Security alert -- NIMDA is very aggressive

[Mark Jurik <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

          Techies Battle Nimda Worm 
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For a complete laundry list of all that NIMDA does,
why it's running rampant, and how to avoid it, go to ...

http://cnnfntech.yellowbrix.com/pages/cnnfntech/Story.nsp?story_id=23690769&ID=cnnfntech&scategory=Computers&;

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I was about to recommend going to 
www.windowsupdate.com for whatever patches your 
computer may need, but NIMDA seems to have drilled 
into popular web servers, including Microsoft's. 
Security analysts warn that once Nimda infects a 
Web server running Microsoft's Internet Information 
Server (IIS) software, the worm can spread to 
visitors who view pages at the site using unpatched 
versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. 

For more information, go to ...

http://cnnfntech.yellowbrix.com/pages/cnnfntech/Story.nsp?story_id=23690305&ID=cnnfntech&scategory=Computers&;

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So the big question is... how do you get patches 
without also getting the virus?  Is the Windows
Update web site safe to use?  Anyone know?

- mark jurik