There is a serious blaster like worm attack rumored to be released and spread throughout the Internet soon.
It is believed that the threat is serious enough for every Windows user to install the new MS patch without hesitation. This is the first time in 1½ years that Microsoft has released an emergency fix outside of its monthly Patch Tuesday cycle. See Susan Bradley's article from Windows Secrets for more information. We'll bring you more information as soon as we have it.
You can find the patch links from Susan's article and below
Microsoft has posted several versions of the patch that apply to different operating systems:• Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 patch download• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or 3 patch download• Windows XP 64-bit Edition patch download• Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or 2 patch download• Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition patch download• Windows Vista with or without Service Pack 1 patch download• Windows Vista 64-bit Edition with or without Service Pack 1 patch download• Windows Server 2008 32-bit Edition patch download• Windows Server 2008 64-bit Edition patch download
More information: Please read security bulletin MS08-067. For an excellent technical explanation of the vulnerability and possible mitigations, read TechNet's Oct. 23 description. (TechNet incorrectly refers to MS08-067 as "out-of-band," but the patch is simply out-of-cycle, because it wasn't released on Microsoft's usual Patch Tuesday monthly cycle.)
Please patch your systems immediately!
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