How to Protect Yourself from the Blaster Worm and Other Attacks

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[size 1]How to Protect Yourself from the Blaster Worm and Other Attacks[/size] [size 1]If your computer is running one of the following, you can help protect it from the Blaster Worm and its variants by installing Security Update for Windows (KB824146): [/size]

[ul] [li][size 1]Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Service Pack 2 or greater [/size] [li][size 1]Microsoft Windows XP [/size] [li][size 1]Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003[/size][/li][/ul]

[size 1]When you click Scan for updates, Windows Update will determine whether you need Security Update for Windows (KB824146); if needed, the update will appear on the Critical Updates and Service Packs page. We also recommend that you check Windows Update regularly for new critical updates and security patches.[/size]

[size 1]For more information (or if you are running Windows NT® version 4, Windows 2000, or Windows 2000 Service Pack 1), click the Read more link.[/size]

[size 1]Note: Security Update for Windows (KB824146), discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039, includes the fixes in Update MS03-026, in addition to fixes for other security issues Microsoft has found[/size]
[url "http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect"][#0000ff][size 1]Read more...[/size][/#0000ff][/url]
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