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On October 15th, 2003, Microsoft announced 5 vulnerabilities (4 critical, 1 important) to their operating systems. It is important that you perform regular system maintenance to your computers. Fuqua IT is taking the security threat of recent viruses and vulnerabilities very seriously. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your personal machines.

1. Run Windows Update and install all critical updates http://it.fuqua.duke.edu/itupdates/update_ms_security_200310.html

2. Run Stinger Virus Cleaner http://it.fuqua.duke.edu/itupdates/update_virus_standalone.html

3. Run Anti-Virus Software http://it.fuqua.duke.edu/itupdates/update_virus.html

Please feel free to contact our Technical Support Center at (919)660-7878 or tsc-help@fuqua.duke.edu with any questions regarding these steps. Thank you for your immediate attention to this important alert. - Stephen Galla Director of IT-Infrastructure Fuqua School of Business, Duke University