"Invisible Man" <dave_isit20032001@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Bart" <bartnws@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "@micro$oft.com" <""billyboi\"@micro$oft.com"> wrote in message
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> > > Invisible Man wrote:
> > > > When I booted up my computer for the first time this morning, I got
a
> > > > system message like "System Shutdown, ... NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM, ...
> > > > Remote Procedure Call termination..., computer will restart in 60
> > > > seconds"
> > > >
> > > > Then a connection box appeared saying that "dynamicnet.ath.cx" is
> > > > trying to connect to the internet.
> > > >
> > > > All I could do was to use system restore to remove whatever it was.
> > > > But I would like to know exactly what caused this and if it was
> > > > dynamicnet.
> > >
> > > If you've noticed my sig, you'll see the ath.cx domain. What it really
> > > is, is a way to assign a static name to a dynamic IP #. The service is
> > > provided by www.dyndns.org, a legit company I have used for almost a
> > > year now. This service is provided free of charge (they pay ones too.)
> > > Most likely if you are seeing "ath.cx" domain, someone has assigned
> > > their dynamic IP address (possibly a dial-up PPP user) to a static
> > > domain name. The client picks the top most part, in this case
> > > "dynamicnet" and the system assigns the "ath.cx" part. A quick whois
> > > confirms this, but with the registrar listed www.NetDNS.cx. However,
the
> > > Nameservers are listed the same as mine, dyndns, NS.DYNDNS.ORG,
> > > NS2.DYNDNS.ORG.
> > > This method is neat, because both your IP and domain name can change
> > > overnight, so tomarrow my site could be xyz.ath.cx,
asdf.something.else
> > > (they have other domains than just ath.cx) with a different IP
besides.
> > > The bad side is it is a little harder to setup network services. My
> > > guess is this dynamicnet.ath.cx is a fly-by-night, here-today,
> > > gone-tomarrow kinda operation, or they're too poor (like me!) to get a
> > > real domain. The reason it says "blah,blah- try to connect TO THE
> > > internet" is more complex. Do you use a hosts file? I did in the past
> > > (when I used windows) and I got seemingly backwards messages ( your
> > > machine seems to think that IT is dynamicnet.ath.cx: > a connection
box
> > > appeared saying that "dynamicnet.ath.cx" is
> > > > trying to connect to the internet. ) like that, but in a slightly
> > different situation.
> > > It's not much help, but maybe sheds some light.
> > > --
> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=The Even Newer Atr2.Ath.Cx=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > > - jayjwa Mod-SSL / PGP Key / CA Onsite
> > > Was I helpful?: https://atr2.ath.cx/affero.php
> > > What Windows' users need: https://atr2.ath.cx/pub/pic.gif
> > > Enough Ads! https://atr2.ath.cx/pub/no-ads.html
> > > Spam: listme@listme.dsbl.org Mail: /cgi-bin/ping-jay.cgi
> > > =-=-=Linux Tough.Powered By Slackware=-=-RLF#37=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I'm afraid not!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > It was simply the blaster virus. See symantec site of Mcafee for info
and
> > removaltool. Do not forget the patch from microsoft.
>
> Guess what, I've just found/removed a W32.Welchia.Worm on my computer.
Hmmmm, and I was just thinking about challenging people to a bet that it was
Blaster. :-)
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