>>>>>Hi Mike,
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>>>>>You may be the exception :-) Within 10 minutes of first turning on our DSL line here, one unpatched machine got the Blaster - mine. Everyone else was up to date, firewall up to par, etc.
>>>>
>>>>Was that Microsofts fault?
>>>
>>>Yep - their RPC vulnerability - not mine.
>>
>>Which they had fixed and provided a patch for that you didn't see fit to install.
>
>And your point is? In case you have missed it, others have been hit as easily. Install your favorite Windows OS. Install any service pack you desire. Now, connect to the Internet to get your Windows Updates. If you don't see any opportunity for an infection at this point, you are certainly clueless. And answer me this - how many of these patches are after the fact?

I guess I don't have a point, cause you can't be wrong and I am clueless. I guess I will go back to staring into space and humming.