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Microsoft releases critical Windows patches

07:12 AM PDT on Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Associated Press

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SEATTLE - Microsoft has released three patches to fix flaws in security that could allow an attacker to take over somebody else’s Windows operating system.

The patches are part of the company’s regular monthly update. They apply to Windows versions dating back to Windows 98, and Windows server systems going back to Windows NT Server 4.0

They are aimed at preventing an unauthorized person from being able to install new programs, or to view, change or delete existing data on another person’s computer.

Similar flaws resulted in the Blaster worm. It caused trouble for hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide last August.

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