Hackers have posted code that could be used to target Microsofts Windows operating system in a worm attack. The code takes advantage of a flaw in the Windows Workstation service, which Windows uses to do things like file-sharing or printing over the network. Microsoft patched this flaw in its monthly batch of security fixes earlier this week. Security vendors had warned that this was one of the most critical of the November updates. But the odds of a widespread worm may not be great, though some security vendors think a worm could be in the works.”]
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