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Today, the Win32 Blaster Worm is wreaking havoc on the net. You might think that this only affects Windows networks, but that appears now to not be the case. Reports are still coming in, but it does look like the Win32 Blaster Worm *can* affect Mac networks as well. Macs do appear to be unaffected, but if even if you have only a single Windows machine on your network, it can affect not only the Internet connection ... but also your LAN. Even machines that are on private IPs on the net will have connectivity problems, and the worm appears to be able to permeate through routers which would normally act as a gatekeeper. The solution: Unplug the Windows machines from your network, update with the appropriate security patch, and then run the removal tool. More details can be seen at SlashDot.org: <http://slashdot.org/articles/03/08/12/1326237.shtml?tid=185&tid=190&tid=201> Patches can be downloaded from the Microsoft web site at: <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-010.asp> and the removal tool can be downloaded at: <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.html> Details are still evolving, but already this morning we've seen multiple large, primarily Mac networks be seriously affected. Unplugging the Windows machines from the network instantly brought them back up. Good luck, MacTech Magazine __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to MacDev-1, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to MacDev-1, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE MACDEV-1". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>. --
