I think I have the Sasser virus

[Quetzal]

I don't know what to do and I am not sure whether it is on my labtop or not.

Everytime I log onto the internet, whether it be on dial-up or broadband, a screen pops up saying my computer will shut down in 60 seconds.

Do I have the Sasser? What should I do?

[Kellanved]

1. sounds like Sasser

Microsoft has a page up, including a removal tool. Run the check (step 3) and install the patches.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
Anyway, usually the "60 seconds" occur when Sasser fails to infect your PC, this might be because it is already infected.


Edit: Microsoft checks only for Sasser.A and Sasser.B - there are more variants out there. If the check comes clean, try Symantec's tool as well.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.html
Don't forget the patches!

[Quetzal]

2. Thanks

trying to fix it now

[Quetzal]

5. OK, the virus has been removed from my computer

thanks :-)

[BlondieK143]

3. Ugh, that sucks!

Our entire work system (including like 70 offices) had it yesterday. The computers kept shutting down and restarting. It sucked, good luck getting rid of it!

[Quetzal]

4. Yeah

this thing sure is a pain in the @$$