Mac Networks Affected by W32.Blaster.Worm

if there is just one Wintel client running a version of Windows later than Windows Me on the network according to this Slashdot chat. The solution is to take the Wintel offline, apply the Microsoft Windows patch and use a worm removal tool. The Macs themselves are not affected and neither are computers running Linux, OS/2, UNIX, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me according to this Symantec article. [Dana Baggett]

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