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To: ~digs who wrote (476)	5/3/2004 9:06:46 PM
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Sasser worm strikes PCs, spurs hoax "fix" finance.myway.com A fast-spreading computer worm called "Sasser" hit personal computers around the world on Monday, causing infected systems to reboot without warning and disrupting banking and other business in one of the biggest virus-like attacks on the Internet since last summer. The worm, which first struck over the weekend and is already on its fourth variant, exploits a flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows operating system identified in mid-April, computer security experts said. Unlike previous Internet worms, Sasser enters and infects vulnerable PCs without any action on the part of the user.. ... "I think this is more likely to hit home users than businesses," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, adding that those at the most risk were people who had not installed a personal firewall. "They're basically going out there with a sign on their head saying 'punch me.'"

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