After spending a few hours trying to figure out wtf was going on with my PC shutting itself down with a reported RPC service error I figured out it is because of a fekin virus attack. This one doesn't require you to d/l anything or open any emails... it just appears by magic
(With a little help from another M$ hole)
NTL have issued an alert in their service page, but I thought it might be worth repeating it here...
ntlhome Internet Customers using Windows XP/2000/NT
ntlhome customers may currently be experiencing problems with their PC arising from a Windows vulnerability.
This looks to be related to a new internet virus/worm discovered today.
For detailed info and ways to restore service please see the following links.
The following link will direct you to a Microsoft page with instructions on how to install a patch which will restore service :-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/MS03-026.asp
This link contains more specific information about the worm and instructions on how to remove it :-
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ster.worm.html
Windows XP users may also want to enable the inbuilt firewall option. Instructions on how to do so can be found at :-
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;q283673