Sasser worm infections picked up rapidly during its second day of alert according anti-virus vendor Trend Mircro.
Computer worms often strike about 30 days after Microsoft releases software patches. MS just released four patches, so the clock is ticking. But Robert Vamosi says this time might be different.
The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.
We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.
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