RE: Sasser worm and fear of KB835732 patch

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From: J. Mason (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/02/04 

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 16:31:02 -0700

I have loaded this patch without any difficulty. I believe that worm had hit me before I could get the patch. Have not seem any recurrance of the worm since I loaded the patch.

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