At times I will see a window popup saying that my system will shutdown by NT Authority/System (I think it said that) why is it doing that and what can I do to prevent it?
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At times I will see a window popup saying that my system will shutdown by NT Authority/System (I think it said that) why is it doing that and what can I do to prevent it?
How up to date is your version of windows? A security flaw was just discovered that can allow people to reboot your machine remotely, without your permission. Also, if you prematurely end certain processes, your PC will be forced to restart.
My recommendation: Run a windows update and a virus scan...
Go to Windows updates and get the security patch for it.
You should also run a firewall that will block such malicious packets being sent to ports the system is listening to over the internet.
I did all of that but know when I do ALT+CTRL+DEL and the prosesses menu comes up it immediatly disapears. Why ios it doing this?
Here is what came up while I was working.
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Originally posted by Master Vivi
Go to Windows updates and get the security patch for it.
http://microsoft.com/technet/treevie...n/MS03-026.asp
That's the exact patch you need to fix the random reboot/shutdown problem.
As for Task Manager dying, that's due to a trojan/virus killing certain applications on open, and not a Windows bug - perhaps getting an alternate process viewer such as from here to kill the necessary dodgy program (basically something that's running that you don't recognise), then try the normal task manager again. And yes, update your antivirus definition files too :p
Im in the prosess of getting these files but I updated AVG virus scanner like 20 times and it still hasnt detected a thing, edczxcvbnm told me that the virus was most likely so well coded that I might have to format my HD *sigh* again to get rid of it. What else can I do?
Format your HD :p From what I've found of the problem on the net so far, virus scanners or stuff like AdAware don't pick it up one of the programs that can cause this :p
*breaks something expensive out of rage*
F-prot for DOS
App/scripts definition file.
Macros definitions.
Make a boot floppy.
Write protect floppy.
Put AV over 3 floppies. (*)
Protect floppies.
Boot comp with boot floppy.
Run f-prot. (*)
(*) Directions
Hmm, this just started happening to me :(
You can temporarily stop it simply by implementing the XP firewall but yeah, I'm also downloading the patches.
I am friends with some government peeps who have the resources to find out who's doing it to me... :cool: then it's time to "send the boys around".
And I'm not kidding either.
who or what keeps doing that anyway?