Re: Will having a firewall prevent the blaster worm from infecting my PC?
From: Mike Mulligan (mmulligan_at_invalid.net)
Date: 08/12/03
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:13:48 -0400
The combination of your anti-virus software and your software firewall, if
they are correctly configured and kept up to date, will prevent you from
being infected by the virus. Install that patch ASAP.
Mike Mulligan
"Jim" <jimbo_presto@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'm currently out of town and have no way of knowing if my
> roommate used my computer this morning. I have Sygate
> Personal Firewall and Norton AntiVirus installed on my
> computer. Will any of these block the blaster worm from
> infecting my computer until I'm able to install the
> patch???
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