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By now you may know the story of the week old Windows flaw that has so far mutated and distorted into over 60 different variations of trouble for you. This is not “a virus” or “some spyware” and you are NOT protected against it no matter what Antivirus or Firewall software you have, or the status of your Windows Updates.
Your hardware firewall MAY protect you, but why risk it?

update 1:45 pm Jan 3, 2005 –
the site below is down, and has been all day since everyone in the world linked to it!

Use the solution from New Years Eve if it’s not up when you try it…

Since my previous post, Ilfak Guilfanov has a better option for fixing this dangerous flaw.

I got an email today from one of my old computer repair customers in Portland that told me I was sending out viruses, and wondering how I could be so careless.

I know darn well I’m innocent, but trying to explain that to people can be a pain in the neck. Now, when someone tells you that you sent them a virus or a phishing scam, you can just send them a link to this blog post.

I got an email this morning telling me that Winpatrol was not helping with their Spam, and they were still getting a lot. I explained that Winpatrol is not for spam, but did refer them to Spam Arrest. Spam Arrest will stop 100% of your spam, guaranteed, for up to 5 email addresses, and they’ll even give you a 30 day free trial!