Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP

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Thought you beat Zotob last week? Think again. Microsoft officials said XP installations with Service Pack 1 in some configurations are also vulnerable to the worm that crashed several name-brand company's servers last week. The configuration in question is rare in the business world -- SP1, file and print sharing activated, and with a guest account -- but sysops should check, just in case.

For more on the discovery:
- check out this News.com article

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