svchost.exe errors when reinstalling Win2k (Antivirus does not fix)

[larrens]

Hi

I am having major problems trying to reinstall Win 2000 on my PC - I think it may have something to do with the Worm virus, but I am not sure.

I reformatted my hard drive completely & removed the boot sector. I created a new partition & reinstalled Win 2000. This boots up perfectly.

With nothing else on my PC besides a clean copy of Windows, I installed my modem drivers to enable me to do a Windows software update & get all the security patches etc.

The problem is that I dial in & start the Windows update. After about 10 minutes, a message pops up & says "svchost.exe generated errors ...." Windows stops upating itself.

I looked this error up in the net & it seemed to lead me to a patch for the Worm virus.
This patch only works with Service Pack 2. This leaves me in a "catch-22" because I can get the lastest service packs to install the patch. Any suggestions of how I go about updating Windows to SP4 so that I can install the patch without it crashing out?

I thought that if I installed a clean copy of Windows that I could not get the worm. Or is this svchost.exe error caused by something else?

Please help.

Thanks

 

[NortonES2]

So you were connected to the Web for 10 minutes before the problems started. Would think that your new machine got infected then (ie in those 10 minutes).

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!

 

[larrens]

hi

I agree with your reply. Having said that, I when I logged on I went straight to the Win updates. I did not go onto any other websites. Can the worm spread in this way?

How do I prevent it then as I try updating? Firewall? Bear in mind I cannot install my antivirus at this stage because when I log on to the internet to install the virus definitions I get the SVCHOST error.

thanks

 

[prof1949]

Search all the svchost.exe files on your pc and delete them. After a restart, W2k installs them again.

Try this link to remove the worm:

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html

At my pc, it worked fine.

Next, go to microsoft, download and instell the patch:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp

Thats it.

 

[NortonES2]

and after installing the Microsoft patch update your virus DAT files.

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If it doesn't leak oil it must be empty!!