Hi George, That sounds like the blaster worm or the lovesand virus.  I had
it last fall when I first got a new computer and had to reformat my
harddrive to remove it.  Hope this helps, Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Cassell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 12:44 PM
Subject: Which virus is this?


> About a year or so ago, my computer had gotten infected with a virus that
> kept shutting the computer down, with some kind of a message saying, "Your
> system will be shut down in x number of seconds."
>
> I was able to disinfect my system then, but now my girlfriend's system is
> similarly infected, and I can't remember the name of the virus, to try to
> find the antidote.
>
> Can anyone refresh my memory for me?
>
> -- George
>
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