You can't visit windowsupdate.com anymore, you need to go to
windowsupdate.microsoft.com.

Richard

Michael Ward wrote:

> A bogus email containing the MSBlast worm has been circulating over the
> Internet parading as a patch from Microsoft to fix the MSBlast
> vulnerability.  If you receive such an email, delete it immediately.
> Microsoft NEVER distributes patches via email, it is against their policy.
>  More information about MSblast and this hoax can be found at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
>
> I strongly suggest that all home users of Windows products visit
> http://windowsupdate.com at least once a month.  Most campus PCs are
> protected via automatic updates.  The MSBlast worm cannot reach campus via
> the Internet due to firewall filtering put in place by ITD, but there is
> still the danger of laptops brought to campus and connected to the
> network.  If you have any questions about campus PCs, please call the
> helpdesk at 4000.
>
> mjw
> --
> Michael Ward, Ed.D, RHCE.
> Manager of Advanced Technologies
> UT Chattanooga
> 615 McCallie Ave
> CECA Dept 4324
> Chattanooga, TN 37403
> 423-425-4764
> FAX:423-425-4362
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>
>

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Richard L Gambrell, Director of Computing Systems and Networks
Information Technology Division, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
103 Hunter Dept 4454, 615 McCallie Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Fax: 423-425-4150                Support Help-Desk: 423-425-4000
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