The patch prevents the worm from gaining access to the operating system. If
every PC was patched, the virus would have been impotent.
Rode
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At 07:06 AM 8/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I understand Microsoft provided a patch for the latest news-making
>worm/virus a month ago. If everyone had downloaded the patch when it was
>first available, would Blaster have made such an impression or would it
>have fizzled?
>Thanks to Dean Kiley, I am a born again Microsoft Windows updater and a
>keep it current anti-virus disciple.
>Anne Neighbors
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