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  • Windows 2000 users hit by Zotob worm

    Antivirus firms have urged affected users to patch their systems immediately after a new worm was discovered over the weekend that exploits a critical vulnerability in some Windows platforms.

  • Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms

    One-third of business users blame Microsoft for the recent worm outbreak, despite the company's security efforts, according to a poll.

  • Australia escapes Windows 2000 worms

    Unlike the United States, Australia seems largely unaffected by the recent plague of malware that is exploiting a vulnerability in Windows 2000.

  • Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP

    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 fixes Windows 2000 update

    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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  • US-CERT to unveil global worm-naming plan

    Zotob.E, Tpbot-A, Rbot.CBQ and IRCbot.worm: all names given to a single worm that wreaked havoc in Windows 2000 systems last month. Among the plethora of identifiers, perhaps the most useful -- CME-540 -- didn't make an impact.

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