Virus/Worm

A new exploit was released "into the wild" today which attempts to use a Windows bug to gain control of your system. "In the wild" means that someone has created an actual Worm/Virus program to exploit the already known vulnerability and placed it on the Internet.

MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution

The link about will take you to a tech note at Microsoft.com that explains the situation, although it is a bit dense for non-technical readers (and even myself, sometimes (SMILE)).

I highly recommend you run Windows Update as soon as possible to download and install any waiting Critical Updates.

In order to insure that your machine is protected from this exploit, visit...

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

...today and download/install any Critical Updates it recommends.

If no updates are listed, your machine has already installed the update.