Sounds like the blaster worm virus. If you're on Win2k server, then you need to install this patch from Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
And you can remove the virus using the removal tool: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FixBlast.exe Rick Sanders > Thanks - that does sound possible since we've been having trouble with our > domain controller and that account is held there... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garth Penglase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 5:17 PM > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: IIS Suddenly Errors > > > > We had to uninstall the app server and re-install when we had a > > similar problem, also on Win2k and out of the blue. It was a breeze > > to uninstall and re-install - we just kept a copy of our ini file and > > replaced it after the re-install. > > > > It didn't solve the problem because the problem wasn't with Witango5 > > - it was a win 2k problem, sounds a lot like what you're having. > > > > Issue was related to an IWAM user account password mismatch. > > Essentially meant that at last > > polling interval password did not replicated to all processes. Why? > > Don't have a clue. System generated password which can not be > > changed from the user end had to run and adsutil to force replication. > > > > maybe this is what happened with you. > > Garth > > > > >Wow > > > > > >Uninstalling the app server is really a big deal. It was never easy on my > > >end when I had to do it. I bet that toook you a while. > > >Glad your problems are gone. > > > > > >Steve > > >Forerunners > > > > > > > > >On 8/13/03 5:50 PM, "Dave Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Really? We've added the patches and rebooted and it still didn't > work. We > > >> uninstalled and reinstalled WiTango and it seems to be working now. > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Campbell Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:43 PM > > >> Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: IIS Suddenly Errors > > >> > > >> > > >>> On 8/13/03 3:35 PM, "Dave Machin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Suddenly this afternoon, IIS generates a 500 error (HTTP 500 - > Internal > > >>>> server error ) on every third(!) click on my WiTango applications. > > >> Hitting > > >>>> refresh brings the expected page up, but two clicks later it > generates > > >> an > > >>>> error. The event log shows the following when this happens: > > >>>> > > >>>> 'Out of process application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT' terminated > unexpectedly. > > >> ' > > >>>> > > >>>> WiTango makes no new log entries when the error appears. Rebooting > has > > >> no > > >>>> effect. I'm running W2K SP3, IIS5, and WiTango 5.0.1.054. Two > other > > >>>> similar servers are unaffected. The machine is hidden behind our > > >> firewall > > >>>> and unavailable to the outside world (in theory :-) > > >>>> > > >>>> Any ideas? > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> Dave Machin > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> E-Mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>>> Tel. 805.614.0123 x 30 > > >>>> Address: 3130 Skyway Drive #702 > > >>>> Santa Maria, CA 93455 > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >>>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Same problem as me...go patch! I went to the microsoft site and > patched > > >> and > > >>> have had no problems since. > > >>> > > >>> The latest patch for this latest bug (worm) seems to have fixed mine > > >>> > > >>> Steve > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >>> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > > >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > >TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > > > > -- > > Garth Penglase > > Broadband Media > > http://bbmedia.com.au > > ph: 0500 527 000 > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf > ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/maillist.taf
