Whats the name of the virus that shuts down the computer after a window pops up with a countdown. How do i clear it. Thx!

The official name of the worm your computer is infected with is: W32.Blaster.Worm The worm forces your computer to shut down due to a vulnerability in your unpatched version of Windows XP. Here's a screenshot: To end the Blaster worm process 1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. 2. Click the Task Manager button. 3. Click the Processes tab. 4. Click the Image Name column header to sort the processes alphabetically by name. 5. Look for a process named Msblast.exe. If you find it, click the name to select the process, and then click the End Process button. 6. Close the Task Manager. Then download the Symantec Removal Tool and run it. This will remove the worm from your system. Once that it done, go to Windows Update and download and install all of the critical patches. If you have any further problems, don't hesitate to post back here. James

By the way, you have to have images set to on in the My Computing.Net area otherwise you won't see the screenshot in my post. James