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As I'm sure you have heard, there is a particularly serious Internet worm making the rounds right now. The worm not only compromises the security of infected systems, it can also cause serious performance issues. This worm infects Windows 2000 and Windows XP. You can get more information at: Norton: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.htm l McAfee: http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100547 What do you need to do? Nothing that you shouldn't be doing already. 1) Make sure you computers have the latest security patches and service packs. You can check each computer by opening Microsoft Internet Explorer and visiting http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/. You can check for updates and MS will provide you with a list of critical updates and a link to download and install them. 2) Make sure that each of your machines is running an antivirus program and that the virus definitions are current. Antivirus programs should be set to update virus definitions automatically. Set your computer to update every day. If a machine should become infected, there are removal tools for getting rid of the worm. The Norton removal tool is available at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.rem oval.tool.html. Marvin *********************************** Marvin Perez Network Systems Administrator Central Texas Library System 800-262-4431
