12-08-2003 00:09									#1
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When I am on the internet, after a few minutes i keep getting an error window come up saying:

Generic Host Process for Win32 services has encountered a problem and needs to close.



so i click the dont send button, then another window comes up saying my PC will restart in 60seconds, and something about this being initiated or something by NT / ??? (cant remember)


I have no idea what this is, please help

I am on win XP

	12-08-2003 00:21									#2
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also something about svchost.exe

	12-08-2003 00:23									#3
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Hahaha

	12-08-2003 00:33									#4
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Me thinks you're in deep sh*t.., time to reinstall?

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Huh Tass, what's funny about this btw?

	12-08-2003 00:33									#5
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bastard.

i need help really bad

	12-08-2003 00:33									#6
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reinstall? windows came installed already

	12-08-2003 00:42									#7
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I don't know, but this doesn't sound peachy.

	12-08-2003 00:44									#8
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That's a pretty original errour! Not that this would make you feel better though. Didn't they give you the Windows CD? They should have.

	12-08-2003 00:45									#9
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no they didn't

it happens quicker now

gotta go

	12-08-2003 01:10									#10
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Maybe this is what you're looking for:

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;en-us;821690

	12-08-2003 01:12									#11
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"send error"? you mean you've got Error Reporting for IE installed? Do so, then. It'll send in the error, and if a fix has been made, tell you what it is. For example, I kept getting errors on certain websites and found out I had to upgrade WMP

"Generic Host Process" error doesn't sound pretty though. Neither does the restarting. Have you scanned your computer for viruses? It might be a nasty one. Or, your computer's "svchost.exe" file could've become frcked up (obviously). Is there any more detail you can provide?

	12-08-2003 01:22									#12
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only that i have btbroadband.

initaited by NT / Authority\system

is what i as trying to say up top

	12-08-2003 01:23									#13
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Looks like the same problem people are having here: http://www.civgaming.net/forums/sho...=&threadid=3554

No answers so far in that thread either.

	12-08-2003 01:24									#14
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virus probably

try to back up what you can (and run through a virus screener later)

and reformat your hard drive and reinstall windows.

	12-08-2003 01:27									#15
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Mark's "It just popped up now" confirms it--this is, more likely than anything else, one hell of a virus. (The error message seemed odd in the first place...)

Do what Diss says. Back up your most important stuff and reformat.

EDIT: I don't mean to scare the **** out of you though. The MS KB article said something about having outdated drivers for HP scanners or printers--ever had one?

DOUBLE EDIT: Er, d'oh. It could be a virus, is what I'm saying. "this is, more likely than"...ah **** it. Just backup, get new drivers, if that don't work, reformat.

	12-08-2003 01:33									#16
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Yes, but even after formatting you should definitely check out and find out what virus you might be having, because all viruses do not go away with formatting. If it is a virus.

	12-08-2003 01:34									#17
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True, Pekka. Run virus scan too. Of course, however, something you should've already done.

	12-08-2003 01:57									#18
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i got it to reinstalled win2k to fix. Its an svchost.exe error. Hit alt-cntrl-del and look at. Theres in article in MKB that discusses the issue.

	12-08-2003 02:31									#19
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I posted some information I found about an RPC buffer overrun vulnerability from Symantec over at CGN. That appears to be the problem (the error message one of my CGNers got reported an unexpected termination of the RPC service, which would definitely be caused by a buffer overrun).

A Microsoft patch will probably solve the problem.

	12-08-2003 02:44									#20
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Can you please tell me what to do in english?
I am afraid i don't understand all this computer language

Is virus scan something you do in dos? I am running defragment atm, will this help?

I am not really in the mood to take this to a PC shop, cos they charge a fortune

	12-08-2003 02:49									#21
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http://securityresponse.symantec.co...ntent/8205.html

http://securityresponse.symantec.co...aster.worm.html

	12-08-2003 02:51									#22
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Just had the same problem...I have the solution now.

But it is in french. Only if you are desperate then

Check another forum, I'm sure you'll find the answer in english.

quote: 1. Couper toute connexion au net. 2. ctrl+alt+suppr pour avoir le gestionnaire des tâches. 3. s'il y a un processus msblast.exe, le stopper. 4. utiliser la fonction recherche de windows sur msblast.exe et supprimer les 2 endroits où il se trouve (de mémoire : system32 et un répertoire pref???[avec le $ dedans]). 5. lancer regedit (menu démarrer..executer et faire une recherche sur msblast (pas besoin du .exe) et SUPPRIMEZ toutes les occurences (faire Rechercher puis supprimer la 1ère occurence et ensuite F3 pour poursuivre la recherche jusqu'à la prochaine). Ne pas hésiter à supprimer la valeur "windows auto update" dans HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 6. Se connecter au net et suivre le lien http://download.microsoft.com/downl...980-x86-FRA.exe pour télécharger le correctif. 7. sitôt téléchargé (donc, dès le début de l'install), couper la connexion internet. 8. terminer l'install du patch et rebooter. 9. vérifier avec le gestionnaire des tâches que msblast.exe n'est plus chargé. INFO : appliquer le correctif ne suffit PAS ! Il faut virer le msblast.exe car malgré le patch, il se charge toujours en mémoire. Et PURGER la base de registre

	12-08-2003 02:59									#23
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Solution to your problem

	12-08-2003 03:03									#24
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Translation :

quote: 1. Close any internet connection 2. ctrl+alt+del and stop the msblast.exe process. 3. Use the Windows Search function for msblast.exe and delete the 2 (one should be in system 32, the other in a pref... directory). 4. Launch regedit (start menu...execute...regedit) and search for msblast. Delete it, including the "windows auto update" one in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run 5. Connect to the net, download the patch (edit : see Andy-Man's post below for the link). 6. Close the connection once the patch is downloaded 7. Install it and reboot 8. Verify in the task manager that msblast is not loaded anymore. Remark : applying the patch isn't enough, because msblast.exe will still load.

Please note that it is not an "official" solving by MS. It seems to have worked for me though.

	12-08-2003 03:19									#25
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i found msblast, but it won't let me delete it, so i renamed it to Mb.exe.

but i can't find the 'run' file thing with reg edit the site tells me to sort out

	12-08-2003 03:22									#26
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i deleted the othe msblast file though, like you said. just not the .exe, which i renamed to hope for the best....

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr
entVersion\Run


I can't find the 'run' bit

	12-08-2003 03:23									#27
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wait, i did find it

looked under the rong 'windows' bit

	12-08-2003 03:31									#28
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thx for the help everyone!

I htink (i hope) i have it sorted, i deleted the 2 msblast files, deleted the auto file thing in the regedit part, and apllied the patch.


But does anyone know how i got it in the first place? And how i can avoid it??


thx so much btw

	12-08-2003 03:35									#29
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Thanks for the help so far, but I can't download the French version of the patch - does anyone know where the English one is? I tried changing the last three letters to ENG - to no avail

	12-08-2003 03:37									#30
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http://securityresponse.symantec.co...ntent/8205.html


scroll down a bit to find the link to your system