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    Stay patched and keep Zotob out

    A new worm, called Zotob, is doing the rounds of the Internet at the moment, exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Windows' uPnP networking functionality.

    The security hole was patched in this month's security updates, however any machines out of date will of course remain vulnerable to attack.
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    Ah, now why did people ever say "Turn off windows updates"?
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    Well, I patched my Windows machine about a week ago, so hopefully that'll be enough. Normally, I'm pretty bad with Windows Updates. Generally, I do it when I reinstall Windows, and then forget about it for a few weeks or months.
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    I have mine set to automaticly check at 3 am every day.
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    Not a worldwide attack eh?
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