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To: thecow who wrote (35653)	8/12/2003 5:42:41 PM
From: Raptech	Read Replies (1) of 110652

This from Woody Leonhard "Woodys Windows Watch" He suggests the program runs on one computer and then looks for other computers across the network or Internet thatit can infect. It uses a technique called 'buffer overrun' to trick a computer into running a program. Even if your computer is idle it could be infected if the right ports are incoming to your computer. Being cautious with email and web pages you visit isn't going to help. Blaster takes advantage of a known problem in Windows NT, NT Terminal Services Edition, 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003. The worm takes advantage of the security flaw that was highlighted by the US Dept, of Homeland Security a few weeks ago. To check run Windows Update to grab any critical patches then you'll already have the fix that prevents Blaster from infecting your computer. To make sure you have the right fix, go to Settings \| Control Panel \| Add/Remove Software then scroll down to the long list of fixes. Look for one labeled with the number 823980 - that's the fix you need. If that patch (823980) is installed already you shuld be protected. Rap

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