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Update your Virus protection Now. there is a Nasty called Zotob on the Prowl Mad
It's related to the Mytob & Sasser Viruses
This version targets Plug & Play applications
The Avast! A/V program has done several unscheduled updates in the last day or so
Don't know if this was the cause of this flurry of activity?
Some info here..... Microsoft have NOT issued an update. It arrived just after the scheduled updates on Tuesday Frown
Late News Microsoft have issued a "Fix" Patch. (See next posting) Smile

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Here is the Patch http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-039.mspx
The file is about 545k big and there are several different files for different set-ups
Check first which before downloading
If not sure Ask and we'll help you Wink
 
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Thanks, Mike! I have Windows XP with Package 2 but then the choice is "affected or non-affected." Is "non-affected" a download for computers that appartently haven't gotten this worm yet? This sounds like a major bad one; it did damage to some big names like NBC today. Will I do any damage if I download "affected" and I haven't yet been affected? -- sorry for my lack of knowledge.
 
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Kelley
You are on the "affected" list download the file It will reset the computer and thats it Wink

I've just learnt about another one and no fix nor details for this! Mad
Can't they have a vacation? (The people who write these )What are they out to achieve?
Expect if there was no Internet,they'd be researching methods of defacing books! Frown
 
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Thanks again, Guy! I had wormblaster some time ago and just don't want to go through that again.
 
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