What is the MSBLAST.EXE worm aka Blaster.A, LoveSan or Msblast.A?


The MSBLAST.A worm infects machines via network connections. It can attack entire networks of computers or one single computer connected to the Internet. The worm exploits a known windows vulnerability that is easily patched, however few systems seem to have this patch installed. It attacks Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines and exploits the DCOM RPC Vulnerablity.

You can disable this shutdown by following the steps below during the countdown

1. Click on Start, Run
2. Type in CMD and press ENTER
3. Type in the following command and press Enter

SHUTDOWN -A
This will terminate the shutdown, however in most cases the system may be to unstable to try to recover and may need to be rebooted anyway.

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