The Microsoft Worm Continues to Spread: Is your computer safe?

Since October, reports of the latest Microsoft worm have been flooding the news. Yet in recent weeks this worm has become larger than life, infecting both business and personal computers. The Scientific American Blog estimates that upwards of 10 million Windows PC users have been infected with the malware. For more information about this latest worm, read The New York Times article by John Markoff, Worm Infects Millions of Computers Worldwide. You may not even realize that your computer has contacted the virus.

Be sure you are receiving the most recent Microsoft security patches. An automatic update is the easiest and wisest way to stay current with Microsoft's patches and security alerts.