Here's working fix for the W32Blast.exe Worm Virus. Follow these steps below: 1.)Disable system restore on all XP systems 2.)Download and run this removal tool from Nortons Antivirus using the link blelow. http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html 3.)If while running the tool you get the message that your computer is gonna shut down " Click Start, Run, type Shutdown.exe -A to stop the shutdown. 4.)Search the C:\Windows\System32 folder for the file MSBLAST.EXE and delete it. 5.)Download and install the Patch for your Operating System from Microsoft Q823980 from link below: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823980 6.)Last but not least update your latest Nortons Virus Defenitions to 8.11 For more info on the W32blast.exe Worm visit link below: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html Thanks to Mike T. of LISC.org IT dept. for helping me put this fix together...

thanks for the info, but i've already tried to go through these steps and whenever i run the program, it gets an error message and closes. i can't seem to find MSBLAST.exe either, but my symptoms are identical to those infected with the worm. any ideas?