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Here is one important message. Virus Alert: How sassy is the Sasser worm? Sassy enough so that if you do get infected, you're in for some repeated computer reboots. If you run Windows XP or 2000, I'm urging you to get Windows' critical patches, update those antivirus definitions, and get a firewall up ASAP, because a newly discovered Internet worm called w32/Sasser and its variants are making the rounds, infecting more home computers than business ones. Unlike viruses that spread through e-mail, this worm finds its way into computers through the Internet by seeking out vulnerabilities in unpatched Windows machines, then releasing its payload. The payload exploits a particular component of Windows that then causes the computer to repeatedly reboot. So if you've unfortunately come across this worm, check out the update from Microsoft and visit our Virus and Security Alerts forum for up-to-date announcements on this virus and its variants. And while you're checking things out, here's another great article by Robert Vamosi, CNET senior associate edito! r, in which he explains how he figures out when a worm will hit next. KRRon _-======================================================================== _-= - The KR-List Email Forum - _-= This forum is sponsored entirely through the Contributions _-= of List members. You'll never see banner ads or any other _-= form of direct advertising on the Matronics Forums. _-======================================================================== _-= !! NEW !! _-= ALL NEW LIST CHAT!! http://www.matronics.com/chat _-======================================================================== _-= List Related Information _-= Post Message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _-= UN/SUBSCRIBE: http://www.matronics.com/subscription _-= List FAQ: http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KR-List.htm _-= Search Engine: http://www.matronics.com/search _-= 7-Day Browse: http://www.matronics.com/browse/kr-list _-= Browse Digests: http://www.matronics.com/digest/kr-list _-= Live List Chat: http://www.matronics.com/chat _-= Archives: http://www.matronics.com/archives _-= Photo Share: http://www.matronics.com/photoshare _-= List Specific: http://www.matronics.com/kr-list _-= Other Lists: http://www.matronics.com/emaillists _-= Trouble Report http://www.matronics.com/trouble-report _-= Contributions: http://www.matronics.com/contribution _-========================================================================
