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One-third of business users blame Microsoft for the recent worm outbreak, despite the company's security efforts, according to a poll.
Unlike the United States, Australia seems largely unaffected by the recent plague of malware that is exploiting a vulnerability in Windows 2000.
The plug-and-play vulnerability that caused havoc for Windows 2000 users last week also holds a serious risk for some Windows XP users, Microsoft said on Tuesday.
Microsoft, which missed putting out its regular "Patch Tuesday" security package today, has re-released an update pack for Windows 2000 to fix several bugs.
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