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TechNewsWorld: How to Clear the 'Blaster' Worm from a PC Running Windows XP
15-Aug-03 06:41 ET
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"What can you do to get the nasty Blaster worm off your new PC running Windows XP? The Blaster worm fix requires several steps that start with either downloading a repair program or asking a trusted friend to download it for you. Some infected computers are switching on and off every few minutes, making Web access impossible. Other victimized machines are quite sluggish but still useable."
The Register: MS Fixes WinNT Patch RAS Knock-Out Glitch
15-Aug-03 09:48 ET
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"As if hard-pressed Windows sysadmins didn't have enough problems dealing with the effects of the Blaster worm, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) 
has warned that an unrelated security fix it supplied to NT 4 users last month was faulty."
InternetWeek: Microsoft Reportedly Testing Security Technologies
15-Aug-03 17:00 ET
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"Microsoft Corp. is testing anti-virus and other security technologies to see if they could boost customers' perception of Windows, suggesting the technologies may one day become a part of the operating system."
BBC: Don't Believe Everything You Read Online
15-Aug-03 09:16 ET
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"It can be a disinformation superhighway and a worldwide web of lies for the unwary, but there are ways to filter out the hoax e-mails which blight your inbox."
ComputerWorld: U.S. Attorneys' Offices Wide Open to Hackers, GAO Says
14-Aug-03 20:31 ET
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"A government report released Aug. 12 cites years of IT security negligence at the U.S. Department of Justice office responsible for the day-to-day support 
of the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys' offices."
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