of view of a local executable. the blaster worm doesnt turn off your computer, it crashes RPC, which windows then decides to turn off. you can tell windows from the services applet not to reboot, but without rpc functionality youre gonna wish you had rebooted.
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