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QUESTION POSED ON: 12 September 2003
What causes unexpected termination of Remote Procedure Call (RPC)? I've been experiencing this problem so often and my computer has to shutdown again and again.

What do I have to do to stop and prevent this issue from happening?


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EXPERT RESPONSE
That sounds like the RPC Blaster Worm. You need to patch your computer. See the below articles:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci918727,00.html
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp


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